high jinks

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Joining with the main cast, the new Buzzes enact the series’ trademark high jinks about the silly maneuvering it takes for toys to traverse the types of barriers that humans can easily negotiate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

McDonald is game for the high jinks but doesn’t always seem natural gamboling about the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

“Ain’t Got No Home,” which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, became Henry’s signature hit and definitively captured his humor and his vocal high jinks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

“Ain’t Got No Home,” which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, became Mr. Henry’s signature hit and definitively captured his humor and his vocal high jinks.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Smith’s high jinks with the press and Seabiscuit’s recent history of scratches had come back to haunt him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand