If you're gift hunting for a film & TV aficionado, we're here to help. You're sure to find the perfect present below, whether you're after goodies for upcoming Father's Day, a birthday, or getting prepped for Christmas.
Screen people are easy to shop for in theory and a nightmare in practice. The theory: buy them something about the thing they watch. The practice: official merch is either a $70 licensed hoodie with a logo slapped on it, or a Funko Pop, and they already have opinions about both.
The better move is a shirt where the reference does the work. Drawn from scratch, specific enough that strangers who get it will say something in the street, and wearable by an adult in public. Here are 34 of them, covering Ghibli, Kath & Kim, Seinfeld, Shrek, and one shirt that proudly announces they've never watched The Wire.
Everything is drawn in house or by the independent artists we work with, printed to order in our Sydney studio. Adult unisex sizing, XS to 5XL, and one of these is a jumper for the cold-weather binge watcher. Every picture goes straight to the product.
34 gift ideas for the film and TV tragic
 Writtin Directino Tee
"Quentinen and Tarantined by Writtin Directino," in the exact yellow credit style you're picturing. The film bro will laugh, then explain the meme, then explain the filmography. That's the gift. |
 Lost TV Tee
"I've never watched Lost." A shirt that starts an argument with every millennial in the room, which for the right wearer is the entire appeal. They also saved themselves six seasons and that ending. |
 Disaster Movie Tee
"It's giving disaster movie," in full 90s video-shop logo treatment. The correct review of most weeks, delivered in the format of a shelf you used to browse on a Friday night. |
 Serenity Now Tee
Frank Costanza's stress management system: scream the word calm. Twenty five years on, still the most useful thing Seinfeld taught anyone. |
 Trap Door Tee
The claymation monsters from the cellar, and the one rule of the house: don't open the trapdoor. For the person whose childhood television was British, weird and slightly menacing. |
 Old Gregg Tee
Old Gregg, tutu and all, asking the only question he knows. If they've ever offered you a drink of Baileys from a shoe, this is already theirs. |
 The Wire TV Tee
"I've never watched The Wire." The bravest sentence in television discourse, worn where every man at the barbecue can see it and begin the lecture. |
 Aragorn Retro Tee
Aragorn, Ranger of the North, given the bootleg band-tee treatment. For whoever in your life has a favourite king and it isn't a real one. |
 The Cottage Tee
"Meet me at the cottage." A silhouetted couple, sparkles, and a location that means everything to the people who know and nothing to anyone else. Queer romance fans will self-identify on sight. |
 Look At Moi Tee
Look at moi. Look at moi. Kim's pink glasses in a high-fashion editorial layout, which is exactly how she'd want it. Noice. Different. Unusual. |
 Gay For Moleman Tee
"I'm gay for Moleman." A deep-cut Simpsons line for the friend who measures episodes in seasons three through nine and nothing after. They'll know the exact scene. |
 Catbus Tee
The Catbus, grinning down a country road. The best public transport ever animated, and the only route the Ghibli fan in your life has ever wanted to catch. |
 No-Face Tracks Tee
No-Face waiting on the flooded train tracks, no text, all mood. The quietest scene in the film, for the person who cites it as the reason they love animation. |
 Look What I Found Tee
A librarian, a mercenary, a swindler, an angry undead dude, and one very unbothered cat. A truely classic Mummy reference for brendan Fraser fans. |
 George of the Jungle Jumper
"Brendan Fraser starring in George of the Jungle. He was in The Mummy too." The one jumper on this list, honouring the one man this internet has never once turned on. |
 Vampire Queen Tee
Marceline and her axe bass, done like a metal poster on a stone wash tee. For the adult who maintains, correctly, that Adventure Time was quietly one of the great shows. |
 Gizmo Midnight Noodles Tee
Gizmo, in a takeaway box, holding chopsticks, mere moments from breaking the one rule everyone was told about. We all know what happens after midnight and he's ordering noodles anyway. |
 Happiness Is Just A Teardrop Away Tee
The Fairy Godmother mid-villain-era: "Bring me something deep fried and smothered in chocolate!!!" The most relatable sentence in the entire Shrek saga, drawn by Claire Harrison. |
 I Don't Think So Tee
"Leave the saving of the world to men? I don't think so!" The superhero mum's finest line, in vintage comic style, for whoever runs your household and also, clearly, the world. |
 Kramer Tee
Kramer, mid-sip, against full 90s wallpaper geometry. No caption needed. The hair says everything the shirt doesn't. |
 Friendly Ghost Tee
A friendly ghost fronting a retro pizza ad, yelling "gabagool!" A haunted pizzeria with a phone number you can almost read. Somewhere between Casper and The Sopranos, which is a genre of one. |
 Blinky Bill Tee
Blinky Bill in full metal-band lettering, wattle underneath. The mischievous koala of everyone's after-school years, finally given the album cover he deserved. |
 Book Store Tee
The shopfront itself, painted with more affection than Bernard ever showed a customer. For the person whose dream job is selling books while actively discouraging anyone from buying them. |
 I Ate All Your Bees Tee
"I ate all your bees." Five words from one night of Black Books chaos, still funnier than most entire sitcoms. The companion piece to the shopfront, for the completist. |
 I Have Layers Tee
An onion, botanically accurate, emotionally profound. Ogres have layers, onions have layers. For the friend with hidden depths and a Shrek quote for every occasion. |
 Betty Tee
Betty, winking, over a banner that says "trust no one." Classic tattoo flash with an attitude problem, for the vintage-styled friend whose eyeliner could cut you. The truth is out there. |
 The Baby-Sitter Tee
Steve "The Hair" Harrington in The Baby-Sitter, done as a vintage paperback cover. The character arc of the decade: from jock to the best babysitter in Hawkins, Indiana. |
 Wave Rider Tee
A little fish-girl running across the top of a Hokusai wave. Two of Japan's finest exports in one circle, and the third Ghibli entry on this page, because the fans never stop at one. |
 Regrets Tee
"Regrets," in the exact purple splat you watched every afternoon. A baby's first word it may not be, but it's certainly the adult's most frequent one. Also how good was Rugrats. |
 Assistant To The Regional Manager Tee
Assistant (to the) Regional Manager. The parentheses are the entire joke and the entire tragedy. Buy it for your office's Dwight. Every office has one, and they will not get it. |
 Is Butter A Carb? Tee
"Is butter a carb?" In letters made of actual dripping butter. On Wednesdays they wear this, and the grool is implied. |
 Let's Go Ghouls Tee
Ghostface takes a call on a pink tee: "let's go ghouls." Slasher horror meets Shania energy, for the friend whose favourite scary movie is also their comfort watch. |
 Footy Franks Tee
Peace, love and footy franks. Sharon Strzelecki in a flower-power badge, holding the national cuisine of every second Saturday. Cardonnay optional but encouraged. |
 Demon Fetal Harvest Tee
A police lineup of monsters and Mulder's confident diagnosis: "I don't know, Scully, this seems like a classic case of demon fetal harvest." For the friend who wants to believe. |
Still stuck? Pick by what they actually watch
Screen people are tribal. Find the tribe:
- The Ghibli shelf: Catbus, No-Face Tracks, Wave Rider.
- Australian television is culture: Look At Moi, Footy Franks, Blinky Bill.
- Sitcom scholars: Serenity Now, Kramer, Assistant To The Regional Manager, Book Store, I Ate All Your Bees, Old Gregg.
- The Shrek cinematic universe: I Have Layers, Happiness Is Just A Teardrop Away.
- Animation was never just for kids: Gay For Moleman, Regrets, Vampire Queen, I Don't Think So, Trap Door.
- Movie night obsessives: Writtin Directino, Aragorn, Gizmo, George of the Jungle, Is Butter A Carb, Let's Go Ghouls, Demon Fetal Harvest, The Baby-Sitter.
- Proudly hasn't seen it: Lost, The Wire. There's a Neighbours one too, so the whole trilogy of refusal is collectable.
The full range goes deeper in the nostalgia collection and the funny t shirts range, and half our Australiana tees are TV references too if their screen diet is strictly local.
You can also check out our other gift guides for nerds, Aussie millennials, foodies, kind people, birdwatchers, tired people, eco warriors, grumpy bastards, and pun lovers.
Why this beats official merch
Licensed merch has a problem: it's built for everyone who watched the thing, so it says nothing about the person wearing it. A logo tee says "I have seen this program." A shirt about Moleman, or the bees, or the parentheses in Dwight's job title says "I have seen this program so many times that a single frame of it lives in my head rent free." That second message is the one worth gifting.
These also pass the actually-wearable test. Drawn from scratch, no screen grabs, no licensing-committee art direction. The reference is in the drawing, which means the people who know will know, and everyone else just sees a good shirt.
If their exact fandom isn't here, the gift card lets them scroll the catalogue themselves, which for this person counts as content.
What you're actually buying
Everything here is designed in house or by the independent artists we work with, then printed to order in our Sydney studio. Printed in Australia, not made in Australia, and we'd rather say that plainly than be vague about it. The blanks are ethically sourced AS Colour, the inks are OEKO-TEX certified, and our printing has been carbon neutral since 2021.
Printing to order means nothing sits in a warehouse waiting to be dumped at the end of a season. Your shirt gets made because you ordered it, and a portion of every sale goes to Australian charity. Roll credits.
Questions people ask before buying this stuff
What do you buy someone obsessed with a TV show or movie?
A reference deep enough to prove you know them. The test is whether the shirt would confuse a stranger. Official merch fails that test on purpose. Gay For Moleman passes it magnificently. Aim for the most specific joke they'd recognise, and the list above is sorted to help.
What if I don't know their fandom well enough to pick?
Stay away from the deep cuts and go for the broad ones: Serenity Now, Is Butter A Carb, I Have Layers. Everyone's seen Seinfeld, Mean Girls and Shrek. Or ask what they've rewatched most, which fans love answering, and come back to this page with the answer.
Is there a jumper option for winter?
One on this page: the George of the Jungle jumper, a proper heavyweight crewneck. If they need warmth in a different fandom, the hoodies range covers more ground.
How do I get their size right without asking?
Fits are relaxed and unisex, XS to 5XL. Go with whatever size they wear in a normal t-shirt, and size up one if they like things oversized. Measurements are on every product page.
Are these adult sizes?
Adult unisex only. Despite the name, Lonely Kids Club is an adult label. The smaller sizes fit most teenagers fine.
How long will it take to arrive?
Everything is printed to order, so leave time for us to make it before it ships. Current production and delivery times are on the shipping page. Order earlier than feels necessary if it's for a birthday, or you'll be giving them a picture of a shirt, which is less good.
Designed and printed in Sydney since 2011. Original designs, printed to order, and yes, we have watched Lost. We regret it.
