Big One, or The Big One may refer to:

Disasters

* The Big One, describing an anticipated

megathrust earthquake Megathrust earthquakes occur at convergent plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced underneath another. The earthquakes are caused by slip along the thrust fault that forms the contact between the two plates. These interplate earthq ...

along Western North America, the Philippines, or Japan **

Nankai megathrust earthquakes are great megathrust earthquakes that occur along the ''Nankai megathrust'' – the fault under the Nankai Trough – which forms the plate interface between the subducting Philippine Sea plate and the overriding Amurian Plate (part of the ...

** Cascadia subduction zone#Megathrust earthquakes ** San Andreas Fault#The next "Big One" ** Marikina Valley fault system#Threat

Films, stories and popular culture

* ''The Big One'', a 1995 TV film starring

Rik Mayall Richard Michael Mayall (; 7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative come ...

* ''The Big One'' (film), a 1998 film by Michael Moore * ''The Big One'', a 2005 film starring

Yangzom Brauen Yangzom Brauen (born 18 April 1980) is a Swiss actress, director, activist and writer. Life and work Brauen, the daughter of Swiss ethnologist Martin Brauen and Tibetan artist Sonam Dolma Brauen, started her acting career with small roles in ...

* ''The Big One: the Story of TGR's 16 Years in Jackson Hole'', a 2006 ski documentary by

Teton Gravity Research Teton Gravity Research (TGR) is an Extreme skiing, extreme sports media and apparel company based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The company was founded in 1996 by brothers Steve and Todd Jones, as well as friends Dirk Collins, Rick Armstrong, and Cor ...

* ''The Big One'' (TV series), an early-1990s comedy series starring Sandi Toksvig and Mike McShane * "The Big One" (''Gilmore Girls''), a third-season episode of the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' * "The Big One" (''Dexter''), a 2010 episode of the television series ''Dexter'' * '' The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake'', a 1990 made-for-television movie starring Joanna Kerns, depicting a massive earthquake that destroys Los Angeles, California * Sōkichi Bamba/Big One, a fictional character in ''

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai , known in the Philippines as ''Lucky Aces'', is a Japanese tokusatsu television show and the second installment in the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired from 8 April to 23 December 1977, replacing ''Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' and itself being re ...

'' * "The Big One", the fake heart attack that

Redd Foxx John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movemen ...

would regularly have on the television series ''Sanford and Son'' * Big One, a locomotive from the anime series ''

The Galaxy Railways is a Japanese anime television series produced by Leiji Matsumoto, creator of ''Galaxy Express 999'', and is about flying trains set in the far reaches of outer space. It began airing on October 4, 2003. Funimation licensed the anime for rele ...

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The Big One (roller coaster) The Big One, formerly known as the Pepsi Max Big One, is a steel roller coaster located at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened to the public on 28 ...

, a roller coaster in Blackpool Pleasure Beach * "The Big One", the nickname given to ''

Red Nose Day 2007 ''Red Nose Day 2007'' was a fund raising event in England organized by Comic Relief, broadcast live on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 16 March 2007 to early the following morning. It was part of "The Big One" campaign. Presenters intr ...

'', a fundraising event held in the UK organised by Comic Relief * "The Big One", a slogan used by

WLW WLW (700 AM broadcasting, AM) is a commercial radio, commercial news/talk radio station city of license, licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio. Owned by iHeartMedia, WLW is a clear-channel station, often identifying itself as "The Big One". Its studios ...

700 AM, a radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio *

The Big One (NASCAR) The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving five or more cars in NASCAR, ARCA, F1, and IndyCar racing. It is most commonly used at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, although occasionally seen at oth ...

, phrase describing any crash usually involving five or more cars in NASCAR and ARCA stock car racing *

Big One for One Drop The Big One for One Drop is a $1,000,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker tournament hosted first in 2012, and for its first four editions, with the World Series of Poker (WSOP). It became the highest buy-in poker tournament in history as wel ...

, a poker tournament featuring the largest buy-in events * ”The Big One”, nickname of the Big Score, the final heist mission in ''

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

''. * The Big One, a 2023 protest by activist group

Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion (abbreviated as XR) is a UK-founded global environmental movement, with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and ...

Global conflicts

* “The Big One” —

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Music

Albums

* ''The Big One'' (Daddy Freddy album), a 1994 album by ragga vocalist Daddy Freddy * ''Big Ones'' (Aerosmith album), a 1994 compilation album by Aerosmith * ''Big Ones'' (Loverboy album), a 1989 compilation album by Loverboy

Songs

*"Big One", single by

Judge Dread Alexander Minto Hughes (2 May 1945 – 13 March 1998), better known as Judge Dread, was an English reggae and ska musician. He was the first white recording artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and the BBC has banned more of his songs from ...

, Lemon, Hughes 1973 * "The Big One" (George Strait song), 1994 *

The Big One (Black song) "The Big One" is a song by English singer-songwriter Black, which was released by A&M in 1988 as the lead single from his second studio album ''Comedy''. The song was written by Black and produced by Dave "Dix" Dickie. "The Big One" reached number ...

, 1988 * "The Big One", a song by Nellie McKay from her album ''

Pretty Little Head ''Pretty Little Head'' is the second studio album by singer Nellie McKay. It was released October 31, 2006, on Nellie's own Hungry Mouse label. It features duets with Cyndi Lauper ("Beecharmer") and k.d. lang ("We Had It Right"). Other songs in ...

'' * "The Big One", a 1998 single by

Confederate Railroad Confederate Railroad (originally known as "Confederate RR") is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia, by Danny Shirley (lead vocals), Michael Lamb (lead guitar), Mark Dufresne (drums), Chris McDaniel (keyboards), ...

* "The Big One", an instrumental theme by Alan Tew used in ''

The People's Court ''The People's Court'' is an American Court show#Arbitration-based reality court show, arbitration-based reality court show, featuring an arbitrator handling small claims court, small claims disputes in a simulation, simulated courtroom set. W ...