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This is interesting trivia, but clearly not an example of the "Crying Indian" trope, if there is no Crying Indian to describe.


* The live-action film version of ''Film/DudleyDoright'' references the weird career of Creator/IronEyesCody, the Sicilian-American "Indian" who appeared in the commercial. In the movie, there is an entire "rarely-studied tribe of South Brooklyn Indians, the Canarsie Kumquats". They are quite obviously Italian-Americans pretending to be a Canadian First Nations tribe.
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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (Not to mention that Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor portraying him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]])[[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], the lasting image of the Crying Indian has become both a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]] and, to many Native Americans, a painful reminder of the enduring stereotypes they face.

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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (Not to mention that Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor portraying him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]])[[note]]His actually Italian-American]][[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], Corti[[/note]]), the lasting image of the Crying Indian has become both a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]] and, to many Native Americans, a painful reminder of the enduring stereotypes they face.
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In 1971, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful Keep America Beautiful]] organization aired a famous TV commercial of a Native American shedding a SingleTear at the sight of litter being dropped on the road (in a follow-up ad, the Indian rides with a big smile through towns where people are cleaning up).

It's known as the "Crying Indian" ad, although it is called "People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It". At the time this was quite a powerful ad with an {{Anvilicious}} statement.

[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (Not to mention that Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor portraying him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]])[[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], this ad has become both a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]] and, to many Native Americans, a painful reminder of the enduring stereotypes they face.

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In 1971, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful Keep America Beautiful]] organization aired a famous TV commercial of PublicServiceAnnouncement featuring a Native American shedding a SingleTear at the sight of litter being dropped on the road (in (In a follow-up ad, the Indian rides a horse with a big smile through towns where people are cleaning up).

It's known It is popularly referred to as the "Crying Indian" ad, although it its official name is called "People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It". At the time this was quite a powerful ad with an {{Anvilicious}} statement.

[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (Not to mention that Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor portraying him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]])[[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], this ad the lasting image of the Crying Indian has become both a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]] and, to many Native Americans, a painful reminder of the enduring stereotypes they face.



* Parodied in ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space]]: Chariots of the Dogs''. The solution to one puzzle involves Sam [[ItMakesSenseInContext prying the ink cartridge out of a printer on a spaceship being piloted by a mariachi]], whereupon it accidentally falls into a hole in space-time.

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* Parodied Referenced in ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space]]: Chariots of the Dogs''. The solution to one puzzle involves Sam [[ItMakesSenseInContext prying the ink cartridge out of a printer on a spaceship being piloted by a mariachi]], whereupon it accidentally falls into a hole in space-time.

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There was an update on the rights status of the original ad that may be of interest to readers.


[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor portraying him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]])[[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.

For obvious reasons, this is exclusively an American trope, as the original ads were never used outside the States.

You can find videos online, of course.

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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not (Not to mention that Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor portraying him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]])[[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], this ad has become both a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in Parody]] and, to many Native Americans, a painful reminder of the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.

For obvious reasons, this is exclusively an
enduring stereotypes they face.

In February 2023, Keep
American trope, as Beautiful [[https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1159590343/crying-indian-ad-rights-national-congress-of-american-indians officially transferred the ownership of the rights of the original ads were never "Crying Indian" ad]] to the National Congress of American Indians, who intend to restrict its usage and ensure that it is only used outside for historical context, stating that the States.

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ad has always inappropriately represented American natives.
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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that [[Creator/IronEyesCody the actor]] portraying him was [[PassFail Italian-American]]), this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.

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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that [[Creator/IronEyesCody Creator/IronEyesCody, the actor]] actor portraying him him, was actually [[PassFail Italian-American]]), Italian-American]])[[note]]His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti[[/note]], this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.
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* Mocked in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. Al wants nothing to do with a Keep Chicago Green movement until he realizes that he's been put in a carpool with some beautiful young girls. Now he wants to make sure that keeps up, so he makes Keep Chicago Green commercials. At the end of one, he takes a fake tear out of his pocket and sticks it on his cheek.

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* Mocked in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. Al wants nothing to do with takes part in a Keep "Keep Chicago Green movement until he realizes that he's been put Green" campaign and gets the starring role in a carpool public-service announcement where he tries to score a touchdown on a football field filled with some beautiful young girls. Now he wants trash and then turns to make sure that keeps up, so he makes Keep Chicago Green commercials. At the end of one, he takes camera with a fake tear out of stuck to his face. He proceeds to keep the tear in his pocket and sticks slaps it on his cheek.face from time to time because of the fame it brings him.
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* ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' mockingly references it when Jacqueline's Native American father mentions that in New York, "The littering here makes me cry."
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* In one ''Series/{{Friends}}'' episode, the characters are stranded at a rest stop. Chandler throws his empty pack of cigarettes on the ground. When scolded, he replies, "I thought maybe if I littered, that Crying Indian might come along and save us."
* Mocked in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. Al wants nothing to do with a Keep Chicago Green movement until he realizes that he's been put in a car pool with some beautiful young girls. Now he wants to make sure that keeps up, so he makes Keep Chicago Green commercials. At the end of one, he takes a fake tear out of his pocket and sticks it on his cheek.

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* In one ''Series/{{Friends}}'' episode, the characters are stranded at a rest stop. Chandler throws his empty pack of cigarettes on the ground. When scolded, he replies, "I thought maybe if I littered, that Crying crying Indian might come along and save us."
* Mocked in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. Al wants nothing to do with a Keep Chicago Green movement until he realizes that he's been put in a car pool carpool with some beautiful young girls. Now he wants to make sure that keeps up, so he makes Keep Chicago Green commercials. At the end of one, he takes a fake tear out of his pocket and sticks it on his cheek.



* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'' episode "Parent Trap". Dusty, who believes he's part Native American after taking a DNA test, takes a Thanksgiving Day parade hostage (in full [[BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins traditional garb]]). After being arrested by Gina, a passerby tosses a [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich cheeseburger with a single bite taken from it]] at his feet. A [[SingleTear single tear]] rolls down Dusty's face before he blubbers out, "I could have eaten the rest of that cheeseburger."

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* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'' episode "Parent Trap". Dusty, who believes he's part Native American after taking a DNA test, takes a Thanksgiving Day parade hostage (in full [[BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins traditional garb]]). After being arrested by Gina, a passerby tosses a [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich cheeseburger with a single bite taken from it]] at his feet. A [[SingleTear single tear]] {{single tear}} rolls down Dusty's face before he blubbers out, "I could have eaten the rest of that cheeseburger."
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** ''[=MST3K=]'' also referenced it during the film ''Film/{{Werewolf}}''. An Indian contracts lycanthropy, and the early symptoms make him look like he's sobbing more than anything else:

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** ''[=MST3K=]'' also referenced it during the film ''Film/{{Werewolf}}''.''Film/Werewolf1996''. An Indian contracts lycanthropy, and the early symptoms make him look like he's sobbing more than anything else:
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* Parodied by VH-1 during an ad for a [[TheSeventies 1970's tribute week]] several years ago, with the Indian played by [[Series/GoodTimes Jimmie Walker]].

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* Parodied by VH-1 during an ad for a [[TheSeventies 1970's 1970s tribute week]] several years ago, with the Indian played by [[Series/GoodTimes Jimmie Walker]].
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* Spoofed by E-Trade in their [[https://adage.com/videos/etrade-ghost-town/855 "Invest Wisely"]] [[SuperBowlSpecial Super Bowl ad]] in 2001, after the burst of the dot-com bubble. A chimpanzee (the same chimp, in fact, that E-Trade used in [[https://adage.com/videos/etrade-wasting-2-million/888 their Super Bowl ad]] the prior year mocking their competitors' wasteful spending) rides through the wreckage of several dot-com companies that were never going to be profitable, along with the abandoned Porsche of a tech millionaire who lost it all, before shedding a SingleTear after stumbling upon the Pets.com sock puppet in front of the abandoned headquarters of eSocks.com.
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* Used as a shout-out in ''ComicBook/{{Katmandu}}'', a FurryComic about Native American-like feline alien beings, when we see Markree, the younger brother of the protagonist Liska, crying in the same way after his sister was kidnapped by Rial and Pyndan at the beginning of her story.
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* Rare non-American example: the ''50 Things That Made the Modern Economy'' episode "Recycling" mentions the ad, and makes the point that Keep America Beautiful was partly funded by the packaging industry (who were in the process of phasing out deposit schemes) and that the message was that ensuring packaging waste wasn't a problem was ''your'' responsibility, not theirs.
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It's known as the "Crying Indian" ad, although it is called "People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It". At the time this was quite a powerful ad. Not subtle, but hey, SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped!

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* Mocked in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. Al wants nothing to do with a Keep Chicago Green movement until he realizes that he's been put in a car pool with some beautiful young girls. Now he wants to make sure that keeps up, so he makes Keep Chicago Green commercials. At the end of one, he takes a fake tear out of his pocket and sticks it on his cheek.



* Mocked in ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''. Al wants nothing to do with a Keep Chicago Green movement until he realizes that he's been put in a car pool with some beautiful young girls. Now he wants to make sure that keeps up, so he makes Keep Chicago Green commercials. At the end of one, he takes a fake tear out of his pocket and sticks it on his cheek.



* Parodied by VH-1 during an ad for a [[TheSeventies 1970's tribute week]] several years ago, with the Indian played by [[Series/GoodTimes Jimmie Walker]].



* Parodied by VH-1 during an ad for a [[TheSeventies 1970's tribute week]] several years ago, with the Indian played by [[Series/GoodTimes Jimmie Walker]].



* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. Duke wanted Jay to promote a new line of chewing tobacco, Savvy Indian (one of the fine products from his newest business acquisition, Scum Co.). Jay resisted because kids watch his show, but Duke pushed it to the point of hiring a Native American to stand behind Jay during the show and talk about the product. Jay was outraged and quit. When Duke reminded him of his contract, Jay ripped it up and walked away--causing the Native American to start crying.



* In ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'', Diorama Elementary's team is The Vanishing Americans, represented by one of these.



* Parodied on ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''. Duke wanted Jay to promote a new line of chewing tobacco, Savvy Indian (one of the fine products from his newest business acquisition, Scum Co.). Jay resisted because kids watch his show, but Duke pushed it to the point of hiring a Native American to stand behind Jay during the show and talk about the product. Jay was outraged and quit. When Duke reminded him of his contract, Jay ripped it up and walked away--causing the Native American to start crying.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'', Diorama Elementary's team is The Vanishing Americans, represented by one of these.
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* Parodied in ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space]]: Chariots of the Dogs''. The solution to one puzzle involves Sam [[ItMakesSenseInContext prying the ink cartridge out of a printer on a spaceship being piloted by a mariachi]], whereupon it accidentally falls into a hole in space-time.
-->'''Pedro:''' Hey, you can't just throw things into the time stream!\\
'''Max:''' Yeah, Sam! Somewhere a time-traveling Native American is crying.
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* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Movie: [[Anime/Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 Super Android 13]]'', Android 14 resembles a Native American and is voiced by images turned into audio with [=PhotoSounder=]. His line subtitled "They do not understand our struggle." is actually a picture of the "Crying Indian" from the original commercial.

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* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Movie: [[Anime/Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 [[Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 Super Android 13]]'', Android 14 resembles a Native American and is voiced by images turned into audio with [=PhotoSounder=]. His line subtitled "They do not understand our struggle." is actually a picture of the "Crying Indian" from the original commercial.
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* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Movie: [[Anime/Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 Super Android 13]]'', Android 14 resembles a Native American and is voiced by images turned into audio with [=PhotoSounder=]. His line "They do not understand our struggle." is actually a picture of the "Crying Indian" from the original commercial.

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* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Movie: [[Anime/Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 Super Android 13]]'', Android 14 resembles a Native American and is voiced by images turned into audio with [=PhotoSounder=]. His line subtitled "They do not understand our struggle." is actually a picture of the "Crying Indian" from the original commercial.

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In 1971, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful Keep America Beautiful]] organization aired a famous TV commercial of a Native American shedding a SingleTear at the sight of litter being dropped on the road (in a follow-up ad, the Indian rides with a big smile through towns where people are cleaning up).

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In 1971, the [[http://en.[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_America_Beautiful Keep America Beautiful]] organization aired a famous TV commercial of a Native American shedding a SingleTear at the sight of litter being dropped on the road (in a follow-up ad, the Indian rides with a big smile through towns where people are cleaning up).



You can find videos online of course.

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* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Movie: [[Anime/Anime/DragonBallZSuperAndroid13 Super Android 13]]'', Android 14 resembles a Native American and is voiced by images turned into audio with [=PhotoSounder=]. His line "They do not understand our struggle." is actually a picture of the "Crying Indian" from the original commercial.
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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody the actor]] portraying him was [[PassFail Italian-American]]), this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.

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[[SeinfeldIsUnfunny But these days]], with the overuse of the MagicalNativeAmerican trope (not to mention that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Eyes_Cody [[Creator/IronEyesCody the actor]] portraying him was [[PassFail Italian-American]]), this ad has become a [[StockParodies Stock Parody]]. Thus while some still believe in the message, it's hard to resist a good joke from it.
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* The live-action film version of ''Film/DudleyDoright'' references the weird career of Iron Eyes Cody, the Sicilian-American "Indian" who appeared in the commercial. In the movie, there is an entire "rarely-studied tribe of South Brooklyn Indians, the Canarsie Kumquats". They are quite obviously Italian-Americans pretending to be a Canadian First Nations tribe.

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* The live-action film version of ''Film/DudleyDoright'' references the weird career of Iron Eyes Cody, Creator/IronEyesCody, the Sicilian-American "Indian" who appeared in the commercial. In the movie, there is an entire "rarely-studied tribe of South Brooklyn Indians, the Canarsie Kumquats". They are quite obviously Italian-Americans pretending to be a Canadian First Nations tribe.
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-->'''Native American:''' Whatever you do, don't turn around.\\

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'', Diorama Elementary's team is The Vanishing Americans, represented by one of these.
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* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'': At the end of "Dem Debate 2: Electoral Boogaloo", Elizabeth Warren (dressed as a native chief) cries a single tear when the other panelists start fist-fighting each other on stage.

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* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'': At the end of "Dem Debate 2: Electoral Boogaloo", Elizabeth Warren (dressed as a native chief) cries a single tear when the other panelists candidates start fist-fighting each other on stage.
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* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'': At the end of "Dem Debate 2: Electoral Boogaloo", Elizabeth Warren (dressed as a native chief) cries a single tear when the other panelists start fist-fighting each other on stage.
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'''Native American:''' Told you.

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'''Native American:''' Told you.I told you not to turn around.

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