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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14083040/18/Ashes-in-your-mouth Ashes in your mouth]]'' Flitwick and the choir use this as part of proving that the school song has an actual fixed tune.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14083040/18/Ashes-in-your-mouth Ashes in your mouth]]'' Flitwick and the choir use this as part of proving that the Hogwarts school song has an actual fixed tune.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14083040/18/Ashes-in-your-mouth Ashes in your mouth]]'' Flitwick and the choir use this as part of proving that the school song has an actual fixed tune.
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* WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}} uses this in the beginning of his review of the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} game ''Cheesy'', singing about how his friend Dazz got him the game.

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* WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}} uses this in the beginning of his review of the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} Platform/PlayStation game ''Cheesy'', singing about how his friend Dazz got him the game.
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* In ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'', when Tim is trying to sing "Where Did You Get That Hat" to the tune of ''Film/TheDambusters'' theme, Barry calls out, "Follow the bouncing bomb!"

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* In ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'', when Tim Brooke-Taylor is trying to sing "Where Did You Get That Hat" Hat?" to the tune of ''Film/TheDambusters'' theme, Barry Cryer calls out, "Follow the bouncing bomb!"
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* Used in the musical segment of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'''s third season finale, with Scuzzy as the ball.

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* Used in the musical segment of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'''s third season finale, with during the performance of the Mainframe Strolling Players, where they recap the season by way of a musical number. In this instance Scuzzy as is the ball.
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* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] on a musically themed episode of ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'', where Bunsen's latest invention was the Bunsen Honeydew Self-Propelled Follow-the-Bouncing-Ball Ball. This allowed the otherwise musically inept Beaker to get in on the fun. ("Meep meep meep-meep-meep, meep meep-meep meep-meep...")

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* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] on a musically themed episode of ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'', ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'', where Bunsen's latest invention was the Bunsen Honeydew Self-Propelled Follow-the-Bouncing-Ball Ball. This allowed the otherwise musically inept Beaker to get in on the fun. ("Meep meep meep-meep-meep, meep meep-meep meep-meep...")

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Any Alice In Wonderland release that also includes One Hour in Wonderland would also fit this description, aside from the word "only".


** In fact, later ''Sing Along Songs'' releases have a new version of the theme sung by [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid Sebastian the Crab]] that retains the "follow the bouncing ball" lyric, but the lyrics to the theme (and the songs afterward, by extension) are displayed using the highlighting method. Curiously, this version of the song *does* remove direct references to Disney.
** These videos are also the only North American home video release of any footage from ''Film/SongOfTheSouth''. But that is neither here nor there.

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** In fact, later ''Sing Along Songs'' releases have a new version of the theme sung by [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid Sebastian the Crab]] that retains the "follow the bouncing ball" lyric, but the lyrics to the theme (and the songs afterward, by extension) are displayed using the highlighting method. Curiously, this version of the song *does* ''does'' remove direct references to Disney.
** These videos are also the only North American home video release of any footage from ''Film/SongOfTheSouth''. But that is neither here nor there.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HighNote'': Used to show the process of the music through each note as the camera pans over the Blue Danube waltz--until the bouncing ball (actually a spotlight) halts because a note is missing.
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"Follow the bouncing ball" was a technique of directing singalongs in movie theaters where the lyrics are displayed as onscreen subtitles while a ball bounces along each word or syllable of the lyrics, in sync with the actual beat and rhythm of the song.

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"Follow the bouncing ball" was is a technique of directing singalongs in movie theaters (and later on home video) where the lyrics are displayed as onscreen subtitles while a ball bounces along each word or syllable of the lyrics, in sync with the actual beat and rhythm of the song.
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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare D.I.Y.'''s music editor has a bouncing character, much like ''VideoGame/MarioPaint''.

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* ''VideoGame/WarioWare D.I.Y.'''s ''VideoGame/WarioWareDIY'': The music editor has a bouncing character, much like ''VideoGame/MarioPaint''.

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