Line #53 Main/KissingInATree


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2	Alice and Bob are in the same class in their prep school. Alice has recently moved chairs to be closer to Bob--and Carol has figured it out.
3	While on break, Carol asks Alice, "You fancy Bob then?"
4	[[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Alice denies it.]]
5
6	"Yes you do!", Carol replies, then goes into the following [[PlaygroundSong popular ditty]].
7
8	-->Alice and Bob, sitting in a tree\
9	[[SpellingSong K-I-S-S-I-N-G]],\
10	First comes love\
11	Second comes marriage\
12	Then comes a baby in a baby carriage!
13
14	Sometimes the following verse may be added:
15	-->Sucking his thumb\
16	Wetting his pants\
17	Doing the hula-hula dance.
18
19	Rather common with PuppyLove, but can occur elsewhere. Basically, it is Carol teasing Alice and Bob for their crush or relationship.
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21	There are many variations of the song, with several extra verses. If it occurs with adults, the dialogue is usually more "explicit". Compare MockingSingSong.
22	----
23	!!Examples:
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27	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
28	* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', Cody directs the rhyme at Yolei in reaction to her increasingly-obvious crush on Ken.
29	* ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'': Kusano and Fujiyoshi taunt [[spoiler:Anko]] with the rhyme after she's just admitted to liking [[spoiler:Noboru]].
30
31	* ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'': When Howdy learns that Boss has a crush on Bijou, he taunts Boss by singing the rhyme.
32	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': After Ranma makes a sarcastic remark about how [[DirtyOldMan Happosai]] should transfer into their school if he's so jealous of all the time Ryoga and Akane have been spending together to study, Happosai replies:
33	-->'''Happosai:''' Dont mind if I do, actually. Happy and Akane sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!\
34	'''Ranma:''' Why, you! Ain't cha never heard of shame?!\
35	'''Genma:''' Apparently not.
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37
38	[[folder:Comic Books]]
39	* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' spin-off comic, "[[http://teentitanscomic.blogspot.com/2014/01 "Secret Origins!"]] have Cyborg and Beast Boy agreeing to be camp counsellors for Cyborg's girlfriend, Sarah. It ends with Beast Boy taunting them with this song, though the last sentence has a variation...
40	--> "Cyborg and Sarah, Sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"\
41	"...then comes a ''[[HalfHumanHybrid toaster]]'' in a baby carriage!"
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43
44	[[folder:Fan Works]]
45	* ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'':
46	** Nat and Slouchy do this to both Sassette and Snappy when they respectively [[BouquetToss catch the bouquet]] and garter at the wedding of Empath and Smurfette in the novel (and also in the alternate timeline wedding of Hefty and Smurfette in the story "Hefty, The Luckiest Smurf"), teasing them about how they're supposed to marry each other now that they both caught the bouquet and garter.
47	--->''Snappy and Sassette sitting in a tree, s-m-u-r-f-i-n-g. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a Smurfling in a baby carriage!''
48	** Hefty as a Smurfling sings the rhyme to Grouchy and Empath in "The Grouchiest Friendship" to taunt Grouchy when he sees Grouchy and Empath constantly with each other, implying HoYay.
49	* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fic {{spork}}ed [[http://pottersues.livejournal.com/1774.html?thread=7662 here,]] an ''[[OutOfCharacter adult]]'' Sirius Black sings the rhyme verbatim about Lupin and his RelationshipSue.
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52	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
53	* ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'': Mater uses the rhyme twice.
54	** He tries to muddle through the spelling the first time.
55	--->[=McQueen=] and Sally parked beneath a tree, K-I-S-somethin'-somethin'-somethin'-T!
56	** It appears again by the end of the movie.
57	--->[=McQueen=] and Sally parked beneath the tree, K-I-S-S... uh... I-N-T!
58	* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeContinentalDrift'', Manny and Sid taunt Diego with the rhyme after realising he's in love with Shira.
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60
61	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
62	* ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'': The 2007 film version has a scene on a bus where little Maybelle made fun of Jess and Leslie's relationship like this. Leslie covers Maybelle's mouth when she's about to get to the K-I-S-S-I-N-G part though.
63	* ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': Greg and Rowley's classmates do this to him in TheFilmOfTheBook, though they're both [[HoYay boys]].
64	* ''Film/ErnestGoesToJail'': Chuck sings "Ernest and Charlotte sitting in a tree..." when claiming that Ernest (who is Nash wearing Ernest's clothes but not his hat) is in love.
65	* In ''Film/ItsKindOfAFunnyStory'', Humble sings the rhyme to the two leads after they come into the Arts room together. Point of reference: He's a senior and they're fifteen.
66	* In ''Film/Jack1996'', Phoebe and Jane direct the song toward Jack when they see him talking to his teacher, Ms. Marquez, during recess. Marquez responds by taking them to discuss it with their own teacher.
67	* ''Film/MyGirl'' has a scene where a group of passing girls taunts Vada and Thomas' relationship using this song.
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70
71	[[folder:Literature]]
72	* The 1980 Literature/{{Arthur}} book ''Arthur's Valentine'' has this happen when several of the love notes Arthur gets end up spilling out of his jacket. Many of the other schoolkids tease him about this and start singing the rhyme as Arthur retreats.
73	* ''Literature/{{Brotherband}}'': Lydia teases [[AlmightyMom Karina]] about her attraction to [[BetaCouple Thorn]] with the rhyme but very sensibly backs off when Karina jokingly threatens her with a carving knife.
74	* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Literature/BloodRites'', when [[spoiler:Lord Raith]] has Murphy hostage, Harry taunts him with a variant:
75	-->[[spoiler:Lord Raith]] and Murphy, sitting in a tree, ''not'' K-I-S-S-I-N-G. (the kiss in this case being a KissOfDeath)
76	* ''Literature/{{It}}'': Two rich kids recite the rhyme when they see Beverly and Richie together. Beverly [[FlippingTheBird flips them off]]. The RichBitch is utterly scandalized, as "proper" girls do not behave such a way.
77	* ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'': At one point in ''The Serpent's Shadow'', Walt and Sadie are being pursued by the hunting goddess Neith and decide to a trick involving amulets that allow them to call themselves to each other's sides. When the trick first works, Sadie kisses Walt and narrates that she imagined the old school rhyme "Walt and Sadie / sitting in a tree / K-I-S-S-I-N-G," but notes that anyone would tease them is 5,000 years in the future (Neith having temporarily transported them to an illusion of the past).
78	* In the Literature/MyWeirdSchool book, "Mr Hynde is out of his Mind!", Ryan and Michael sing this to A.J., when he finds out he has to kiss Andrea at the WesternAnimation/BeautyandtheBeast school play.
79	* An article in ''Literature/OurDumbCentury'' reports on Kenneth Star taunting UsefulNotes/BillClinton with this song.
80	* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': From ''Darkest Depths'', between the second couple of the story:
81	--> '''Helen:''' "[[spoiler:Uncle and Maxine]], sitting in a tree..."\
82	"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" shouted the chorus.
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85	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
86	* In ''Series/AnyDayNow'', Collier asks his eventual wife Mary Elizabeth to go to the local movie theater with him to see the new Elvis Presley picture, and Collier's friend Tully chants the rhyme at them.
87	--> '''Tully''': Collier and M.E. sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g! \
88	'''Mary Elizabeth''': Shut up, Collier!
89	* On ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', a drunk Bernadette sings the rhyme to Amy and Sheldon, but spells kissing "k-i-s-s-s-s-i-n-g".
90	* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld:'' In one episode, the Matthews family, along with Shawn, suspects that Topanga may have a crush on Cory. First, Shawn sings this. Several minutes later, Cory's younger sister Morgan (who was upstairs while Shawn was singing) begins the chant, but apparently can't spell "kissing", and instead just recites (in a subtle nod to the then-current "Hooked on Phonics" ads and their phone number):
91	-->'''Morgan:''' Cory and Topanga sitting in a tree, A-B-C-D-E-F-G.
92	* ''Series/{{Bunkd}}'': The very first episode subverts the rhyme's end.
93	--> '''Hazel''': Xander and Hazel sitting in a tree...\
94	'''Lou:''' G-A-G-G-I-N-G.\
95	'''Tiffany:''' [[LiteralMinded Nobody told me there was gonna be a spelling bee!]]
96	* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': In the episode "[[Recap/CriminalMindsS3E14Damaged Damaged]]", JJ begins to sing it about [[spoiler:Garcia and Kevin]]. Prentiss is shocked. Reid is clueless to its meaning, which Prentiss is even ''more'' shocked at.
97	* The ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' episode "Someone's Cranky" features a variation as Robert bitterly calls Debra "perfect":
98	-->'''Robert:''' Perfect Debra, sitting in a tree, P-E-R-F-E-C-T.\
99	'''Frank:''' [[DontExplainTheJoke Hey, that rhymes!]]
100	* On ''Series/GimmeABreak'', when youngest daughter Samantha has her first kiss with a boy, her two sisters sing the rhyme at them.
101	* On a ''Series/HorribleHistories'' sketch that attempted to explain how WWI got started, a British Army captain tries to explain things to his men using an analogy of the countries being "best friends", culminating in two of the soldiers singing "Germany and Austria, sittin' in a tree!"
102	* ''Series/{{House}}'': House, Wilson and a clinic patient are watching a baseball game in an exam room when it comes up that House has a date with Cameron. Cut to him exiting the room while Wilson and the clinic patient sing: "HOUSE AND CAMERON, SITTIN' IN A TREE, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
103	-->'''House:''' Grow up. [[DoWrongRight And learn to harmonize!]]
104	* In an episode of ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', Kelly tries to taunt Bud with this song, but she doesn't know how to spell "Kissing".
105	* ''Series/ModernFamily'': "Yard Sale" references the rhyme.
106	-->'''Claire:''' I just saw Alex and Michael sitting in a tree. Don't make me spell it out for you.
107	* A more bitter version appears in ''Series/TheNewNormal'', which is about two gay men trying for a surrogate baby.
108	-->'''Bryan:''' Bryan and David sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes inability to marry, then comes a stranger with a invasive procedure, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.
109	* In the ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' episode [[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS05E03 "How a Bill Becomes a Law"]], Andy notes that Ron and Diane seem to have hit it off. However, being Andy, he gets a bit distracted:
110	-->'''Andy:''' Ron and Diane, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I!
111	* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': JD and Danny attempt a literal version of kissing in a tree on their first date, but lose balance and fall out.
112	* ''Series/SesameStreet'' takes this trope to its logical extreme, with Luis and Maria discussing their relationship with other characters - especially Muppets - as the events described in the rhyme play out and it actually evolves to the point of their getting married and having a baby together.
113	* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' Carrie sings this song about Miranda and Steve at one point, though stops to correct herself that first comes ''baby'', then comes love and marriage.
114	* ''Series/Warehouse13'' has one example without the singing. Pete rattles off the first two lines when he finds out that Artie has a crush on a doctor affiliated with the Warehouse. Claudia mentions Pete saying 'something about Artie and a baby carriage' when she contacts him for information while on a mission.
115	%%* Jaye and Erik in ''Series/{{Wonderfalls}}'' engage in some of this before [[spoiler:Jaye breaks up with him because she thinks she'll hurt him if she doesn't]].
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118	[[folder:Manhwa]]
119	* In ''Literature/{{Id}}'', Grey sings the rhyme to Id and Ilrina when she starts acting like a ClingyJealousGirl. It [[ButtMonkey doesn't go over well]].
120	[[/folder]]
121
122	[[folder:Music]]
123	* The song appears in the bridge following the second chorus of Music/{{Extreme}}'s "Play With Me", with a variation: the baby in the baby carriage gets a name, and it's Adam.
124	* Occurs in "One Beer" by Hardy featuring Devin Dawson and Lauren Alaina:
125	-->A boy and a girl and a three on the tree\
126	K-I-S-S-I-N-G\
127	First comes lust then a [[ShotgunWedding shotgun marriage]]\
128	Six months later comes a baby in a carriage\
129	You know what y'all, you know what y'all\
130	The whole thing started with some alcohol
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133	[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
134	* ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' has a storyline where one of Hammie's classmates, Tammy, develops a crush on him. [[https://www.gocomics.com/babyblues/2023/02/24 One day,]] a boy named Trent sings "Hammie and Tammy sitting in a tree, T-E-X-T-I-N-G". When Hammie says "I thought it was K-I-S-S-I-N-G", Trent replies, "Don't be gross".
135	* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', Hobbes sings the rhyme when Calvin gets a valentine from Susie. Turns out the valentine was for Hobbes.
136	* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'': Jason Fox finds all his classmates singing the song to him after Eileen thinks he's sent her a love note.
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138
139	[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
140	* During the Wrestling/SpikeDudley and Wrestling/MollyHolly romance angle in the WWF in 2001, a fan held up a sign with the rhyme written on it.
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142
143	[[folder:Radio Drama]]
144	* In ''Radio/{{Ability}}'', when Matt and Anna get serious, Bob and Jess start singing this. Matt's narration points out a disabled couple is not going to be in a tree.
145	* ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey'': "Broken Window" has two of the children tease Connie about her frustration over her boyfriend standing her up:
146	-->'''Alex & Liz:''' Connie and Mitch, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S--\
147	'''Connie:''' ''(annoyed)'' We were just going to talk!\
148	'''Alex & Liz:''' Connie and Mitch, sitting in a tree, T-A-L-K-I-N--\
149	'''Connie:''' ''(obviously exasperated)'' We're ''not'' in a tree.\
150	'''Alex:''' Connie and Mitch, sitting in a booth--\
151	'''Mr. Whittaker:''' And I think you'd better stop now.\
152	'''Alex:''' We're just practicing our spelling. S-P-L-L... I mean, S-P-I-L...
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154
155	[[folder:Theatre]]
156	* ''Theatre/InTheHeights'': In the song "Carnaval Del Barrio" in the second act, Daniela asks Benny if he's "seen any horses, today", having heard that he and Nina "went for a roll in the hay". The whole cast then proceeds to sing said song. With harmonies. In a conga line.
157	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': The Broadway version has a HoldYourHippogriffs version. Flounder sings "Ariel and someone swimming in the sea, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
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160	[[folder:Video Games]]
161	* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' pulls this trope out during the Military Academy flashbacks from time to time with Tsubaki as the Alice, Jin the Bob, and Makoto the Dana. Makoto explicitly says that she "can read [Tsubaki] like a book when it comes to that boy" and that Tsubaki should "drop that good little cadet schtick and just say it".
162	* In ''VideoGame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'' if [[FunnyRobot Claptrap]] picks up an echo recording referring to Jack first learning about [[DarkActionGirl Nisha]] and ends with him asking she is signal.
163	-->'''Claptrap:''' Nisha and Jack, sitting in a tree. K-I-Z-Z-my-spelling-circuits-were-replaced-with-weapons-protocols.
164	* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'': "Rochelle an' the biker dude, sittin' in a tree... Kay-Eye-Ess-Ess-Eye-N-G!"
165	* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'':
166	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III]]'': Prior to entering the final dungeon, the team takes pokes at the ShipTease between [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Agate and Tita.]]
167	--->'''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Randy:]]''' Agate and Tita...\
168	'''Tio:''' ...sitting in a tree...\
169	'''Fie:''' K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
170	** Randy does it again in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie'', this time aiming at [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Estelle and Joshua]], while they all enter the Moon Temple.
171	--->'''Randy:''' (Estelle and Joshua, sittin' in a tree, K-I--)\
172	'''Estelle:''' -C-K-I-N-G your ASS if you keep that up, Randy!
173	* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', one of Lux's voice lines ends the rhyme differently:
174	-->'''Lux''': Kat and Garen sitting in a tree... and you'd better just be holding hands or I'm telling!
175	* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'': Early in the last case, Maya teases Phoenix about Iris with the song.
176	* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'', Jay and Elle think Maguro and Ess are in love with each other and make fun of them for it by singing this song, only with them spelling "P-U-Y-O-I-N-G" instead of "K-I-S-S-I-N-G". Ess tells them "That's the stupidest song I've ever heard!"
177	* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureQuestForBooty'', Rusty Pete teases [[ShipTease Ratchet and Talwyn]] using this, only...
178	-->'''Pete''': Lombax and Markazian sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-s-i-n- ...huh?
179	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': [[http://www.eeggs.com/items/44360.html An Easter egg]] puts the rhyme to popular {{Shipping}} couple, [[InterspeciesRomance Thrall and Jaina]].
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182	[[folder:Web Comics]]
183	%%* ''Webcomic/{{Applegeeks}}'' gave us [[http://www.applegeeks.com/comics/viewcomic.php?issue=181 this]] gem.
184	* ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'''s [[http://explosm.net/comics/1764/ take on the rhyme]] continues beyond its normal ending, detailing how a miscarriage causes Johnny and Marissa's marriage to end in [[GriefInducedSplit D-I-V-O-R-C-E]].
185	* [[Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}} Let's Destroy The Shagohod!]]: EVA responds with Naked Snake's closeness with this:
186	-->'''EVA''': Snake and The Boss, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N- ''[is bitchslapped by Snake]''
187	* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'':
188	** In a nod to ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', Yuna sings a [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/05/20/0166-shipwreck/ slightly adjusted version]] of the song to embarrass her older brother Cloud after his girlfriend Sandra goes home. Cloud's mother Ye Thuza immediately joins in by quoting an embarrassing line from a [[{{Shipping}} Cloud x Tifa]] fanfic.
189	--->'''Cloud''': These Cloud x Sandra shippers can get really annoying...
190	** In a [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2017/05/29/0890-it-was-bound-to-happen later strip,]] Cloud accidentally embarrasses Sandra by giving her lingerie as a birthday present right in front of her grandfather. [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2017/06/15/0895-the-day-after/ The next day]], their classmates sing this, with the word "lingerie" replacing "kissing".
191	[[/folder]]
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193	[[folder:Web Original]]
194	* Parodied in ''Website/TheOnion'' during the Lewinsky scandal: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20050909170755/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31943 Starr Taunts Clinton With Humiliating "Sittin' In A Tree" Song.]]
195	* In ''WebVideo/ASlapOnTitan'', Pastor Nick mocks Eren and Mikasa by singing a variation:
196	-->'''Pastor Nick''': EREN AND MIKASA,\
197	SITTING IN A TREE,\
198	F-U-C-K-I-N-G!
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200
201	[[folder:Western Animation]]
202	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' has Butch sing this song at Jimmy and Cindy, only to get punched in the stomach by Cindy.
203	* An episode of ''{{WesternAnimation/Arthur}}'' has Binky taunt Arthur that he might have a crush on Francine, and starts singing the song only to screw up the spelling several times and then give up.
204	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': The episode "Rats" has Terry's little brother saying this about Terry and Dana, but Terry interrupts it at the last minute, throwing one of his shoes at the door.
205	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'': In "The Horror-Scope!", Sergio sings the song to tease Ronnie Anne about her relationship with Lincoln. She promptly shoves guacamole up Sergio's beak before he can finish.
206	* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
207	** The episode introducing King Sandy has Numbuh 4 suffer this from Numbuhs 2 and 5 when he says he has to save Numbuh 3 (which he claims is because "she owes me a quarter"). Surrrreee...
208	** In the episode that introduces Lizzie, Numbuhs 2 and 4 chant "Nigie and Lizzie sitting in a tree" in full, with Numbuh 1 trying to deny this, much to the anger of Lizzie.
209	* ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'': Everyone sings the rhyme to Chicken when he gets a kiss from Winnie after a game of [[NoGuyWantsToBeChased "Girls Chase Boys".]]
210	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Tucker sings the song when Danny and Valerie are paired up to [[EggSitting take care of a baby flour sack]]. Valerie rudely interrupts him by shoving his own hat in his mouth. The two weren't on romantic terms then, but it's foreshadowing.
211	* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "For Your Ed Only", Eddy steals the SecretDiary of Ed's little sister, Sarah. And while reading it, they discover that she has a PrecociousCrush on Double D, which prompts Ed and Eddy to do this.
212	-->'''Edd:''' Me... and Sarah?\
213	'''Ed:''' Sitting in a tree!\
214	'''Eddy:''' K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
215	* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS22E13LifeguardMeg Lifeguard Meg]]", Chris sings this to Peter and Meg after she performs CPR on Peter, but spells "Kissing" wrong, losing a SpellingBee in the process.
216	-->'''Chris:''' Peter and Megan sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S--- um... E-N-G!
217	-->'''Announcer:''' And Chris Griffin is eliminated. Which means Boopresh Armiteg will repeat as National Spelling Champion!
218	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In the episode "To Eris Human", Grim has a crush on Eris, the goddess of chaos. After she rather cruelly rejects him, and then later pranks Mandy, Billy chants this. It winds up actually giving Mandy an idea on how they can get back at Eris.
219	-->'''Billy:''' Ooooooooh! Grim’s got a girlfriend, Grim’s got a girlfriend! Grim and Eris sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!\
220	'''Mandy:''' ...''K-I-S-S-I-N-G''. [[EurekaMoment That's it!]]
221	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' has a non-romantic example. Harold sees that Arnold and Eugene are stuck in a very high tree and taunts them.
222	-->'''Harold:''' Arnold and Eugene stuck in a tree! [[RougeAnglesOfSatin S-T-U-K]] in a tree! ''(laughs)'' [[HypocriticalHumor You're so stupid]]!
223	* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': In one episode, Henry and June make Baked Alaska in a wraparound segment. June teases Henry about his crush on [[WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow Thunder Girl]] with this song. Henry becomes so mad that the she uses the heat from his face to cook the Baked Alaska.
224	* In the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' episode "Partners", Shego sings the song to taunt Drakken about his crush on [=DNAmy=].
225	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Save the Date", Lincoln's classmates sing the song to tease his relationship with Ronnie Anne. Later, when Lincoln tells Clyde that Lori has broken up with Bobby, Clyde proceeds to sing his own rendition of the song with himself and Lori and replacing the "K-I-S-S-I-N-G" with "Where there's no room for dumb Bobby!"
226	* ''WesternAnimation/MrsMungersClass'': In "At the Museum", Mrs. Munger tells the kids in her class to buddy up for the museum trip. However, Mahoot ends up with no buddy, and when she asks him where his buddy is, he just does his routine of repeatedly asking "What?" She says that she will be his buddy and the class sings the song, the two "S"es replaced with Mrs. Munger saying her catchphrase "Simmer! Simmer!"
227	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' aired a promo about the episode "Buttercrush" which involved a brief one-off relationship between Buttercup and Ace.
228	-->'''Narrator:''' Buttercup and Ace sitting in a tree, K-I-S—\
229	'''Buttercup:''' Say another letter and you won't be eating solid food again!
230	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons'': In "[[Recap/TheRaccoonsS4E6SpringFever Spring Fever!]]", Bentley teases Bert for having a crush on Lisa with the song.
231	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'': The episode "The Pest" has a boy named Jeffrey having a crush on Gretchen and he has been bugging her. He shouts at the top of the lungs to the whole playground that he loves Gretchen, with the entire student body laughing at her with the song as a result.
232	* ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements'':
233	** The episode where Riley tries to find a girlfriend for Shelton starts with her receiving a fake love letter from Shelton, actually written by Sierra, who taunts her by singing this (with Abby even joining in). Later, when Riley decides "I know what I have to do," Todd actually {{imagine\|Spot}}s Riley and Shelton puckering up while sitting on a tree branch and fears she's going to do just that.
234	** The series finale contains this exchange upon revealing Jacobo and Tasumi's LastMinuteHookUp:
235	--->'''Riley:''' What are you guys doing here?!\
236	'''Tasumi:''' We were up in your treehouse kissing and we heard a commotion--\
237	'''Todd:''' Ooooooh! Jacobo and Tasumi sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I--\
238	'''Tasumi:''' Yeah, that's what I just said!
239	* In the ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' episode "Wallaby on Wheels", Heffer sings this after figuring out Rocko's affection for Sheila, but doesn't bother to spell "kissing".
240	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
241	** Bart Simpson does a sinister version in the episode "Bart's Friend Falls In Love":
242	-->Samantha and Milhouse sitting in a tree, about to lose their privacy. [[EvilLaugh He-he-he!]]
243	** Homer attempts it in another episode, but trails off after "then comes", muttering to himself "Dammit, I ''know'' this!"
244	** Parodied and combined with TemptingFate: In ''The Simpsons''[='=] ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS27E5TreehouseOfHorrorXXVI XXVI]]'' segment "Wanted: Dead, Then Alive", when Sideshow Bob points a HarpoonGun at Bart, the kid responds, "Yawn. [[YouWouldntShootMe You couldn't kill me with that thing if I drew an X on my forehead.]]" He then writes an X on his forehead with blue chalk and taunts Bob with, "Bob and a spear gun, sitting in a tree, [[KilledMidSentence S-U-C-K-I-N-]]" It [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice does not end well]] for Bart.
245	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' had a dark version where Harry Osbourne goes insane and sings, "Spider-Man and the Punisher, sitting in a tree! MJ, MJ, MJ and me!"
246	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' has members of [[FunWithAcronyms E.V.I.L. (Every Villain Is Lemons)]] going up to Make Out Reef to taunt lovers in their boats.
247	-->'''E.V.I.L.''': John and Nancy sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
248	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Squidbillies}}'' is titled "Rusty and Tammi Sitting in a Tree, B-A-S-T-A-R-D", though it's more focused on Rusty sacrificing his work to support his family.
249	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Montana Max has to deal with people singing this when he somehow gets suckered in to going on a date with Elmyra. Characters they're mocked by include their classmates, who see them at a fast food joint, and later the characters in a movie they go to see.
250	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
251	** During a confessional in "[[Recap/TotalDramaILoveYouILoveYouKnots I Love You, I Love You Knots]]", Shawn shares his reasons as to why he doesn't want to get romantically involved with Jasmine by means of the song. In his view, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes your brain being eaten by a zombie baby that was hiding in your pillow.
252	** In the spinoff ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'', Owen sings this to mock Noah for his crush on Emma, but Noah slaps him before he can finish.
253	* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' has Pietro taunting Lance about his crush on Kitty by saying this, but Lance interrupts it at the last minute. He tries to backhand Pietro, but Pietro speeds out of the way and Toad gets hit instead.
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