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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In "Buster's Directorial Debut", Plucky is "rewarded" for pestering Buster with the starring role in ''Ducklahoma!'', which mostly entails Plucky and his co-stars [[AnvilOnHead getting hit with anvils]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In "Buster's "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS3E10BustersDirectorialDebut Buster's Directorial Debut", Debut]]", Plucky is "rewarded" for pestering Buster with the starring role in ''Ducklahoma!'', which mostly entails Plucky and his co-stars [[AnvilOnHead getting hit with anvils]].anvils]]. Plucky is cast as Curly, Shirley is cast as Laurey, Elmyra is cast as Ado Annie, and Hamton is cast as Jud Fry.
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** In "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)", a farmer uses an elephant to determines the height of cornstalks.

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** In "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)", a farmer uses an elephant to determines determine the height of cornstalks.
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* ''Series/{{ER}}'': Mark's father plays "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" on his record player, and Mark sings along to it while shaving.
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* ''Series/BandOfBrothers'': In the ninth episode, "Why We Fight", when Nixon is giving the company a report of events from home, he mentions ''Oklahoma'' is still playing on Broadway, at which point the company starts singing the title song.
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* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', upon learning that the Dursleys told Harry that his parents died in a car crash:
-->'''Hagrid''': It's an outrage! It's a scandal!

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* ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'': In "My Friend, the Smart Banana", Weasel is heard singing "The corn is as yellow as an elephant's..."



** In "Milhouse of Sand and Fog", when Bart and Milhouse's scheme to get Milhouse's parents to break up backfires, Bart bemoans "Our reverse ''[[Film/TheParentTrap1998 Parent Trap]]'' just made everything worse". Milhouse suggests using a different movie as their guide, like ''Oklahoma!'', leading to an ImagineSpot of the two performing "The Farmer and the Cowman".

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** In "Milhouse of Sand and Fog", when Bart and Milhouse's scheme to get break up Milhouse's parents to break up backfires, Bart bemoans "Our reverse ''[[Film/TheParentTrap1998 Parent Trap]]'' just made everything worse". Milhouse suggests using a different movie as their guide, like ''Oklahoma!'', leading to an ImagineSpot of the two performing "The Farmer and the Cowman".

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* ''Series/Watchmen2019'': The first episode is titled "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice", a line from "Pore Jud Is Daid". It features an all-black production of the show, and at the end, [[spoiler:said song plays over Judd's dead body.]]

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* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'': ''Oklahoma!'' is one of the small-town musicals being parodied. The flirtatious FarmersDaughter Betsy and her trigger-happy father are analogues to Ado Annie and her father, Andrew Carnes.
* ''Series/Watchmen2019'': The show is set in Tulsa, OK. The first episode is titled "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice", a line from "Pore Jud Is Daid". It features an all-black production of the show, and at the end, [[spoiler:said song plays over Judd's dead body.]]
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** In "Milhouse of Sand and Fog", when Bart and Milhouse's scheme to get Milhouse's parents to break up backfires, Bart bemoans "Our reverse ''[[Film/TheParentTrap Parent Trap]]'' just made everything worse". Milhouse suggests using a different movie as their guide, like ''Oklahoma!'', leading to an ImagineSpot of the two performing "The Farmer and the Cowman".

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** In "Milhouse of Sand and Fog", when Bart and Milhouse's scheme to get Milhouse's parents to break up backfires, Bart bemoans "Our reverse ''[[Film/TheParentTrap ''[[Film/TheParentTrap1998 Parent Trap]]'' just made everything worse". Milhouse suggests using a different movie as their guide, like ''Oklahoma!'', leading to an ImagineSpot of the two performing "The Farmer and the Cowman".
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* ''Film/{{Dave}}: The title character is singing the title song when he enters his house, until he notices the Secret Service agents there.

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* ''Film/{{Dave}}: ''Film/{{Dave}}'': The title character is singing the title song when he enters his house, until he notices the Secret Service agents there.

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* ''Film/{{Dave}}: The title character is singing the title song when he enters his house, until he notices the Secret Service agents there.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'': When Clarice goes to see Dr. Lecter at the police station he's being held at, he asks if she's there on orders to deal with him again. When Clarice says she came on her own, Dr. Lecter cracks, "People will say we're in love."




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* ''Series/TheWestWing'': In the third season episode "100,000 Airplanes", Josh tells Donna he's taking Amy to a bar/restaurant he doesn't like, because it seems the piano player only knows how to play "The Surrey with a Fringe on Top". Sure enough, when Josh and Amy are there on their date, that's what's being performed.

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* The film adaptation of ''Literature/ImThinkingOfEndingThings'' has recurring references to the musical: The janitor observes a school production of it, "People Will Say We're in Love" plays through a car radio, a surreal, similar DreamBallet is featured, and the ending of the film features a performance of "Lonely Room."

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* The film adaptation of ''Literature/ImThinkingOfEndingThings'' ''Film/ImThinkingOfEndingThings'' has recurring references to the musical: The janitor observes a school production of it, "People Will Say We're in Love" plays through a car radio, a surreal, similar DreamBallet is featured, and the ending of the film features a performance of "Lonely Room."



* ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'': "The Group Mind Has Decided You're In Love" partially spoofs "The Farmer and the Cowman" from ''Oklahoma!'', complete with gratuitous DreamBallet.




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* ''Series/Watchmen2019'': The first episode is titled "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice", a line from "Pore Jud Is Daid". It features an all-black production of the show, and at the end, [[spoiler:said song plays over Judd's dead body.]]
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* The film adaptation of ''Literature/ImThinkingOfEndingThings'' has recurring references to the musical: The janitor observes a school production of it, "People Will Say We're in Love" plays through a car radio, a surreal, similar DreamBallet is featured, and the ending of the film features a performance of "Lonely Room."
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* In ''Literature/TheresMoreThanOneWayHome'', Anna sings, "The farmer and the cowman should be friends." Alex doesn't get the reference until Anna explains it.
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** In "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh" (the title itself a reference), Llewellyn Sinclair is directing a production of ''Oklahoma!'' when the cast and crew become fed up with his attitude and boot him off.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': In "Buster's Directorial Debut", Plucky is "rewarded" for pestering Buster with the starring role in ''Ducklahoma!'', which mostly entails Plucky and his co-stars [[AnvilOnHead getting hit with anvils]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'': In the "Uncle Fucker" song, Terrence and Phillip spell "U-N-C-L-E" similar to "O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A".

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* ''Film/WhenHarryMetSally'': While shopping at an electronics store, Harry and Sally see a karaoke machine and sing "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top", a moment that turns awkward when Harry sees his ex-wife at the store.

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* ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'': In "I'm with the Band", the school drama club performs a scene from the musical.
* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': At the beginning of the Spike Mulligan episode, Fozzie sings the title song (or at least tries to) in an East Asian setting.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': A 1989 sketch has Kermit directing a production of ''Oklahoma!'' starring Forgetful Jones, who keeps flubbing the title song by forgetting the starting vowel (resulting in "A-klahoma", "E-klahoma" and "I-klahoma"). When he finally does get it right, [[ShaggyDogStory everyone breaks for lunch]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "Hell is Other Robots", a newly-religious Bender sings "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" when he shows up for work.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)", a farmer uses an elephant to determines the height of cornstalks.
** In "Viva Ned Flanders", a Las Vegas theater marquee is advertising ''Okla-Homo!''.
** In "Milhouse of Sand and Fog", when Bart and Milhouse's scheme to get Milhouse's parents to break up backfires, Bart bemoans "Our reverse ''[[Film/TheParentTrap Parent Trap]]'' just made everything worse". Milhouse suggests using a different movie as their guide, like ''Oklahoma!'', leading to an ImagineSpot of the two performing "The Farmer and the Cowman".
--->'''Milhouse:''' What do you think, Bart? A hoedown could solve all our problems. I just need your chap size. It's two more than your pant size.
--->'''Bart:''' How many times do I have to tell you no Rodgers and Hammerstein?
--->'''Mihouse:''' Rodgers and Hart?
--->'''Bart:''' No!
** In "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh" (the title itself a reference), Llewellyn Sinclair is directing a production of ''Oklahoma!'' when the cast and crew become fed up with his attitude and boot him off.

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