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** In the ''Series/HiDeHi'' episode "Only the Brave", the Maplins staff go to see an old war film and Peggy asks if George Formby is in it. When Gladys falls asleep during the film, she has a dream she and all the staff are in a war film of their own, wherein Peggy is George Formby. She sings a few of his songs and uses his AuthorCatchphrase, "Turned out nice again".
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** In ''Notes from a Small Island'', Creator/BillBryson includes him in a list of "certain things that you have to be British or at least older than me, or possibly both, to appreciate". Other things on that list include [[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty]], HP Sauce, allotments, [[SpotOfTea milky tea]], "making sanwiches from bread you've sliced yourself", skiffle music, [[SteamNeverDies steam trains]] and "the belief that household wiring is an interesting topic of conversation".
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** In ''Notes from a Small Island'', Creator/BillBryson includes him in a list of "certain things that you have to be British or at least older than me, or possibly both, to appreciate". Other things on that list include [[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty]], HP Sauce, allotments, [[SpotOfTea [[BritsLoveTea milky tea]], "making sanwiches from bread you've sliced yourself", skiffle music, [[SteamNeverDies steam trains]] and "the belief that household wiring is an interesting topic of conversation".
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** In ''Notes from a Small Island'', Creator/BillBryson includes him in a list of "certain things that you have to be British or at least older than me, or possibly both, to appreciate". Other things on that list include [[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty]], HP Sauce, allotments, [[SpotOfTea milky tea]], "making sanwiches from bread you've sliced yourself", skiffle music, [[SteamNeverDies steam trains]] and "the belief that household wiring is an interesting topic of conversation".
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** Music/TheBeatles's song "Her Majesty" on Music/AbbeyRoad is done in the style of George Formby. At the end of the reunion song "Free As A Bird", listeners are treated to Music/GeorgeHarrison playing the ukulele and a backwards recording of Music/JohnLennon uttering Formby's catchphrase "Turned out nice again".
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** Music/TheBeatles's song "Her Majesty" on Music/AbbeyRoad ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' is done in the style of George Formby. At the end of the reunion song "Free As A Bird", listeners are treated to Music/GeorgeHarrison playing the ukulele and a backwards recording of Music/JohnLennon uttering Formby's catchphrase "Turned out nice again".
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** Music/TheBeatles's song "Her Majesty" on Music/AbbeyRoad is done in the style of George Formby. At the end of the reunion song "Free As A Bird", listeners are treated to Music/GeorgeHarrison playing the ukulele and a backwards recording of Music/JohnLennon uttering Formby's catchphrase "Turned out nice again".
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** A rare non-British example occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Failure is not a Factory-Installed Option. After throwing Stan out of his office, Deputy Director Bullock picks up a ukulele and starts singing "When I'm Cleaning Windows". Creator/PatrickStewart even does this in his native Yorkshire accent. Which must really bemuse Americans.
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** A rare non-British example occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Failure is not a Factory-Installed Option. Option". After throwing Stan out of his office, CIA Deputy Director Bullock picks up a ukulele and starts singing "When I'm Cleaning Windows". Creator/PatrickStewart even does this in his native Yorkshire accent. Which must really bemuse Americans.
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** "Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner Now" is played during a scene in ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.
** A rare non-British example came during an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' when Director Bullock of the CIA, in his downtime in between interviews, picks up a ukulele and performs "When I'm Cleaning Windows". Creator/PatrickStewart even does this in his native Yorkshire accent. Which must really bemuse Americans.
** A rare non-British example came during an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' when Director Bullock of the CIA, in his downtime in between interviews, picks up a ukulele and performs "When I'm Cleaning Windows". Creator/PatrickStewart even does this in his native Yorkshire accent. Which must really bemuse Americans.
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** "Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner Now" is played on the radio during a scene in ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.
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* ReferencedBy: Mentions of him crop up here and there...
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* ReferencedBy: Mentions Given that George Formby is still the person most Brits automatically think of him crop up when ukuleles are mentioned, it's not surprising that he gets referenced here and there...
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** Hector in ''Theatre/TheHistoryBoys'' teaches the boys the lyrics to ''When I'm Cleaning Windows''.
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** Hector in ''Theatre/TheHistoryBoys'' teaches the boys the lyrics to ''When "When I'm Cleaning Windows''.Windows".
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** He's mentioned several times in ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart''; Gary is definitely ''not'' a fan. That said, when he appears in the episode "Turned Out Nice Again" (played by Phil Nice), he does sing some of the Beatles songs that Gary is trying to pass off as his own work.
** Hector in ''Theatre/TheHistoryBoys'' teaches the boys the lyrics to ''When I'm Cleaning Windows''.
** "Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner Now" is played during a scene in ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.
** He's mentioned several times in ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart''; Gary is definitely ''not'' a fan. That said, when he appears in the episode "Turned Out Nice Again" (played by Phil Nice), he does sing some of the Beatles songs that Gary is trying to pass off as his own work.
** Hector in ''Theatre/TheHistoryBoys'' teaches the boys the lyrics to ''When I'm Cleaning Windows''.
** "Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner Now" is played during a scene in ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''.
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* TheDanza: In his films, he invariably played a character called 'George'.
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--> ''I know a famous [[FilmsOfThe1920s talkie queen]]''
--> ''She looks a [[TheFlapper flapper]] on the screen''
--> ''She's more like eighty than eighteen!''
--> ''When I'm cleaning windows!''
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** Of all people, Morrissey, frontman of Music/TheSmiths
* DawsonCasting: Referenced in "The Window Cleaner":
--> ''I know a famous [[FilmsOfThe1920s talkie queen]]''
--> ''She looks a [[TheFlapper flapper]] on the screen''
--> ''She's more like eighty than eighteen!''
--> ''When I'm cleaning windows!''
