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Comic Strips

  • Calvin and Hobbes: One strip, part of a storyline where Calvin is turned into an owl, has him fretting about what the other kids at school will think. Hobbes points out that owls don't go to school. Calvin then proceeds to start singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah".
  • The Far Side: One panel show Uncle Remus' wife washing laundry, and telling Remus to "Keep that dang Mr. Bluebird off (his) shoulder".
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Film -- Live-Action

  • Star Trek: Insurrection: Riker takes the helm of the NCC-1701-E Enterprise and decides to have the warp nacelles suck up the Metreon gas and fire it back at the Son'a starships, daring them to fire their weapons. One of the Son'a ships fires its weapons, and the gas explodes, destroying the first Son'a ship and disabling the second.
    Riker: Time to use the Briar Patch like Br'er Rabbit did.
  • Tomorrowland: At one point, Frank says, "Well, zippity-doo for you."
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Br'er Bear and the hummingbirds are among the toons who appear. The Tar Baby also appears as Eddie drives through Toontown.

Literature

  • Dirk from Remember Dippy mockingly sings "Dippity do da, dippity ay" at Remember.

Video Games

  • Kinect: Disneyland Adventures contains levels based on the Splash Mountain attraction, and Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear appear as walkaround characters with missions and items for you.
  • Mickey's Memory Challenge: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" is used as the background music for the game's title screen.

Webcomics

  • Sheldon: This strip has Sheldon, Arthur and Gramp singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah".
  • In this Awkward Zombie comic, Sora briefly enters the world of Br'er Rabbit to awaken it, only for Yen Sid to slap him awake.
    "SOME WORLDS STAY SLEEPING FOR A REASON."

Web Original

  • The Nostalgia Critic:
    • In his review of Commando, when the Critic sees Arnold Schwarzenegger and his daughter feeding a deer, he sarcastically asks when the bluebirds appear and start singing "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah".
    • In "Return of the Nostalgic Commercials", among the commercials that the Critic watches is a trailer for the 1986 reissue of the film.
    • In "War of the Commercials", When the Critic reviews commercials for the Mickey Mouse Talking Phone, he imagines what other characters Disney could have used. One of them is the cast of Song of the South, who cause Malcolm to hang up the phone in anger.

Western Animation

  • Classic Disney Shorts: At the beginning of Soup's On, Donald sings "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" while preparing dinner.
  • Family Guy: In the Disney Universe segment of the episode "Road to the Multiverse", Tom Tucker is a Br'er Rabbit-esque rabbit.
  • House of Mouse: Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear have appeared as guests at the club.
  • Robot Chicken: A sketch from "Botched Jewel Heist" has Mickey Mouse holding a meeting for Disney characters to vote against inter-species relationships; Uncle Remus is among those present.

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