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** Bart once found a $1000 bill Mr. Burns lost and made an additional $2000 showing it to people, then fantasized it letting him having "Bart's Moon Party [[ShapedLikeItself from Outer Space]], with [[StarWars R2-D2]] playing the bass" (sung by imaginary singers [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike and then by Homer, in reality, a couple minutes later]]).

* At the start of the remake of ''Film/{{The Italian Job|2003}}'', the robbers fantasize about what each will do with his share of the loot. Lyle wants an expensive stereo set-up (speakers so loud they blow a woman's clothes off, literally), Handsome Rob wants a car, and Left Ear wants a mansion with a room just for his shoes. [[spoiler: You get to see their dreams come true at the very end of the film, once they get the loot back from Steve who, with no ideas of his own, stole each of theirs along with the money.]]

* Seven of ''Webcomic/OffWhite'' does this. The things she has fantasized about include fancy stilettos, pink googles, comics, fur coats, rings, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers frag grenades, anti-tank rocket launcher...]]

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* "If I Didn't Have You" from WesternAnimation/MonstersInc, an original song performed by John Goodman and Billy Crystal, initially starts out as this(the first lyric being this trope word for word). However this is subverted when it deviates into its main theme of the power of friendship.

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%% * Done ''horribly'' in ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. "Guess what?" the last episode says gloatingly. "The entire last season? [[AllJustADream It was alllll a novel. Or a fantasy, or something]]. Oh, and [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dan's dead]]. TakeThat, John Goodman!"

* Done ''horribly'' in ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''. "Guess what?" the last episode says gloatingly. "The entire last season? [[AllJustADream It was alllll a novel. Or a fantasy, or something]]. Oh, and [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dan's dead]]. TakeThat, John Goodman!"

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* From ''Cabaret'', "Money makes the world go round".

* Radcliffe in ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' has one when he imagines how rich he will be once he finds gold in the New World.

** We don't get the details, but in ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'' when Vimes hears that the bounty for the dragon is fifty thousand dollars:

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* In the WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck cartoon ''Disney/DonaldsCrime'', Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire after Daisy calls him a "big shot", complete with top hat, monocle, and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!

* "If I Didn't Have You" from WesternAnimation/MonstersInc, and original song performed by John Goodman and Billy Crystal, initially starts out as this(the first line being this trope word for word). However this is subverted when it deviates into its main theme of the power of friendship.

* In TheMusical ''Theatre/InTheHeights'', there's a song called "$96,000", which is all the characters fantasizing in counterpoint about what they'd do if they were the ones with the winning lottery ticket.

* ''{{Peanuts}}'' had a strip in which Lucy tells Charlie Brown that if she had a million dollars, she'd spend it all on marshmallows.

* Done in ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' in an illusion made by Wuya to help her WeCanRuleTogether Speech. Raimundo sees himself in a mansion with his own video arcade, a skateboard park, and a butler serving him pizza and soda -- basically, anything and everything he wants or could ever want... She does however give him these things later after his FaceHeelTurn, though.

-->'''Homer:''' You heard the monkey, make the trade.

* Mako of ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers'' is prone to these.

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* Radcliffe in ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' has one when he imagines how rich he will be once he finds gold in the New World.

** One episode has Bart dreaming that he is a rich and famous rock star. Of course, his dream just shows him insulting his fans onstage, throwing a liquor bottle at Milhouse after being criticized for his spoiled, hedonistic attitude, and (strangely) having a British accent.

* In the WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck cartoon ''Disney/DonaldsCrime'', Donald briefly imagines himself as a millionaire, complete with top hat, monocle, and posh outfit, before the narrator points out what stealing from his nephews really makes him: a gangster!

* The Music/BarenakedLadies song "If I Had $1,000,000.". And the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brobdingnagian_Bards Brobdingnagian Bards]] cover/parody [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odRJUrE5E7U "If I Had a Million Ducats"]].
** The last line of the Barenaked Ladies' song is "If I had a million dollars....[[CaptainObvious I'd be rich.]]"

* The 1959 hit, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6xkT7FMyTc Money (That's What I Want)]]"

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'s'' Team Rocket has these often. One time Jessie pictures herself [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessie_fantasy_01.jpg waving yen bills around]], while lounging around in [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple a purple slinky dress]] and [[FluffyFashionFeathers a feather boa]].

A SubTrope of FantasySequence. If the character is pretending to be rich (and not just imagining it), then the trope is MockMillionaire.

In a musical, may be the inspiration for a MoneySong.

Compare WealthyEverAfter.

* The ''ComicBook/{{Firefly}}'' comic ''Better Days'' has these for almost the entire crew. They range from [[BadassPreacher Shepherd Book]]'s HookersAndBlow ("Kidding. Reckon I'd give it to the abbey.") to River's fantasy wedding. [[CloudCuckoolander To a fish]].

* The ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' spin-off comic ''Better Days'' has these for almost the entire crew. They range from [[BadassPreacher Shepherd Book]]'s HookersAndBlow ("Kidding. Reckon I'd give it to the abbey.") to River's fantasy wedding. [[CloudCuckoolander To a fish]].