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*** In "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons", a Hindi version of the song is being sung at Apu and Manjula's wedding reception.
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*** As a CallBack to this moment, ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' reveals that Homer and Marge danced to this song at their wedding.
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* ''Series/RedDwarf'': In "Queeg", when Holly is about to be erased he decides to finish on a song, and is singing "Goodbye to Love" as the erase takes place.
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* ''Film/EmpireRecords'': There's a scene showing several people in different listening booths at the store, one of them being a teenage girl listening to a Carpenters album and crying.


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* ''Film/{{Juno}}'': At one point, Mark plays Music/SonicYouth's cover version of "Superstar" for Juno, from the "If I Were a Carpenter" tribute album.
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* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': One episode mentions that "We've Only Just Begun" was Al and Peg's wedding song.
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* In ''Film/HighSchoolHigh'', as Mr. Clark arrives at the school, he is listening to "Top of the World", but it soon involuntary changes into a gangster rap song that ends up playing on ''all'' of the stations.
* In ''Film/{{Parenthood}}'', after Susan dumps Nathan, he goes to her school and serenaded her in front of her class with their wedding song "(They Long to Be) Close to You".
* In ''Film/TommyBoy'', when Richard and Tommy are riding to Detroit, they tearfully sing along to the radio playing "Superstar". [[OhCrap Then the hood flies up.]]



* ''Series/VeronicaMars'': In the season two episode "Driver Ed", Veronica gets into a conference room at the sheriff's department (so she can call from there, pretending she works there, to track down a phone number) by pretending to apply for a job there. When Sheriff Lamb, whom she doesn't get along with (the feeling's mutual), discovers she's there, he goes into the conference room and orders her out. She lies and says she's applying for a job there just to be near him, and asks, "Seriously, why do birds suddenly appear every time you're near?"

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* ''Series/VeronicaMars'': In the season two episode "Driver Ed", Veronica gets into a conference room at the sheriff's department (so she can call from there, pretending she works there, to track down a phone number) by pretending to apply for a job there. When Sheriff Lamb, whom she doesn't get along with (the feeling's mutual), discovers she's there, he goes into the conference room and orders her out. She lies and says she's applying for a job there just to be near him, and asks, "Seriously, why do birds suddenly appear every time you're near?"near?"

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "The Way We Was", when Homer [[LoveAtFirstSight first viewed Marge,]] "Close to You" is heard in the background. Later, Artie Ziff sings her an off-key version after they're crowned Prom King and Queen.
** In "Colonel Homer", when Lenny is convinced Homer's great bowling game is because he's singing to his ball, he begins to sing their version of "There's a Kind of Hush".
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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "The Perfect Match," a woman requests that the pianist play "Close To You," which she knows is her ChosenConceptionPartner's favorite song.

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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "The Perfect Match," a woman requests that the pianist play "Close To You," which she knows is her ChosenConceptionPartner's favorite song.song.
* ''Series/VeronicaMars'': In the season two episode "Driver Ed", Veronica gets into a conference room at the sheriff's department (so she can call from there, pretending she works there, to track down a phone number) by pretending to apply for a job there. When Sheriff Lamb, whom she doesn't get along with (the feeling's mutual), discovers she's there, he goes into the conference room and orders her out. She lies and says she's applying for a job there just to be near him, and asks, "Seriously, why do birds suddenly appear every time you're near?"
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* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Petra remembers singing "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Close to You" with Sharon. She thinks that the Carpenters' music has more staying power than their cooler contemporaries.

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* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Petra remembers singing "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Close to You" with Sharon. She thinks that the Carpenters' music has more staying power than their cooler contemporaries.contemporaries.

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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "The Perfect Match," a woman requests that the pianist play "Close To You," which she knows is her ChosenConceptionPartner's favorite song.
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* In ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'', Petra remembers singing "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Close to You" with Sharon. She thinks that the Carpenters' music has more staying power than their cooler contemporaries.

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