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* ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther''. The shrink treating Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus urges him to forget about Clouseau, telling him to wash that man right out of his hair. Dreyfus immediately lampshades the reference and dances out the door while singing the song, only to slip and fall down the staircase.

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* ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther''. The shrink treating Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus urges him to forget about Clouseau, telling him to wash that man right out of his hair. Dreyfus immediately lampshades the reference and dances out the door while singing the song, only to slip and fall down the staircase.
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* ''Film/JMenForever''. The villains try to kill the J-Men by flooding the tunnel they're in. "We're gonna wash these J-Men out of our lair!"
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* In ''Literature/OurDumbHistory'', a 1943 article reports that U.S. Intelligence officers stationed in the South Pacific have determined that "there is nothing like a dame."

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* In ''Literature/OurDumbHistory'', ''Literature/OurDumbCentury'', a 1943 article reports that U.S. Intelligence officers stationed in the South Pacific have determined that "there is nothing like a dame."

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* In ''Literature/OurDumbHistory'', a 1943 article reports that U.S. Intelligence officers stationed in the South Pacific have determined that "there is nothing like a dame."
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* ''Film/TrailOfThePinkPanther''. The shrink treating Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus urges him to forget about Clouseau, telling him to wash that man right out of his hair. Dreyfus immediately lampshades the reference and dances out the door while singing the song, only to slip and fall down the staircase.

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* In "For Those In Peril On the Sea" ''Series/TheGoodies'' are posing as sailors, so [[BigBad Nasty Person]] insists they sing "There is Nothing Like a Dame" to prove it. Unfortunately they run out of puff in the last note of the song, exposing themselves as imposters.

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* In "For Those In Peril On the Sea" ''Series/TheGoodies'' are posing as sailors, so [[BigBad Nasty Person]] insists they sing "There is Nothing Like a Dame" to prove it. Unfortunately they run out of puff in breath on the last note of the song, exposing themselves as imposters.
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* In "For Those In Peril On the Sea" ''Series/TheGoodies'' are posing as sailors, so [[BigBad Nasty Person]] insists they sing "There is Nothing Like a Dame" to prove it. Unfortunately they run out of puff in the final verse, exposing themselves as imposters.

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* In "For Those In Peril On the Sea" ''Series/TheGoodies'' are posing as sailors, so [[BigBad Nasty Person]] insists they sing "There is Nothing Like a Dame" to prove it. Unfortunately they run out of puff in the final verse, last note of the song, exposing themselves as imposters.
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* In "For Those In Peril On the Sea" ''Series/TheGoodies'' are posing as sailors, so [[BigBad Nasty Person]] insists they sing "There is Nothing Like a Dame" to prove it. Unfortunately they run out of puff in the final verse, exposing themselves as imposters.
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** In the first season episode "Dear Dad", when [[VoiceoverLetter writing to his father about the goings-on at the camp, Hawkeye describes how he and Trapper sabotaged a date night between Frank and Margaret and adds that it turned into "some enchanted evening".

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** In the first season episode "Dear Dad", when [[VoiceoverLetter writing to his father about the goings-on at the camp, camp]], Hawkeye describes how he and Trapper sabotaged a date night between Frank and Margaret and adds that it turned into "some enchanted evening".
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''Film/TheGoodShepherd'': At one gathering of the Skull and Bones Society Alumni, Philip Allen leads several of them in a performance of "There is Nothing Like a Dame".
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* ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'': When Laurie has been ignoring Bob Falfa (after he picks her up), he starts singing "Some Enchanted Evening".
* ''Film/CityHall'': Frank Anselmo and a waiter at his favorite restaurant sing a few show tunes, including "A Wonderful Guy".
* ''Film/TheFabulousBakerBoys'': Susie mentions the song "Bali Hai" at one point.
* ''Film/TheGoodShepherd'':

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* ''Series/{{Mash}}'' has referenced the musical a few times:
** In the first season episode "Dear Dad", when [[VoiceoverLetter writing to his father about the goings-on at the camp, Hawkeye describes how he and Trapper sabotaged a date night between Frank and Margaret and adds that it turned into "some enchanted evening".
** The third season episode "There is Nothing Like a Nurse" [[TitledAfterTheSong gets it's title from]] "There is Nothing Like a Dame".
** In the sixth season episode "The Winchester Tapes", Charles calls Father Mulcahy a "cockeyed optimist".
* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' has also referenced the musical a few times:
** In the episode hosted by Connie Stevens, she and Bert sing "Some Enchanted Evening". Wayne (of Wayne and Wanda) also sings the song on the episode hosted by Avery Schreiber.
** In the episode hosted by Lola Falana, Camila and the rest of the chickens sing, "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta my Hair".

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