America250 "Public Service Announcement" (2021): Monroe is showcased as one of the iconic figures in American history as it pledges to reaffirm this spirit as the country approaches its 250th birthday.[2]
Antifom: Marilyn (2008):[3] A print ad from Venezuela with a woman dressed as Monroe during the famous subway grate pose from The Seven Year Itch.
Bentley Baths (2012): A local commercial[10][11] for their walk-in style bathtubs featuring an appearance by Monroe in her signature Seven Year Itch outfit.
Big Sexy Hair: Marilyn Monroe (2013)[12] Monroe is the poster girl in the ads.
Born This Way Foundation: "Pages" (2013)[13] a brief video clip of Monroe can be seen in the ad.
CBS: "The Nanny" (1998) in a brief ID bumper for her hit sitcom The Nanny, Fran Drescher (a.k.a. Fran Fine) in a black dress pays homage to Monroe and The Seven Year Itch[14][15] by doing the famous "subway grate" posellac
Cadillac: "Carry" (2017)[16][17] An old pic of Monroe posing with her black Cadillac can be briefly seen in this commercial.
Coca-Cola (1953): Monroe's[26] scenes from the 1951 film Love Nest were spliced into Coke Time with Eddie Fisher a 15-minute show that aired on Wednesday and Friday from 1953 until 1957. The show was sponsored by Coca-Cola and would feature celebrities praising the soda.
Dean's Finest Old Scotch Whisky "Surprisingly Mild" (2010): a scotsman apes the "subway grate" pose as a parody of The Seven Year Itch.[27]
DSW: "The Savvy Shoe Lovers" (2013), a woman apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch[28]
Emporio Armani: Diamonds "Can You Resist?" (2007) Beyoncé sings an updated version of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes[29]
Fit Light Yogurt "Marilyn Monroe" (2007): an overweight woman dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch.[31]
Ford Focus "Attraction" (2009): a light graffiti figure[32] transforms into Monroe who tries to attract the attention of the car.
FOX Nation"Breaking News" (2020) Monroe can be seen in the green room with a bald eagle, an astronaut and a country music star named John Rich, featuring an appearance by Abby Hornacek[33]
"It's Crime Time" (2020) A newspaper article with the headline "Marilyn Dead" can be seen in the ad[34] This was to promote Scandalous: The Death of Marilyn Monroe.
Ivi Fusion "Secret Baby" (2007) by BBDO Athens[48] Monroe and Albert Einstein finds out what would it be like if they had a child.
Jeep: "Portraits" (2016)[49] Monroe is one of the iconic black and white portraits throughout its history in celebration of its 75th Anniversary. According to the tagline, it clearly states that "We Don't Make Jeep, You Do!"
Jeep Wrangler 4xe "Pale Blue Dot" (2020): A brief clip of Monroe[50] at the army riding in a Jeep blowing a kiss at the camera can be seen in the commercial.
Match-Ems Gummies: "Extra Hands" (2018) Monroe's pink gloved hand from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes holding a blue gummy on the left side can briefly be seen in the beginning.[55]
Müller Corner: (1997) In the "Candy Corner" segment of the advert, former star of the hit British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (or abbreviated as Ab Fab) Joanna Lumley (who's mostly well known for playing Patsy Stone) in a matching blue dress and gloves does a brief tribute to "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. According to her, it was dubbed as your "glitzy, glitzy, extravagant side!"[57] where she wants to be flown in the air by a group of men in white tuxedos but is accidentally dropped in the process. (NOTE: She does not sing at all)
Nair: Windy Dresses (1992) three women[58](in colorful neon dresses) have a Seven Year Itch-like satire on a boat.
Pepsi Wild Cherry: "Explosively Cherry" (2014) A Brunette woman's white dress with cherry patterns briefly billows quickly after a man pops the cap off a bottle of the soda. Then, the cherry patterns start to fizzle away or dissolve as the guy drinks the beverage[61]
Ponds (2012): When a girl [62][63] attempts to emulate the timeless Monroe, only one thing stops her from making the trademark 'beauty spot'.
Royal Triton Motor Oil (1950): The one and only[67] commercial Monroe made in her lifetime.
RT Edwards (2014): Monroe sings "Happy Birthday"[68] for its 80th anniversary.
Sazka "Subway" (2007): This mainly features a group of kids who are under a subway in a flatulence contest,[69] but it does feature a brief parody of The Seven Year Itch up top.
Sexy Hair "Sexy is Forever" (2014): a model dubbed as "the modern Marilyn"[71] is interspersed with Milton Greene's photos of the star and some of her quotes.
Sierra Mist: "Where's Wallace? Featuring Patton Oswalt" (2004) a parade of Scottish bagpipers fills the screen. All were sweating. Suddenly several are inquiring "Where's Wallace?" as his bagpipe is seen lying on the pavement. The camera pans to Wallace (Oswalt) standing over a subway vent, his kilt blowing as high as Marilyn Monroe's famous white dress in The Seven Year Itch with a look of relief on his face.[72]
Snickers: "You're Not You When You're Hungry" (2016) by BBDO, Willem Dafoe morphs into Monroe before shooting The Seven Year Itch skirt-blowing scene[73][74]
Sony Cybershot: "Marilyn" (2011): The ad[76] crops a photo of Monroe from her 1956 trip to England as it pans out to a reimagined scene having caused a car accident.
Star in the Star (2021): In this promo for the Italian talent & variety show, Monroe on the red carpet unmasked herself by revealing to be model, showgirl, television personality and former child actress Ilary Blasi.[77]
TCM: A maid comes into Monroe's room to check up on her, but she wakes up as the maid leaves her room.[78]
Trivial Pursuit: "Marilyn Manson-Monroe"[79][80] by Publicis Machine Johannesburg advertising agency (2015) "Rock singer Marilyn Manson's head is attached to Marilyn Monroe's body".
Yarra Trams: (2009) a cheeky take on Monroe's famous scene from The Seven Year Itch, as she leaves the scene a scotsman takes over but no air from the vent comes up[85]
Zales Marilyn Monroe Collection: "I Am My Own Muse", "Valentine's Day: You Are My Icon", "Holidays: You Are My Icon" (2019-2020): These three commercials[87][88][89] showcases its exclusive collection that were inspired by actress, entrepreneur and timeless icon.
Sharon Osbourne: dressed as Monroe as she is lip synching to Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend during their 2nd Annual Rocktober Lip Sync War on an episode of The Talk[133] in 2016.
While still in character, Monroe posed over the updraft of a New York City subway grating during the filming of The Seven Year Itch in Manhattan.[155][156][157] The scene has been imitated on numerous occasions since the film was released.
The Apartment: Dobisch tells Baxter he's trying to pick up a girl who looks like Monroe; the girl apes Monroe
Asso: (translated as Ace) Silvia (Edwige Fenech) gets her white dress lifted by an airco like Monroe did in The Seven Year Itch
Burlesque: Ali Rose sings Diamond's Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes while Nikki and Georgia lip-synched the Monroe version, then Rose finished it with her own vocals
The Goddess (1958): based loosely on Monroe's life
Hercules (1997): a Muse apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
The House Bunny: Shelly apes Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
InAPPropriate Comedy: In the skit "Above the Grate", Lindsay Lohan stands on an air vent much like Marilyn Monroe's famous scene from The Seven Year Itch while a man named Peeping Tom (Vince Offer) watches her from underneath as she then whips out two handguns and "settles the score with the media"[163][164]
I Love a Man in Uniform: A female bank robber wears Monroe's iconic white dress from The Seven Year Itch. Her dress is blown up in the wind in the same way.
Kingpin (1996): Roy, Ish and Claudia are all set out to play all kinds of bowlers. First, they face off some steelworkers for whom Claudia distracts. Claudia stands over the ball dryer as her red skirt blows up in a parody of The Seven Year Itch
The Ladies Man (1961): a girl Hebert delivers mail to apes Monroe
La La Land: Traffic Dancer-Conductor's (Amanda Balen) yellow dress rises high in the opening scene as a brief filmic reference to Monroe's "subway grate" pose.[165][166]
La Nueva Marilyn: (translated as The New Marilyn) a photographer (Jose Ballester) tries to make a new Marilyn Monroe out of his model (Teresa).
Looney Tunes: Back in Action: After Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) suggests pairing Bugs up with a hot female co-star, Bugs Bunny briefly disguises himself as Marilyn Monroe by saying in a soft, sultry voice "Usually, I play the female love interest"
Nobody Else But You: The film focuses on the apparent suicide of a small-town woman who once though that she was the reincarnation of Monroe
Planet 51: A picture of a green alien girl named Marilyn tries to hold down her white dress as a vent blows up air, just like the iconic shot from The Seven Year Itch (NOTE: She doesn't wear any shoes at all in the photo)
Pulp Fiction: a waitress is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
Room to Rent: Linda[174] (Juliette Lewis) is a Marilyn Monroe impersonator from London
Same Time, Next Year: A still photo of the famous white dress blowing up from an air vent scene from The Seven Year Itch is part of a transitional montage
Richard Sherman: [continuing; crazed] Because I can explain everything: the stairs, the cinnamon toast, the blonde in the kitchen.
Tom MacKenzie: [interrupts; incredulous] Wait! Wait a minute Dickey-Boy. What blonde in the kitchen?
Richard Sherman: [seething with contempt] Oh, wouldn't you like to know! Maybe it's Marilyn Monroe!
The Shawshank Redemption: The second poster Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) attaches on the wall of his cell is one of Marilyn Monroe in her "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch.[176][177]
The Underground Comedy Movie: Vince Offer pops up early as a guy named Peeping Tom in an underground lair who uses a fan to blow up the skirt of a Marilyn Monroe look-a-like (Gena Lee Nolin) as she strikes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
Wayne's World: Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) puts on a bra and does an impression of Monroe singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" while his girlfriend Cassandra (Tia Carrere) is on the phone.[179]
Carole Morin: Dead Glamorous: the Autobiography of Seduction and Self Destruction (1996), a poetic account of the fascination of charismatic suicides including Marilyn, Ian Curtis, and Sylvia Plath
"Material Girl" by Madonna (1985): The music video is a mimicry of Monroe's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. "Well, my favorite scene in all of Monroe's movies is when she does that dance sequence for 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'. And when it came time to do the video for the song [Material Girl], I said, I can just redo that whole scene and it will be perfect," she explained in a 1987 interview with New York Daily News. "Marilyn was made into something not human in a way, and I can relate to that. Her sexuality was something everyone was obsessed with and that I can relate to. And there were certain things about her vulnerability that I'm curious about and attracted to."[191][192]
"Sex as a Weapon" by Pat Benatar (1985): The music video features archival footage of Monroe
"Dancing on the Ceiling" by Lionel Richie (1986): In the video, there is a reference to the film The Seven Year Itch when air blows a woman's skirt over her head
"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" by Bonnie Tyler (1986): The music video features a Rambo-like male soldier swinging on a rope as he lands on the stage while Tyler and the people on stage start to hold up a circle-and-cross female symbol who then transforms via An American Werewolf in London-style special effects into a sultry Marilyn Monroe-like female vixen
"Rock Me Gently" by Erasure (1996): Monroe (played by famous drag impersonator Jimmy James) appears in the video.
"I Still Believe" covered by Mariah Carey (1999): The music video recreates Monroe's 1954 performance for troops in Korea
"Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey (2005): During a pool scene, Carey re-enacts a part from Monroe's film Something's Got to Give (1962) by singing with one leg up on the edge.[193] In an interview with MTV News, Carey spoke of the re-enactment: "That shot was totally and completely inspired by 'Something's Got to Give,' Marilyn Monroe's last movie that never got finished. It's an homage to her, because I've never seen anyone re-create it. So many people have emulated so many of Marilyn's classic moments, but it's just that I'm a big fan of hers, and I thought it was really pretty at night with the pool. No one could ever be as fabulous as Marilyn was, but it's in honor and homage to her."[193]
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" by Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. (2012): Costumes worn in the video included a retro inspired look; the trio wore white lace dresses reminiscent of Madonna's look in her 20s, as well as Marilyn Monroe.[194]
"Applause" by Lady Gaga (2013): Gaga dresses like Monroe in The Seven Year Itch.
"Below" by White Lung (2016): A group of Marilyn Monroe look-a-likes can be seen at a movie theater.
"Marilyn Monroe" by Danielle "Dani" Cohn (2017): The main theme of the video is about Monroe.
"Coltrane" by Anja Kotar (2017): Kotar channels Monroe in the video.
“What Is Love?” by Twice (2018): Chaeyoung dresses like Marilyn from The Seven Year Itch.
"Paradise" by Ofenbach featuring Benjamin Ingrosso (2018): Dorian Lo and César de Rummel act as judges at a talent show, in which an old Marilyn Monroe wannabe is one of the participants performing.[196]
Bewitched: "The Catnapper", Endora tells Samantha that her "mortal roommate seems to be getting "the seven-year-itch" five years early when he begins working nights"
Blonde: a partially fictionalized account of Monroe's life
Brides of Beverly Hills: "Zahava Marks", A Marilyn Monroe impersonator finds a wedding dress fit for an old Hollywood sex symbol[204][205][206]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "The Therapist", Charles Boyle says that "The painting in the bathroom of Jesus standing over a vent with his robe blowing up like Marilyn Monroe?"
Cagney & Lacey: "Jane Doe #37", a girl Cagney and Lacey arrest gives her name as "Norma Jeane Baker", the name Monroe was known as growing up
The Celebrity Look-Alike Show: In this special from 2003, a female audience member[207] is dressed like Monroe.
(Christmas Special) Anne Hegerty (a.k.a. "The Governess") dresses as Monroe from[208]The Seven Year Itch.
(Impersonators): Monroe look-a-like Suzie Kennedy[209] is a contestant on an episode.
Children in Need "2007": Wendi Peters performed a version of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by adding "I Am a Material Girl" halfway through, then returning to the normal song.
Combination Lock: In the pilot, it briefly mentions about "Marilyn Monroe's Appointment Book" where it was purchased at the website Goldenpalace.com where the contestant couples would match the item with its purchase price in thousands of dollars (SPOILER ALERT: The answer to that question, in particular, was in fact "11" as it was sold online for $11,000).[210]
"All Signs Point To Josh...or Is It Josh's Friend?", Rebecca Bunch[211] in a blue dress and gloves sings in the music video "The Math of Love Triangle" is a paid homage to Monroe's Diamond's Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
"I Need to Find My Frenemy", "The Math of Love Quadrangles"[212] is a reprise version of "The Math of Love Triangles" which itself is a parody of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Criminal Minds: "Reflections of Desire", Garcia quotes Monroe
"Marathon Mensch", Jay imagines himself as a Monroe impersonator aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
"LA Jay", a transvestite in a white dress offers to stand over a grate like Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
Designing Women: "Hard Hats and Lovers", Charlene [213][214] dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch at a country club masquerade ball
Desperate Housewives: "Excited and Scared", Renée dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for Halloween; Lee also dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch as well
Dexter's Laboratory: "Blonde Leading the Blonde", Dexter apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
Dice: "The Trial", After being cast as James Monroe in a musical, Dice announces to Carmen: "You are talking to President Marilyn Monroe"
Family Ties: "I Know Jennifer's Boyfriend", a poster of The Seven Year Itch is seen in the Keaton's house during Jennifer's 1950s-themed birthday party
Farscape: "Revenging Angel", an animated version of[218] Aeryn Sun briefly transforms into Marilyn Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
Finding Marilyn: An undeveloped reality series[220] emulating Monroe's journey to stardom, twelve young actresses travel to Los Angeles by competing for the chance to become the next Hollywood "it" girl.
Frasier: "Room Full of Heroes", Martin, as Joe DiMaggio, references Monroe; Daphne, as Elton John, references "Candle in the Wind"
Full House: "Mad Money", Jesse brings home a Monroe impersonator
"Mutiny on the Booty", Holly Madison is having a photoshoot that was inspired by Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and even later watches the film because of it
"Family Affair", The late Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison and the dog are in bed watching a scene from[221]Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Glee: "Girls (and Boys) on Film", Marley Rose and Wade "Unique" Adams with The New Directions Girls sings[222]Diamond's are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes along with a mashup of Material Girl by Madonna
Gossip Girl: "G.G.", Serena van der Woodsen[223] dresses as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes including Blair Waldorf dressing like Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's in a dream sequence as part of the show's 100th episode
"Happy Halloween: Part 2", a character dresses as Monroe
"Carol's Carnival", Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold)[224] dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch as a vent from below blows her dress up like the famous scene
Happy Endings: "Spooky Endings", Alex dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for a Halloween party
Hart of Dixie: "Walkin' After Midnight", Lemon dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for a Halloween party
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: "A Very Boo Halloween", Mama June (a.k.a. June Shannon) dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in the episode from 2013
Hey Arnold!: "The Beeper Queen", Helga Pataki's mother Miriam sings "Beepers Are a Girl's Best Friend" as a parody of "Diamond's Are a Girl's Best Friend" [225] from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in a commercial for Big Bob's Beepers
The Honeymooners: "A Woman's Work Is Never Done", Ralph references Monroe
I Love Lucy: "Ricky's Movie Offer", Lucy and Ethel think Ricky's script has a Monroe-type part, and ask Fred which one of them looks like her; Lucy glams up as Monroe
Law & Order: Criminal Intent: "Bombshell", a prescription bottle found by Logan and Wheeler is made out to Monroe's birth name, Norma Mortensen; Merritt references Monroe
"Six Month Leave", Monroe's death affects Hollis, Joan, and the office girls
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
The Marilyn Files: A two-hour live television special that aired on KTLA in 1992 hosted by Bill Bixby and Jane Wallace, where it reports that actress Marilyn Monroe was actually murdered when she died 30 years ago.[233][234][235]
Marilyn, Misunderstood: A documentary (narrated by Kim Cattrall) tells the story of the other "Marilyn", a woman who didn't suddenly wake up and become the biggest star in the world.[236][237]
Married... with Children: "It's a Bundyful Life", Al asks his guardian angel if Monroe is laughing at him because he caved to Peg's demand that he toss his Playboys
M*A*S*H: "Bombshells", Hawkeye and Charles start a rumor that Monroe is coming to the 4077 to thank the staff for caring for her cousin
Merrie Melodies: "Knight-mare Hare", as Bugs Bunny goes to another castle, he meets the residence of a warlock (or wizard) named Merlin of Monroe his name, in particular, is a pun on Marilyn Monroe
Movies Rock: Nicole Scherzinger performed a version of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes which paid tribute to the strong relationship between film and music
Mr. Belvedere: "Mumsy", Kevin Owens has a movie poster of The Seven Year Itch hanging on the wall in his apartment
Mr. Show with Bob and David: "If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There", In the skit "Van Hammersly"[240](Bob Odenkirk), one of his billiard balls is named after Marilyn Monroe along with mentioning one of her most famous films The Seven Year Itch.
The Muppets Go to the Movies: Miss Piggy performs the song "Heatwave" in a costume reminiscent of the one worn by Monroe in There's No Business like Show Business
"Season 1, Episode 20", Valerie Harper[241] donning a short blonde wig and brown dress briefly does an impression of Monroe during her opening number Broadway Baby
"Season 4, Episode 23", Miss Piggy and Carol Channing[242] sing Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as the closing number
Muppets Tonight: "Season 1, Episode 9", Miss Piggy and Whoopi Goldberg sing Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as the closing number
The Norm Show: "Norm vs. Fear", a girl dressed up like Monroe's character from The Seven Year Itch fixing a light as Taylor Clayton (Nikki Cox) shuts the door[243][244]
Nip/Tuck: "Joyce & Sharon Monroe", two Monroe Look-alikes want to look more like her
One Tree Hill: "Pictures of You", Brooke Davis impersonates Monroe for a class assignment
Parenthood (TV series): "Opening Night", Sydney Graham is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
Phil Spector: Spector speculates on Monroe's death during his first meeting with Linda Kenney Baden
Press Your Luck (Tormarken): Monroe's original nickname is mentioned as a question.[246]
The Pretender: "Curious Jarod", Jarod reviews a Simulation of the night of Monroe's death in which his younger self speculates as if "Norma Jean" or "Marilyn" was possibly murdered and why
Pretty Little Liars: "This Is a Dark Ride", Hannah Marin dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in a Halloween episode
Red Dwarf: "Meltdown": The crew find themselves on Wax-World, a theme park inhabited by wax-droids of famous real-life and fictional characters in human history, including Monroe (played by Pauline Bailey).
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe: A four-part documentary series that revisits the extraordinary story of a girl who sprang from nowhere to become the most famous woman in the world,[249][250]narrated by Jessica Chastain.
Scrubs: "My Tormented Mentor", in one of the fantasy sequences; the male surgeons briefly dream that Dr. Grace Miller (Bellamy Young) is Monroe[251]
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe: a TV mini-series where it chronicles Monroe's family life, her relationship with her mother Gladys Pearl Baker and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world.
Semi-Homemade Cooking: Host/Chef Sandra Lee is dressed as Monroe from[252]Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in a Halloween episode (Season 9, Episode 7)
Seinfeld: "The Note", George references Monroe after Kramer claims he saw Joe DiMaggio at Dinky Donuts
Sheep in the Big City: "Be Still My Bleating Heart", Sheep's wool briefly goes up in a Marilyn Monroe-like pose while standing over a subway vent
She's Out (Episode 1): Connie Stephens (Zoe Heyes) sings a part of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as she dances in the mirror to it. Stephens bears a resemblance to Monroe and also states that she was an inspiration to her.
Since You've Been Gone: According to the intro of this special from 2000, it claims that an exclusive sprawling Palm Springs estate was once used by Monroe.[253]
Sing Your Face Off (Week 6): Former soap opera actress Lisa Rinna dressed as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in an episode
"Treehouse of Horror XIV", Professor Frink tells Bart and Lisa his father "worked on the atom bomb by day, slept with Marilyn Monroe by night, and sold secrets to the Russians at lunch"
Moe apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch on Disk 4 of the Season 6 DVD set menu
Dr. Marvin Monroe's original first name was Marilyn
Split Personality: Monroe was the subject in round 2.[254]
SpongeBob SquarePants: "My Leg!", Fred Rechid (a.k.a. Fred the Fish) briefly parodies the subway grate scene from The Seven Year Itch behind a jewelry store along with saying "my leg!" in a sultry voice during a montage.
The Starlet: Ten aspiring actresses live together in a house once owned by Monroe.
Studio 10: a person dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in order to celebrate the show's 500th episode in 2015.[255]
Time Machine: a pic of Monroe[256] on the cover of a December 1953 issue of Playboy magazine along with a still of her from the classic film The Seven Year Itch can briefly be seen during the opening credits during the second season format of the show.
Trivia Trap: A pic of Monroe[257] can briefly be seen flying during the first season opening credits.
T.J. Hooker: "Target: Hooker", a male drag performer impersonates Monroe.[258]
Tosh.0: "Boy in Black Face", a little girl dresses as Monroe in a spoof of The Seven Year Itch.[259][260][261]
"April 7, 1967", Monroe's first husband James Dougherty[262] appears as a "central character" in this episode.
"November 1990", Monroe impersonator Jimmy James[263][264] appears as a "central character" in this episode along with singing his version of "I want to be loved by you".
Two and a Half Men: "Untainted by Filth", Charlie has a flashback of drunken Alan in a blonde wig singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" à la Monroe.
Warehouse 13: "Love Sick", Monroe's hairbrush turns hair platinum blonde when used
Marilyn's 2nd Chance (2009), and Marilyn Monroe, My Secret (2013) by Willard Manus
Norma Jeane: The Musical (2013): songs written by Jay Aston
Marilyn: My Secret with Erin Gavin as Monroe in the first run (2015)[266]
Plays and musicals with Monroe as a minor character or referenced to:
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955): Monroe's lookalike Jayne Mansfield plays a dumb actress who starts her own production company.[267] Prior to the play's production and premiere, Monroe had told Milton Greene about her grievances with 20th Century Fox, with Greene suggesting that they start their own production company.[268] Announcing its foundation in a press conference in January 1955, Monroe had stated that she was "tired of the same old sex roles. I want to do better things. People have scope, you know."[269] She had asserted that she was no longer under contract to Fox, as the studio had not fulfilled its duties, such as paying her the promised bonus for The Seven Year Itch.[270] This would begin a year-long legal battle between her and the studio,[271] that saw her being ridiculed by the press and by this play, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, which was written by The Seven Year Itch writer George Axelrod.[267]
Blood Brothers (1983): three songs called "Marilyn Monroe"
Gigi: The girl[274] on the backglass cover is supposed to resemble Marilyn Monroe
Hard Evidence: The Marilyn Monroe Files: Four characters[275] (the cop, the lawyer, the coroner and the investigative reporter) try to investigate her tragic death from a different angle to get to the truth.
Hisshou Pachinko *Pachi-Slot Kouryoku Series Vol 3: CR Marilyn Monroe: Translated as Winning Pachinko Mari ly N Monroe, a virtually marine-themed paci-slot game, features Monroe.
Shinobi (1987): Posters of Monroe[276] can be found plastered on a wall in the second third of the first level.
Taxi (pinball game) (1988): A blonde Marilyn Monroe-like image in a red dress can be seen as a taxi passenger[277] in both the backglass and playfield. But due to copyright infringement at the time, she was later changed to a brunette woman named Lola[278]
Jigoku no Renshuu: Translated as Hell of Exercises, Monroe wearing a white choker makes an appearance in the game[279]
The Joker's Wild (1994): A Marilyn Monroe-type[280] personality photo can be seen in the category "Sex Symbols".
Kantai Collection: Saratoga's standard pose of pushing her skirt down as it's blown upward by wind is inspired by a famous and iconic pose by Marilyn Monroe, taken from the movie The Seven Year Itch.
Yo-kai Watch 2: An in-game version of Marilyn Monroe called "Mary Ronmo", who starred in the movie "Gentlemen Endure Prawns", a spoof of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. A sidequest involves finding her famous red dress, which she wore in a scene in which her dress was blown upwards.
↑Stapinski, Helene (January 13, 2017). "The Lost Footage of Marilyn Monroe". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2018. The new movie musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, 'La La Land,' makes brief filmic reference to [that moment] in the opening number, with a young dancer's yellow dress blowing up.
↑Stent, Sabina (April 16, 2016). "The Blonde in the Kitchen". Bright Wall/Dark Room. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
↑Campbell, Christopher (September 12, 2014). "12 Movies to Watch After You See 'The Shawshank Redemption'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved October 25, 2018. Andy's second poster is one of Marilyn Monroe in her iconic pose from a moment in The Seven Year Itch, when her dress is blown up as she walks over a subway grating. This was the same as in the novella, as the character specifically had the Hayworth from 1948 to 1955. Then the Monroe from 1955 to 1960.
↑Loughrey, Clarisse (February 15, 2016). "This is how long Andy's tunnel was in The Shawshank Redemption". The Independent. Retrieved October 25, 2018. Knowing that the character, as the film states, began his tunnel in 1949; [NYC graphic designer Shahed] Syed utilised the various pin-up posters glimpsed in his cell as a mark of the passage of time: from Rita Hayworth (1949) to Marilyn Monroe (1957) to Raquel Welch (1966).
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