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]
"Breaking News" (2020) Monroe[33][34] 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.
"It's Crime Time" (2020) A newspaper article with the headline "Marilyn Dead" can be seen in the ad[35] This was to promote Scandalous: The Death of Marilyn Monroe.
Hoppe Jonge Jenever (1987): A Dutch[43] ad for the juniper-flavored spirit features Monroe from The Seven Year Itch posing on a plane along with a brief cameo appearance by Humphrey Bogart talking to her.
Ivi Fusion "Secret Baby" (2007) by BBDO Athens[50] Monroe and Albert Einstein finds out what would it be like if they had a child.
Jeep: "Portraits" (2016)[51] 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[52] 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.[57]
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) Dame 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!"[59] 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[60](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[63]
Pond's (2012): When a girl [64][65] 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[69] commercial Monroe made in her lifetime.
RT Edwards (2014): Monroe sings "Happy Birthday"[70] for its 80th anniversary.
Sazka "Subway" (2007): This mainly features a group of kids who are under a subway in a flatulence contest,[71] but it does feature a brief parody of The Seven Year Itch up top.
Scope "I Wanna Be Loved By You" (1999): The song[73] is used in this commercial for the mouthwash brand.
Sexy Hair "Sexy is Forever" (2014): a model dubbed as "the modern Marilyn"[74] 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.[75]
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[76][77]
Sony Cybershot: "Marilyn" (2011): The ad[79] 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 and variety show, Monroe on the red carpet unmasked herself by revealing to be model, showgirl, television personality and former child actress Ilary Blasi.[80]
TCM: A maid comes into Monroe's room to check up on her, but she wakes up as the maid leaves her room.[82]
Trivial Pursuit: "Marilyn Manson-Monroe"[83][84] 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[90]
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[92][93][94] showcases its exclusive collection that were inspired by actress, entrepreneur and timeless icon.
Architecture
Absolute World: Building #4 and Building #5 are nicknamed "Marilyn Monroe"[95]
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[139] 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.[165][166][167] 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: Silvia's dress blown up à la Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
Babylon: Manny walks past a pin-up shop selling posters of Monroe.[168]
El Tinte de La Fama: Magaly enters a television contest that is looking for a Monroe look-a-like in order to win a 25.000 dólares (i.e. $25,000) cash prize. Magaly teams up with Héctor whom she believes to be Monroe's reincarnation as a "third world transsexual man".
InAPPropriate Comedy: In this quasi-sequel/remake of The Underground Comedy Movie, Lindsay Lohan[175]dolls up as Monroe wearing an ankle monitor doing her rendition of the famous scene from The Seven Year Itch, then she grabs a pair of guns from the back of her dress and beings shooting the paparazzi in order to get her "ultimate revenge".
The Woman in Red: Charlotte unwittingly apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
Wonder Boys: James steals the jacket Monroe wore the day she married Joe DiMaggio from Gaskell, who is obsessed with the DiMaggio-Monroe marriage
Wrongfully Accused: Harrison's kilt blows up à la the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
Younger and Younger: Younger has a vision of a girl aping Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
Zapped!: Barney makes a girl at the prom ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
Graphic Novels
Quantum Creep (1993) in this short-lived comic book parody of the classic 1989-93 (& 2022 remake) tv series Quantum Leap, a character named Dr. Scumm Bucket[197](parody of Dr. Sam Beckett played by Scott Bakula) dressed as Marilyn Monroe from The Seven Year Itch does his impression of her famous "subway grate" pose on the front cover.
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1997) The Chameleon[198]briefly transforms into Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe while talking to Dr. Kafka.
Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar (2003) Features an older version of Marilyn Monroe.
WitchGirls, Inc. (2005) In the segment "The Case of the Soclicitor's Safe", a butler opens a magic box[199]and is transformed into Marilyn Monroe.
WitchGirls, Inc. (2017) In "The Monroe Doctrine", an older man[200]as Marilyn Monroe is working as a stripper due to a magical spell/curse affecting him mentally.
Deadpool by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn (2013) Deadpool disguises himself as Marilyn Monroe, to kill a reanimated John F. Kennedy.
Eterna Marilyn by Fran Sabariego (2019).
Literature
Alvah Bessie: The Symbol (1966), based on Monroe's life
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."[215][216]
"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.[217] 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."[217]
"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.[218]
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[227][228][229]
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[230] is dressed like Monroe.
(Christmas Special) Anne Hegerty (a.k.a. "The Governess") dresses as Monroe from[231]The Seven Year Itch.
(Impersonators): Monroe look-a-like Suzie Kennedy[232] 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).[233]
"All Signs Point To Josh...or Is It Josh's Friend?", Rebecca Bunch[234] 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"[235] 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 [236][237] 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[241] Aeryn Sun briefly transforms into Marilyn Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
Finding Marilyn: An undeveloped reality series[243][244] 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.
48 Hours Mystery: "The Marilyn Tapes": Peter Van Sant reports on new documents and interviews about the night Marilyn Monroe died.[245][246]
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[247]Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Glee: "Girls (and Boys) on Film", Marley Rose and Wade "Unique" Adams with The New Directions Girls sings[248]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[249] 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)[250] 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" [251] 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.[259][260][261]
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.[262][263]
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
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: "Maisel vs. Lennon: The Cut Contest", a poster headline that says "Marilyn Weds Joe Dimaggio" can be seen on a wall at an office.
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"[266](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[267] 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[268] 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[269][270]
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.[272]
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
Quantum Leap: "Good Bye Norma Jean" (Season 5) : Sam jumps into the body of Marilyn Monroe's chauffeur.
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,[275][276] 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[277]
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[278]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.[279]
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.[280]
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.[281]
Time Machine: a pic of Monroe[282] 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[283] can briefly be seen flying during the first season opening credits.
T.J. Hooker: "Target: Hooker", a male drag performer impersonates Monroe.[284]
Tosh.0: "Boy in Black Face", a little girl dresses as Monroe in a spoof of The Seven Year Itch.[285][286][287]
"April 7, 1967", Monroe's first husband James Dougherty[288] appears as a "central character" in this episode.
"November 1990", Monroe impersonator Jimmy James[289][290] 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: My Secret with Erin Gavin as Monroe in the first run (2015)[293]
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.[294] 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.[295] 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."[296] 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.[297] This would begin a year-long legal battle between her and the studio,[298] 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.[294]
Blood Brothers (1983): three songs called "Marilyn Monroe"
Gigi: The girl[302] on the backglass cover is supposed to resemble Marilyn Monroe
Hard Evidence: The Marilyn Monroe Files: Four characters[303] (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. A PlayStation 2 version was released under the title CR Marilyn Monroe.
Shinobi (1987): Posters of Monroe[304] 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[305] in both the backglass and playfield. But due to copyright infringement at the time, she was later changed to a brunette woman named Lola[306]
Jigoku no Renshuu: Translated as Hell of Exercises, Monroe wearing a white choker makes an appearance in the game[307]
The Joker's Wild (1994): A Marilyn Monroe-type[308] 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.
^Lopez, Kristen (October 1, 2012). "The Sex Symbol (1974)". Ticklish Business. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
^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).
^Noh, Kyu-min (May 15, 2022). [TEN피플] "나는 벗겠다" 전소연, 수위 높은 기획→패션…'선정성'과 '당당한 나' 사이 [[TEN People] "I'll take it off" Jeon So-yeon, high-level planning → fashion... Between 'sensuality' and 'I am proud of myself']. TenAsia. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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