National Geographic's Collectors Corner2024-03-29T14:32:26ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShierhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12376150279?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://ngscollectors.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-&user=38nnyq2jkid24&groupId=1029239%3AGroup%3A95671&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTwo Cheers for the National Geographictag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2023-10-02:1029239:Topic:2944892023-10-02T22:34:54.478ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Two Cheers for the National Geographic</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A well meaning, albeit trenchant, scrutiny of a grand old American magazine (“as American as a tribe of Bushmen”), plus a few photographic fantasies concerning the wonderful world of said grand old American magazine</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">By Anne Chamberlin,…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Two Cheers for the National Geographic</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>A well meaning, albeit trenchant, scrutiny of a grand old American magazine (“as American as a tribe of Bushmen”), plus a few photographic fantasies concerning the wonderful world of said grand old American magazine</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">By Anne Chamberlin, <em>Esquire</em> Magazine, December 1963</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As we approach the sixtieth anniversary of its publication, I have decided to do a brief review of one of the best articles about, and parody of, the <em>National Geographic</em> ever written. Ms. Chamberlin’s article is detailed but lighthearted history of The Society and its signature magazine. In the spirit of the title, I have chosen two excerpts, as well as two of the three photographic fantasies mentioned above, to give everyone a taste. The first excerpt is from the beginning of the article:</span></p>
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<p><em>“Brooks-Brothers leaned back on his wami-wami and stuck the yellow stem of his pipe in his toothless mouth. I learned later that his teeth had been pulled by the carefree, fun-loving islanders several years before in an effort to find where he hid his rum. “This is paradise,” he said simply, shaking with a malarial spasm. “Here is an island which knows no war, no bigotry, no sanitation, no nothing!’”</em></p>
<p><em>– Mad</em> Magazine, July, 1958.</p>
<p>Any true believer – and the world now contains over 3,300,000 of them – will recognize that some irreverent cad of a <em>Mad</em> writer is needling the most durable piece of furniture in his home: the <em>National Geographic</em> Magazine. But he and his fellow certificate-holding members of the National Geographic Society which publishes this monthly monument to travel, adventure and nature’s wonders will be undisturbed. As one devotee has said: “Laughing at the <em>National Geographic</em> is like laughing at Harvard. No matter how hearty and well-deserved the laughter, it is still a great institution.”</p>
<p>In the seventy-six years of its existence, the National Geographic Society (“The Society,” as it calls itself) has become the biggest, most prolific, profitable, and altogether astonishing combination of magazine and book publisher, news service, teaching aid, mapmaker and Science Club in the world…</p>
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<p><strong>In the true spirit of Yuletide</strong>, the National Geographic thrust wide its portals for a Christmas party attended by faithful old friends.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The second excerpt is from the heart of the article and shows the details which Ms. Chamberlin captured the human side of the <em>National Geographic</em>, its editors, and its readers:</span></p>
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<p>After publishing one indigestible treatise by a professor of geography, Grosvenor vowed that “From that day, no sentence has found space in the <em>National Geographic</em> that could not be readily understood.” None has. And as Dr. Grosvenor says, “This clarity of language has made it possible for extraordinary numbers of people to discover how geography opens doors to a fuller life.” When an article about farming possibilities in Alaska was rejected because one member of the Publication Committee “had climbed glaciers there and suffered from cold,” Grosvenor threw the principle of Editorship by Committee out the window too.</p>
<p>From then on he took The Magazine from one heady innovation to another, each a more dazzling success than the last. In the issue of May, 1903, The Magazine contained a picture showing two scowling Tagbanua women harvesting rice in the Calamianes Islands, bare from the waist up. Its use in a family magazine at a time when the female form was concealed from neck to ankle was a daring decision. Since then, to the everlasting joy of its readers, The Magazine has women all over the world in true native undress, with no trouble from the U. S. mails. (Actually, <em>Geographic</em> purists point out that in June, 1898, there was a picture of a “married Mangyan woman, showing typical costume” [i.e., none], but those were The Magazine’s more technical days.)</p>
<p>A second historic turning point came to Gilbert Grosvenor one December morning in 1904 when, “deeply discouraged,” he faced an eleven-page vacuum for the January issue. “There is no tyranny so absolute as a printer’s deadline, but I simply did not have a good manuscript available.” In a packet on his desk were fifty photographs of Lhasa in Tibet, offered to The Society for nothing by a Russian explorer. “When I went home I told my wife that I expected to be fired for publishing eleven solid pages of scenic pictures – particularly since the plates had been paid for from our slender resources. But my anxiety was soon dispelled when members of The Society stopped me on the street to tell me how much they enjoyed the first photographs from romantic Lhasa.”</p>
<p>From this daring use of pictures, to color photography to – yes – even to the dizzy adventure of putting color pictures on the cover, The Magazine has waxed and flourished, first under his longtime associate, John Oliver La Gorce (who has a mountain, a lake, and a glacier in Alaska named after him, a meteorological station, mountain range, and peak in Antarctica, a golf course, country club, drive and island in Miami Beach), before being entrusted to his son Melville Grosvenor…</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As you may have noticed, a cropped version the second photograph appears in the September 1988 One Hundredth Anniversary issue. (I even use that version as the background to my member page.) As for the third parody photography in the article, it is full-page in size which is a problem for copying. <em>Esquire</em> is an oversized publication, about 13” by 10” in dimensions. The photo is not of the quality of the other two so it really was not worth the effort anyway. It is a image of a man in a snowstorm, dressed in fur, goggles and snowshoes, pointing with one hand at the outstretched palm of the other. A black dot is among the snow in his palm. The caption title and caption text read:</span></p>
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<p><strong>Typical news scoop, exclusive in the pages of N. G.</strong></p>
<p>“At the very tip of the South Pole, I encountered the common housefly!” Whipped by icy gusts in the white wilderness, National Geographic’s man-in-the-field makes a truly startling scientific discovery which will benefit all mankind forever.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This article is an excellent read and a worthy addition to anyone’s collection. I hope this little sidestep into the past from outside the yellow borders is enjoyed.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yours in collecting,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tom Wilson</span></p> Across the Andes by Frogtag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2021-09-29:1029239:Topic:2701272021-09-29T19:45:33.397ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Across the Andes by Frog</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>This is my first (<u>and last</u>) parody review of a parody article celebrating its forty-fifth year of publication in the charming and instructive treasure-house of information, Dr. Fegg’s Nasty Book of Knowledge (1976). (Isn’t a parody of a parody a conspiracy theory?)…</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Across the Andes by Frog</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>This is my first (<u>and last</u>) parody review of a parody article celebrating its forty-fifth year of publication in the charming and instructive treasure-house of information, Dr. Fegg’s Nasty Book of Knowledge (1976). (Isn’t a parody of a parody a conspiracy theory?)</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is the story of the 1971 attempt by the plucky Dane, Knud Svenson, to become the first man to cross the Andes by frog. The article appears in Volume XCVII, Number Three of the <em>National Geographical Magazine</em>. While much of the cover contains a running joke about the wonders of Duluth and the evils of Communism, (and some those articles are ridiculously long), there are several other titles of note – “I Discovered the South Pole – in Italy” by Capitano Scotto, “I Ate Tierra Del Fuego” by Ken Liar, Jr., and “Across the Andes by Frog” by Knud Svenson. The cover also advertises a special supplement in the next issue – The Nice Arabs. I suspect that the title for Svenson’s exploits was inspired by the <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/forum/topics/100-years-ago-october-1921" target="_self">October 1921</a> <em>National Geographic</em> article “Over the Andes to Bogota”. Svenson’s exploit ultimately failed due to logistical issues (frog can’t carry people or luggage) and an extremely poor sense of direction.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The article consists of a photo of the Andes, and intro editorial paragraph, a series of log entries documenting Knud’s journey, and a map at the bottom of the last page, highlighting the frog’s probable route, an inset showing Svenson’s path and, as a bonus, the route of Danny the Kipper.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The black-and-white photograph is tinted blue, but otherwise is reminiscent of those appearing in the <em>National Geographic</em>. The intro paragraph documents Svenson’s other (fail) endeavors: to sail around the world on a rabbit and to cross Spitzbergen on a halibut. The log entries document the many squashed frogs, culminating in his arrest for killing sixteen frogs by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He was taken back to London, where he planned his next adventure – a crossing of the Skaggerak by maggot.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Dr. Fegg’s Nasty Book of Knowledge</em> was written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame. Dr. Fegg is one of Britain’s most wanted authors (see Bournemouth killings and Appearance at Royal Garden Party, 1972). Other children’s books he has written include – “The Bournemouth Killings – An Explanation”, “The Bournemouth Toe-Nailing – What Really Happened”, “Where I Was on the Night of the Twenty-sixth”, “Why I Have Never Been to Bournemouth”, “The Bournemouth Killings – Another Version”, “Innocent Until Proved Guilty”, “My Alibi”, and “Other Great Crimes of the Twentieth Century (in Which I Was Not Involved)”.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tom Wilson</span></p> On the Wrong Side, Againtag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2020-04-26:1029239:Topic:1799792020-04-26T01:03:36.662ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>On the Wrong Side, Again</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The good name of th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">e National Geographic Society (NGS) is unfortunately being misused, as <em>Skeptical Inquirer</em> noted recently. In their September/October 2019 special issue “Health…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>On the Wrong Side, Again</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The good name of th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">e National Geographic Society (NGS) is unfortunately being misused, as <em>Skeptical Inquirer</em> noted recently. In their September/October 2019 special issue “Health Wars”, NGS has published six newsstand books or “book-azines” on herbal medicine and natural healing remedies that fail to meet scientific standards. And in their January/February 2020 issue, the article “Whither National Geographic?”, Editor Kendrick Frazier suggest that while the <em>National Geographic</em> magazine still seems to exhibit high editorial standards, the company’s book division might not.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The May/June 2020 issue of <em>Skeptical Inquirer</em> contains a two-page article, “National Geographic’s Name Used to Sell the Supernatural” by Joe Nickell. It is a review of another such NGS publication entitled <em>Science of the Supernatural: Dare to Discover the Truth</em> by Daniel S. Levy (2019). This time, there is an effort to give the proverbial “both sides” of the controversial topics such as psychic phenomena and witchcraft. Of course, showing two sides where only one is scientific is not the way to “discover the truth”.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The book is divided into four sections, with chapter one treating “Faith, Magic & the Miraculous”. This includes psychic powers, miraculous healing, astrology, and several other topics. Chapter two, “The World of Witchcraft”, rails against the inquisitors who tortured suspected witches, but offers the view that “Today witchcraft has evolved into an open set of beliefs involving goddess worship and honoring nature.” The third chapter, “The Undead” lumps together vampires, ghosts, and more. And the final chapter, “Signs of the Otherworldly”, is all about UFOs and extraterrestrial life.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Science of the Supernatural</em> fails to live up to the promise implied in its subtitle: “Dare to Discover the Truth”. In the movie A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson’s character said it best: “The truth! You can’t handle the truth!” For here in a slick, colorfully illustrated book-azine, is the disappointing attempt to force science to share legitimacy with its polar opposite, the imaginary realm of the supernatural. It is a cynical compromise that ignores critical facts leading to an enlightened view. However much some wish otherwise, we live entirely in a real and natural world.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tom Wilson</span></p> On the Wrong Sidetag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2019-09-10:1029239:Topic:1735952019-09-10T20:16:50.664ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<p><span style="font-size: 36pt;"><strong>On the Wrong Side</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Skeptical Inquirer</em> is “the Magazine for Science and Reason”. It is published by the Center for Inquiry (CfI) with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). The September/October 2019 issue of <em>Skeptical…</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 36pt;"><strong>On the Wrong Side</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Skeptical Inquirer</em> is “the Magazine for Science and Reason”. It is published by the Center for Inquiry (CfI) with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). The September/October 2019 issue of <em>Skeptical Inquirer</em>, is a special issue, “The Health Wars: In the Trenches Against Alternative Medicine”. There are eight articles within this expose. National Geographic books are central to the first two articles. Unfortunately, the Society fall on the wrong side of this “War”.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>The Remedies of National Geographic</strong>, by Victor Benson</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>National Geographic Book is a ‘Natural’ Disaster</strong>, by Harriet Hall</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>Quackery at WHO: A Chinese Affair</strong>, by Cees N.M. Renckens and Thomas P.C. Dorlo</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>Magic Water</strong>, by Joe Nickell</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>Laser Acupuncture: High-Tech Placebo</strong>, by Sebastien Point</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>The New Phrenology</strong>, by Robert Stern</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>Unskeptical: Indian Scientists’ Opinions of Ayurvedic Medicine</strong>, by Barry A. Kosmin</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong>Suing for Science</strong>, by Nicholas J. Little</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All are well written and full of references and notes but, for obvious reasons, I’ll only be discussing the first two.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>The Remedies of National Geographic</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The National Geographic Society has published a series of books about ”natural healing remedies”. They are full of claims that lack scientific evidence, are inconsistent and internally contradictory, and don’t reach even minimal scientific standards. The NGS should reconsider them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">That paragraph is the introduction to the article and sets the tone for the next nine pages. The article is a review of six National Geographic publications. The author, Victor Benson, MD, is a retired family physician whose career was at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. He is a Volunteer Clinical Instructor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The National Geographic Society (NGS) has for more than 130 years been at the forefront of combining science, exploration, and storytelling to better understand the world around us. Its long storied history well known, few people would doubt the Society’s sincerity when it describes its “passion for science”. It was surprising to learn that the NGS has in the past decade published at least six books that, according to their covers, promote natural healing remedies, home remedies, and medicinal herbs, all of which “treat common ailments”. Do these publications align with the well-deserved, science-based reputation of the NGS? The author states that the focus was kept on the publications with no attempt to engage in the debate regarding the value of “alternative medicines”. The six books (actually three books and three Collectors’ Edition “bookazines”) are listed below:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Books reviewed:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <strong><em>Guide to Medicinal Herbs</em></strong>, (2010), 384 pages</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <em><strong>Complete Guide to Natural Home Remedies</strong></em>, (2012), 384 pages</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <em><strong>Nature’s Best Remedies</strong></em>, (2019), 318 pages</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>“Bookazines” reviewed:</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <em><strong>Healing Remedies</strong></em>, (2014), 112 pages</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <em><strong>Nature’s Best Remedies</strong></em>, (2015, reissued 2018), 128 pages</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• <em><strong>Natural Home Remedies</strong></em>, (2017, reissued 2019), 112 pages</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In a measure of fairness, the author first highlights the good things about the books. He states that they are well written, beautifully illustrated, and often provide appropriate cautions. They offer many helpful suggestions. He states that in many respects, the books are praiseworthy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But… although warnings are present, they are not helpful. The authors overreach and promote ideas that are not supported by the evidence. The readers cannot be sure that the advice is safe and/or effective. Five of the six books do not identify an author on the cover – and have the word <em>remedies</em> in the title. A <em>remedy</em> is something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder. Judging by the covers it appears that the NGS is offering cures for disease.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Two of the publications’ introductions state that “we have sought the best ideas from around the world and put them to the test of science”. Another states, “This book showcases the … herbs, plants, and essential oils that can help you treat diseases and ailments”. From statements like these it is clear the books are claiming to offer scientifically based advice about treating and preventing disease. The small-print “Note to Readers” at the beginning of each book in disclaiming “any liability whatsoever” states that the author and publishers are not rendering medical advice. This disclaimer contradicts the obvious message of the books.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Benson then addresses each problem with these publications. I am only going to list them and not go into the detail of each. They are: lack of actual evidence, overreach stretching credulity, is there evidence, internally contradictory, bad advice, failure to inform on alternatives, and inconsistency among the books.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The article then goes in depth to examine the books’ treatment of any one herb. The author chose Butterbur (Petasites hybridus). Bottom line, there is some evidence that butterbur might be effective in decreasing the frequency of periodic migraine headaches, though the evidence is sparse and not strong. But there is evidence that it may not be safe. The discussion of butterbur is inconsistent among the six books, and it is recommended for use in numerous conditions for which there is no evidence of effectiveness or safety.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In conclusion the article state that the editors of the NGS should reconsider their “natural remedies” publishing enterprise. Producing books full of claims that lack evidence and don’t meet even minimum scientific standards belies the NGS’s stated “passion for science”.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>National Geographic Book is a ‘Natural’ Disaster</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The next article is abbreviated review of the NG Collectors’ Edition “<em>Nature’s Best Remedies</em>” written by Harriet Hall, M.D. She is a contributing editor and columnist for the Skeptical Inquirer and coauthored the textbook <em>Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions</em>. The full review appears online at: skepticalinquirer.org</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Photo courtesy of Scott Shier</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The National Geographic store proclaims, “This authoritative guide to the foods, herbs, spices, essential oils, and other natural substances that alleviate common ailments will enhance your life- from treating illness to sharpening the mind, losing weight, cleaning the home, enhancing pregnancies, and reducing the effects of aging.” Dr. Hall says, <em>No it won’t</em>. The information in <em>Nature’s Best Remedies</em> is biased, incomplete, unscientific, and sometimes even dangerous. She is a longtime subscriber to <em>National Geographic</em> magazine, but she no longer trusts it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The author of the book, Nancy J. Hajeski, is a writer with no medical or scientific credentials. The forward is by Tieraona Low Dog, MD, an integrative medicine specialist. <em>Integrative medicine</em> is a marketing term designed to infiltrate quackery into science-based medicine. It accepts poor quality evidence and tries to co-opt recommendations of mainstream medicine such as diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes. The book subscribes to the naturalist fallacy – the idea that a natural remedy is inherently better than a pharmaceutical one. That concept is demonstrably false. Around half of pharmaceuticals were derived from plants.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Hall relied on another resource on the subject, the much more trustworthy and complete, the <em>Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database</em>. It rates each natural medicine on effectiveness and safety. Only 5% are rated “effective” and almost all of them are vitamins, minerals, and medicines available as prescription or over-the-counter drugs approved by the FDA. Adverse reactions, drug interactions, warnings, and other health concerns are well documented.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In contrast, this National Geographic book describes only “health benefits”. It mentions that there are positive studies and studies that indicate that a remedy “may” have beneficial effects, but some of these are animal and in vitro studies. It provides no citations or references to help readers. It fails to mention negative studies, adverse reactions, or interactions with other remedies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If National Geographic had presented this as a coffee table book describing folklore and belief systems, Dr. Hall wouldn’t have objected. But the NGS presented it as an evidence-based review of the top natural medicinal remedies and the natural medicines as effective. Nothing in this book can be trusted without confirmation from other, more reliable sources. The NGS let us down. They should be ashamed.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tom Wilson</span></p> The Elusive White Breast on the Pages of National Geographictag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2017-05-27:1029239:Topic:1394322017-05-27T18:11:25.454ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Elusive White Breast</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the Pages of <i>National Geographic</i></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Since the National…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-6"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Elusive White Breast</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the Pages of <i>National Geographic</i></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Since the National Geographic Society has announced that they will no longer be publishing photographs of natives, au natural, I thought it would be a good time to write this piece. “Get it off my chest” so to speak. Time and again, the topic of nudity in the <i>National Geographic</i> has centered on the lack of white nudity. The subject is usually framed in absolutes with words like “always”, “never”, and “must” being frequently applied. First, I will give a few examples of these statements (with emphasis by me) and then I’ll show why you should “never say never”.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In their study of <i>National Geographic</i> and its readership, “Reading National Geographic” (1993), Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins discuss nudity in the magazine and the rational for printing it. They conclude this discussion with: “All of this elaborate structure of signification, however, is built on a foundation of racial and gender subordination: in this context, one <b>must</b> first be black and female to do this kind of symbolic labor.”</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In a 1992 issue of <i>Nude & Natural</i>, a nudist magazine, there is an article entitled “The Geographic Needs a Nude Attitude Adjustment”. In it, the editor, Rob Boyte, discusses the disparities of black-to-white and male-to-female nudity. He acknowledges that male nudity is now being shown, but only from Africa or South America. As to the question of color, he posits, “A question to put to the white men who run the <i>Geographic</i> is why they <b>don’t dare</b> to show the white breasts of equally unselfconscious Europeans and North Americans”.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On the website “tribal nudity in National Geographic – Abagond” posted in 2013, the author uses absolutes throughout his/her treatise. <i>National Geographic</i> “gets away” with nudity in the search for truth. “But this love of truth <b>only</b> extends to black and brown people” and later “This love of truth <b>does not</b> extend to white people”. The website cites a photo of Josephine Baker in the July 1989 issue to prove the point that the first “American” breast shown was black.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://abagond.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/national-geographic-nudity/amp/">https://abagond.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/national-geographic-nudity/amp/</a></i></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The predominance of non-white nudity is an undeniable fact. But when absolutes are thrown around, it only takes one example to disprove the argument. <i>National Geographic</i>, for its part, did not make it easy, but that same July 1989 issue referenced by the Abagond website and predating the book and magazine has provided the answer. Even that proved not to be easy. First, here is the aforementioned photo of Josephine Baker:</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572175?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572175?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">On pages 84 and 85 there is a very busy photograph of some French “streakers” crowding into a café. You actually need to play a “Where’s Waldo”-like game called “Find the White Breast in <i>National Geographic</i>”. Hint: there are actually two, one on each page, both right breasts.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572273?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572273?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">If you can’t make them out, here is a zoom in of the area of interest.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572291?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572291?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are still finding it difficult, here are isolated shots of the two Madamiselles.</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572533?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="552" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572533?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope this discussion isn’t offensive to anyone. I just posted it to emphasize the dangers of using absolutes when discussing any topic.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Tom Wilson</span></p> Nudes in the National Geographic as Arttag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2016-02-11:1029239:Topic:1198262016-02-11T22:41:22.198ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E75"><span id="E76" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Back in college, I majored in Computer Science. In the…</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E75"><span id="E76" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Back in college, I majored in Computer Science. In the course of my studies I was required to take an Art Appreciation class. I have zero art abilities be it musical, painting, or otherwise. That being said, I did enjoy that class immensely.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E78"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E79">I have decided to use what little I can remember from that class from many years ago and apply it to a few photographs from the pages of</span> <em><span id="E80">National Geographic</span></em> <span id="E81">in a purely aesthetic manner. While these images are usually examined through a social or cultural lens, I will try to view them solely as art. In so doing, I am fully aware that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and “one man’s art is another man’s pornography”. With that caveat being said, here is what I have come up with.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E83"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E84">I have selected seventeen images spanning over one hundred years to display and discuss. Thirteen of them are portraits, one of which is a profile, while the other four</span> <span id="E85">are of the nude form in action (three bathing and one dancing). I first briefly describe the article associated with the photo to give a little context, then show and critique the image. If there is any additional information related to the image I add it at the end of the citation.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">September 1912</span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The article associated with the first three photographs is entitled "Head Hunters of Northern Luzon". This is the singular article in the issue. It was written by Dean C. Worcester, Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Islands. In it Secretary Worcester tours and photographs the various tribes of this Philippine island.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570143?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570143?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The photograph on page 867 is entitled "A Kalinga Woman". Her tattoos are very intricate and completely cover her arms and shoulders. Her necklaces, earrings, and headdress add to her charm. She makes good eye contact but seems indifferent to the camera.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570269?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570269?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The photograph on page 883 is entitled "An Ifugao Girl". She also has tattoos on her arms, but this time not as intricate. Her shiny earrings and necklaces are made of copper. She appears to be puzzled and her crossed arms convey impatience.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577443?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577443?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The photograph on page 928 is entitled "A Young Woman of 'No Man's Land'". As with the other women shown, her arms are tattooed. She is a product of intermarriage between tribes. She is wearing an ornate headdress along with earrings and necklaces. She seems a little more at ease than the other two Philippine women shown, but there is no smile.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E92"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E93">The a</span><span id="E94">rticle</span> <span id="E95">associate with this image is entitled “Here and There in North Africa” by Frank Edward Johnson. It is really a collection of five articles spanning the region from the mountains of Tunisia to the desert oases of the Sahara.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E97"><span id="E98" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578513?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578513?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E100"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E101">The picture I chose is a photogravure appearing on page 41. It is a portrait of a young woman from one of the nomadic tribes that</span> <span id="E102">live in south Tunisia. Her po</span><span id="E103">i</span><span id="E104">se, jewelry, and tattoos present</span> <span id="E105">a</span> <span id="E106">beauty that transcends the harsh environment in which the image was taken.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E108"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E109">As stated, this image is a Photogravure. This is an art form in and of itself. Photogravure is a photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin</span> <span id="E110">tissue which has been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high-quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a photograph. It registers a wide variety of tones through the transfer of etching ink from an etched copper plate to a special damped paper run through the etching press. The unique tonal range comes from its variable depth of etching, that is, the shadows are etched many times deeper than the highlights.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E112"><span id="E113">For more of the art of photogravure look no further than “Les Nus de Drtikol” (1929) by the </span>Czech artist Frantisek Drtihol.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="font-size-4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">March 1917</font></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">There is no associated article for this image.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">It is one of “16 Pages in Four Colors”.</font> <font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font><font face="Calibri" size="3">It originally appeared as a black-and-white photograph in the same January 1914 article as the photogravure above, “Here and There in North Africa” by Frank Edward Johnson.</font></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309575023?profile=original" target="_self"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309575023?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></font></a></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The image chosen is from page 263 is a profile of an Arab woman standing, head held high.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">It is a black-and-white photograph that has been painstakingly colorized to look (almost) natural.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">The woman’s bearing and gaze elevate this image to the status of art.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">Her pink garb and gold jewelry only add to her beauty.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">As stated above, this photograph has a history, but that history extends beyond the two issues I have referenced.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">While its first appearance is on page 11 of the January 1914 issue as a black-and-white photograph, the second occurrence as a colorized image appears in the March 1917 issue which I have just documented.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">The colorized version was used by the Society again in 1920 as the back cover of the promotional brochure, “Specimen in Miniature”.</font></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="font-size-4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">October 1919</font></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The article associated with the next image is titled “A Vanishing People of the South Seas” and was written by John W. Church.</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">It is about the people on the Marquesas Islands and their dwindling population.</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">Diseases like smallpox and leprosy coupled with a loss cultural identity is dooming these islands with a population now less than 2,000 individuals.</font></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578897?profile=original" target="_self"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578897?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></font></a></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">The image selected is a portrait of a native woman in a sitting pose.</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">It is a full-page photograph taken by L. Gauthier and is on page 276 at the beginning of the article of the magazine (the article starts on page 275).</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">The composition of the image raises it from documentation to that of art.</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">The sharply focused subject contrasts with the soft, out-of-focus background.</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">Her native attire also contrasts with the modern necklace she wears.</font><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span> <font face="Calibri" size="3">Her downward glance exuded sadness.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Calibri" size="3">Also posing for another article in the same (October 1919) issue is this African beauty:</font></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12403218484?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12403218484?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></font></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>December 1921</strong></span></p>
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<p>The issue is entirely about the islands in the Pacific, and their disposition after the World War.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9879644880?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9879644880?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>The cropped images chosen were of two native girls, one from Nauru and the other from Saipan. They were chosen not only for their beauty, but for them addressing the camera directly.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>January 1924</strong></span></p>
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<p>The January 1924 issue has an article on Darfur. Among the several photographs showing women in native attire, i.e. topless, one photo in particular stands out as more artistic.</p>
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<p>The womans pose, her upright stature, her strong expression, all elevate this photo to art, in my opinion.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>March 1928</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There is no article associated with this photograph. Instead, it is the eleventh of "SIXTEEN PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR". They comprise of twenty photographs or "Autochromes" by Franklyn Price Knott. Twelve of those photos are full-page in size. Five photos contain topless women with two of those being full-page.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579290?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579290?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">As the caption states, this is a "Reserved and Dignified Daughter of the East". Her unsmiling face reflects an inner strength but also a wariness of the camera and/or photographer. Her head wrap and earrings accentuates her youthful appearance. The photo appears on page 340 of the issue. The location is the Island of Bali, as are all the photographs in this set of twenty.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581601?profile=original" target="_self"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581601?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></font></a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font face="Calibri" size="3">The image I selected is a portrait photograph taken by the author.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">It appears on page 614 and is of a Sudanese slave girl owned by a wealthy Arab.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">Her poise, however, belies her lot in life and projects a pride and strength that has not been crushed by twentieth century slavery.</font><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font> <font face="Calibri" size="3">The head and arm bands, and especially the necklace enhance her beauty.</font></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Unlike the last photograph from Bali eleven years ago, this one has an article associated with it. The article is entitled "Bali and Points East". It was written by Maynard Owen Williams, who is also credited with the photography.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581894?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581894?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Like the girl in the previous portrait from Bali (March 1928), this one is wearing earrings and a turban. In addition she is sporting a necklace (which she is also selling). Even more noticeable, she is sporting a smile.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E121"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E122">This <span class="font-size-2">World</span> War II vintage a</span><span id="E123">rticle</span> <span id="E124">entitled “Coffee Is King in El Salvador” by Luis Marden and David Duncan is aptly titled. It mainly discusses the cultivation, harvesting, drying, and transportation</span> <span id="E125">of the beverage</span> <span id="E126">I consume regularly. While most of the photos in this article relate to the topic, a few are more general</span><span id="E127">, i.e. of the scenery and people of El Salvador.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E132"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E133">The photo I have chosen to display is a Kodachrome by Luis Marden and appears on page 595</span> <span id="E134">(plate XI)</span><span id="E135">. It is of a young woman combing her hair while bathing in a stream.</span> <span id="E136">Unlike most nude photos in the magazine, she is smiling, and that smile is captivating.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E138"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E139">It must be noted here that this photo was reused</span> <span id="E140">as the cover photo by the</span> <span id="E141">National Press Club</span> <span id="E142">for their January 29, 1966 parody of our magazine as NGS Presid</span><span id="E143">ent Windsor Booth</span> <span id="E144">becomes the Press Club’s President.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E150"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E151">The associated a</span><span id="E152">rticle</span> <span id="E153">in this issue is entitled “</span><span id="E154">Micronesia – The Americanization of Eden” by David S. Boyer. It discusses the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and discusses the varying degrees of modernization happening throughout the region.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E159"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E160">The photo I selected from this issue appears on page 703. It is of a high school girl from the Island of Yap performing a stick dance</span> <span id="E161">keeping alive her heritage</span><span id="E162">.</span> <span id="E163">The hibiscus blossoms and jewelry add to her beauty.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E165"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E166">I do have to note that the c</span><span id="E167">over</span> <span id="E168">image from this issue is of a girl from the same high school troupe as the girl I wound up choosing. It was a toss up especially with the cover girl’s smile. This is the only cover I know of that has nudity (notice the lower right corner above the word Society). I eventually opted not to use the cover image because the</span> <span id="E169">title and list of contents detracted from the aesthetic quality of the photo</span><span id="E170">.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>January 1979</strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The article "Man in the Amazon: Stone Age Present Meets Stone Age Past" documents ancient archeological finds together with the life of present day tribes. These people are being forced to adapt to encroaching modern world or die.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The photo on page 80 shows a young Amazon maiden fording a stream. The caption is cleverly titled: "<strong>Innocents in the rushing stream</strong> of progress". It was taken by W. Jesco von Puttkamer, who is also the author of the article. The woman pays little notice to the cameraman. Instead she appears to be concentrating on her footing. She is wearing necklaces and bracelets, and little else.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E177"><span id="E178" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This article “Journey Through Time” by Francois Leydet is the second of two articles on Papua New Guinea. The article highlights the primitive and the modern aspects of life in this fledgling nation.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E183"><span id="E184" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The photograph I took from this issue is a portrait that appears on pages 170 and 171. It is of a young girl, Fidelis Pukue. She attends a Roman Catholic mission school and is posing with her broom from after-school chores. Her posture and her stare exude pride and strength.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E191"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E192">In the article “New Pacific Nations”</span> <span id="E193">by Carolyn Bennett Patterson</span> <span id="E194">we return to Micronesia as the islands of the former Trust Territory become new nations.</span> <span id="E195">These five new nations, plus a sixth that was formerly British, each have their own culture plus varying degrees of adoption to the Western lifestyle.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E200"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E201">The photograph chosen was taken by David Hiser and appears on page 461. It is</span> <span id="E202">another portrait and</span> <span id="E203">again</span> <span id="E204">is</span> <span id="E205">from the Yap</span> <span id="E206">state, this time from the island of Mogmog where western dress is discouraged. It is of a young school girl and, besides her obvious beauty, the jux</span><span id="E207">ta</span><span id="E208">position of the primitive displayed in her dress (she’s wea</span><span id="E209">ring a grass skirt)</span> <span id="E210">and the modern shown by her school books (including a number two pencil) elevates this photo artistically.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The article related to this image is entitled "The Eloquent Surma of Ethiopia". It was written by Carol Beckwith. The article discusses the nomadic Surma tribes of Southwestern Ethiopia and, among other things, their habit of ritualistic body painting.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309599600?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309599600?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The image I have chosen is a portrait of a girl from the Surma tribe. It was photographed by Angela Fisher and appears on page 82. Besides the body paint used to attract members of the opposite sex, there are several other techniques used to enhance her appearance. Her earplugs, and jewelry are obvious but also the scarification on her arms are apparent. What really makes her beautiful, though, is her smile. </span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E217"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E218">My final a</span><span id="E219">rticle</span> <span id="E220">is entitled “Mary – The Most Powerful Woman in the World” by Maureen Orth.</span> <span id="E221">It documents the sighting of</span> <span id="E222">the “Queen of Peace” throughout history and around the world.</span></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E224"><span id="E225" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309600229?profile=original" target="_self"><br/> <img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309600229?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E227"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="E228">This final photo was taken by Diana Markosian and appears on pages 48 and 49. It is of a mother bathing in the sacred Saut d’Eau falls</span> <span id="E229">in Haiti</span> <span id="E230">while being hugged by her young daughter. This is the location in 1849 tha</span><span id="E231">t Ezili Danto, the Black Madonna first appeared. In Haiti, Ezili </span>Danto has a dual role as a Christian figure and a Voodoo goddess. The image of a mother with child at this location makes this more that just a photograph.</span></p>
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<p>The article associated with this photograph is the issue's cover story, "Threatened by the Outside World". It was written by Scott Wallace and Chris Fagan. It describes the endangered existence of the Awa tribe in the Brazilian Amazon.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309600464?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="707" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309600464?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p>This image of an Awa "Madonna and Child" is trimmed from a group picture on pages 52-54. She is wearing necklaces of varying lengths. The photograph is credited to Charles Hamilton James.</p>
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</div> The National Geographic as a Cultural Fixture (Part 2)tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2015-09-23:1029239:Topic:1142722015-09-23T13:37:38.052ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E81"><span id="E82">The <em>National Geographic</em> has been around for a long time. It has been popular for a long time as well. This be</span>ing the case it is not surprising that…</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E81"><span id="E82">The <em>National Geographic</em> has been around for a long time. It has been popular for a long time as well. This be</span>ing the case it is not surprising that the <em>National Geographic</em> shows up in many aspects of our culture. I have decided to show a few examples from various, diverse cultural expressions.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1973 crime drama "Badlands" set in 1959, there is a cameo by a <em>National Geographic.</em></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">After killing her father (Warren Oats), Kit Carruthers (play by Martin Sheen) and Holly Sargis (played by Sissy Spacek) go on the lam and build a treehouse in the woods.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In one scene Kit sits in a crow's nest at the top of the treehouse, browsing through a copy of <em>National Geographic.</em> Amused by what he sees, looking around to find somebody to share it with.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In one scene of the 1973 drama "Save The Tiger", a film about moral conflict in contemporary America, the main character Harry Stoner (played by Jack Lemmon) is having a discussion with a free spirited girl hitchhiker:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I really hate zoos. Those animals are miserable. I saw this <em>National Geographic </em>about lions and tigers... How they return to a place of remembered beauty. That's how they catch them."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>Another cameo came in the 1975 movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>Two <em>National Geographic Magazines </em>can be seen on a shelf where McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is announcing a baseball game. They are the August 1960 and the February 1961 issues.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another popular movie with a reference to the <em>National Geographic </em>is the 1975 thriller "Jaws". After a shark had been caught, the mayor Larry Vaughn (played by Murray Hamilton) is arguing with the oceanographer Matt Hooper (played by Richard Dreyfuss). Hooper insists their is another, larger shark still out there. One he calculates to be seventeen feet long.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Vaughn growls, "No shark grows seventeen feet, for Christ's sake."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">To which Hooper replies, "The famous Swedish naturalist Linnaeus believed that the 'great fish' that swallowed Jonah was not a whale, but a great white shark."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Vaughn then snaps back, "Love to prove that, wouldn't you? Get into the <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1977 American horror movie "The Crater Lake Monster" there is a cameo of a supplement map from the May 1966 <em>National Geographic Magazine</em>. It is of Northern California and appears in the County Sherriff's on the wall behind his desk. It is from a double map (Southern California is the flip-side) and is the third and last map in the U. S. Atlas Series.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Deep" (1977)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1977 French film "Un Taxi Mauve" ("The Purple Taxi") there is this query and response:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"These stories that Taubelman tells... is it true we met in Morocco?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, he read your article in <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 1980 Italian horror movie "Cannibal Holocaust" is indirectly related. Its creator stated in an interview that he got the idea for this movie after reading an article in a <em>National Geographic. </em> It was the first film in the genre of "found footage' movies later made popular by "The Blair Witch Project". In it a NGS-like expedition to the Amazon disappears and a search & rescue party is sent in after them.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"On Golden Pond" (1981)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1982 horror movie "Creepshow" there is this wager:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm willing to bet that crate... is full of <em>National Geographics </em>or back issues the <em>Reader's Digest.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The date on it says 1834. Did they publish a <em>Reader's Digest </em>way back then?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1982 horror movie "Cat People" there is a cameo of a stack of <em>National Geographics</em>:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 1983 movie, "Valley Girls" has a scene with two girls discussing male penile sizes in Hollywood. Stacey (played by Heidi Holicker) asks her friend: "What's the biggest one you've ever seen?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Unaware that the magazine actively avoided genitalia, both male and female, her friend Julie (played by Deborah Holicker) counter-queries: "Like in the <i>National Geographic, </i>or what?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">To which Stacey replies: "No, in your hand."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the prelude of the 1983 horror film "Twilight Zone: The Movie" two men are driving down a lonely country road at night playing a game of "Name That Tune" to TV show themes. The driver's is played by Albert Brooks and the passenger is played by Dan Aykroyd. It is the drivers turn:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Driver: "Alright? How about this one? Ba-da-dah-DAH-da. Ba-da dah-Hoo-Dah-da-DAH-da dah. Know it? Ba-da-dah-DAH-da. Look-at-that-fos-sil / It's stuck over there in-the-tar (Boom Boom) / Look-at-that-OLD-man / He-looks-like-an-old-ape (BOOM BOOM). What is it?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Passenger: "....No..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">D: "Look-at-that-OLD-bone / It-could-be-worth-some-bucks (Boom Boom). What is it?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">P: "Mmmm. I really don't know."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">D: (Singing) "Look-at-those-TWO-apes / This-must-be-where-they-live (Boom Boom) / Look-at-that-ci-ty / Let's-con-ti-nue-to-dig (Boom Boom)."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">P: "I REALLY don't know."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">D: "It's <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">P: "Huh..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">D: "<em>NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">P: "Okay. Alright."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1983 comedy "The First Turn-on!!" there are these pleas:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If I ever get out of here, I'll never eat junk food again."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If I ever get out of here, I'll change my subscription from <em>Penthouse </em>to <em>National Geographic.</em> I promise."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I don't want to die a virgin."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"A Time to Die" (1983)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">During the opening credits to the 1984 adventure movie "Romancing the Stone", a stack of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines can be seen in Joan Wilder's (Kathleen Turner) bathroom.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in the credits, a set of <em>National Geographics </em>on a shelf in Joan's living room are shown from multiple angles.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in the movie, after Joan's apartment is ransacked, <em>National Geographics</em> can be seen scattered among the mess.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1984 movie "Birdy" there is this portion of a larger discussion on breasts:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Women carry them around their whole lives. Flopping around, getting in the way."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"They don't get in the way. They're needed. They're necessary."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I seen a picture in <em>National Geographic.</em> Just like a cow, but in a more stupid place."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's not like a cow at all."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1984 comedy "Making the Grade" there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">" A <em>National Geographic </em>film?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">" They told me it was a <em>National Geographic-</em>kids."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1984 movie "American Dreamer" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Because he's seen naked women in <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In "Beverly Hills Cop", a comedy-drama released on December 1, 1984, Zack, a henchman, played by Jonathan Banks, sits in his boss's office reading a <em>National Geographic</em> magazine in this screen-grab:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1985 adventure/comedy "The Jewel of the Nile" there is the following scene: After escaping into the desert from the tyrant Omar, Joan (played by Kathleen Turner) and Jack (played by Michael Douglas) encounter Nubians. Jack smoothly goes: "Main man, my man!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Noticing him grinning, Joan queries: "What are you so happy about?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">To which Jack replies: "Just keep smiling. Maybe they'll think we're from <em>National Geographic."</em></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1985 sci-fi/comedy "Explorers" there is a triple map cameo. On the back wall of a classroom you can clearly see three <em>National Geographic </em>supplement maps: The Heavens (Dec. 1957), The Moon (Feb. 1969), and Mars (Feb. 1973).</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a reference to <em>National Geographic </em>near the end of the 1985 Japanese movie "Chikan densha: Shanai de ippatsu" ("Molester Train 30").</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">A 5th edition <em>National Geographic Atlas of the World</em> has a cameo in a scene in the 1985 James Bond movie "A View to a Kill". (Note: This cameo is courtesy of Scott Shier.)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 1986 Neil Simon film "Brighton Beach Memories" is a coming-of-age movie focusing on 15-year old Eugene Morris Jerome (played by Jonathan Silverman) who is experiencing puberty.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Eugene dreams about all women from the neighbor he spies on to the naked Africans in <em>National Geographic</em>, as Simon interweaves his lust as a running gag.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1986 drama "Just Between Friends" (Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Danson) there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"A little <em>National Geographic </em>stuff?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's Life" (1986)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">A copy of the Geographic can be seen on a table in the 1987 SciFi Comedy Innerspace. Credit for this find and image goes to Juan Carlos Herrera del Castillo.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The following is an excerpt from a study guide for the book that is the basis of the 1988 drama "Gorillas in the Mist". It sets the context for the scene much better than I could.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><em>"Fossey</em> (played by Sigourney Weaver) <em>connects with a number of the members of the various groups over the years, some who tend to look to Fossey and the other human observers as sources of entertainment. Some of them find Fossey's possessions interesting, and Fossey once hands a gorilla a National Geographic magazine in an effort to keep the youngster entertained without touching her camera or camera lenses. She is amazed that the youngster looks at the pictures but seems to hold a grudge for having been pacified with the magazine."</em></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The following is a description of the 'waiting room' scene from the 1988 comedy "BeetleJuice":</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Calypso style elevator music seems to be droning quietly in the background as several people that look suspiciously like zombies sit reading magazines or in some cases copies of cloth bound book. The room is run down and dirty, the most unpleasant waiting room they had ever been in. The 50's furniture is fraying and in some cases being propped up by stacks of old phone books. There are old ashtrays with dirty sand, <em>National Geographic Magazines </em>with their covers missing. The linoleum is patched in a hundred places.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Directly across from the entrance is a receptionist's window. She is in a tight fitting, bullet-breasted top that is either part of an unusual evening gown or a one piece swimsuit, however her legs are not visible it is difficult to tell. Her flaming red hair, red lipstick and rather green complexion makes for an interesting contrast. She's wearing a ribbon across her breast reading 'MISS ARGENTINA'."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Still another movie that make a passing reference to the <em>National Geographic</em> is the 1990 comedy/horror movie "Tremors". After the monsters are dead and the road out of town repaired, Val (played by Kevin Bacon) and Earl (played by Fred Ward) are finishing repairing their truck.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Earl exclaims: "Road's in!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Val repeats: "Road's in!" and then continues: "Now, soon as we hit Bixby we start making phone calls. We could make some real money off this whole thing, get in <em>People Magazine</em>..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Earl then retorts: "<em>People</em>? Hell, <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Joe vs. the Volcano" (1990)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1990 movie "Texasville" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Like these plants I read about in <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1991 comedy "Delerious" there is this conversation:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Then I went to Africa. [Africa? Where did that come from?] For the last two years I've lived there with a colony of ants."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You lived with ants?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I do research. I chart everything they do. Social organization, their organization, their mating habits."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Oh, I see. Like one of those <em>National Geographic </em>special."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, I'll never be one of those. My friend Manu says I'm not big enough. I don't have gorillas like Dian Fossey or Jane Goodall with her precious chimp. Right. See no one cares about ants."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1991 Australian coming of age comedy (Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts) there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Look, I know body language, and her's says 'give me'."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"They can be pretty, you know, desperate, these black women. Look at <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1993 crime drama "A Perfect World" starring Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood, and set in 1963 Texas, there is a cameo of a <em>National Geographic Magazine</em>. It appears in the farmhouse of a couple being terrorized by an escaped convict (Costner). Costner's character is shot and stumbles to a dresser. An April 1963 issue appears on top of the dresser.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1993 zombie romance "My Boyfriend's Back" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The one's I'll be reading about in the <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The following is a scene from the 1994 prison movie "The Shawshank Redeption". The scene is set in 1949; the location is the Shawshank Prison Library. Brooks leads Andy into the bleakest backroom of all. Rough plank shelves are lined with books. Brooks' private domain.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Brooks: "Here she is, the Shawshank Prison library. Along this side, we got <em>National Geographic.</em> That side, the Readers Digest Condensed books. Bottom shelf there, some Louis L'Amours and Erle Stanley Gardners. Every night I pile the cart and make my rounds. I write down the names on this clipboard here. Well that's it. Easy peasy, Japanesey. Any questions?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Andy: "Brooks? How long have you been librarian?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Brooks: "Since 1912. Yuh, over 37 year."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1994 comedy "Serial Mom" there is this courtroom scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Detective Gracey, if I were to look through your trash, what reading material would I find?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Objection! Immaterial!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You may answer."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>Time, Sports Illustrated, National Geographic.</em> My wife gets <em>Ladies Home Journal.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 1995 movie "The Bridges of Madison County" tells the story of a <em>National Geographic</em> photojournalist, Robert Kincaid (played by Clint Eastwood), who has an affair with a lonely housewife (played by Meryl Streep) while on assignment photographing covered bridges in Madison County, Iowa.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another 1995 movie, "Waterworld" has a cameo of sorts. After escaping in a boat from Deacon (played by Dennis Hopper) and his armada of Smokers, The Mariner (played by Kevin Cosner), Enola (played by Tina Majorino), and her guardian Helen (played by Jeanne Triplehorn) spy another boat. Helen loudly says that they may be able to trade with the man for food and they stop to talk to him. The man turns out to be somewhat paranoid and neurotic and, at first, wants to trade some sheets of paper for sex with Enola.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">He says: "Wait wait, wait wait. I do have somethin' that you can't pass on. I took it off an Atoller refugee camp. The life savings of an entire clan. Paper. Have you ever seen paper? Look at it. Smell it. I've been saving it for a special trade."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Helen and the Mariner refuse but then Helen agrees to have sex with the man below decks. The Mariner reads the sheets of paper, which are pages from a <em>National Geographic Magazine</em> and are strikingly similar to pictures that Enola had been drawing, indicating that she's been on Dryland. The Mariner negates the deal with the drifter for sex, rescuing Helen. When the man tries to fight his host, the Mariner kills him and salvages items from his boat.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Here are the fake <em>NGM</em> covers used as movie props:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a cameo by a <em>National Geographic </em>in the 1995 drama "Apollo 13". Astronaut Ken Mattingly (played by Gary Sinise) is awaken in the middle of the night and informed of the explosion on the spacecraft. On the nightstand beside him is the iconic December 1969 issue covering the Apollo 11 mission.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1995 movie "Before Sunrise" there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Think about it like this. Why is it that a dog sleeping in the sun... is so beautiful?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It is. It's beautiful."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But a guy taking money from a bank machine... looks like a complete moron."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"So it's like a <em>National Geographic </em>program, but on people?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 1996 animated movie "James and the Giant Peach" tells the story of a boy, James Henry Trotter (voiced by Paul Terry), who travels from England to New York City in a giant peach with several anthropomorphic bugs. One, Mr, Centipede (voiced by Richard Dreyfuss), falls asleep while steering and they wind up in the Arctic. He had claimed to have traveled around the world. When challenged on this by the other bugs, James comes to his defense saying: "If he says he's seen the world, he's seen the world. Right, Mr. Centipede? Right?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">To which Mr. Centipede replies: "Well... I did used to live between two pages of a <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">James says: "Huh?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Mr. Centipede continues: "Very informative magazine, <i>National Geographic.</i> Wonderful pictures."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1997 comedy remake of "Leave It to Beaver" there is this idea:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Hey, we got an hour and a half to kill till practice is over. Wanna go to the library?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Okay. We can look at that <em>National Geographic... </em>with the native girls of Chluaga."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Flubber" (1997)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1997 movie "Breast Men", about the two doctors who invented breast implants, there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"These women with <em>National Geographic </em>boobs drooping around their waist."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1998 movie "Paulie" there is this plan for fame:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This will change everything. I'm telling you he is the most extraordinary creature I have ever encountered."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, well, I have grant committees from N.I.H. and the N.S.F. Some guy from the <em>National Geographic </em>is talking about a special."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a brief mention of "<em>National Geographic </em>specials" in the 1998 comedy "My Giant".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1998 action movie "U. S. Marshall", starring Tommy Lee Jones and Wesley Snipes, there is a fight scene in a room at an assisted living facility that is full of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines. This image shows just a few of them:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 2000 rescue/adventure movie "Vertical Limit" has another reference to <em>National Geographic.</em> Three years after his father's death in a climbing accident, Peter Garrett (played by Chris O'Donnell) has quit climbing and is now a wildlife photographer for <em>National Geographic. </em>He arrives in Pakistan on assignment and is greeted by Colonel Amir Salim (played by Roshan Seth).</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Would you like a tea?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, I'm fine"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You must try the tea. It's very good. Indian, of course. We may be at war with them, but their tea's the best. Forgive me. Mr. Garrett, isn't it?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"National <em>Geographic </em>is always welcome. The only westerners come to Pakistan without conquering something."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2000 film "100 Girls" there is this monologue:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The dorm was empty. Except for Dora. She never had anywhere to go on Saturday night. I did have to admit I've seen cuter girls in <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2000 movie "Better Than Sex" there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sam produces TV documentaries."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"All Right."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What do you do?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Josh is a wildlife photographer."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Really?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, yeah. I work for <em>National Geographic </em>and that sort of thing."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Ever thought of doing any live action?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, yeah, but I kind of like to work alone."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Pay It Forward" (2000)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2000 comedy "The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps" there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Mama, your dress is undone. Let me zip you up."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hurry. Zip her up the back before she starts looking... like one of them Zulu hags on the cover of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Clesius, what's wrong with you? That's my mother."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Like that movie, Shaka Zulu."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Proof of Life" (2000)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 2001 comedy/drama "The Royal Tenenbaums" has a <em>Nat Geo </em>collection cameo. The family matriarch, Etheline (played by Anjelica Huston), is both an archaeologist and a tax expert. Her study has shelves that alternate between rows of <em>National Geographic Magazines </em>and bound tax tables.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Nobody's Baby" (2001)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a <em>National Geographic </em>collection cameo in the 2002 comedy "Snow Dogs":</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579091?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579091?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 horror movie "Killer Bees!" there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'd say Sumas has a killer bee problem and a pretty serious one."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I read about them in <em>National Geographic.</em> They've got the regular sting of a bee but they're 10 times more aggressive, is that about right?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's right."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 movie "Sniper 2" there is this admission:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I must have read every AAA travel guide and <em>National Geographic </em>ever printed. I spent a lot of time reading travel books and shit in prison."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"To keep the dream alive."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 cartoon movie "Daria in 'Is It College Yet?'" there is this reference to "The Bridges of Madison County":</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Um, Janet, about the wedding, well, um, you see... there's not going to be a wedding, so you can dig your talons into the flesh of some other prey."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You heard him."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh, you see, Janet, it's not that you wouldn't make a very desirable life partner..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"All right then, Mr. Gigolo, you hear this: if there's no wedding, then that's it. It's over, buster. We will never play farmwife and <em>Nation Geographic </em>photographer again."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 crime drama "Empire" there is this monologue:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic </em>should do a special on us. F**k Bosnia. I mean this city, man. 'Cause we got invisible but well-known boundaries here. Different ways of life, different rules, but no mixing."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 movie "Wah-Wah" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's like <i>National Geographic </i>- only better."</p>
<p></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">During the 2002 stand-up comedy movie "Robin Williams: Live on Broadway" the comedian says this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"When I was growing up I didn't have <em>Playboy </em>or <em>Penthouse.</em> Sad for me!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But I did have <em>National Geographic, </em>and the girls that got me crazy..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You know the ones with the slinky necks going..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 movie "Stark Raving Mad" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"...and, you're reading <em>National Geographic</em>? Come on."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 Canadian documentary "The Corporation" there is this, possibly intentional, play on words:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Today the job of building this nation geographically is complete."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a reference in the 2002 Israeli comedy "Hochmat HaBeygale" ("The Wisdom of the Pretzel"). One hour into the movie there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Cannes, <em>National Geographic,</em> whatever..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2002 Thai comedy "Sibha Kham Doan Sib Ed" ("Mekhong Full Moon Party') there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What? You want your name in <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic </em>isn't so bad, is it?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2003 Woody Allen movie "Anything Else" there is this wish:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'd love to take one of those boats down the Amazon. It's suppose to be so beautiful."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Not tonight?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Of course not tonight. I was... that's funny. But how thrilling that would be. That would be so thrilling."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You hate heat. You hate mosquitoes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I hate malaria. It's malaria, remember? I don't hate all mosquitoes. I want to see the parrots and the giant butterflies."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've seen pictures in <em>National Geographic.</em> They're gorgeous!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Giant, huge... and wild monkeys would be..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Monkeys? How much have you had to drink?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2003 stand-up comedy film "Eddie Izzard: Sexie" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've seen a picture in <em>National Geographic</em>!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2003 Argentinian film "Un Dia en el Paraiso" there are these two (translated) lines:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"In fact, I am a photographer for <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And later:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"With <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2003 Indian movie "Khwahish" ("Desire") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's non-pollutant. I've seen about it on the <em>National Geographic </em>Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2004 movie "I Heart Huckabees" there is this debate:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You can still have a functional economy and preserve open spaces with little planning."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah. Socialism. Complete disaster."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Theodore Roosevelt was a socialist? And Yeats?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Theodore Roosevelt."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Henry David Thoreau, Robinson Jeffers, the National Geographic Society, all socialist?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You're talking about socialism."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, I'm not. I'm talking about not covering every square inch with houses and strip malls..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is this line from the 2004 comedy "Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events":</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And there was a team from <em>National Geographic </em>that were there. They were filming the</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">whole thing."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2004 science fiction movie "AVP: Alien vs. Predator" upon reaching a whaling station in Antarctica, the following is said:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This station was abandoned in 1904. Everyone disappeared overnight. It was a big mystery back then. One for <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2004 Israeli movie "Or" ("My Treasure") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic.</em> Do you understand what I'm saying?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2004 Sci-Fi disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow" collections of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines can be seen on shelves in the background of several scenes. Note: citation and images provided by Juan Carlos Herrera del Castillo.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4538546640?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4538546640?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 animated movie "Madagascar", the animals find themselves stranded on Madagascar with a tribe of lemurs. Alex, the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), is so hungry that he starts hallucinating, imagining all the other animals are steaks. His friend Marty, the zebra (voiced by Chris Rock), tries to talk to him. Alex begins chasing Marty to the theme of the National Geographic Specials (circa 1964). Just as he's about to catch and eat his friend, Alex is conked on the head with a coconut thrown by the lemur, King Julian (voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen).</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PutXIL2MS8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PutXIL2MS8</a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>* </strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 superhero movie "The Fantastic Four", there is a <em>National Geographic</em> wall map akin to the December 1988 supplement map of the World located high on the wall in Mr. Fantastic's laboratory. It is identical to the one shown below.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><u><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579538?profile=original" target="_self"><font color="#000120" style="background-color: #bfe6ff;"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579538?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></font></a></u></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309580693?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309580693?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 comedy "The 40 Year Old Virgin" there is this off-color discussion among three guys:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"So what were her titties like?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, describe her..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, she had great tits."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, I mean, like, detail. Did she have, like, you know... them little pink teeny nipples?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Or like the long <em>National Geographic </em>nipples?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 movie "P.S." there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If I let him see me now, the girl is gone forever. She gets replaced by a housewife who's had twins. I mean you should see my bazooms, Wheeze. It's like <em>National Geographic </em>over here."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, come on, Miss. You always needed a bra."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Ouchy!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 movie "Campus Confidential" there is this admonishment:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We're a tabloid, Mokhtar. You want to print pretty photos of anatomical parts, contact <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 movie "Lucky 13" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Look, you wanna go on safari, you read <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 disaster movie "Nature Unleashed: Volcano" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We're taking about the cover of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 comedy "Suits on the Loose" there is this reference:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic </em>thinks so."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 comedy "The Wendell Baker Story" has this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's <em>Forbes </em>and <em>National Geographic, </em>right?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 Israeli film "Free Zone" starring Natalie Portman there is this query:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What is this? <em>National Geographic, </em>or what?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2005 Indian movie "Kaal" two British nationals are killed by a ferocious tiger in Orbit National Park in India. This incident follows several other tiger attacks, and many deaths result, prompting <em>National Geographic </em>to send a correspondent, Krish Thapar to the national park and ascertain what really happened. Quotes include:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Krish, there is a courier from <em>National Geographic, </em>Washington."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"... according to the findings of the <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2006 film "Blood Diamond" there is this exchange at a African border crossing:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Papers, please."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Danny Archer, <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You crossing into Liberia?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've got a letter from the Minister of the Interior and a Liberian visa as well. I'm doing a story on the Marrakaz, who, as you know... are allowed to cross the border in order to get into grazing grounds. You ever read <em>National Geographic,</em> huh?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2006 crime-comedy "Littler Man" there is this dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You know, God gives gifts. Sometimes he wraps them in a hurry. Sometimes. Isn't he a precious gift?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, Yeah. He's adorable... in a <em>National Geographic </em>sort of way. What is he, a Pygmy?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2006 animated film "Shark Bait" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"She've been on the cover the cover of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2006 British/American documentary "The Bridge" about the Golden Gate Bridge there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Like a <em>National Geographic </em>photographer must feel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2006 Ecuadoran film "Que Tan Lejos" ("How Much Further") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Or would you prefer the <em>National Geographic </em>one."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2007 comedy "Knocked Up" there is the following discussion about looking pregnant:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I know I look gross."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, you look beautiful."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And my boobs are all, like, squishy, and they're flopping around. I can feel it, and it's distracting."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's all <em>National Geographic</em>".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2007 Hong Kong movie "Por See Yee" ("Trivial Matters") there is this reference:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"... on the <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><b>*</b></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2007 Danish crime drama "Kaerlighed Pa Film" ("Just Another Love Story") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic.</em> Reportage. A little of everything."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2007 Indian movie "Aaja Nachle" ("Come, Let's Dance") there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He's Steve. He's from <em>National Geographic Magazine </em>from America. He's here to take pictures of Indian artists."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You two should have your photos taken."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2007 Hong Kong martial arts movie "Seung Chi Sun Tau" (Twins Mission") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I watched the documentary of it on the <em>National Geographic </em>Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2007 Tamil musical romance film "Unnale Unnale" ("Because of You") there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Even yesterday I saw <em>National Geographic </em>Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">This movie was later dubbed in the Telugu language as "Neevalle, Neevalle".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2008 Dutch film "Zomerhitte" ("Summer Heat') photographer Bob Griffioen twice introduces himself with the phrase:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I take pictures for <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in the movie there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What about <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"F**k <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2008 adventure movie "Nim's Island" there is this description:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"For a guy who loves nature, you'd think he'd be more into animals. When they have more than one cell, Jack sort of loses interest. Scientist write to him from all over the world... with questions about all sorts of things. He even writes articles sometimes... like this great one from <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2008 movie "Familiar Strangers" there is this query:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Have you heard from <em>National Geographic Magazine </em>yet?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2009 science fiction film "Knowing" you'll find this discussion:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Do you know that all wolves are born deaf?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Really?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But, you know, when they get older, they can hear another wolf's howl from 10 miles away."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Wow. How did you know that?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I read it in a <em>National Geographic</em>".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is this exchange between two women in the 2009 horror flick "The Decent: Part 2":</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Recording for..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"For <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"For <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The 2009 Australian stop-motion animated dark comedy "Mary and Max" is about two unlikely pen pals. Here is the second and third postscripts from one of their letters:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"PPS. Please find enclosed a frisbee, some chocolate pop rocks, which you should eat with cola, and an illustration of a turtle from one of my <em>National Geographics.</em></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"PPPS. Did you know that turtles can breath through their anuses?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2009 Norwegian film "Nord" ("North") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"NGC. <em>National Geographic </em>Channel. I'm watching that."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Near the beginning of the 2010 movie "Eat, Pray, Love" there is this discussion about a box:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've been filling it with baby things... waiting until Andy was ready to be a father."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"So sweet. Does it come in my size? "I have a box just like this except it's filled with <em>National Geographics... </em>and the Times travel section. All the places I want to see before I die."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2010 British comedy "Cemetery Junction" there are two references:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's <em>National Geographic.</em> I wanna travel, see other cultures."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And later on:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's not a book. It's <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2010 movie "Marry Me" there is this line"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You should have your own show on <em>National Geographic </em>Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Near the beginning of the 2010 schlock horror movie "Sharktopus" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Very <em>National Geographic</em>, isn't it?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Postwoman" (2010)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2010 French movie "L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie" ("The Big Picture") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I am waiting an answer from <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2010 Israeli horror movie "Kalevet" ("Rabies") the characters are getting lost:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I played at the court last year and this isn't the way."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But it's pretty here."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, it's real nice."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes, Adi, but this isn't <i>National Geographic</i>, so do me a favor and take a look at the map."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2011 adventure turned survival movie "Sanctum" set in an Australian cave there are three separate references. The first one being:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You guys from <em>National Geographic</em>, right?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, good to see you."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hey, Victoria. Hey, you've got to meet this guy."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in the movie there's this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What you got there, Frank?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I don't know."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Let's take a peek. Hey, Vic. Get some B-roll for the <em>National Geographic</em>, would you?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sure."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And still later there's this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"George! George, where are you?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Turn that light off."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Come on, Josh, we'll make the cover of <i>National Geographic </i>yet."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2011 movie "You May Not Kiss the Bride" there were these honeymoon plans:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I like your idea, in fact, honeymooners in the jungle."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Do you like it?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I lke, I wanted a photographer. <em>National Geographic</em>, and I was going to see the world. Contrary to what happened."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2011 UK sci-fi comedy "Attack the Block" after accidentally killing an alien ther is this debate:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Moses, where are we gonna take this thing?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Take it to Ron's. He watches that <em>National Geographic </em>shit."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 comedy "This is 40" there is this lament:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"My boobs are just gone. Since I had kids, my boobs are just gone. They didn't even say goodbye, you know? They just left. By the time I'm 40 these are gonna go <em>National Geographic </em>on me. I feel bad about myself."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 monster movie "Dragon Wasps" there is this question about a native ritual:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You ever been to one of these shindigs, huh?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>Nat Geo.</em> Season four."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Ah. That is one ugly son of a bitch."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 'found footage' horror movie "Area 407" (originally "Tape 407") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Seriously. This is not <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 British/Irish horror comedy "Grabbers" this dialog comes up:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Listen to me. It's bigger than you think. Get back inside now, please. I'm begging you."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">I need a photograph with it for <em>National Geographic. </em> And Facebook."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 Indonesian drama "5 cm" a film delivery man promises a beautiful young woman to deliver a film reel on time to a movie theater. But the whole city seems to conspire against him. Near the beginning of the film there are these lines:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Explorer Series one."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in the film there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Nice <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 Jackie Chan action movie "Chinese Zodiac" there is this introduction:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Martin is from National Geographic Channel. This is Professor Gaun"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"How are you, sir?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"How do you do?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"National Geographic Channel is very respectable."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later, there's this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Boys and girls, Martin is from National Geographic Channel. He is here to do a feature on the bronze heads. We need all the help we can get from mainstream media like National Geographic Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And still later:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You have my support."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Producer from National Geographic Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Reporter?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Chinese?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2012 stand-up comedy "Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You'll turn on the <em>National Geographic </em>Channel."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2013 one-man-show movie "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" the is this monologue:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I tell ya, man, Rotten Robin and Ruth the Ruthless, they jumped on my wallet like a pack of wild dogs from Africa, man. You ever watch <em>National Geographic </em>and Animal Channel? Of course, it's this animal that everybody's trying to get in Africa."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2013 monster movie "Spiders" there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">[Screams] "It's just bats."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This must be New York City, or a <em>National Geographic</em> special."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Welcome to the subway."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That way. It'll get us closer to the apartment."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2013 Australian movie "Tracks" there is this excerpt:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And so, I'm writing to you, in the hope that your magazine will sponsor my trip, I believe <em>National Geographic </em>to be of the highest international repute. The trip will take me through some of the most beautiful and barren country."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2013 Indian action film "Bullett Raja" there is a brief mention as part of a list:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Animal Channel. <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2013 Korean movie "Mi-seu-teo Go" ("Mr. Go") there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You see that often in <i>National Geographic.</i>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Also, the following line appears twice in the film:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If you watch <em>Nat Geo.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2013 stand-up comedy movie "Al Madrigel: Why is the Rabbit Crying?" there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If you ever watch the Prison Channel, AKA <em>Nat Geo</em>, there's a lot of cholos in that. Think you're going to tune in and see some Pygmy titty. No, it's MS-13 shanking people by the handball court."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2014 comedy * "A Merry Friggin' Christmas" there is the following exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Aw, crud, I can't find my camera. Mitch, go look for it, will you?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"For cripe's sake, we're not <em>National Geographic. </em> They're not some bunch of bonobos."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"> * Robin Williams (posthumous)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2014 movie "Kid Cannabis" there is this anatomical impossibility:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We were working hard and playing even harder. And had forgotten old man Grefard's advice about not flashing your hubris and candy apples, whatever. My head was so far up my ass, <em>National Geographic </em>couldn't've found it. But then one night, we got a big wake up call."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2014 movie "Jarhead 2: Field of Fire" there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What's going on with the video camera guy?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He's still there."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You think he's Taliban?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Or a, sympathizer."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I don't care if he shoots for <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Let me turn his lights off?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Easy, A-Slash."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2014 Fictional Documentary "The History of Time Travel" there is a cameo of <em>National Geographic </em>magazines. In the last scene of the movie, there are several shelves of them on a bookcase. Citation and image courtesy of Juan Carlos Herrera de Castillo.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2014 Turkish movie "Cakallarla Dans 3: Sifir Sikinti" there is this line early in the film:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Like something from <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">My most recent movie "cameo" is in the 2014 Science Fiction, "I, Origins". The movie uses the adage "the eyes are the windows to the soul" to posit a world where there is not only reincarnation but also the new person has the same retinal scan as the former one. The plot has the protagonist, Ian Gray played by Michael Pitt, searching for a girl in India who is the reincarnation of his lost love.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In one scene there is a framed <em>National Geographic Magazine </em>cover hanging on a wall in a bar. It is of the April, 2002 "Found" issue and is used to draw a parallel between the hero's plight and the real life, seventeen year search by photographer Steve McCurry for Sharbat Gula, the Afghan girl with "those eyes".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Note: photo courtesy of Philip Riviere.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2015 movie "The Theory of Everything" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sure you don't want me to call <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2015 documentary "The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened?" there is this line about the design of Brainiac's Skull Ship:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But Peters wouldn't have it. He had a <em>National Geographic </em>cover with an Australopithicus Africanus skull, you know, the Lucy thing. I think he pinned it on our wall. And I think he said it's a skull, I want a skull ship."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Note: photo courtesy of Philip Riviere,</p>
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<p>In the 2016 comedy "50 Shades of Black" upon meeting Hannah, Christian Black's adoptive mother, Claire, says:</p>
<p>"Oh my you have beautiful breasts. I would have thought they would be more droopy, like a sock with rocks in the toe like in those <em>National Geographic Magazines.</em>"</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p>In the 2017 Horror Movie, "Get Out", there is this discussion on photography:</p>
<p>"The images you capture are so brutal, so melancholic. Powerful stuff. I think."</p>
<p>"Thank you."</p>
<p>"I used to dabble myself. Wilderness mostly. I have submitted to <em>Nat Geo</em> 14 times before I realizing I didn't have the eye."</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p>In the 2018 action war drama, "12 Strong", a soldier is shown in a tent laying on a cot, reading the December 1999 issue of the <em>National Geographic</em>.</p>
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<p>Later, that same soldier is seen outside sitting on a crate, reading another <em>National Geographic</em>, the May 1993 issue.</p>
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<p>In the 2018 Animated Movie "Smallfoot", after uploading a video of a Yeti a wildlife explorer receives a slew of voice mails. One of them is this" "Percy, this is the National Geographic Society...".</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p>In the 2018 Movie "A Star Is Born" there is a row of <em>National Geographics</em> in volume cases on a bookshelf in the background of the following scene:</p>
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<p>In the 2018 movie "First Man" there is an erroneous cameo of a December 1969 issue of <em>National Geographic</em>. A scene showing this issue on a shelf is set on July 27, 1969. It is at the facility the astronauts were quarantined after their mission. The Spanish subtitle translates to "And in fact on this day, when we mark the return of the astronauts". This scene was found by Juan Carlos Herrera del Castillo.</p>
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<p><strong>*</strong></p>
<p>In the 2019 animated movie "Toy Story 4" there is a <em>National Geographic</em> cameo. While being chased by sinister puppets, Woody and his new friend Forky knock over a stack of old <em>National Geographics</em>. The Spanish subtitle translates to: "You will not go anywhere". This scene was found by Juan Carlos Herrera del Castillo.</p>
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<p>There is a cameo of a <em>National Geographic in</em> the 2019 space movie "Ad Astra". In one scene the camera was panning around a room on a space lab at Neptune, there is a prominent close-up of the July 2014 cover. The premise of the plot was that there was an active search for "other life" in the universe. This cameo was noted by Scott Shier.</p>
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<p>In the 2020 SciFi/Fantasy movie "The New Mutants", there is a set of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines on a shelf in a common room at a hospital/prison for young mutants.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><span class="font-size-4" id="E182">V. Television:</span></strong></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On "The Andy Griffith Show" the main character is Sheriff Andy Taylor played, obviously by Andy Griffith. In a book about the show written by Ken Beck and Jim Clark there is a passage describing Andy. This is an excerpt from page 10: "To wind down after a hard day's work at the office, Andy enjoys nothing better than to sit back in his favorite chair with a smoke and a <em>National Geographic</em>".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">An example of this love for the magazine can be found in episode 118 titled "Andy's Vacation" which aired on March 9, 1964. The daily grind is getting to Andy and he is receptive to Barney's suggestion to take some time off. During his one-week vacation, Andy plans to read his favorite magazine, <em>National Geographic</em>, and do a little gardening at home.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 16 of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" entitled "Party is Such Sweet Sorrow" which aired January 9, 1971 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What's that?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's a brick. With ants crawling all over it."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I can see they're ants. I want to know why we're showing them instead of the fire."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Mr. Grant, maybe Allen's camera slipped."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Murray, why did you let this film go on? Did you think this was a <em>National Geographic </em>special?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Don't blame me. The kid brought the film in as we were going on the air."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Throughout the entire run of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" there is a cameo by a <em>National Geographic </em>map supplement. On the wall of Lou Grant's (played by Ed Asner) office, behind his desk there is a framed copy of the February 1969 map of the Moon. Almost every shot of him sitting at his desk, all or part of the map can be plainly seen behind him. (Photo courtesy of Philip Riviere)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Early on Valery Harper's character, Rhoda, on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" wore baggy, store-bought clothes. With the help of Mimi Kirk, Ms. Moore's stand-in, Valery changed Rhoda's look, including wearing headscarves. As more and more young women imitated Rhoda's headscarves, she became a fashion icon. The headscarf was an idea Ms. Kirk had lifted from a photo spread she saw in <em>National Geographic.</em> They became a national trend.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another <em>National Geographic </em>inspired fashion statement came from the action adventure series "The A Team". On his looks, Mr. T who played B. A. Baracus on the show, based his mohawk on a <em>National Geographic </em>about Mandinka warriors and thought adopting the look would be a powerful callback to his African ancestry.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 15 of the anthology series "Night Gallery" entitled "Hatred Unto Death" which aired of May 27, 1973, when asked if he had been interviewed, the main character said"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes, in <em>National Geographic</em> and <em>Sunday Times Magazine</em>."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In episode 4 of the miniseries "The Secret Garden" entitled "The Door in the Wall" which aired May 20, 1975 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The one that looked like it might show up on <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">I was able to find three references to <em>National Geographic </em>on the hit comedy series "M*A*S*H".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4 episode 17 entitled "Der Tag" which aired January 6, 1976 there is the following conversation:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Major Burns has got duty and I can't find him anywhere."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Try the latrine."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I did. He hasn't even taken the wrapper off his new <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4 episode 20 entitled "The Novocaine Mutiny" which aired January 27, 1976 another conversation goes like this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"When I hear a twig snap, I think it's a North Korean creeping up on me, ready to slit my throat."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"When I hear a twig snap, It's my Uncle Ed coming to catch me with my <em>National Geographic.</em> You know, the African pictures?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5 episode 4 entitled "Lt. Radar O'Reilly" which aired October 12, 1976 there is a conversation between Margaret and the recently "promoted" Radar:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Get some enlisted men and start in supply and take care of the O.R."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes Ma'am. Uh Ma'am."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Now what?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Is it okay if I try the officers' latrine?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Of course."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, Boy! <em>National Geographic</em>! Okay, guys, up, up."</p>
<p><br/> *<br/> In season 4 episode 25 of the sit-com "Happy Days" entitled "Fonzie's Baptism" which aired March 29, 1977 Fonzie wants to get baptized following a near death experience (race car accident). He thinks about giving up his motorcycle and get a DeSoto. Fonzie says he will be more like Richie and subscribe to National Geographic.</p>
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<p>In season 1, episode 14 of the parody soap opera "Soap" there is this line:</p>
<p>"I grew up on National Geographic."</p>
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<p>*<br/> Half way through the pilot for the nighttime soap opera "Knots Landing" which aired December 27, 1979 there is this line:</p>
<p>"National Geographic, as we speak."</p>
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<p>"One Day at a Time"</p>
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<p>*<br/> In season 1, episode 9 of the sit-com "Growing Pains" entitled "Carol's Crush" which aired November 28, 1985 there is this dialog:</p>
<p>"Okay, team, hit the showers! Okay, Ben. Punting practice is in the living room! Joke, Mom, joke! So have you heard what your daughter has planned for tonight? Not cross-indexing her National Geographics again."</p>
<p>"No. She's going to dinner and the theater in the city with Jeff."</p>
<p>"That sounds a lot like a date."</p>
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<p>In season 2, episode 11 of the series "Murder, She Wrote" entitled "Murder Digs Deep" which aired December 29, 1985 there is this scene:</p>
<p>"Dr. Benton, what do you make of this?"</p>
<p>"Spectacular! If only the National Geographic were here."</p>
<p>"Funny the, uh, artifact has already been tagged."</p>
<p>"Very considerate of those ancient Indians, wouldn't you say?"</p>
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<p>"Taxi"</p>
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<p>In season 3, episode 17 of "MacGuyver" entitled "Mask of the Wolf" which aired March 28, 1988 there is this plan:</p>
<p>"We take Two Eagles to the Kaqwani Indian reservation so he can commune with the wolf spirit. He wants to get in touch with his roots, see a mask. He's got a stick, it's got landmarks to tell him how to get there."</p>
<p>"What's in it for you?"</p>
<p>"Not a thing. Strictly a mission of mercy. I did place a couple of phone calls. Any idea what National Geographic might pay for a photo of the Mask of Illehkam? - Not to mention a first-person article."</p>
<p>"I knew it. There had to be something."</p>
<p><span id="E203">These are the many </span>cultural references in some Movies and some Television to the National Geographic Society and its magazine. I’m sure there are a lot more.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 12 of the series "Thirtysomething" entitle "Deliverance" which aired March 21, 1989 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, I saw this article in <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 8 of "Beverly Hills, 90210" entitled "The 17 Year Itch" which aired November 29, 1990 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I got burnt out on all that travelling. I needed to put away my tripod and my ego's on shaky ground."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I clipped all your <em>National Geographic </em>photos. I always figured you for a <em>National G </em>lifer. Oh, I even framed your Pulitzer winner. It was breathtaking."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You, too. You look wonderful."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah right."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">At the end of the season 4, episode 11 of "Seinfeld" entitled "The Contest" which aired November 18, 1992, Jerry Seinfeld is doing part of a stand-up routine. He says the following:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"Men wanna see women naked."</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"Whatever it is you won't show us that's what we're obsessed with seeing."</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"If women always wore hats in public, all the time you'd see men buying Playhead magazine you</span> know, Skulls of the Big 10."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"This would be what we're interested in."</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"What about cultures, like in <em>National Geographic</em> where everybody is naked? What are men in these cultures trying to look at when the women walk by? How could you have a strip club there? Woman takes off the necklace and the nose ring, that's it, show's over."</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"The men are going, "Boy, did you see that little indentation in her lip? I told you, man, this place is hot!""</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another occurrence of <em>National Geographic </em>in the series "Seinfeld" was a cameo. In one of the early episodes, a magazine can be seen in Jerry's hallway.</p>
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<p>In season 1 episode 4 of "Northern Exposure" entitled "Dreams, Schemes, and Putting Machines" which aired August 2, 1990 Joel (played by Rob Morrow) is trying to get two Japanese businessmen to build a resort with golf course in Alaska. He uses Ed's (played by Darren E. Burrows) idea of laying astroturf on a road for a golfing surface. Their exchange goes like this:</p>
<p>Joel: "I gotta hand it to you, Ed. Great idea. Mr. Masuto was very impressed."</p>
<p>Ed. "Yeah. I swiped it from a National Geographic special on Iceland."</p>
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<p>"Mad About You"</p>
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<p>On Season 1, Episode 8 of the TV Sit-Com "Frasier" entitled "Beloved Infidel" there is this exchange between Frasier and his brother Niles:</p>
<p>Frasier: "I assume you're here for a reason?"</p>
<p>Niles: "Ah, yes. Frasier, last night when I got home, that incident with Dad and Mrs. Lawlwr got me to thinking, what was it that caused the rift between our two families? So, I dug out my old boyhood journal, and looked up my entries from our last summer together at the lake. According to this, there was a three week period where Mom and Dad had screaming matches every night, after we went to bed."</p>
<p>Frasier: "I don't recall that."</p>
<p>Niles: "Oh, that's right. That was the same period that you insisted on wearing the wax earplugs and the slumber mask."</p>
<p>Frasier: "Well, I had to, what with you underneath the covers with a flashlight and the National Geographic."</p>
<p>Niles: "I was looking at the maps."</p>
<p>Frasier: "That's what makes it so scary. Now what's your point?"</p>
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<p>In season 21 episode 10 of "Great Performances" which presented Tennessee William's "Suddenly, Last Summer" and aired January 6, 1993 there is this line:</p>
<p>"No matter how many National Geographics you? I have seen."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Go To Part 1:</span></strong> <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-1">http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-1</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Go To Part 3:</span></strong> <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture">http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture</a></p>
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</div> The National Geographic as a Cultural Fixture (Part 1)tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2015-09-21:1029239:Topic:1141822015-09-21T21:21:36.276ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<div class="qowt-page-container"><div class="qowt-section qowt-eid-E208" id="E-7"><p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span class="font-size-2"><strong><em>With great help from a list provided by Cathy Hunter and an addendum by Scott Shier, I have tried to create this compilation of various National Geographic references throughout our culture. It is, and probably forever will be, a work in progress.…</em></strong></span></p>
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<div class="qowt-page-container"><div class="qowt-section qowt-eid-E208" id="E-7"><p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span class="font-size-2"><strong><em>With great help from a list provided by Cathy Hunter and an addendum by Scott Shier, I have tried to create this compilation of various National Geographic references throughout our culture. It is, and probably forever will be, a work in progress.</em></strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E78"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>The <em>National Geographic</em> as a Cultural Fixture (Part 1)</strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E81"><span id="E82">The <em>National Geographic</em> has been around for a long time. It has been popular for a long time as well. This being the case it is not surprising that the <em>National Geographic</em> shows up in many aspects of our culture. I have decided to show a few examples from various, diverse cultural expressions.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E84"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I. Art:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E87"><span id="E88">In this case, Lithography: In the 1967 <em>Lithopinion</em> Vol. 2 # 4 issue 8 there is a beautiful, multi</span><span id="E89">-layered lithograph of a <em>National Geographic</em> “Cover”. The artist, Al Parker, does more than a cover depiction; he captures the essence of the magazine. The subject matter is Spain and he uses a bull fight to encapsulate the spirit of the <em>National Geographic</em>.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E97"><span id="E98"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566920?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566920?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The Matador and his cape are on a yellow field with the magazine “title” running down the left side. This represents the cover. The matador and cape are drawn as roads, rail lines, and towns so this “cover” also represents the map supplements that we love (and sorely miss).</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E99"><span id="E101">The Bull is in red on a clear sheet of plastic. It can rest superimposed on the Matador</span> <span id="E102">as if engaged in battle, or it can</span> <span id="E103">lie on the preceding, all white page so the two are facing one another. The bull is not a solid object but comprised of several items representing the articles and photos in the magazine. A senorita and a guitarist represent Spain’s people, a castle its architecture, a religious procession its culture, and Goya’s “Naked Maja” its art [see attached image].</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>Another artist who created a tribute to the <em>National Geographic</em> is James Gurney of "Dinotopia" fame. In honor of the magazine's centennial he painted this Norman Rockwell-esque scene.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572444?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="453" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309572444?profile=original"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>His association with the <em>National Geographic</em> predates this painting. Starting in 1983, he began work on over a dozen assignments for the magazine, including reconstruction of the ancient Moche, Kushite, and Etruscan civilizations, and the Jason and Ulysses voyages for Tim Severin.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">While I have no credit for the artist, another piece of "attic" artwork is a number entitled "Nat Geo Attic Treasures". Starting in 1996, this painting was the was on the main page of he National Geographic collector's portal. This site was the immediate forerunner to the 'Corner we all know and love. Interestingly, the colorful spots on the painting (like the stack of Nat Geos) were click points to links.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577271?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="392" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577271?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">An artist who uses <em>National Geographics </em>as an art medium is Boci. His method is akin to cutting up photos for collages but he uses solvents to "transform" the pages. He sells digital art on the website Etsy. Here is a description of one of them and the link to it:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"Golden Pond" has rich textures, vibrant colors of golden yellow, <em>peach,</em> blue and green. It</span> was created by using citrus based ink solvent on <em>National Geographic</em> pages. It was scanned at 300 dpi - 3268 x 3711 pixels. Actual size at 300 dpi is about 10.9" x 12.3"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/232747757/digital-download-titled-golden-pond" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/232747757/digital-download-titled-gold...</a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another artist who uses <em>National Geographic</em> magazines in his art is Cyprien Gaillard. He was born in Paris and lives in London and New York. He had an exhibition at the Gladstone Gallery in New York from November 9 to December 21, 2013 entitled "Today's Diggers, Tomorrows Dickens". The first floor of the exhibit was comprised of excavator machine parts, while the second floor had displays containing opened <em>National Geographics</em> with folded pages. Note: this item was identified by Hannes.</p>
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<div class="qowt-section qowt-eid-E208"><p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873397427?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873397427?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873398368?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873398368?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873399305?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873399305?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">This is a strange piece of artwork I ran across. I have no idea who created it, or whether it was made with the <em>National Geographic</em> in mind, but it does have the "Yellow Border". It is reminiscent of some of the icons made by Abramo Russo here at the 'Corner.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E105"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>I(b). Music:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In March 1968, the Beatles released the song "Lady Madonna" as a single. In the March 2018 issue of the <em>National Geographic</em> Sir Paul McCartney is interviewed. At the bottom of the page there is this photo and caption:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577691?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577691?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Apparently, the song was inspired by a photograph in the January 1965 issue of the <em>National Geographic</em>. This information was first reported in <em>The</em> <em>Guardian</em> on November 1, 2017 as per this link:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/02/inspiration-for-the-beatles-lady-madonna-national-geographic-paul-mccartney">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/02/inspiration-for-the-beatles-lady-madonna-national-geographic-paul-mccartney</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>II. Comic Books:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E108"><span id="E109">In the 1974 comic book: “Dennis the Menace What in the World ?!” the second of two stories entitled “Dennis Goes Exploring” has the Mitchells take Denise to Explorers Hall for a tour of the various displays and exhibits.</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E110"><span id="E112">The story is followed by a feature in the comic book entitled “</span><span id="E113">The Cookie Jar”. In it there is much more detail about the Society, its headquarters, and the exhibits.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E115"><span id="E116"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581245?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581245?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E118"><span id="E119">All in all, it is a very positive promotional pitch for the Society in general and Explorers Hall specifically.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another comic book that has a reference to the <em>National Geographic </em>is the 1992 Dark Horse Comics "Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil" (Republished 1994).</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The longtime artist for the cartoon character "Donald Duck" was a <em>National Geographic</em> subscriber for over 60 years. He routinely used the magazine as a source of information. He is quoted as saying: "I used to rob from the <em>Geographic</em>. It was my best reference."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>II(b). Puzzles:</strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the July 9, 2018 New York Times Crossword Puzzle which appeared in <em>The Baltimore Sun</em>, the clue for 68 Across reads: "National Geographic has a new one every month".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the August 22, 2018 <em>Catonsville Times</em> crossword puzzle there is the following clue for 113-Down: "Nat ___ (America Inside Out) airer". The answer is, of course, "Geo".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the February 11, 2019 New York Times crossword puzzle appearing in <em>The Baltimore Sun</em>, the clue for 19 Across reads: Cable channel with many science shows, familiarly. The answer: NATGEO</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the March 11, 2019 LA Time Crossword Puzzle appearing in <em>The Baltimore Sun</em> the clue to 22 Down is: Nat ___ Wild: cable channel. The answer is GEO.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the January 2, 2020 Syndicated <em>New York Times</em> crossword appearing in the <em>Baltimore Sun</em> the clue for 51 Across reads "Cable TV's Nat ___". The answer is "Geo".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the June 29, 2020 Syndicated <em>New York Times</em> Crossword Puzzle, question 23 across reads "Nat ___ (cable channel)". The answer is "Geo".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the March 15, 2021 LA Time Crossword Puzzle appearing in <em>The Baltimore Sun</em> the clue to 34 Down is: "Cable TV's Nat ___ Wild". The answer is "GEO".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">A Crossword-like Puzzle called "Arrow Words" from the August 7, 2021 <em>Baltimore Sun</em>.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Clue: "Magazine since 1888, for short".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Answer: "NATGEO".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the March 14, 2022 <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Crossword puzzle appearing in the <em>Baltimore Sun</em> there is a question, 38 Across, that asks "Network with science shows, familiarly". The answer is "NATGEO".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the June 16, 2022 <em>New York Times</em> Crossword Puzzle appearing in the Baltimore Sun the question #5 Across reads "___ Geo". The Answer is: "NAT".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the March 1, 2023 <em>Catonsville Times</em> the Newsday Crossword has the following:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Q: #62 Nat ___ (cable channel) A: GEO</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E121"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>III. Literature:</strong></span></p>
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<div class="qowt-page-container"><div class="qowt-section qowt-eid-E208" id="E-8"><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E123"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>In his 1933 story "Homage to Switzerland" Ernest Hemingway tells the tale of three men waiting for the Orient Express at three different train stations. One of them, Mr. Harris, is approached by an old man who says: "I beg your pardon if I intrude... but it has just occurred to me that you might be a member of the National Geographic Society." This short story first appears in the April 1933 issue of <em>Scribner's Magazine.</em></span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>During the following three pages of reminiscences about <em>National Geographic </em>articles Harris asks, "Do you remember the panorama of the Sahara Desert?"</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>The panorama that is being discussed is a photogravure from the April 1911 issue and is entitled "The Hour of Prayer in the Sahara Desert". Photo courtesy of Philip Riviere.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a reference to <em>National Geographic</em> in the 1962 Philip K. Dick book "The Man in the High Castle". On page 210, there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"... he had that old-fashioned gold lettering on his door, and a waiting room like a dentist's office. With <em>National Geographics</em>."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a reference to <em>National Geographic </em>in the 1982 Stephen King novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". On the bottom of page 49, the narrator tells of a fellow prisoner:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Andy succeeded to Brooksie's job and he used the same force of will I'd seen him use on Byron Hadley to get what he wanted for the library, and I saw him gradually turn one small room... lined with Readers Digest Condensed Books and <em>National Geographic </em>into the best prison library in New England."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The following is an excerpt from a study guide for the 1983 book "Gorillas in the Mist". It sets the context much better than I could.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><em>"</em><em>Fossey connects with a number of the members of the various groups over the years, some who tend to look to Fossey and the other human observers as sources of entertainment. Some of them find Fossey's possessions interesting, and Fossey once hands a gorilla a National Geographic magazine in an effort to keep the youngster entertained without touching her camera or camera lenses. She is amazed that the youngster looks at the pictures but seems to hold a grudge for having been pacified with the magazine."</em></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The book was adapted into a movie in 1988.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E124"><span id="E125">On a lighter note. In his 1986 book “You’re Only Old Once” Dr. Suess tells the tale of an elderly gentleman’s experience at the doctor’s office. He is probed and prodded in a myriad of tests by numerous “specialists”. The story starts out with the man</span><span id="E126">sitting in the waiting room reading, you guessed it, a <em>National Geographic</em>.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E128"><span id="E129"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309584255?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309584255?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E131"><span id="E132">The magazine goes on to describe an exotic land:</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E134"><span id="E135">“In those green-pastured mountains of Fotta-fa-Zee</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E136"><span id="E137">everybody feels fine at a hundred and three</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E138"><span id="E139">‘cause the air that they breathe is potassium-free</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E140"><span id="E141">and because they chew nuts from the Tutt-a-Tutt Tree.</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E142"><span id="E143">This gives strength to their teeth, it gives length to their hair,</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E144"><span id="E145">And they live without doctors, with nary a care.”</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In his 1991 collection of short stories entitled "The State of the Art", Iain M. Banks includes this line in a short story entitled "Cleaning Up":</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Cesare Borges straightened his tie, put the edition of <em>National Geographic</em> away, and emptied the small box containing the names of the rest of the people sitting in the outer-outer office into the waste-bin. Professor Feldman's slip of paper was marking Cesare's place in the magazine."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In his 1992 book "The Bridges of Madison County" Robert James Waller writes about a <em>National Geographic </em>photojournalist named Robert Kincaid who has an affair with a lonely housewife, Francesca Johnson, while he is creating a photo essay of covered bridges in Madison County, Iowa.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The book was adapted into a movie in 1995 and into a Tony Award winning musical in 2013.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1999 novel "Cloud Nine" by Luanne Rice there are three mentions of <em>National Geographic</em>.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On page 238 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Mike had plenty of dreams. His grandfather subscribed to <em>National Geographic</em>, and Mike spent hours looking through back issues. He learned that there was a profession called cultural anthropology, and it appealed to him."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And on page 248 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">""Like your <em>National Geographic</em> grandpa... They're so interesting'. 'Glad to be of service,' George said. 'Go up in the attic and read them all you want.'"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And final on page 365 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"One day Mike went into his room, and there were all the <em>National Geographics</em> tied up in a bundle with a note: 'Bring these back when you get your diploma.'"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On page 6 of the 2002 book "How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found" by Sara Nickerson there is the following passage set in a laundromat:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"When the machines are subsiding and grinding, I settle down with my <em>National Geographic</em> magazine while Sophie carefully arranges completed chunks of THE HARDEST JIGSAW EVER MADE onto the laundry sorting table."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Then, on pages 29-30 there is this set on a porch:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I could have stayed on that porch for days, digging through piles of twenty-year-old <em>National Geographic</em>s and crinkly yellow newspapers with funny-looking ads."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The cover of the book of poetry "Fruitfly Geographic" is a homage to the modern <em>National Geographic</em> cover. The book was published on March 19, 2004, and was written by Stephen Brockwell, a Canadian poet and tech consultant.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873401771?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873401771?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 2004 book "Lord of the Kill" by Theodore Taylor, sixteen year old Ben Jepson is in charge of <em>Los Coyotes</em>, the family's big cat preserve, while his parents are in India writing a story for the <em>National Geographic </em>on tiger conservation.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Ben's favorite tiger is kidnapped and a badly mauled body turns up in one of the cages. And that's just the beginning of the mystery.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On page 35 of the Science Fiction book "The Prophet of Yonwood" by Jeanne DuPrau there is this paragraph:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Amanda took one of the <em>National Geographic </em>magazines and leafed through it. "Oh, Lord, look at this," she said. She held out the magazine, open to a picture of a volcano erupting, with flames and billows of black smoke. "This is kind of like what the Prophet saw."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On page 51 of the 2007 book "Laughing Mad: Thr Black Persona in Post-Soul America" by Bambi Haggins there is this excerpt:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">After the Berkeley years the plethora of voices began to coalesce in (Richard) Pryor's comic persona. However, as early as 1968 the seeds of the burgeoning persona could be seen on his self-titled first comedy album - as was indicated by the cover. Emblazoned with the image of Pryor gone 'native' (almost naked in a parody of <em>National Geographic </em>photographs of African tribesmen), the album, like the cover art, offered a contentiously hilarious picture and routines...</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566988?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="409" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566988?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In her 2010 book "Trash Course", Penny Drake's heroine, Terry Faye, investigates two elderly recluses who happen to be hoarders. Here is a description of something she finds:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Dusty golden colored magazines were stacked against the walls all the way to the ceiling. <em>National Geographic</em>, thousand of them."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in the book there is this paragraph:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Dusty magazine covers criss-crossed with rotting twine kept shouting for my attention. The McCarthy hearings made the cover of <em>Life. </em>John F. Kennedy's picture graced <em>Time. National Geographic </em>visited Africa yet again."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E202"><strong><span class="font-size-4" id="E148">IV. Movies:</span></strong></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E150"><span id="E151">The next time Christmas comes around be sure to watch the 1946 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”.</span> <span id="E152">Part of what make Geor</span><span id="E153">ge</span><span id="E154">Bailey tick is his desire to leave Bedford Falls and go explore the world and see exotic lands. And what was his inspiration to do that you ask? None other than our beloved <em>National Geographic Magazine</em> that’s what.</span> <span id="E155">When you</span> <span id="E156">watch</span> <span id="E157">pay close attention to the early part of the movie when George Bailey is a youn</span><span id="E158">g boy working at the pharmacy.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E160"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3786815942?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3786815942?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E163"><span id="E164">After Mary (his future wife) say</span><span id="E165">s</span> <span id="E166">that she does not like coconuts</span> <span id="E167">he goes on to say, “You don’t like coconuts? Say, brainless, don’t you know where coconuts come from? Look it here… from Tahiti, Fiji Islands, the Coral Sea!”</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E168">Mary then says, “A new magazine! I never saw it before.”</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E171"><span id="E173">George replies</span> <span id="E174">as he grabs the <em>National Geographic</em> from her and holds it up for her to see but not touch</span><span id="E175">, “Of course you never. Only us explorers can get it. I’ve been nominated for membership in the National Geographic Society.”</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E176"><span id="E178">After she whispers sweet nothings into his deaf ear he continues, “</span><span id="E179">I’m going out exploring one day, you watch. And I’m going to have a couple of harems, and maybe three or four wives. Wait and see.”</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1953 classic comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds" there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It seems a python can grab a goat and kill it by squeezing it to death."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Get to the point."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's all."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What's incriminating about that?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well Piggie was being the python, and I was the goat."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, Lorelei! Don't worry! Piggie won't tell tell anyone"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He won't have to. When Piggie was squeezing the goat, Mr. Malone was taking pictures through the porthole."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Whatever for? The <em>National Geographic Magazine</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Wake up honey. Mr. Malone has foxed us."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1958 WWII love triangle "Kings Go Forth" (Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood) there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Only what I've read in the <em>National Geographic".</em></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1961 comedy "All in a Night's Work" there is this question:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Threatened to expose him to the <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1964 comedy "Kiss Me, Stupid" there is this bit of chastising:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The truth is you don't give a damn about me... because if you did, you'd be jealous. You'd fight for me. It's the most primitive emotion there is. You take the Watusis. I read all about it in the <em>National Geographic... </em>in Dr. Sheldrake's office. If a Watusi wife catches another woman... with a Watusi husband, you know what she does? She buries her in sand up to her neck... and smears honey all over her head... and lets the red ants loose on her."<strong><br/></strong></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span><strong>*</strong></span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>There is a "cameo" by a <em>National Geographic Magazine </em>in the 1968 movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" but there is an anachronism in that appearance.</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>When the car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, is first hauled back to the Potts' farm, Grandpa Potts, played by Lionel Jeffries, is reading a <em>National Geographic </em>with a color cover. <em>National Geographic's </em>had text-only covers in 1910, the year the movie was set.</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309588841?profile=original" target="_self"><br/> <img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309588841?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the 1968 movie "Rachel, Rachel" there is this complaint:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Your father always smelled of formaldehyde. Stuck to his clothes, it clung to everything he touched. Just like those nasty wolverines I read about in <em>National Geographic.</em> They leave their stench on everything they catch so that nothing else will eat it</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E202"><span id="E203">These are the many </span>cultural references I could find the National Geographic Society and its magazine in Art, Comic Books, and Literature; and some of the Movies. I’m sure there are a lot more.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Go To Part 2:</span></strong> <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-2">http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-2</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Go To Part 3:</span></strong> <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture">http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E205"><span id="E206">Tom Wilson</span></p>
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</div> A Visual Listing of NGM Parody Coverstag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2015-06-25:1029239:Topic:1101932015-06-25T01:02:30.090ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<p>This is a Chronological list of parody covers of the <em>National Geographic Magazine.</em> Scott Shier has an excellent discussion on this topic in the Ephemera & Collectibles group. I felt that since these covers reflect an outside perception of the magazine I would provide a visual listing over time of these covers here to maybe provide some insight into how others see us.</p>
<p>Note, I am not only including actual covers and pages simulating covers in this listing but…</p>
<p>This is a Chronological list of parody covers of the <em>National Geographic Magazine.</em> Scott Shier has an excellent discussion on this topic in the Ephemera & Collectibles group. I felt that since these covers reflect an outside perception of the magazine I would provide a visual listing over time of these covers here to maybe provide some insight into how others see us.</p>
<p>Note, I am not only including actual covers and pages simulating covers in this listing but also posters, refrigerator magnets, trading cards and electronic images.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">March 1936 - Pick & Hammer Club - Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309564945?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="656" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309564945?profile=original"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">May 1958 - Mad Magazine - Page</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309565173?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309565173?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>February 1962 - Sick Magazine - Article</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12404731881?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12404731881?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">January 1966 - National Press Club - Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309565529?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="707" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309565529?profile=original"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">1967 - Vol. 4, No. 1 Lithopinion - Multiple Pages</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309565915?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309565915?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566920?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566920?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">1968 - Richard Pryor - Album Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566988?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="409" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309566988?profile=original"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">May 1972(?) - Rainier Beer - Poster</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309567123?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="451" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309567123?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">December 1972 - National Lampoon - Page</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309567296?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309567296?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>October 1974 - Jaws - Movie Prop(?)</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8744439863?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8744439863?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">1975 - Cracked Magazine - Back Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309567692?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309567692?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">December 1975 - Playboy Magazine - Page</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309568275?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309568275?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">1976 - Dr. Fegg's - Book Page</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309569654?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309569654?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">1980 - Topps Wacky Products - Trading Card</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309569712?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="495" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309569712?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">August 1981 - Miss Piggy Cover Girl Fantasy Calendar - Page</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570029?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309570029?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>February 1982 - Darkroom Magazine - Page</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577682?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309577682?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">May 1983 - National Lampoon - Page</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578045?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578045?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">April 1986 - What's On (Scotland) - Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578403?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309578403?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>October 1989 - House and Garden Magazine - Menu</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579294?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="291" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579294?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">1992 - Nude & Natural - Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579531?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="401" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309579531?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>1995 - Waterworld - Movie Props (5)</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309576444?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309576444?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">2004 - Safely on the Sun - Magnet</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309580338?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="325" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309580338?profile=original"/></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>March 19, 2004 - Fruitfly Geographic - Cover</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873401771?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3873401771?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">April 2008 - Harvard Lampoon - Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581984?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="690" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309581984?profile=original"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">March 2009 - Vanity Fair - Partial Page</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span class="font-size-4"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309582205?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="667" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309582205?profile=original"/></a></span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">October 24, 2010 (?) - The Portland Mercury - Cover</span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309582301?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="590" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309582301?profile=original"/></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">March 2011 - Mediavengers - eCover</span></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309582686?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309582686?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">Spring 2012 - Metro Times Chronicle - Cover</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">December 2012 - Mediavengers - eCover</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">May 2013 - Mediavengers - eCover</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">June 2014 - Sarah Palin - Magnet</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">September 2015 - New York Times - Editorial Cartoon</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">September 2015 - HBO: Real Time - 8 eCovers</span></strong><strong><span class="font-size-4"> </span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">February 2016 - HBO: Real Time - eCover</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-4">April 2016 - Michigan J. Frog - Magnet</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 14pt;">2017 - Tadeo Jones 2 - Movie</strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>2019 - eljueveves (Spanish)</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>2021(?) - Obvious Plant - Poster(?)</strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2">Tom Wilson</span></p> The National Geographic as a Cultural Fixture (Part 3)tag:ngscollectors.ning.com,2015-02-19:1029239:Topic:1020942015-02-19T20:59:55.854ZScott T. Shierhttp://ngscollectors.ning.com/profile/ScottTShier
<div class="qowt-page-container"><div class="qowt-section qowt-eid-E208" id="E-7"><p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E78"><span class="font-size-4"><strong><span id="E79">The <em>National Geographic</em> as a Cultural Fixture (Part 3)</span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><span class="font-size-4" id="E182">V. Television (cont.):…</span></strong></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In a season 1 episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" which aired in 1993 there is this query:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You read that in <em>National Geographic </em>or <em>National Enquirer</em>?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 6 of the adventure series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" entitled "Princeton, February 1916" which aired March 20, 1993, Indiana Jones reads up on Hiram Brigham's discoveries in <em>National Geographic </em>and in 1916 mentioned as much to Edward Stratemeyer, while helping the author overcome his writer's block during the typing of the newest Tom Swift book.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">This episode was rebroadcast on October 17, 1999 as part six of a two-episode "movie" series. The "movie" was entitled "Spring Break Adventure".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 8, episode 12 of the sit-com "Married with Children" entitled "A Little Off the Top" which aired December 12, 1993 there is this bit of channel surfing:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Tonight our special report, thong bikinis in Rio." [Click]</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Thong bikinis of Hawaii." [Click]</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Thong bikinis of the Caribbean."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's sweeps month."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Gotta be something on that's dull and boring." [Click]</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Tonight on <em>National Geographic</em>, stalking the wily prairie dog."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's better."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But first, thong bikinis of the Serengeti."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Good one."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 16 of "Law & Order" entitled "Big Bang" which aired March 2, 1994 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If Weiss didn't know they were separated maybe we're wrong about this case from the beginning. But then we found this in your apartment. Last year's Hudson Polytech faculty directory."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Facinating, Ben. You find any old phone books? Back issues of <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It lists Prof. Manning's old address. The one he shared with his wife before he moved. Substitute carrier didn't know either. I've been to the foundation. We know what Manning did to you. So you killed his wife by mistake."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 2 of the sit-com "The Nanny" entitled "The Playwright" which aired September 19, 1994 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Fran, I'm very proud of you for going through with this."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's never too late to be wrong."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why aren't you under a blanket with a flashlight reading <em>National Geographic </em>like a normal kid?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, Maxwell please. I'm begging you."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 6, episode 4 of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" entitled "Bourgie Sings the Blues" which aired October 9, 1995 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hey, look here. <em>National Geographic, </em>huh?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Special issue, The Ladies of the Sudan, you know what I'm saying, huh?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the sitcom "Grace Under Fire" (1993-1998) there id a recurring cameo of a set of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines on a bookshelf behind the sofa in the living room. Sometimes they are standing and leaning on the left side of a lower shelf; at other times they are stacked with some books on top. In one episode there is even a loose issue on the coffee table in front of the sofa. the image chosen is from season 3, episode 19 entitled "Pregnant Pause" which aired February 28, 1996:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In Part 6 of the HBO mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon" entitled "Mare Tranquilitatis" which aired April 19, 1998 Michael Collins (played by Cary Elwes) is being interviewed when he's asked about the mission patch he designed for the Apollo 11 flight. He says this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I - I cheated a bit by copying the eagle from a <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The interviewer responds:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well we're not going to hold that against you."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 5 of "Everybody Loves Raymond" entitled "The Visit" which aired October 19, 1998 there is this reaction to a phone call.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh - He says It's the Great White Hunter."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh! That Warren."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hi, dear. How's Zimbabwe? Zimbabwe? He says he's on safari."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's a lot of crap, safari. That's just an excuse to see topless native broads."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Are they really topless?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, they just pop them out to get into <em>National Geographic."</em></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 8 of the Sit-Com "The King of Queens" entitled "Educating Doug" which aired November 2, 1998 there is a map on the wall of a rec room. It is the April 1939 <em>National Geographic</em> supplement map, "The Reaches of New York City".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On season 1, episode 21 of the Sit-Com "That 70's Show" entitled "Water Tower" which aired June 14, 1999 Their is this exchange between Erik and his sister:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Laurie: "What is with you? You've been extra loser-y lately."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Erik: "I saw mom and dad having sex."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">(Laurie is shocked and tries to comfort him, hugs him. Song: "Psycho".)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Laurie: "Oh. oh, you poor think! It's alright, it's okay! Baby's fine!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Erik "Oh, Laurie! It was horrible and I can't get the image out of my mind! I mean it was mom and dad, but they were... they were like a pair of wildebeasts on a <em>National Geographic </em>special.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">(Cut to a fake <em>National Geographic </em>special. You can see a plant shaking in the Foreman's living room as the announcer talks.)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another "That 70's Show" reference is in season 3, episode 14 entitled "Radio Daze" which aired February 6, 2001 there is this dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This is your garage, man. Then I see what you mean. It's a mess."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic </em>is a beautiful magazine. There is volcanoes, and a gazelle, and naked..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Leo, man, there's a car here."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Still another "That 70's Show" reference is in season 5, episode 25 entitled "Celebration Day (a.k.a. Graduation)" which aired May 14, 2003. It's high school graduation day and Fez is being deported.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Come on Fez. It's not like we're never going to see you again."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm sure in a couple months you'll be , like on the cover of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, those bastards are always so intrusive."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is another reference to <em>National Geographic </em>in season 6, episode 16 of "The Simpsons" entitled "Bart vs. Australia" which aired February 19, 1995.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">While making collect calls to the Southern Hemisphere to confirm the Coriolis effect on toilets, Bart's dialing sound like the theme to the <em>National Geographic s</em>pecials.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 9 of the cartoon "Pinky and the Brain" entitled "Snowball" which aired January 20, 1996 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And it's listed in any back issue of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 22 of the sci-fi series "The X-Files" entitled "Quagmire" which aired May 3, 1996 there is this interrogation:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"According to the sheriff's report, you were the last person to see Dr. Bailey alive."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's what they tell me."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I understand you argued over an endangered species petition."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Bailey was the worst kind of hypocrite. The closest he came to communing with nature was subscribing to <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You sound bitter, Dr. Faraday."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Off course I'm bitter."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On season 3, episode 3 of "JAG" entitled "The Good of the Service" which aired October 7, 1997 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why are you here?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We're on a photographic tour of your country."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, kind of a <em>National Geographic </em>thing."<strong><br/></strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Rebel outlaws are in the area. We can't guarantee your safety."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We understand. Thank you Lieutenant."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 8, episode 21 of "JAG" entitled "Meltdown" which aired April 29, 2003 this order is given and followed:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Run a list of all research vessels leased in the last year. Ninety tons are more."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Woods Hole, <em>National Geographic.</em> Institute of Advanced Oceanography leased the Deep Blue Explorer, Panama registry."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 7 of the prison series "Oz" entitled "Animal Farm" which aired August 24, 1998 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Somebody's got Adebisi under a spell."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Too bad it's not us."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Those <em>National Geographic </em>specials, they're popular here at Oz. All those wild beasts attacking each other, ferocious lions running down to the watering hole, brutalizing antelopes and gazelles."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"How come there's never a program where the animals get along, where they help each other?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the open scene of season 5 episode 7 of the sit-com "Friends" entitle "The One Where Ross Moves In" which aired November 12, 1998 Chandler (played by Matthew Perry) and Joey (played by Matt LeBlanc) are at the coffee house, Central Perk. Joey is looking at a <em>National Geographic </em>and giggling:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Chandler: "Are you looking at naked tribe's women?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Joey: "No, look." (Shows the magazine.)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Chandler: "That's a pig."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Joey: I Know, but look at the knobs on her."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">(Ross (played by David Schwimmer) enters and his hair's a mess.)</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Chandler: 'Hey!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">(Joey quickly hides the magazine under the couch.)</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Near the beginning of the Pilot for the HBO mobster series "The Sopranos" which aired January 10, 1999 Tony is at the park with the children. He says this about some ducklings:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hey, kids, come here! They're trying to fly! Come here. The babies... they're trying to fly."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><em>"National Geographic,</em> dad."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Super."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another Sopranos reference is in season 3 episode 7 entitled "Second Opinion" which aired April 8, 2001. In it there's this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You took these yourself?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's a Samoan village I lived in for a month."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You could send these into <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 20 of the series "The Pretender" entitled "Qalluplluit" which aired May 22, 1999 there this part of a conversation in an airplane:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Wow! Sydney, look at those clouds. It's an arctic front."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've never seen anything like that before. Miss Parker, take a look."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'll catch it in <em>National Geographic.</em> How much longer?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 4 of the series "The Pretender" entitled "Risque Business" which aired November 6, 1999 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I told Jarod he was welcome in the crew quarters but he said he wanted to be here, near the animals."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Careful where you walk. He let's some of them run free."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Let's see if he's left anything else beside the stench."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, look at these. Wild Kingdom, <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hey, here's that crocodile guy."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"In season 4, episode 9 of "The Practice" entitled "Bay of Pigs" which aired November 28, 1999 there are these lines:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Objection. The witness works at the <em>National Geographic.</em> She has no..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The <em>National Geographic </em>has done two studies to determine the geographic literacy of young Americans."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On Season 4, Episode 13 of the TV series "Ally McBeal" entitled "Reach Out and Touch" there is the following courtroom exchange. A minister is testifying about having a woman expose her breasts to him.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"...just tell us after Mrs. Hooper unveiled her breast to you."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I licked it."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why did you do that?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"As I said, I have urges, Like any man. But unlike any man, I never had access. Truthfully, the only breasts I'd ever seen were in <em>National Geographic.</em> And they were the saggy variety."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But this one was alive."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And right before my eyes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Okay, you're planning a wedding, the bride's breast falls in front of you. And you lick it? What type of minister are you?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm not comfortable."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You keep saying you're not comfortable. I have a lawyer who can't find comfort. A nipple-licking minister talking about saggy breasts in <em>National Geographic, </em>your Honor, this is wack."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 6 of the HBO series "Six Feet Under" entitled "Life's Too Short" which aired July 29, 2001 Nate (played by Peter Krause) and Billy (played by Jeremy Sisto) are having a discussion:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Billy: "A man should know the history of his chosen profession if he expects to be anything more than an amateur."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Nate: "So I'm an amateur?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Billy: "I'd prefer the term 'dilettante'".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Nate: "And what are you, Billy? Running around with your camera, taking pictures of other peoples lives. You really think knowing a bunch of arcane <em>National Geographic </em>shit is gonna help me cope with a 6-year old who shot himself in the head?!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 16 of "West Wing" entitled "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" which aired February 28, 2001, Leo McGarry is played by John Spencer; Sam Seaborn is played by Rob Lowe. Leo Joins Sam in the hall, and they walk.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "Yeah?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "When did you find out?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "Tuesday."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "You slept here the last three nights?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "No."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "Seriously, man, go home."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "No, I'm going to check the final OPA list. In fact, I'll be checking twice... see who's been naughty, see who's been nice."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "Sam."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "Life goes on, Leo. Certainly the Federal Government does, so... Thanks, but let's drop it, okay?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "Yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "They're expecting trouble at the National Geographic Society?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "I have no explanation."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "Well, those little postcards they stick in the subscription magazines drive me out of my mind, so maybe..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Leo: "Yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Sam: "I'll see you later."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5, episode 11 of the sci-fi "Stargate SG1" entitled "Desperate Measures" which aired September 7, 2001 there is this exchange: </p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"A friend of mine disappeared from around here on Saturday morning. A woman, about five nineish, blonde."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why not?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm just a crazy old guy with a shopping cart full of cans."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm just a cynical air force guy with a closet full of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Can I have them?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 1 of the Canadian series "An American in Canada" which aired January 18, 2002 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What page of <em>National Geographic </em>did he pop off of?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Near the beginning of season 5, episode 18 of the series "Dawson's Creek" entitled "Cigarette Burns" which aired April 10, 2002 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Can I ask you a question?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sure."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well would it be a problem if I were to, say, ask her out? Where on earth did you learn how to do that? <em>National Geographic."</em></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is a cameo in season 1, episode 8 of the CBS crime drama "Without a Trace" entitled "Big Little Man" which aired November 14, 2002. While the team searches for an inner-city youth, there is a "yellow" shelf on a bookcase in a hallway at his foster home.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On season 1, episode 23 of the sit-com "8 Simple Rules" entitled "Career Woman" which aired March 28, 2003 there is this dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hi, honey, did I interrupt the monkey talk?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"How does Mom know?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Honey, I clean your room. I found your <em>National</em> <em>Geographics</em>."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 27 of the sit-com "According to Jim" entitled "Vegas Baby: Part 1" which aired May 20, 2003 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, hey, Jimmy, I'll be with you in a second. Why don't you just grab a <em>National Geographic</em>? The one on the bottom native girls in it."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You know what? I don't even care about naked women right now. That ought to tell you how mad I am."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 13 of the series "Dead Zone" entitled "The Storm" which aired June 6, 2003 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"For me, on that day, there was no doubt in my mind. It was a gift from God. It was a gift from God. They're ice cold. Some of them are frozen. Absolutely the most startling thing I've ever seen."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No miracle here, Reverend. I read about raining fish in <em>National Geographic.</em> Apparently all you need is a waterspout in a thunderstorm, it sucks the fish up into the clouds then dumps them miles away."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">At the beginning of season 1, episode 6 of "The Chappelle Show" which aired in 2003 there are these lines:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's <em>National Geographic</em>'s 'Third-World Girls Gone Wild'."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"... without <em>National Geographic</em>'s 'Third-World Girls Gone Wild'."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In episode 3 of the 2003 miniseries "Angels in America" entitled "Millennium Approaches: The Messenger" which aired December 7, 2003 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Respect the delicate ecology of your delusions."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You mean like no Eskimo in Antarctica?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Correcto. Ice and snow, no Eskimo. Even hallucinations have laws."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Then who's that."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"An Eskimo. An Antarctic Eskimo. Fisher of the polar deep."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm gonna like this place. It's my own <em>National Geographic </em>special."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 9, episode 1 of "Agatha Christie's Poirot" entitled "Five Little Pigs" which aired December 14, 2003 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Chagar Bazar digging was simply extraordinary."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Did my account of it in the <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sadly no. I have not yet..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Fairly definitively, if I say so myself"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, epidode 9 of the series "Wonderfalls" entitled "Safety Canary" which aired November 17, 2004 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">[Sobbing] "Lauren and Humphrey are smart birds. Maybe they'll come back."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"They're Hyacinth Macaws, not homing pigeons."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hyacinth Macaws? There was a huge spread on them in the December <em>National Geographic.</em> They're endangered."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh, yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the season 1, episode 12 of "Boston Legal" entitled "From Whence We Came" which aired January 16, 2005 there is this horrible pickup line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What about senior partner? There would be nothing wrong with me lusting, say, after you, would there?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Go subscribe to <i>National Geographic.</i>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Make a list of all the places you'll never visit. Add to that list, Schmidt."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 9 of "Boston Legal" entitled "No Brains Left Behind" which aired December 11, 2007 there is this courtroom scene about an actual <em>National Geographic </em>study:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"A fifth of Americans can't find the United States on a map? Is that true?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Objection. The witness works at the <em>National Geographic.</em> She has no..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The <em>National Geographic </em>has done two studies to determine the geographic literacy of young Americans. Isn't that right?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Could you give us the results, please?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I sobbed, big heaving sobs, where your shoulders go up and down."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh, the results of the test not your reaction to it."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Half couldn't locate New York State on a U.S. map."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Even after Katrina, one-third couldn't show you Louisiana."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Pacific Ocean? Goose egg from 29%. The Pacific Ocean, for God sake."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And where's Japan? England? Head-scratcher for 69%."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Did you survey the geographic literacy of young adults in other countries?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Second to last. We beat Mexico."</p>
<p></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the season 2, episode 16 of "The O.C." entitled "The Blaze of Glory" which aired March 17, 2005 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Carter Buckley. Now what's he done before?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, a bunch of stuff. A magazine called <em>Ugly American, National Geographic, GQ, </em>and he self-published a magazine called <em>Revolution.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the season 2, episode 20 of "NCIS" entitled "Red Cell" which aired April 3, 2005 has this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Come on, let's get dressed. You don't want to keep Gibbs waiting."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You said 0900. It's only 7:30!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We thought we'd observe you in your natural environment. Kind of like watching <em>National Geographic.</em> We watch as McGee moves slowly from the watering hole trailed by hyenas."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5, episode 7 of "NCIS" entitled "Requem" which aired November 6, 2007 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You suggest I don't read?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I think she's suggesting you only look at pictures, Tony."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"A picture paints a thousand words McGee, and, in your case, most are the names of female body parts."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'll have you know that since 1981, I've been a loyal subscriber to <em>National Geographic Magazine.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's some serious picture-gazing right there."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5, episode 20 of the series "Gilmore Girls" entitled "How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod" which aired May 3, 2005 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well goodbye Grandma and Grandpa. Thanks again."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Goodnight you two. Drive safe!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"More coffee, Lorelai?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No. Thank you. What?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Um, nothing. Just on those <em>National Geographic </em>shows, people are so sweaty after mating rituals. But you two are powder dry."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What on earth are you talking about?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 6 of "New Tricks" entitled "Eyes Down for a Full House" which aired June 13, 2005 there is this dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Digging up a dead dog."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"There's a legitimate reason for that search, sir."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What, he was the brains behind Brinks, Mat? - You don't know it's Bomber Boyo."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No but we can find out."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"How? Get his next of kin to identify him?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"All racing dogs are registered with the NGRC."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The <em>National Geographic </em>Research Commission?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, with the National Greyhound Racing Club, they got a serial number tattooed behind their ears."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">I found four references to <em>National Geographic </em>in the cartoon series "Family Guy".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 6 entitled "Petarded" which aired June 19, 2005 the Griffins are playing Trivial Pursuit with the neighbors and Lois is asking him pre-school questions. Peter is asked to name the color of a fire truck. After much deliberation, he answers correctly. "Good thing I just watched that National Geographic special on fire trucks." he says.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 7, episode 5 entitled "The Man with Two Brains" which aired November 9, 2008 there is this diary entry:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Dear Diary. Today at school I saw a picture in <em>National Geographic </em>of a woman with nipples that cover most of her breasts, too. And suddenly I didn't feel so alone."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You know what it sounds like to me? Sounds like the woman on that picture was pretty beautiful."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Toward the end of season 10, episode 2 entitled "Seahorse Seashell Party" which aired October 2, 2011 a cutaway gag involving a confrontation between an African American woman and an Italian American man parodies the National Geographic documentaries.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKmSEFhrJ-8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKmSEFhrJ-8</a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 11, episode 17 entitled "BigFat" which aired April 14, 2013 there is this phone call:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hi, I don't know who to complain to about this, but I'm still getting XXVIII's mail."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, he's not here any more, This is XXIV."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, no, I don't need <em>Newsweek.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No I don't need <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh yeah, no, yeah, we'll hang on to <em>Boys Life.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 1 of "Afterlife" entitled "More Than Meets the Eye" which aired August 16, 2005 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You guys head off. Are you okay, Babe?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Just leave me alone, will you?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm sure it's on the top shelf with the <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Robert, for God's sake."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 6 of the series "Everwood" entitled "Free Fall" which aired November 3, 2005 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I booked again for the two of us, Harold. I know the territory of Masai."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yes, it was always my dream since little when I read my first <em>National Geographic.</em> I was deeply impressed."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 5 of the series "Bones" entitled "A Boy in a Bush" which aired November 8, 2005 there is this mention:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Margaret responded to an anthropological imperative. She saw an orphan and reacted."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This is not a <em>National Geographic </em>study, OK? This is the suburbs.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another "Bones" reference is at the beginning of season 3, episode 9 entitled "The Santa in the Slush" which aired November 27, 2007. In it there is this dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm going on a trip."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"To New York?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Peru. <em>National Geographic </em>found a step pyramid at an ancient ceremonial site known as El Brujo. Part of a very mysterious culture called the Moche."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">A third reference in "Bones" is in season 7, episode 5 entitled "The Twist in the Twister" which aired December 8, 2011.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The victim designed these recording probes. He'd set them out in the path of a tornado. And then gather them up after to download the data."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's genius."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Dude, this thing is aerodynamically designed not to get blown away."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Technology someone might want to steal."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This guy deserves his own <em>Nat Geo</em> special."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And a fourth reference from "Bones" is in season 8, episode 20 entitled "The Blood from the Stones" which aired March 25, 2013.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And peregrine falcons are quite rare, so that must be a clue."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Solving the case is our business, Mr. Jursic."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh, no, he's-he's actually, uh, correct. They're not on the endangered species list anymore, but they are still being tracked. I did a little film for <em>Nat Geo </em>called 'Birds, Our Flighty Friends'. The only local pair of peregrine falcons are nesting here underneath the Benjamin Banneker, um, M-Memorial Bridge in Washington D.C."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In Season 3, Episode 15 of the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" entitled "My Tongue Is Meat" which aired on CBS on February 24, 2006 there is a cameo by the Nov/Dec 2005 <em>National Geographic Traveler</em>.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7169997076?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7169997076?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1 episode 2 of the comedy "Ugly Betty" entitled "The Box and the Bunny" which aired October 5, 2006 there is this comeback:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Would you buy a magazine if I was on the cover?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On season 2, episode 6 of "Ghost Whisperer" entitled "The Woman of His Dreams" which aired October 27, 2006 there is this search:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"So you'll have to go to the newsstand, get some magazines, and look for her picture."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'll talk to you later."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Come back soon."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Bye."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"There you are."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Do you have Smithsonian?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh, yeah, it's over there behind <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 7 of "Torchwood" entitled "Greeks Bearing Gifts" which aired November 26, 2006 there are these bits of conversations from a crowded shopping street:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Could bandage my hand, say I shut it in the car door, That'll explain why the signatures don't match."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Give me an hour before Lisa gets back to dress up. I've got to be careful. She's started to notice her tights are getting baggy at the crotch."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"All bug eyed and giggly, and I sat there with my boobs like something out of the <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Six cigarettes today, and all of them post-coital glorious."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Some people should actually be prohibited from wearing a thong."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 12 of the comedy "Men in Trees" entitled "The Darkest Day" which aired January 11, 2007 there is this banter:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You're a photographer?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Absolutely. Want to see my work? Anyone got their passport on 'em?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">" You should talk to Lynn."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Lynn? Jack's Lynn?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sure that'd be fine if you you were a panda. She's a nature photographer, but she's really good. Pictures in <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 6, episode 12 of the sitcom "Reba" entitled "The Housewarming" which first aired July 22, 2007 Reba's ex-husband describes his sex life with his new wife as being "like a National Geographic Special".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 2 of "Agatha Christie's Marple" entitled "Ordeal by Innocence" which aired August 19, 2007 there is this excerpt:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We have the arctic fox. <em>National Geographic.</em>.."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 1 of the series "jPod" entitled "I Love Turtles" which aired January 2008 has this back and forth:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Great! You want me to say anything more?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well the carpet is a good idea but why did you make him throw in - a stack of <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Thrill of the hunt."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, but you just finally dumped ours last year - and I've been just sick about it ever since."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the season 4 episode 10 of the cartoon series "American Dad" entitled "Widowmaker" which aired February 17, 2008 Julie's CIA husband Craig goes missing. Craig, in fact, has relocated to Laos to get away from Julie's constant nagging, having fallen for a cucumber farmer named Piung, who doesn't speak English. Stan only befriends Julie to distract her while Craig retrieved his <em>National Geographic </em>collection, on which Piung is featured as a child on one of the covers.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Near the end of Season 1, episode 6 of "Lipstick Jungle" entitled "Chapter Six: Take the High Road" which aired March 13, 2008 there is this confusing dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well then, have a wonderful day."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Always a pleasure."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The Chinese Crested Tern?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 7, episode 20 of "Smallville" entitled "Arctic" which aired May 15, 2008 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hey Boss. If this is about my article proposal, I got a great idea, Two-page spread, color glossies from the Kawatche caves. It'll make <em>National Geographic </em>look like a 10-cent travel brochure."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We'll talk about your proposal later"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, okay."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5, episode 8 of "Two and a Half Men" entitled "If my hole could talk" which aired May 19, 2008 there is a <em>National Geographic</em> cameo. There is a Nat Geo publication on a table in a psychiatrist's office.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 7 of "Swingtown" entitled "Heatwave" which aired July 17, 2008 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's a vintage SLR you got there? You a shutterbug?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Amateur. My Mom used to freelance for <em>National Geographic </em>while I was growing up."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I never knew that."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, yeah, she was a trailblazer. She used to take me everywhere. Iceland. The Congo."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Near the end of season 7 episode 19 of the crime drama "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" entitled "Legacy" which aired August 3, 2008 there is this dialog:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Five years, the yearbook was gonna look like the cover of <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Joe orchestrated the things better than your father's friend could ever have done."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He should be thanking Joe."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 8 of the series "Dexter" entitled "The Damage a Man Can Do" which aired November 16, 2008 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh! No way! That's not a foul, man! That's definitely wrong what that guy did."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You're not a sports fan, are you?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Not really. I'm more of a <em>National Geographic </em>kinda guy. Sharks, bears, the occasional penguin."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5, episode 10 of the series "House, M.D." entitled "Let Them Eat Cake" which aired December 2, 2008 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's got to be illegal."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Only in 9 states and this isn't one of them. Legal notice spells out it doesn't replace doctor's visits, so there's no opportunity for malpractice."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"How come you haven't said anything?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's no big secret. I'm not very chatty."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You told us when you renewed your subscription to <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The very first line in season 1, episode 3 of the series "Lie to Me" entitled "A Perfect Score" which aired February 4, 2009 is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Looks like <em>National Geographic </em>exploded on your desk."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">" What expression do you see? Quick. Quick. Quick. Quick."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Uh, uh, disgust."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yep."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 10 of the polygamy series "Big Love" entitled "Sacrament" which aired March 22, 2009 there is this plot:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Is it wrong to wish our parents dead?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Not ours."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We should just kill them then."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's exactly what we should do, do the world a favor."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We'd be saving their souls really, giving them a chance at salvation. You and me."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Perfect. How?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"A pit of snakes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I love it. Mama hates snakes. She can't even watch <em>National Geographic </em>without hiding her eyes."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Or maybe a bomb."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 8 of "Burn Notice" entitled "Friends Like These" which aired July 30, 2009 there is scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Did you shoot these with a tripod? I mean, look at that photo. I should put you up for a job with <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Who drove away with the military equipment?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Gee, I don't know."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I hope one day they're brought to justice."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"These photos, who are they for?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You gonna get hung up on the details now, Weston?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 5 of the series "Leverage" entitled "The Three Days of the Hunter Job" which aired August 12, 2009 there is this rant:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"All this construction is goin' on underground. Under, beneath the eyes. They don't want you to see. Congress doesn't know, governors don't know, Red Cress, ACLU, <em>National Geographic.</em> Nobody knows, man.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the third episode of the Ken Burns' documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" entitled "The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919)" which aired September 29, 2009 there is a cameo of the April 1916 <em>National Geographic</em>. This item was found by Scott Shier.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 13, episode 9 of "America's Next Top Model" entitled "Let's Go Surfing" which aired October 29, 2009 there are these three quotes:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's - it's almost sort of <em>National Geographic.</em>",</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But still give this beautiful <em>National Geographic.</em>", and</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It would've been like <em>National Geographic </em>meets Italian <em>Vogue.</em>".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In Season 7, Episode 9 of the CBS procedural "NCIS" entitled "Child's Play" which first aired November 24, 2009 there is a framed National Geographic wall map of the World in one of the scenes:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">This is a description of a scene from the December 18, 2009 episode of WWE Smackdown:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Eric Escobar's music hits and he makes his way to the ring to the sound of crickets. The fake crowd noises are pathetic. Escobar speaks some Spanish ans says he knows Vickie is angry with the names he's been calling her lately. He asks if she can blame him for calling <i>National Geographic </i>after seeing her in a negligee. Escobar says he doesn't understand her problem but there's no punishment she can give that would beat being in a relationship with her.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 7, episode 2 of the BBC game show "QI" entitled "G-Animals" which aired in 2010 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, poor little Blue... It's like being on <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">During season 1 of the South Korean series "Sikeurit Gadeun" ("Secret Garden") which aired in 2010 there are two references.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In episode 2 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Think <em>National Geographic</em>, with flies everywhere."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">And in episode 3 there is this one:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"The <em>National Geographic-</em>worthy one."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 23 of the CBS procedural "The Mentalist", entitled "Red Sky in the Morning", which aired May, 20, 2010, there is a <em>National Geographic</em> map of the British Isles (June 1937, reissued April 1949) on the wall of at bar:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 5 of the sit-com "Are We There Yet?" entitled "The Rat in the House Episode" which aired June 16, 2010 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Look, that's what I'm telling you: this thing is smart, man."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Look, O set traps out last night, and this morning, they were all tripped. That tells me it was more than one."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Look, I saw this on <em>Nat Geo.</em> Did you know that rats can meet, court, and mate in 3 1/2 seconds?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That's almost as fast as the Kardashians."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 1 of the series "Eastbound and Down" entitled "Chapter 7" which aired September 23, 2010 there is this dinner invitation in Mexico:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Listen, you still have not taken us up on our offer for dinner, my friend. My wife is a wonderful cook. We would love to host you."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, looks like she's cooking seared titty right now. Man, I feel like this is some goddamn <em>National Geographic </em>Shit."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 8 of the series "90210" entitled "Mother Dearest" which aired November 8, 2010 there is this rant:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, and breastfeeding oh! Oh, my God, how barbaric is breastfeeding? Save it for <em>National Geographic</em>, right?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I was gonna say that breastfeeding can be exhausting, but it's also an incredibly beautiful thing that a mother can do for her child."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Quite, Jacques."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Later in that same episode there's this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, my God! But what if I hurt him, Ryan?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He's fine."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm a terrible mother!"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You're not a terrible mother."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Babies should wear leather, Ryan, and I said breastfeeding was from <em>National Geographic</em>! No wonder he likes the other mother more than me."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In another "90210" episode, this one season 4, episode 4 entitled "Let the Games Begin" which aired October 4, 2011 there is this compliment:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well, more like your an awesome photographer. Dude, these are amazing."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Okay, don't look so hot there. That was an assignment - Kenya."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Really?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, I freelance for <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Cool."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 14 of the series "Fringe" entitled "6B" which aired February 18, 2011 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Looks like you two were together for a long time."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Almost 45 years."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"These photographs are beautiful. Was he a photographer?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He liked to pretend he was."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">When we'd travel, he'd tell people we worked for <em>National Geographic.</em> Oh, oh, I know that sounds horrible."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"But that little fib got us into a few restricted but spectacular places. We never had children so that was our thing."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">This is an indirect reference. Alec Baldwin's "30 Rock" character Jack Donaghy had an ongoing obsession with National Geographic explorer-in-residence Bob Bellard who discovered the Titanic.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 5 episode 16 entitled "TGS Hates Women" which aired February 24, 2011 Jack is having a discussion with the CEO's daughter Kaylee (played by Chloe Grace Moretz):</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Jack: "So you're interested in marine biology. Hmm who do I know? You've probably never heard of explorer Bob Bellard."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Kaylee: [squeals] "You know Dr. Bellard? He discovered the Titanic, the Lusitania, and according to his website a guilt-free cheesecake recipe."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Jack: "I'm also on the board of the American Museum of Natural History. If you like I could get Dr. Bellard to give us a private tour of the museum."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 5 of "White Collar" entitled "Veiled Threats" which aired July 5, 2011 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What is he doing here?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I love <em>National Geographic.</em> "The Mating Habits of Midlevel Government Employees" - Totally captivating."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well, I'm off duty."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is another map cameo in season 5, episode 11 of "The Big Bang Theory" entitled "The Speckerman Recurrence" which aired December 8, 2011. Leonard confronts a man who bullied him in high school. The scene takes place in a bar. On the wall behind them is the map supplement from the April 1949 <i>National Geographic </i>of the British Isles.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">There is another <em>National Geographic </em>cameo on a "Big Bang" episode, this one is on season 11, episode 17 entitled "The Athenaeum Allocation" which aired on March 8, 2018. Toward the end of the episode the August 2017 "Space" issue appears among other magazines on the coffee table of Sheldon and Amy's apartment.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">A third cameo on "The Big Bang Theory" occurred on April 26, 2018 (season 11, episode 22 - "The Monetary Insufficiency"). A partly covered <em>National Geographic</em> appears on Leonard and Penny's coffee table.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 7 of the series "I Just Want My Pants Back" entitled "Piece of Cake" which aired March 1, 2012 there is this bit of party planning:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We gotta wake up early to prepare for our big bash. This is the first party we've ever thrown together as a couple."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"All our grad school friends are gonna be there, so doctor dorks and law dweebs this party's gonna be like a <em>National Geographic </em>special on the mating rituals of the socially challenged."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You're funny."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3 episode 15 of the cartoon series "Cleveland Show" entitled "The Men in Me" with aired March 25, 2012 Cleveland Brown claims that Tracy Morgan is African, rather than an African-American because he fits the stereotype of droopy <em>National Geographic </em>boobies, pot belly and surrounded by flies which Donna dismisses as Just being filthy.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 8, episode 22 of "Grey's Anatomy" entitled "Let the Bad Times Roll" which aired May 3, 2012 there is this positive remark:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You know, Nick did a big spread in <em>National Geographic </em>once on a school for orphan girls in Calcutta, and he - he sent them a bunch of cameras. I think it was polaroids so they wouldn't have to pay for the film to get processed. But anyway, a couple of those girls actually became photographers. Like professional.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 4 of "NYC 22" entitled "Ransom" which aired August 4, 2012 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Guys like Pappy Science, they're like those <em>National Geographic </em>forest lizards that can turn the color of tree bark."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well if you were a lizard and this was a forest, which tree would you pick? Maybe it's not a tree we're looking for."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 5 of the series "Perception" entitled "The Messenger" which aired August 6, 2012 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"She showed up, pretending to be a lost little lamb, hooked up with the older brother so she could be on the inside."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What about the school in Afghanistan? Whhere did that come from?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"She scanned some pictures from <em>National Geographic</em>, put together a website, and emailed Tom, asking for his help."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Seemed like we pulled it off."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Until Jared Baker started asking questions about the school in Afghanistan."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 4 of "Animal Practice" entitled "Dr. Yamamazing" which aired October 10, 2012 there is this introduction and comeback:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Jill was just published in <em>National Geographic </em>for her work with rhinos in Tanzania."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"They're doing a lot of puff pieces these days."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 10 of the series "The Inbetweeners" entitled "Reading Gives You Wings" which aired October 22, 2012 there is this school scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Whoo! The library had been under renovation, but as this was a public school without even enough money to buy its marching band instruments, everyone assumed 'renovation' meant closed forever."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"This is so exciting! I wonder if they expanded the <em>National Geographic </em>collection. Native titties! Oh, I miss having a library."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2 epidode 1 of the comedy "Whitney" entitled " Bawl and Chain" which aired November 14, 2012 there is this kernel of wisdom:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Usually, when this happens, there's something primal going on , like you needed to protect her and procreate. I mean this is <em>National Geographic </em>101."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, Whitney is so independent."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Maybe I just got turned on 'cause she was being vulnerable, you know?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You sicko."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 6, episode 8 of "Private Practice" entitled "Life Support" which aired December 4, 2012 there is this remembering:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Our first date, Ally and I went to this hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Mexico while we were working down there. I was writing for <em>National Geographic.</em> She was taking the pictures."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The network Funny Or Die has a parody National Geographic documentary up on their website. It is entitle "Furry Documentary (Taboo National Geographic Parody)" and dated January 10, 2013. Here is the link to it:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/37154fd281/furry-documentary-taboo-national-geographic-parody?_cc=__d___&_ccid=bl9swv.nud64e">http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/37154fd281/furry-documentary-taboo-national-geographic-parody?_cc=__d___&_ccid=bl9swv.nud64e</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 6, episode 9 of "Californication" entitled "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" which aired March 17, 2013 there is this proclamation:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I have big news. Tonight I'm gonna make love to a woman."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, well, maybe we should alert the media. Entertainment Tonight or maybe <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Well, I've been celibate for quite some time now."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 2 of the miniseries "Top of the Lake" entitled "Searchers Search" which aired March 18, 2013 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What about primitive societies where they get married early and just wander off lying in the bush to give birth? What about that?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What? Well, I just think you're exaggerating. In any case though, more than likely she's already kicked."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Could I speak to you in the hall? Now."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Now? What this? About women giving birth in the bush? Oh I saw that on a <em>National Geographic </em>documentary."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Where did your wife give birth? In a hospital, right? What I'm saying is that in Africa we're talking about a 12-year old whose pelvis may not be developed enough to deliver a full-term baby."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 7 of the comedy "Community" entitled "The Economics of Marine Biology" which aired March 21, 2013 there is this about a barber shop:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've been getting a daily shave here for decades. And apparently, reading the same eight magazines the entire time."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, <em>National Geographic'</em>s got some tribal boob shots that are exquisite. There's something about a breast that's never been touched by white hands."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 19 of the show "The Mindy Project" entitled "My Cool Christian Boyfriend" which aired April 2, 2013 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Christians only do charity work to impress God."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He's a guy."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"<em>National Geographic </em>says that God could be a woman."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm trying real hard to be benevolent right now."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Another reference to <em>National Geographic </em>on a television is in the show "Mike & Molly".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 23 entitled "Windy City" which aired May 30, 2013 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">[Doorbell rings] "What kind of mouthbreathing moron is traipsing around in this weather? Probably that hoarder neighbor wanting to squat in my basement. Shoulda thought about this when you started saving all those <em>National Geographics </em>and jars of urine."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Open the door, Margaret."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Paddy? What are you doing here? We're done."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Shut your yap, woman. We're done when I say we're done."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">A recurring role on the show, Kay McKinnon (guest star Kathy Bates) is a photojournalist for the magazine. She first appears in season 4, episode 15 which aired March 17, 2014, "Three Girls and an Urn". In it she is introduced to Molly by her mother-in-law, Peggy: "Kay is a photographer for <em>National Geographic</em>".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">She next appears in season 5, episode 18 "No Kay Morale" which aired April 20, 2015, where she suffers a loss of faith in humanity when an Afghani schoolgirl she had photographed is murdered by the Taliban.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I told <em>Nat Geo </em>I've photographed my last lost tribe. Let somebody else squat in a cave and scrub their keister with hot sand".</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Her faith in mankind is restore when she helps deliver a baby in the back seat of a taxi stuck in a traffic jam.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 4 of "The Newsroom" entitled "Unintended Consequences" which aired on August 4, 2013 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We were picked up by a fixer named Ronald."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He work for ANC? We don't have a bureau in Africa."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"He's freelance. He works for National Geographic Channel, The Amazing Race, that kind of thing."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 4 of the Canadian series "Little Mosque on the Prairie" entitled "The Ties That Bind" which aired August 26, 2013 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Layla, what is this? Are you dating cyber boys?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, Dad."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Boys like BBR221, interests include long walks to the mosque, clipping coupons, and organizing his <em>National Geographics</em>? He sounds like a total buffoon."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Dad, it's you. I signed you up."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 3 of "Top Gear USA" entitled "Off Road Racing" which aired September 17, 2013 there is this plan:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Basically, I want to create a real-life situation of being chased, something to kind of get you motivated, focused."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Motivated."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You guys watch <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I mean I read it. Yeah."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I be the coyote, and you guys be the rabbit."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 14, episode 3 of "CSI" entitled "Torch Song" which aired October 9, 2013 we have this brief exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Sorry to keep you waiting. And without a stack of old <em>National Geographics</em>, like a proper doctor."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"David's still prepping the last victim, but here's what we have so far."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E184"><span id="E185">In the 2014 HBO</span> <span id="E186">SciFi/Drama</span> <span id="E187">series “The Leftovers”</span><span id="E188">, a show about the aftermath of a Rapture-like event,</span> <span id="E189">there are numerous references to the May 1972 issue of the <em>National Geographic Magazine</em>. Scott Glenn’s Kevin Garvey, Sr. escapes from an asylum and destroys a library just to get a copy that he then insists that his son read.</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E191"><span id="E192"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309573626?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="513" height="725" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309573626?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal" id="E193"><span id="E195">To mention just a few, the title of episode seven where the library incident take place is entitled “Solace for tired feet” the same as the title of the Yellowstone photo on page 592. The eighth episode is entitle “Cairo”. The issue has an article on Cairo starting on page 639. On page 595 nine wet shoes surround a campfire to dry. This s</span><span id="E196">cen</span><span id="E197">e is repeated in the show.</span> <span id="E198">A Minoan antelope fresco from page 714 appears on a wall in one scene. There is also mention of spiders that live underwater in the</span> <span id="E199">show. All of these are direct</span> <span id="E200">or indirect references to the May 1972 issue.</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>In season 3, episode 9 of "Hart of Dixie" entitled "Something to Talk About" which aired January 13, 2014 there is this:</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"Percy Lewis composed a symphony. What college wouldn't want her? Randy Foster got two photos in the <em>National Geographic.</em> What has Rose Hattenbarger done?"</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"Rose, your a great kid who's smart and funny with loads of potential."</span></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span>"That's not enough. I need to stand out. I need - internships."</span></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 6 of "Workaholics" entitled "Brociopath" which aired February 26, 2014 there are these instructions:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Okay, as your tribal chief, let me state the laws of the jungle. You need to go to the bathroom, you piss outside. You need light, bust out your torch. And if you wanna get smacked on this jungle juice, you gotta go <em>National Geographic</em>! That's right. Tops off! Tops off. Cool - who wants a cup?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Moments later there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It's not bad, right?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"It is."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oh, you not here my rule, you peasant. You want a cup, <i>Nat Geo.</i>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I'm all set, thanks."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 8, episode 7 of the series "Psych" entitled "Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up" which aired March 5, 2014 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Shawn, listen. About what I was trying to tell you before..."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Dad, Dad, Dad, a <em>National Geographic </em>special is playing out on the floor of our food truck. I don't know if now's the time for a man-to-man."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 12 of the sit-com "Friends with Better Lives" entitled "The Imposter" which aired September 30, 2014 there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Get your name into the <em>National Geographic."</em></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">*</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 8 of the series "American Horror Story" entitled "Blood Bath" which aired December 3, 2014 there is this tale:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I've been reading in <em>National Geographic </em>about the natives of Papua New Guinea. They would go to war with a neighboring tribe, and when they conquered them, the winners would eat the vanquished tribe's best warriors, then their medicine man, and then their chief."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Also at the end of season 4, episode 10 entitled "Orphans" which aired December 17, 2014 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Since Sister Priscilla left, we've had no one to tidy things up in here."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why don't you start making piles? <em>Life </em>in the <em>Life </em>pile. <em>National Geographic </em>in another pile. <em>Reader's Digest </em>in another."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 8 of "Father Brown" entitled "The Lair of the Libertines" which aired January 14, 2015 there is this revelation:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Father Brown: "Big game hunter?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Madam Chania: "Ah, but that's a man's sport, Father."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Father Brown: "I remember reading some time ago in the <em>National Geographic Magazine </em>about a white woman killing things in Africa. What was her name? Madam Chania... is an anagram, of Ana Demiachia, the Italian huntress who shot almost every living creature on earth."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 6, episode 14 of the hit sit-com "Modern Family" entitled Valentine's Day 4: Twisted Sister" which aired February 11, 2015 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">Jay, they delayed Sonia's plane until tomorrow."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Why don't we cancel our dinner reservation and the three of us celebrate Valentine's Day here."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You don't have to do that for me, Gloria. I usually spend Valentine's Day selling artificial flowers near the well in my village."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Were do you people live, <em>National Geographic</em>?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I just feel so bad."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 5 of the sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat" entitled "Persistent Romeo" which aired February 17, 2015 there is this dialogue:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I say maybe you burn about 200 calories?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"If you pretend like you have a bad back, you don't have to do as much work."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Three words, old <em>National Geographics.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"I like having the lights out so I can pretend like we're in a castle."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"These are not the type of crabs Maryland is known for."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"And most importantly, like we always say during the SNL monologue, when a musician hosts, wrap it up."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 3, episode 5 of "Fresh Off the Boat" entitled "No Thanks-Giving" which aired November 15, 2016 there is both a "shout out" in the dialog and also a cameo appearance by the December 1996 issue. The scene has the dad entering a room with two of his sons sitting at a table that is covered with magazines, clippings, scissors, glue, and tape. In the middle of the of the table, face up, is the issue of <em>National Geographic.</em> The father says:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Hope that's not the <em>National Geographic</em> that grandma claims she's in."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The boys respond:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"We want to help out with centerpiece ideas, so we're making these Thanksgiving mood boards for inspiration."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309573812?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309573812?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 5 of the series "iZombie" entitled "Flight of the Living Dead" which aired April 14, 2015 there is this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"That friend of hers seemed so sure this wasn't an accident. I have to know if someone did this to her."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Kilimanjaro, the Cenotes in Belize, all these profile pictures look like a <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"God, what a dumb way to die."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 2, episode 20 of the CBS sitcom "Mom" entitled "Sick Popes and a Red Ferrari" which aired April 16, 2015 the main character, Christie (Anna Faris) is at a convenience store. Behind her on a magazine shelf is an array of March 2015 issues of the <em>National Geographic</em><em>.</em></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><em><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1870506227?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1870506227?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></em></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 8, episode 3 of "Mom" entitled "Tang and a Safe Space for Everybody" which aired 11/19/20 there is a <em>National Geographic</em> on a coffee table:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9108481857?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9108481857?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 8 of "The Returned" entitled "Claire" which aired April 27, 2015 there is this praise:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You're really talented. I'm serious. Why aren't you off shooting the cover of <em>National Geographic,</em> or something?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, that was the plan."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*<br/></strong> In season 1, episode 7 of the Netflix comedy series "Grace and Frankie" entitled "The Spelling Bee" which dropped on May 8, 2015 there is a cameo of a <em>National Geographic Special Edition </em>on their coffee table.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 1, episode 8 of the Netflix comedy series "Grace and Frankie" entitled "The Sex" which also dropped May 8, 2015 there is this scene:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"So, uh how are you adjusting to life in safe, boring San Diego?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You know, a few years ago I was doing a piece for <em>National Geographic </em>in Central Africa, and our village was overrun by Congolese rebels. So we holed up in this hospital, and I really thought that was going to be the end. But today, trying to get out of the parking lot at Trader Joe's, that was the most scared I've ever been in my entire life."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 6, episode 4 of "Pretty Little Liars" entitle "Don't Look Now" which aired on June 23, 2015 there is this exchange:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Wow! These are really cool."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Think so?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Yeah, Hmm. Yeah, especially this one."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Oop, no. That one doesn't work. I, um, used the wrong filter."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No, it's really good."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Really good doesn't cut it for <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You work for them?</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No. But I hope to one day."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the September 11, 2015 episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" there is this segment:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ZcJ-nkkpM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4ZcJ-nkkpM</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the February 12, 2016 episode of "Real Time" Bill discusses how several "up-coming publications" will discuss Donald Trump. Here is <em>National Geographic's </em>take:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"...and, of course, <em>The National Geographic</em>: The Trump Phenomenon".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the episode of the game show "Jeopardy" which aired September 25, 2015 the "Final Jeopardy" question on European Cities was this:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><strong><br/></strong> "<em>National Geographic </em>says the site of this city is the largest wetland in the Mediterranean."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The answer in the form of a question is:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"What is Venice?"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the Lifetime movie "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow" which aired November 21, 2015 there is this exchange about trees that react to sound.</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"There's a species in Southeast Asia that does the exact same thing."</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"You've been to Asia?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"No. No, I saw it on <em>National Geographic.</em>"</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On Season 15, Episode 6 of the History Channel show "American Pickers" entitled "No Stoner Left Unturned" which aired on June 15, 2016, the self proclaimed antique archaeologists meet Larry Fuentes who shows them the April 1983 issue of <em>National Geographic</em> that features his artwork, both inside and on the cover.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On an episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah which aired October 12, 2016 the guest was Bryan Christy, A National Geographic Explorer and investigative journalist. The topic was his article in the October 2016 issue of the <em>National Geographic Magazine</em> on the Rhino Horn Trade. After the interview, the issue was displayed and recommended by Noah.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the November 17, 2016 episode of the CBS sitcom "The Great Indoors" (season 1, episode 4) entitles "You Don't Know Jack", the gang discovers a <em>National Geographic Atlas of the World</em> while cleaning out Jack's storage unit.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On Season 1, Episode 21 of the CBS sitcom "The Great Indoors" entitled "Roland's Secret" which aired May 1, 2017, there is a cameo of sorts. There is a stack of about twenty <em>National Geographic Magazines</em> in Roland's office.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the April 12, 2017 episode of the CBS sitcom "Mom" (season 4, episode 19) entitled "Tantric Sex and the Sprouted Flute" there is a copy of the June 2012 issue of <em>National Geographic Magazine</em> (still in plastic) on a lamp table in Bonny's boyfriend's house.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the March 21, 2018 episode of the game shoe "Funny You Should Ask" (season 1, episode 155) there is this question:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"According to a National Geographic study, to impress females some male Humpback Dolphins present them with what?"</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">The answer is "Sea Sponges".</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the made-for-HBO movie "Fahrenheit 451" which aired on May 19, 2018 there is a brief cameo of a <em>National Geographic Magazine</em> cover<em> </em>that appeared in a montage of book covers flashing on a computer screen showing all the books stored on the machine. Of course, the firemen smashed and burned the computer.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On August 5, 2018 in Season 1, Episode 5 of the HBO limited series "Sharp Objects" entitled "Closer" there is a cameo of a <em>National Geographic </em>in a car: first as a reflection in the windshield as it lay on the dashboard, and the second as the driver reads it while waiting in the parked car.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On October 24, 2018 in Season 3 Episode 5 of the ABC sitcom "American Housewife" entitled "Trust Me" there is this line:</p>
<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">"Even though I can't wait to get rid of them I want to hold on to them just as much. Like you with your stupid <em>National Geographic</em>s in the basement."</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In the season 2, episode 18 of the CBS sitcom "The Neighborhood" entitled :Welcome to the Team" which aired March 16, 2020 there is a set of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines on a shelf in a bedroom:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In Episode 1 of the HBO miniseries "Lovecraft Country" entitled "Sundown" which first aired on Sunday, August 16, 2020 there is a collection of <em>National Geographic</em> magazines in a room in Chicago:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season1, episode 3 of the CBS sitcom "B Positive" entitled "Foreign Bodies" which aired on 11/19/20 the "Titanic" Collector's edition appears on a coffee table in an assisted living facility.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In Season 4, Episode 13 of the CBS sitcom "Young Sheldon" entitled "The Geezer Bus and a New Model for Education" which aired on April 8, 2021 there is a <em>National Geographic</em> collection on a shelf in a shelf in a garage/train room.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">In season 4, episode 14 of the CBS procedural "S.W.A.T." entitled "Reckoning" which aired April 21, 2021, there is a National Geographic wall map of the world in a building:</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal">On the June 8, 2021 episode of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" there is a story about the National Geographic Society's recognition of the Southern Ocean as the fifth world ocean.</p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Go To Part 1:</strong></span> <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-1">http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-1</a></p>
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<p class="qowt-stl-Normal"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Go To Part 2:</strong></span> <a href="http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-2">http://ngscollectors.ning.com/group/outside-looking-in-how-the-world-views-the-yellow-/forum/topics/the-national-geographic-as-a-cultural-fixture-part-2</a></p>
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