Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Other Uses

Other Uses

• This song was featured in the musical The Boy from Oz, about Peter Allen, in which Allen and Liza Minnelli perform the song as a duet in Act 1. In the Australian version, it was placed in Act 2.
• In an episode of Will & Grace, Rosario Salazar, a maid, was paid to stop singing after she produced a harmonica and sang the chorus of "Arthur's Theme".
• In another episode of Will & Grace, Jack McFarland sang "Arthur's Theme" in his show, Just Jack, using props of cutouts of New York City and the Moon which be placed on either side of his face while singing the famous line in the chorus.
• In the episode "Peggy Hill: The Decline and Fall" of King of the Hill, pre-teen Bobby Hill resorts to singing the song as a lullaby to pacify his newborn uncle, when everybody else has given up trying to quieten the baby.
• Tom Servo of Mystery Science Theater 3000 sings a verse of this song during a scene from the film Time Chasers.
• A slightly different audio mix of the song is featured during the opening scenes of the film; especially noticeable is the saxophone solo, which, although apparently from the same recording session, has a different interpretation, rhythm and cadence to the solo on the record.
• In an episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun called "Mary Loves Scoochie", it is used to temporarily convince Liam Neesam to give up his evil plan.
• In the Friends episode "The One With Ross's New Girlfriend," Phoebe gives Monica a Dudley Moore haircut, rather than the Demi Moore cut she requested. Chandler mocks her, saying "Things could be worse. You could be caught between the moon and New York City. I know it's crazy, but it's true."
• In the Seinfeld episode "The Millennium," Newman hires Christopher Cross for his New Year's Eve party. When he finds out Elaine will not be attending, Kramer tells him he will be caught between the moon and New York City, while she is looking for someone to kiss.
• In the Glee episode "Britney/Brittany", Finn asks, when given the song, "How can you get caught between the moon and New York City? They're, like, a hundred miles apart."