In Pop Culture
The song was used in the end credits of the ultra-violent 1980's short film Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown, though in the film it is miscredited to The Platters rather than The Coasters.
In the film Jack, the title character (played by Robin Williams) and his friends, including his teacher (played by Bill Cosby), sing this song in their tree house. The weight in the tree house is so great with the kids and the two adult-sized people that the tree house starts to creak. While they are singing the song, a butterfly lands on the tree house and the house collapses. Once they are on the ground, Jack uses the tag line of the song and says, "Why is everybody always fallin' on me?"
The song was included in the musical revue, Smokey Joe's Cafe.
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