References in Popular Culture
The song was often featured on the 1990s United States television sitcom series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as dancing music for Carlton Banks as he performed his signature "Carlton Dance".
The song was heard in the 1991 Canadian film Highway 61 as well as in the film's trailer.
The song was also included in an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Marge Gets a Job", which Jones guest-starred in. Tom Jones is revealed to be Marge Simpson's favorite singer. Near the end of the episode, Jones is performing "It's Not Unusual" for Marge and Homer Simpson while chained to a bandshell by his foot.
The song is sung in a 3rd Rock from the Sun episode by Officer Don Orville at a Karaoke bar.
The song is featured on the comedy film Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door.
In Sex and the City, the character Aidan Shaw sang the song in the shower as Carrie Bradshaw discovered an engagement ring in his gym bag.
In the Duck Dodgers episode "Talent Show A Go-Go", both Tom Jones and Duck Dodgers sing the song. First Duck Dodgers sings it with Tom's voice, then later Tom sings it with Dodgers' voice.
It appears in two of director Tim Burton's films, first in Edward Scissorhands and then again in Mars Attacks!, in which Tom Jones has a cameo role.
The song appears in the Terry Gilliam film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
The song was also played in one of the episodes of Will & Grace, "The Honeymoon's Over", in the Friends episode "The One in Vegas, Part One", and in an episode of The O.C., "The Links".
This song can be heard in the 1996 movies House Arrest and Flipper.
The song was briefly featured as part of a clue sketch in the Season 4 episode "Medieval Evil" in the PBS game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
The Nostalgia Critic features it in his review of the 1986 film Rad.
The song was featured as a dance in Saints Row: The Third, under the name "Its not Unusual".
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