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- In an episode of the 1960s sitcom He and She, Dick Hollister greets an overdressed party guest with "Well, it's Mister Peanut!".
- In the twentieth episode of the first season of Friends, when comparing Mr. Peanut with Mister Salty, Joey Tribbiani says Mr. Peanut is a great dresser. Phoebe Buffay, in response, says that Mr. Peanut is homosexual.
- In the fifth season episode New Boss of The Office, Michael states that he thinks Mr. Peanut is classy. Dwight retorts that Mr. Peanut isn't classy, and that Michael only thinks so because he has a top hat and a monocle.
- In the second season of American Dad!, Black Mystery Month, Mr. Peanut is used as a clue in a Da Vinci Code-style mystery.
- In the sixth season episode of The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror VI, in the segment "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores", one of the giant monsters resembles Mr. Peanut.
- In the second episode of Freakazoid!, the character Toby Danger (a Jonny Quest parody) dresses up as Mr. Peanut in an attempt to sneak into a casino.
- In season 8, episode 17 of Seinfeld, a woman mistakes George for her boyfriend Neil, a guy who looks just like him. This intrigues George; he wants to meet Neil. While talking with Jerry about him, George speculates about what Neil might looks like and according to this description, Jerry compares Neil to Mr. Peanut.
- Mr. Peanut is a permanent character in the long-running San Francisco musical revue Beach Blanket Babylon
- In season 11, episode 16 of Frasier, Martin gets a new cane and says "give me a top hat and I'm Fred Astaire". Frasier responds "add a monocle and you're Mr. Peanut."
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