References in Popular Culture
William Riker references the song in the Star Trek the Next Generation episode Arsenal of Freedom. When confronted by a holographic version of the captain of the USS Drake, who asks "What is your ship?", a question the captain should have known, Riker responds "The Lollipop, it's a good ship."
Showtime television program Weeds references the song in episode #3, titled "Good Shit Lollipop".
The song was ranked at #69 on the list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.
The song What? by A Tribe Called Quest has the line: "What's a lollipop without the Good Ship?"
The English stand-up comedian and actor Eddie_Izzard references the song in his stand-up tour Stripped in 2009.
The song was a puzzle on the October 12, 2011 episode of Wheel of Fortune.
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