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In the Seinfeld episode "The Cafe", Jerry pulls his turtleneck over his mouth while he is staking out a café owner across the street from his window. Jerry jokingly says "Bazooka Joe" to Elaine as a reference to the character Mort from the Bazooka Joe strip. In the 30 Rock episode "Murphy Brown Lied to Us", Jack refers to Bazooka Joe repeatedly as a form of self-torture for Americans, and uses this as an excuse to market painful furniture.
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