Editing Lucy the Elephant (section)

==Lucy In popular culture==
=== Movies ===
* In 1972, Lucy appeared in the movie ''[[The King of Marvin Gardens]]'', starring [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Bruce Dern]].
* In 1980, Lucy can be briefly seen in the opening of the Oscar nominated film, ''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'', starring [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Susan Sarandon]].
* In 1983, Lucy is shown on a postcard with a picture in the opening credits of the film, ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite news | title = Lucy the Elephant | work = CityAtlantic.com |url=http://www.cityatlantic.com/attractions/lucy-the-elephant.html | access-date = March 26, 2015}}</ref>
* An ice cream shop with a living area above shaped like Lucy appears in the 1991 Disney film ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'', although the film takes place in Southern California.
* The ''Jardin the Paris Elephant'', a real-life large elephant structure inspired by “''[[Elephantine Colossus]]''”, (a larger version of Lucy, built by Lafferty in 1885 on [[Coney Island]]), is featured as the location of the boudoir of [[Nicole Kidman]]'s character in the 2001 film ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/09/18/the-forgotten-elephant-of-the-moulin-rouge-garden-party/|title=The Forgotten Elephant of the Moulin Rouge Garden Party|last=MessyNessy|date=September 18, 2015|website=www.messynessychic.com|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>
*In 2015, Lucy was featured in the opening credits of the film ''[[Vacation (2015 film)|Vacation]],'' similar to the original 1983 film, ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''.<ref name=":1" />
=== Television ===
* In 1979, Lucy appeared in the intro to the short-lived [[CBS]] drama series ''[[Big Shamus, Little Shamus]]'' which takes place in Atlantic City.
*In 1986, Lucy appeared on an episode of ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]],'' in which [[Fred Rogers]] took a short tour of Lucy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1986|title=TheKidsMagic - Mr. Rogers Episode #1570|url=http://thekidsmagic.com/watch/Wm6vygVQ-MA/mr-rogers-episode-1570|access-date=October 7, 2016|website=www.thekidsmagic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Toy Elephant |url=https://www.misterrogers.org/episodes/toy-elephant/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |language=en}}</ref>
*In November 2006, the building was prominently featured in an advertisement for ''Proformance Insurance''.
*In 2006, the [[History Channel]] television series ''[[Weird U.S. (TV series)|Weird U.S.]]'' featured Lucy in an episode.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2007|title=Lucy The Elephant, Margate|url=http://weirdnj.com/stories/lucytheelephant/|access-date=November 25, 2016|website=www.weirdnj.com|publisher=Weird NJ}}</ref>
* In 2009, Lucy was featured in an episode of ''[[Life After People]]'', which illustrated how the [[Natural environment|environment]] would take over the structure without people to maintain Lucy.
* In a 2011 episode of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', [[List of Boardwalk Empire characters|Agent Van Alden]] mentions "a hotel shaped like an elephant" among the local attractions. Lucy is also briefly seen in the second-season episode "Gimcrack & Bunkum".
* On April 2, 2014, Lucy appeared in a clip on an episode of [[Strange Inheritance]], which mainly featured the [[World's tallest thermometer]], another well-known roadside attraction.
* On June 14, 2014, [[The Travel Channel]]'s ''[[Monumental Mysteries]]'' featured Lucy the Elephant in an episode.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucy the Elephant|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/monumental-mysteries/episodes/lucy-the-elephant-capitol-bomber|website=Monumental Mysteries|publisher=The Travel Channel, LLC|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref>
* The 2017 movie [[The Dunning Man]] shows footage of the effort to preserve the building.
*In 2021, Lucy appeared in an episode of the PBS series ''Drive By History'' which described her cultural significance in American history.<ref>{{Citation|title=Drive By History {{!}} Roadside Novelty Architecture + History of Covered Bridges. {{!}} Season 2021|url=https://www.pbs.org/video/roadside-novelty-architecture-history-of-covered-bridges-9wsvxn/|language=en|access-date=2022-01-19}}</ref>

=== Music ===

* 2020: A song named "Lucy The Elephant" was written, created, and performed by Dan Walsh and Patty Blee.<ref>{{Citation |last=Walsh |first=Daniel |title=Lucy The Elephant |date=2020-02-08 |url=https://vimeo.com/390190769 |access-date=2024-02-26}}</ref>
* 2023: A song named "That Big Elephant" was written, created, and performed by YouTuber and musician Grey Jones (Better known online as Sneezy puppy 5639) For his album "NJ The Great" <ref>{{Citation |title=That Big Elephant|date=2024-09-23 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2lrV2mME5s&list=PLZC_3R15bVfNqjI5YdboLfGKlSOG7rMdw&index=2 |access-date=2024-09-23}}</ref>

=== Digital / Print media ===

* 2012: Lucy was featured in the book, ''Stay Close'' by [[Harlan Coben]] ({{ISBN|1101561173}}).
* April 18, 2015: Lucy was featured in the Bill Griffith daily comic strip "[[Zippy the Pinhead]]".
* July, 2022: ''<nowiki/>'Big Potato Games''' announced that Lucy will be among 49 popular national roadside attractions featured in "''Zillionaires: Road Trip USA''", its new Monopoly style family board game.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=Lucy the Elephant to be featured in new family board game |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/lucy-the-elephant-jersey-shore-zillionaires-road-trip-board-game/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=PhillyVoice |language=english}}</ref>
* May, 2024: In a USA Today '10 Best Poll', Lucy was voted #1 on the 2024 list of 10 must-see roadside attractions across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Best Roadside Attraction (2024) - USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards |url=https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-roadside-attraction-2024/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=10Best |language=en}}</ref>