Editing Davy Jones's locker (section)

===21st century===
The concept of Davy Jones was combined with the legend of the ''[[Flying Dutchman]]'' in the [[Pirates of the Caribbean film series|''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series]], in which Davy Jones's locker is portrayed as a [[purgatory]] place of punishment for those who crossed [[Davy Jones (character)|Davy Jones]]. Jones is portrayed as a captain assigned to [[Psychopomp|ferry]] those drowned at sea to the afterlife before he corrupted his purpose out of anger at his betrayal by his lover, the sea-goddess [[Calypso (Pirates of the Caribbean)|Calypso]]. Davy Jones is portrayed as an enigma of the sea, featuring octopus tentacles for a beard and crab claw for a hand.

The phrase has often been referenced comedically in the animated television series ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', particularly by the show's [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters#The Flying Dutchman|ghostly personification]] of the Flying Dutchman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Doyle-Murray: Flying Dutchman|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0707288/characters/nm0236519 |website=IMDB}}</ref> "Davy Jones's locker" has made occasional appearances in the cartoon as a literal gym [[locker]] used to contain [[souls]] and socks. [[SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One|One episode]] features [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]] from [[The Monkees]] claim ownership of the locker, as a pun on the pop singer's name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Press |first1=Joy |title=Davy Jones: Four zany moments, from 'Brady Bunch' to 'SpongeBob' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/show-tracker/story/2012-02-29/davy-jones-four-zany-moments-from-brady-bunch-to-spongebob |website=Los Angeles Times |date=29 February 2012}}</ref>

French singer [[Nolwenn Leroy]] recorded a song titled "Davy Jones" for her 2012 album ''Ô Filles de l'Eau''. The English version contains the lines: "Davy Jones, oh Davy Jones / Where they gonna rest your bones / Down in the deep blue sea / Down in the deep blue sea..."

In 2022 it was widely reported as referenced and explained by [[Karen Steyn|Mrs Justice Steyn]] to [[Rebekah Vardy]] in the [[Wagatha Christie]] trial.<ref>{{cite news |title='Who is Davy Jones?' Wagatha trial judge forced to explain phrase to Rebekah Vardy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/davy-jones-wagatha-christie-rebekka-vardy-b2078178.html |work=The Independent |date=20 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rebekah Vardy agent's phone is 'in Davy Jones' locker', court hears |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rebekah-vardy-agent-phone-davy-181702788.html |work=Yahoo News |date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hyde |first1=Marina |title=Like a phone dropped in the North Sea, Vardy v Rooney is full of absolute gold |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/13/phone-north-sea-rebekah-vardy-coleen-rooney-libel-case |work=The Guardian |date=13 May 2022}}</ref>