Editing Barbershop quartet (section)

== In popular culture ==
* The TV sitcom ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' used the cast in a barbershop quartet in the 1952 episode, "Lucy's Show-Biz Swan Song;" the same footage was used for a [[dream sequence]] in their 1956 Christmas show.
* In the 1957 [[Meredith Willson]] Broadway musical ''[[The Music Man]]'', the [[Barbershop Harmony Society]] International Quartet Contest Champions The [[Buffalo Bills (quartet)|Buffalo Bills]] (Vern Reed, Al Shea, Wayne "Scotty" Ward, Bill Spangenberg) were such a hit that they were cast in the 1962 film adaptation starring [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]] as Harold Hill and [[Shirley Jones]] as Marian Paroo.
* In the 1969 novel "[[Slaughterhouse-Five]]", [[Kurt Vonnegut]] uses a barbershop quartet as a symbol to link between Billy's worlds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LitCharts |url=https://www.litcharts.com/lit/slaughterhouse-five/symbols/barbershop-quartet |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=LitCharts |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Cheers]]'' featured a barbershop quartet in the season 4 episode "Dark Imaginings" (1986), and in the season 8 episode "The Stork Brings a Crane" (1989).
* A 1993 episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]", parodied the journey of [[The Beatles]] as though they were each members of a barbershop quartet named "The Be Sharps". The episode starred [[The Dapper Dans]], a quartet who sing on Main Street in [[Disneyland]] in California.<ref>Martin, Jeff (2004). The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.</ref>
* In the 1997 ''[[Friends]]'' episode titled "[[Friends (Season 3)|The One with All the Jealousy]]", Dr. Ross Geller hires a barbershop quartet and sends it to Rachel's office to sing her a love song.
* ''[[Frasier]]'' featured a barbershop quartet in the episode, "Frasier's Curse" (1998).<ref>{{cite web |website=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/frasier/frasiers-curse-9227/ |title=Frasier – Season 6, Episode 2: Frasier's Curse |publisher=TV.com |date=October 1, 1998 |access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
* In the 1999 ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode titled "[[Brian: Portrait of a Dog]]", Brian Griffin does an impression of a barbershop quartet.
* In every episode of [[Nick Jr. Channel]]'s television program ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' (1996–2006), a barbershop quartet can be heard saying "Mailtime", before which Steve (portrayed by [[Steve Burns]]) or Joe (portrayed by [[Donovan Patton]]) sings the mail time song before the mail arrives at their house.
* ''[[Psych]]''{{'}}s [[Psych season 4|fourth season's]] seventh episode, "[[High Top Fade Out|High Top Fade-Out]]", prominently features the murder of a member of Gus' college barbershop quartet. Originally called "Blackapella", the quartet is renamed "Quarterblack" once [[Shawn Spencer|Shawn]] (a white man) joins.
* The internet [[webcomic]] ''[[Homestuck]]'' (2009–2016) features a barbershop cover of the [[Eddie Morton]] song, "I'm a Member of the Midnight Crew". The cover was sung by a fan of the series and was put into the comic on the page, "DD: Ascend more casually."<ref>{{cite web |website=homestuck.com |url=https://www.homestuck.com/story/4944 |title=DD: Ascend more casually |publisher=[[Andrew Hussie]]}}</ref>
* The 2013 video game ''[[BioShock Infinite]]'' (set in 1912) includes a barbershop quartet [[anachronistically]] singing a rendition of [[The Beach Boys]]' 1966 song "[[God Only Knows]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kohler |first=Chris |title=If You Leave Me, I'll Die: 9 Popular Songs That Unlock BioShock Infinite's Mysteries |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/12/bioshock-infinite-music/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
* The 2017 video game ''[[Cuphead]]'', known for its 1900s cartoon style, contains two songs sung by barbershop quartet "'Shoptimus Prime": "Don't Deal with the Devil" and "A Quick Break".
* An animatronic barbershop quartet is one of the scenery pieces in the theme park video game ''[[Planet Coaster]]''. It is part of the Vintage Pack, a DLC pack that focuses on classic rides and theming.
* In a 2019 [[GEICO]] television commercial, a barbershop quartet sings while playing a four-on-four basketball game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Irk_/geico-a-barbershop-quartet-plays-basketball# |title=GEICO TV Commercial, 'A Barbershop Quartet Plays Basketball' |website=iSpot.tv |year=2019 |access-date=April 1, 2019 }}</ref> The quartet in the ad is #TheAccidentals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://closeupculture.com/2019/01/13/close-up-an-interview-with-robert-rice/ |title=An Interview With Robert Rice |date=January 13, 2019 |website=Close-Up Culture |first=James |last=Prestridge |access-date=April 22, 2023 }}</ref>
* ''[[The Ben Show]]'' (2013) has a recurring sketch in which a barbershop quartet sings the titles of porn videos.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/08/comedy-centrals-graveyard-of-one-season-sketch-shows.html |title=Comedy Central's Graveyard of One-Season Sketch Shows |date=August 11, 2014 |website=[[Vulture.com]] |access-date=December 15, 2021 }}</ref>
* Barbershop music is featured extensively in the 1975 post-apocalyptic film ''[[A Boy and His Dog (1975 film)|A Boy and His Dog]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/a-boy-and-his-dog/an-appreciation-for-harlan-ellison-and-a-boy-and-h/ |title=An Appreciation for Harlan Ellison and 'A Boy and His Dog' |date=August 13, 2018 |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |first=Oktay Ege |last=Kozak |access-date=June 4, 2020 }}</ref>
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' has a barbershop quartet of Muppets who imitate the genre with the songs "When You Cooperate", "Long Time No See", "Small B", "Same Different Barbershop Quartet", and "Counting Floors", among others.
* Episodes of ''[[Jack's Big Music Show]]'' frequently feature the "Schwartzman Quartet" of four puppet brothers, with one appearance explaining barbershop music.
* The ''[[Forever Plaid]]'' musical tells the story of Frankie (lead/second tenor), Jinx (tenor), Sparky (baritone), and Smudge (bass), a barbershop quartet that gets the chance to come back to life after dying in a bus crash.
* The opening theme song and insert song of the 1967–68 Japanese science fiction TV series ''[[Ultraseven]]'' feature elements of a barbershop quartet.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
* The 2010 video game, ''[[Toy Story 3 (video game)|Toy Story 3]]'', has a Pict-O-Matic cutscene where if you dress four citizens in a barber outfit, it will trigger a cutscene where they become a barbershop quartet.