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* In ''[[Charmed]]'', the second part episode "Oh My Goddess". Phoebe arrive at the auction as the love goddess: all guys start to do auctions on her, forgetting they're the ones that should be bought. Finally she go back home with all of them, and never so much money was won.

* ''[[The Nanny]]'' did this with both Fran and Niles on the auction block to work as a nanny and butler respectively. Fran is bought by the biggest donor's son. Niles on the other hand is bought by {{spoiler|C.C. for less than $40}}

* ''[[Home Improvement]]'' did a variation where rather than bid on dates with the men, people would bid to get the celebrity handymen to come over and do home repairs. Unfortunately for Tim, Al got his [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]] Bob Vila to participate, causing his potential bids to plummet (if his general tendency to [[Doom It Yourself]] hadn't done so already). Bob went for hundreds of dollars, while Tim's situation got so dire that his wife Jill (who was running the thing as the auctioneer) had to step in and make a bid herself because nobody else would.

* ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' did a variation where rather than bid on dates with the men, people would bid to get the celebrity handymen to come over and do home repairs. Unfortunately for Tim, Al got his [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]] Bob Vila to participate, causing his potential bids to plummet (if his general tendency to [[Doom It Yourself]] hadn't done so already). Bob went for hundreds of dollars, while Tim's situation got so dire that his wife Jill (who was running the thing as the auctioneer) had to step in and make a bid herself because nobody else would.

* ''[[One Tree Hill]]'' had an auction complete with a guy in a bird suit, shirtlessness and an awkward robot dance.

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== Theater ==

* The plot of ''[[Oklahoma]]'' revolves around a basket auction and who will be accompanying (and bidding on) who.

* The plot of ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' revolves around a basket auction and who will be accompanying (and bidding on) who.

* In ''[[Paint Your Wagon]]'', a Mormon comes to California with two wives, and is forced to give up one of them. Elizabeth, the less favored wife, offers herself up for auction. Ben places the winning bid and marries her.

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* The ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' episode "The Cat and the Claw" has a straight dramatic example. Bruce Wayne participates in a bachelor auction and while there is some competition for him, the auction is won by Selina Kyle (Catwoman).

* An episode of ''[[The Raccoons]]'' used a Bachelor Auction as a [[Framing Device]] for a [[Clip Show]] for the backstory of the three main Bachelors involved; Bert Raccoon (bought by a little girl for a picnic), Cedric Sneer (bought by his girlfriend) and Cyril Sneer (bought by the reporter he was trying to avoid).

* In ''[[~~Sixteen|~~6teen]]'', there was Valentine's Day special where Jonesy holds an auction for a date and the highest bidder is almost a male cowboy. Unusual for [[Western Animation]] in that characters are rarely portrayed as obviously being gay.

* In ''[[6teen]]'', there was Valentine's Day special where Jonesy holds an auction for a date and the highest bidder is almost a male cowboy. Unusual for [[Western Animation]] in that characters are rarely portrayed as obviously being gay.

* One ''[[El Tigre]]'' episode has this as an excuse for the Rivera men to get out of the house so their pets could have their [[Day in The Limelight]].

* Happens in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' in the episode "Eligible Bachelors" when Bugs and Daffy participate in a charity bachelor auction to raise money for literacy. Bugs gets bought by Lola, Daffy gets bought by Granny. They both have a wonderful time with their dates, anyway, as Bugs and Lola are [[Ship Tease]]d and Daffy gets to hear Granny's stories of her past as a spy in [[World War Two]].

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