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* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'' has the epic musical number "Cabin Fever." It actually ''is'' mentioned again, but by a character who's [[Cloudcuckoolander|insane enough]] that he could have just been imagining it (and his cellmates seem to think he did). Which brings us to the question: if one of the criteria is that it's never mentioned afterwards, can a BLAM be [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]]?
* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'' has the epic musical number "Cabin Fever." It actually ''is'' mentioned again, but by a character who's [[Cloudcuckoolander|insane enough]] that he could have just been imagining it (and his cellmates seem to think he did). Which brings us to the question: if one of the criteria is that it's never mentioned afterwards, can a BLAM be [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]]?
** Its BLAM status is pretty obviously intentional -- it's a parody of [[Irrelevant Act Opener|Irrelevant Act Openers]] from stage musicals; it's an over-the-top musical sequence near the middle of the film with absolutely no plot relevance that no-one ever acknowledges again.
** Its BLAM status is pretty obviously intentional -- it's a parody of [[Irrelevant Act Opener|Irrelevant Act Openers]] from stage musicals; it's an over-the-top musical sequence near the middle of the film with absolutely no plot relevance that no-one ever acknowledges again.
{{quote| ''I'd like to get my hands on,<br />
{{quote|''I'd like to get my hands on,
Whoever wrote this script!'' }}
Whoever wrote this script!'' }}
*** Plus, you know, cabin fever is just kind of like that.
*** Plus, you know, cabin fever is just kind of like that.