The Baby Trap: Difference between revisions

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''But the kid is not my son.''|'''[[Michael Jackson]]''', "Billie Jean"}}

 

* On ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'', {{spoiler|Adrian plans to try this on Ben}} in an attempt to save their marriage since {{spoiler|they only got married because [[Shotgun Wedding|Adrian was pregnant]], and their relationship started to deteriorate after their daughter was stillborn}}. Since things were great {{spoiler|when she was pregnant, she seems to think [[Babies Make Everything Better|another baby will fix things]]}}. Ultimately, {{spoiler|she gives up on the plan when her doctor talks her out of it}} and when {{spoiler|Ben finds out her plan, keeps rejecting her advances, and finally confronts her about it}}

* In ''[[The Office]]'', Kelly told Ryan she was pregnant to get him to agree to go out with her again. Immediate cut to Kelly silently shaking her head at the camera.

Kelly: (''whining'') Why not? }}

* Subverted in ''[[Coupling]]'': Susan tells Steve, "don't worry about it" when he asks about whether they're using contraception. He later learns in an infertility specialist's office that unbeknownst to him, they've been "trying" for six months [[Law of Inverse Fertility|without success]]. Of course, {{spoiler|Susan later discovers that she is pregnant, in what is debatable either playing it straight or a double subversion.}}

== Music ==

* "Stupid Marriage" by The Specials is a song about a young woman who does this:

If that's a happy marriage I'd prefer to be '''unhappy''' }}

* [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] references it in his song "Do For Love"

You say you're pregnant and guess who's the daddy? }}

* [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''Billie Jean'', quoted above is about this. Namely, all the "Billie Jeans" his older brothers had to deal with when they were together in the Jackson 5.

* ''Dr. Dre 2001'' had a track with comedian Eddie Griffin ranting about this:

* Referenced in the the early '70s song ''Stick-Up'' by Honey Cone:

'Cause he's the father of my child }}

 

== Theatre ==

* In "Marry The Man Today" from ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'', Sarah suggests this as one way to keep a husband from straying:

'''Sarah''': Stop! }}