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* [[Beautiful All Along]]: In the film, when Louise first gets beautiful clothes and has her hair done, she looks in the mirror, and incredulously says: "I'm pretty. I'm a pretty girl, Mama."
** [[Shout-Out|Referenced]] in, of all things, the stage version of ''[[Hairspray]]'', which can be explained by the fact that ''[[Hairspray]]'' premiered on Broadway in the same season as a revival of ''Gypsy''.
* [[BSOD Song]]: "Rose's Turn"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Hello everybody! My name's June! What's yours?" Later on, Louise uses that line with her stage name, and with a whole new meaning.
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* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Louise for her first performance as Gypsy.
{{quote|"I'm a pretty girl, Mama."}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: In ''[[Airplane!]]'', Ethel Merman has a cameo as a shell -shocked veteran who thinks he's Ethel Merman, and "he's" singing "Everything's Coming Up Roses".
** Also, Mama Rose of the 1993 TV adaptation is [[Hocus Pocus|Winifred Sanderson]], who now says, "Hello, Salem, my name is Winifred! What's yours?"
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFRSawe33sA You Gotta Get a Gimmick]" for the strippers (also a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]) and "All I Need is the Girl" for Tulsa.
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* [[Westminster Chimes]]: The final cadence of "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a modified version.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: June is never seen and barely mentioned after she runs away. It's never discussed what becomes of her.
** In real life, she became a [[wikipedia:June Havoc|successful film, stage and television actoractress]].
** Also, the lamb and other various pets.
* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: Mama get married today.
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