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''Somebody waits for you, kiss her once for me''
▲{{quote|''Ho-ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see,<br />
Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that grows on trees. In some cultures, it's traditional to hang it up somewhere at parties, with the additional custom that if two people meet under it, they ought to kiss. Naturally, this produces some good opportunities for writers. [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity may well ensue]] as the wrong people are caught
Mistletoe came to people's attention because it's evergreen and produces berries in winter, and is often one of the only green things in a winter forest. It comes up a lot in mythology - Greeks liked it, the Norse god Balder was killed by it, druids regard it as a symbol of immortality, and an old Christian story holds that Christ's cross was made of mistletoe, and after the Crucifixion all the mistletoe trees shriveled up. But the tradition everyone thinks of is originally Scandanavian - if two people are under a sprig of mistletoe, they must kiss. This was first a tradition that if two armies in a forest saw mistletoe growing, they stopped fighting for a night.
An usual element of the [[Christmas Episode]].
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== Anime ==▼
* Used to wonderful effect in the ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'' song "Under the Mistletoe." Misty wants it to happen, but Ash doesn't. Again, Hilarity Ensues. (Suffice to say, [[Four Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] are [[Idiosyncratic Ship Naming|Poké]][[Shipper On Deck|shippers]].)▼
▲== Anime and Manga ==
▲* Used to wonderful effect in the ''[[Pokémon (
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105111101/http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/6813047.html one issue] of the yearly ''Marvel Holiday Special'', [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] hosted a party. There was only one sprig of mistletoe, so Hank Pym put it on a remote-control hovering device and flew it around "to stretch it". Jessica Drew was not impressed.
** It should be noted that at least FIVE guys were in on it (including Spider-Man, while married, and Mary Jane IN THE ROOM), and she only suspects after about 4.
* In a ''[[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]] Winter's Edge'' special, a boy steals a kiss from a girl he's just met, then points above them and says, "Mistletoe". She responds by stamping his foot, pointing to ''her'' foot and saying, "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Missile toes]]".
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== [[
* Pick a fandom. Now [[Shipping|pick a pairing]]. Now go on the Internet. No matter how [[Crack Pairing|nonsensical]] or unlikely, there ''will'' be a [[Fanfic]] out there somewhere that uses this trope.
* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfics (of pretty much every ship), the mistletoe is often enchanted, magically trapping whichever couple that happens to be standing under it until they kiss. Often, these are created and supplied by the Weasley twins. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181108034713/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/967156/1/A-Different-Yule-Ball A Different Yule Ball]'' by Andrew Aelfwine is a particularly good example.
== Film ==
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* ''[[Rudolph
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* In the original ''[[Toy Story (
* In ''[[While You Were Sleeping]]'', Lucy and Jack kiss under the mistletoe.
== Literature ==
* ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'' by [[
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* [[Harry Potter]] gets caught under the mistletoe with Luna Lovegood, and quickly jumps out from under it. Luna considers this a wise move, "it's often infested with Nargles." Harry later finally gets his first kiss with Cho Chang under the mistletoe.
* On the [[Discworld]], the wizards of Unseen University hang up a mistletoe as part of their Hogswatch celebration. Archchancellor Ridcully notices this and wonders why, since the all-male faculty dismisses the women help before the main feast.
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* Basil does this to Madison in one of the Christmas episodes of ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]''. He kisses her, and gets a slap.
* ''[[Bones]]'' episode "The Man in the Fallout Shelter". Angela Montenegro:
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[to Zack and Hodgins] I might kiss you guys under the mistletoe, too.
(to Bones) And maybe even you. In a festive, non-lesbian manner. }}
** Later, Booth and Brennan kiss under the mistletoe, at Caroline's insistence.
* ''[[Perfect Strangers]]'' episode "A Christmas Story".
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'''Balki:''' What a gimmick! Why don't we hang it up all year long?
'''Larry:''' Unfortunately, it only works at Christmas. }}
* ''Christmas Special''.
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* An episode of [[WWE Raw]] had Mickie James kiss Trish Stratus under the mistletoe. Trish freaks and runs off afterwards, because she is ''not'' a lesbian.
* Kermit and Miss Piggy exchange rather sweet cheek kisses under the mistletoe in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* This is part of the "[[You Mean "Xmas"|Winter Veil]]" holiday in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* A piece of official ''[[
* A piece of official Christmas art for ''[[Girl Genius]]'' features Agatha, her two love interests, and propeller-equipped mobile sprig of mistletoe.
* An ''[[
* ''The Prime of Ambition'' had a bonus [http://jaadrih.comicgenesis.com/d/20101225.html page] where the cast plays tricks with each other around a mistletoe.
* In ''Living with Hipster Girl and Gamer Girl'', Artur finds lettuce in his burger and removes it — he hates lettuce. "Gamer Girl" Erika glances up from her computer game, sees him holding up the lettuce leaf, and mistakes it for mistletoe (the image in her speech bubble is actually '''holly'''). Neither of them is '''under''' it, but she doesn't let that stop her, planting a big smooch on Artur and then happily going back to her game. Artur has no idea why she just kissed him; when he moved in with Erika and Sophie the "Hipster Girl," he was told "keep your hands to yourself."
* ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'' [https://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=1048 offers the warning]: "Beware the snog-weed."
* ''[[Unshelved]]'' warns: [http://www.unshelved.com/2008-12-22 mistletoe is poisonous]. Also, [http://www.unshelved.com/2008-12-24 check whether it's mistletoe] at all.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* From the guy who wrote ''[[
{{quote|Traditional antidote for poison
Though most have an allergic reaction
The druids don't care
They're too busy shar-|ing a kiss to compile reliable medical information."}}
* In the Christmas installation of ''[[Awkward]]'', Alex attempts this with Lester using mistletoe [[A Date
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Cindy was less than thrilled at being woken up in ''[[
* In a ''[[Kim Possible]]'' Christmas special, Ron explains that it isn't mistletoe, it's just some parsley he found, but Kim kisses him anyway.
* In the infamous ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' episode "Son of Stimpy (Stimpy's First Fart)," Ren tries to cheer up a depressed Stimpy on Christmas. He points to the mistletoe over the doorway and makes goo-goo eyes at Stimpy, in the single biggest [[Ho Yay]] moment of the original series.
* In one episode of ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'', Ed holds a mistletoe over Double Dee and tries to kiss him.
* ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'': "They kiss! Why, that looks so unique! Inspired!"
* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003
* In the [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[
* In one of the earliest episodes of ''[[
* In ''[[Taz-Mania]]'''s Christmas episode, 'No Time for Christmas', there a mistletoe scene between Bushwacker Bob and Constance Koala. Same for Mr. Thickley the Kangaroo.
* In the Christmas special of ''[[
* In the ''[[Venture Brothers]]'' Christmas episode, Pete White wears a sprig of mistletoe on a headband while putting the moves on Triana. She's not going for it at all, then her father magically incinerates it and runs Pete off with a warning glare.
* During the ''[[
* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation]]!'', Baljeet says that all he wants for Christmas is a pretty girl to kiss him under the mistletoe. Later on, Wendy Stinglehopper gives him his wish.
** The above picture of [[Official Couple|Candace and Jeremy]] comes from the music video for the series' version of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
* In ''[[Futurama]]'', Fry and Leela almost had a kiss under the mistletoe, until Robot Santa interfered.
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* Jenny holds up a mistletoe over Sheldon's head on ''[[My Life
* In one episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Hank says there won't be any mistletoe at his family's Christmas party due to [[Noodle Incident|last year's unfortunate incident]]. Bill tries to justify himself by saying the eggnog made him tipsy.
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