<P> Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble sang a version of the song in an episode of The Flintstones titled, "The House Guests", which originally aired on December 22, 1961 . The lyrics they used were, "My bosom buddy and my lifelong pal...lah dee dee dah ...". They were trying to prove to Wilma and Betty that they could get along together without fighting while the Rubbles were forced to live with the Flintstones for a week due a water main break in the Rubbles' house . </P> <P> The character of Laura Petrie, while under the influence of prescription tranquilizers and wine, sings a version of the song in the Season 4 episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show entitled "Pink Pills and Purple Parents" (1964). The character, played by Mary Tyler Moore, sings the tune with the lyrics "I dream of Laura with the light brown hair, floating like a zeppelin on the summer air ." </P> <P> On The Alvin Show, David Seville, while courting a young woman, sang the song to her in a boat, much to the annoyance of Alvin and the Chipmunks, who retaliated with a silly and disrespectful spoof: "We dream of Jeanie with the green - purple hair / She looks so funny, people stop and stare ..." which insults Dave's girlfriend and irritates Dave himself...and as penance the Chipmunks are forced to sing the song repeatedly with the correct lyrics until they know them by heart . </P> <P> On the September 8, 1966 episode of F Troop, "The Singing Mountie", Paul Lynde as the title character sings the song to blonde Wrangler Jane as "I Dream of Wrangler with the light yellow hair ." </P>

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