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*Tennis star [[Andy Roddick]] starred in a commercial for [[American Express]] in which his opponent was Pong (his trainer advised him "he returns everything"). Roddick seems stumped as to how to defeat the bar, until he realizes the bar has no forward movement, and hits a drop shot over the net. The commercial ''Stop Pong'' also spawned a website, where the player, as Roddick, tries to beat Pong in a five-minute game.
*In an episode of [[King of the Hill]], Peggy and Bobby are busy throughout the entire episode playing Pong. Without a pause button they fall asleep with it still bouncing back and forth.
*[[Al Franken]] and collaborator [[Tom Davis]] did many sketches in the first season of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' which involved playing a home pong system and conversing in zany and odd conversations.
*In an episode of ''[[That '70s Show]]'', Kelso and Red try to make the game more challanging by tinkering with the console and making the paddles smaller.
*In the hospital scene in ''[[Silent Movie]]'', [[Dom Deluise]] and [[Marty Feldman]] tinker with the monitor to which the Studio Chief is hooked up, and cause its display to turn into a Pong game.
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