The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association), often shorthanded as "the Y," is a youth organization founded in 1844, offering support and even residential housing.
The organization notably inspired the Village People song of the same name.
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- In the October 15, 1965 edition of The Jimmy Dean Show, Jimmy Dean tests Rowlf's abilities as a taxi driver by pretending to be various customers. He first dresses up as an elderly woman wishing to be driven to the YMCA (to meet men).
- In the Dinosaurs episode "I Never Ate for My Father," Robbie is sent to the Young Males' Carnivore Association to learn how to be a proper carnivore.
- In episode 204 of Muppets Tonight, Pierce Brosnan accidentally uses one of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's laser Q-tips to blast a hole in the wall. On the other side is Bobo the Bear in the bathtub, who exclaims, "Hey! This is the reason I moved out of the Y!"
- Johnny Fiama is mentioned to have moved out of his mama's house and into the YMCA at the end of episode 212 of Muppets Tonight.