Sandman - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

The Sandman is a popular character in folklore referenced in popular culture over several centuries. Some noteworthy examples include:

• The 1933 Walt Disney Silly Symphonies cartoon "Lullybye Land" ends with the baby being put to sleep by the sandman.
• In the 1935 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers classic 'Top Hat', Jerry Travers (played by Astaire), sprinkles sand on the floor and dances a slow dance, helping Dale Tremont (played by Rogers) sleep.
• The 1957 Soviet cartoon "The Snow Queen" is introduced by the Sandman.
• The 1958 Sandmännchen German children's bedtime television programms of puppets in stop motion animation.
• Films, including 1991 and 2000 versions of The Sandman.
• Popular music including "Mr. Sandman" popularized by the Chordettes, "The Japanese Sandman" (1920) by Raymond B. Egan and Richard A. Whiting, "Sandman" by America (band), "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica, and "Mr. Sandman" from the album Tical by Method Man.
• Comic book characters from Vertigo and DC Comics.
• In The Real Ghostbusters in the episode "Mr. Sandman Dream me a Dream", a rogue sandman is the villain of the episode.
• The Sandman appears in The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause portrayed by Michael Dorn. He is shown as a member of the Council of Legendary Figures.
• Mr. Sandman is also a perk in the hit video game series "Fallout". The perk allows the player to gain extra experience from killing enemies in their sleep.
• In 2012 Dream Works animations released a movie called "Rise of the Guardians" in which the Sandman is a supporting protagonist.