Pipe dream

A pipe dream is an illusory fantasy or idea that will not work.. The phrase may also refer to:

Music

• Pipe Dreams (Potluck album), 2009
• Pipedream (album), the first solo album from Lindisfarne front man Alan Hull
• Pipe Dreams (Murray Head album), 1995
• "Pipe Dream", a song by Project 86 from the album Project 86
• "Pipe Dreams", a song by Travis, from the album The Invisible Band
• "Spanish Pipedream", a song by John Prine from his self-titled album
• "Little Miss Pipedream", a song by The Wombats from the album The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
• Pipedreams, a radio music program from American Public Media featuring the pipe organ
• Pipe Dream, a 1997 album (and the titular song) by John Williamson
• Pipe Dreams, an album by Mark Salling

Other media

• Pipe Dream, a 1989 video game originally called Pipe Mania
• Pipe Dream (film), a 2002 romantic comedy
• Pipe Dream, a famous animation made by Animusic
• Pipe Dreams (1916 film), a 1916 film starring Oliver Hardy
• Pipe Dreams (1976 film), a 1976 film starring Gladys Knight
• Pipe Dream (musical), a 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
• "Pipe Dreams", an episode of Rocko's Modern Life (season 2, episode 2)
• Down Periscope, a 1996 film, also called Pipe Dreams in many countries, particularly in the Middle East
• The Wild Bunch, a 1969 film, also called Pipe Dreams in many countries, particularly in the Middle East
• Operation Pipe Dreams, the code-name for a U.S. nationwide investigation in targeting businesses selling drug paraphernalia
• Pipe Dream (newspaper), a student newspaper at Binghamton University in New York
• Pipe Dream (TV program) on the Golf Channel

Other

• Pipe Mania, a 1989 computer puzzle game also known as Pipe Dream
• PipeDream, a built-in applications package for the Sinclair Cambridge Z88 ultra portable handheld computer

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