Pipe dream

A pipe dream is a fantastic hope or plan that is generally regarded as being nearly impossible to achieve. It is implied that the smoker of the pipe is smoking a substance that alters their perceptions to make something fantastical seem achievable.

Pipe Dream or Pipe Dreams may also refer to:

In music:

• Pipedream (album), the first solo album from Lindisfarne front man Alan Hull
• Pipe Dreams (album), a studio album by Murray Head released in 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"

In animation, cinema, and theatre:

• Pipe Dream, an animation made by Animusic
• Pipe Dreams, a 1916 film starring Oliver Hardy
• Pipe Dream (musical), a 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
• Pipe Dreams, an episode of Rocko's Modern Life (season 2, episode 2)
• Both the 1996 film Down Periscope and 1969 film The Wild Bunch are called "Pipe Dreams" in many countries, particularly in the Middle East (www.pipedreamsoverseas.com)

Other:

• Pipe Dream (newspaper), a student newspaper at Binghamton University in New York
• Pipe Dream, a computer puzzle game