Skeleton in the cupboard

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Skeleton in the cupboard, or closet, is a colloquial phrase used to describe an undisclosed fact about someone which, if revealed, would have a negative impact on perceptions of the person.

"Cupboard" is usually used in British English and "closet" in American English (see also American and British English differences).

It may also refer to:

Contents 1 Films 2 Television episodes 3 Music 4 Books

[edit] Films

• Skeleton in the Closet (also known as Secret Acts within Four Walls), 1965 film by Koji Wakamatsu
• Skeletons in the Closet, 2001 film by Wayne Powers
• Skeletons in the Closet, award-winning 2007 Korean film

[edit] Television episodes

• The Skeleton in the Cupboard (Yes Minister), 1982 television episode
• "Skeleton in the Closet", episode of Family (TV series)
• "The Big Face Off / Skeletons in the Closet", episode of Beetlejuice
• "Skeletons in the Closet", 1988 episode of Spenser: For Hire
• "Lil' Miss /Skeletons In The Closet", episode 75 of Cold Case Files
• "Skeletons in the Closet", episode of Legend (TV series)
• "Skeletons in the Closet", episode of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)
• "The skeleton in the cupboard", 1992 episode of 2point4 children
• "Skeleton in the Cupboard", 1972 episode of The Adventurer
• "Skeleton in the Cupboard", 1978 double episode of The Ghosts of Motley Hall
• "Skeletons In The Water Closet", 2001 episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
• "Jerangkung Dalam Almari (Skeletons in the Closet)", 2006 episode of Gol & Gincu

[edit] Music

• Skeleton In The Cupboard, 1953 composition by Leslie Statham
• Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead, 1974 compilation album
• R&B Skeletons in the Closet, 1986 album by George Clinton (funk musician)
• Skeletons in the Closet, 1996 album by The Sharp
• Skeletons in the Closet (Oingo Boingo album), 1989 compilation
• Skeletons in the Closet (Gamma Ray album), 2003 live album
• "Skeletons in the Closet", song by Nat Gonella & His Georgians
• "Skeletons in the Closet", song on 1981 album Special Forces by Alice Cooper
• "A Skeleton in the Closet", song on 1987 album Among the Living by Anthrax
• "Skeletons in the Closet", song on 1987 album None Shall Defy by Infernäl Mäjesty
• ""Skeleton in Closet", song on 1997 compilation album Greatest Comedy Hits by Eddie Murphy
• "Skeleton in the Closet", song on 2001 album Cemetery Pinch by the Cornbugs

[edit] Books

• The Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1860 novel by Harriet Anne Scott
• "The Skeleton in the Closet", 1860s short story by Edward Everett Hale
• A Skeleton in the Closet: A Novel, 1893 novel by E. D. E. N. Southworth
• Cakes and Ale: or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1930 novel by W. Somerset Maugham
• Skeletons in the Closet, 1982 novel by Elizabeth Linington
• The Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1988 novel by Anna Haycraft
• A Skeleton in God’s Closet, 1993 novel by Paul Maier
• The Skeleton in the Closet, 2003 children's book by Curtis Jobling