to the story by featuring a robotic servant named Gunga Sam, programmed to behave in a manner similar to the stereotypical colonial native servant. While stated to have no soul, he ultimately proves to be no less human and wise than his owner in actions. In 1958, Bobby Darin wrote and recorded the song "That's the Way Love Is" in which, referring to the unsolved riddle of love, he sings "And if ya come up with the answer, You're a better man, sir, than I ... Gunga Din". In 1962, Sonny Gianotta recorded "The Last Blast of the Blasted Bugler", a comedic retelling of the story. An animated version featuring Jim Backus was made in 1964, as part of The Famous Adventures of Mr Magoo. It is the third episode of the series. The English singer Peter Bellamy included a setting of the poem on his 1975 record, Barrack Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling. The American trio The Three D's included a folk music rendition of the poem on their Capitol Records album New Dimensions in Folk Songs in 1964. Songwriter Jim Croce set the words to music and released it on his 1966 Facets album. In the 1994 version of Spider-Man, the Punisher refers to Kraven the Hunter as Gunga Din. Hawkeye Pierce (portrayed by Alan Alda) in M*A*S*H made multiple references to "Gunga Din". Alan Moore's Watchmen features a restaurant called the Gunga Diner. In 1996, the animated television series Animaniacs featured a segment called "Gunga Dot", in which the "Warner Sister" Dot has a job serving water to the patrons of a resort in a boiling hot desert near Bombay. After growing tired of the constant complaining, she releases the valve on the Warner Bros. Water Tower, which placates the guests and somehow creates the Indian Ocean. Season 1, episode 6, of The Sopranos, Livia is complaining to Tony about her neighbour at Green Grove running the water all day long, and she says "I'm living next to Gunga Din!" In the season 6, episode 14, of The Sopranos ("Stage 5"), Warren Feldman asks John Sacrimoni whether he may look at Sacrimoni's health chart. Sacrimoni replies, "What about Gunga Din?" in reference to his prison doctor, Ajit Gupte. In 2001, Hellboy, in Conqueror Worm, says goodbye to Roger with the last lines of Gunga Din. Several references are made to the poem in the series Downton Abbey