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=== [[Wikipedia:Garfield the Movie|Garfield the Movie]] === | === [[Wikipedia:Garfield the Movie|Garfield the Movie]] === | ||
*Garfield flips the channel of the TV to the episode [[Dog of Death]]. | *Garfield flips the channel of the TV to the episode [[Dog of Death]]. | ||
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| + | === [[wikipedia:Inspector Gadget (film)|Inspector Gadget]] === | ||
| + | *A scene shows Sykes sleeping in front of a control panel, mirroring a TV in the background showing [[Homer Simpson]] sleeping at his workstation. | ||
==TV Shows== | ==TV Shows== | ||
===[[wikipedia:BrainRush|BrainRush]]=== | ===[[wikipedia:BrainRush|BrainRush]]=== | ||
| − | Questions were asked that were related to | + | Questions were asked that were related to The Simpsons such as: |
"How Many Fingers does [[Homer Simpson]] Have?" | "How Many Fingers does [[Homer Simpson]] Have?" | ||
Revision as of 06:21, May 23, 2010
The popularity and impact of The Simpsons has led to the show being references in various other media.
Contents
Movies
Flubber
- For about two seconds, Bart and Lisa laughing on a couch on the yellow robot can be seen.
Garfield the Movie
- Garfield flips the channel of the TV to the episode Dog of Death.
Inspector Gadget
- A scene shows Sykes sleeping in front of a control panel, mirroring a TV in the background showing Homer Simpson sleeping at his workstation.
TV Shows
BrainRush
Questions were asked that were related to The Simpsons such as:
"How Many Fingers does Homer Simpson Have?"
Corner Gas
- In one episode, Brent put Marge Simpson on the list of who to not accept checks from.
Drawn Together
- In the episode "A Tale of Two Cows" a reference to the floorboard gag is made when as the camera moves up between the floorboards two skeletons that resemble Bart and Lisa Simpson can be seen.
The Fairly OddParents
- Channel Chasers: When Timmy, Wanda and Cosmo go inside their TV, one TV show they travel into is a parody of The Simpsons. It features a chalkboard gag parody, parodies of Krusty, Ned Flanders, and Barney, and a couch gag.
Family Guy
- See Family Guy for details.
Flubber
- For about two seconds, Bart and Lisa laughing on a couch on the yellow robot can be seen.
Futurama
- In one episode, when Fry, Leela and Bender land on a giant ball of trash that's heading towards a collision course on Earth, Fry spots a pile of Bart Simpson dolls. Bender pulls a string behind one of them, which causes the doll to utter Bart's catchphrase "Eat My Shorts.", which Bender promptly follows (also uttering "Mmmmm...Shorts.")
Histeria
- In an episode, the theme song is a parody of the Simpsons opening theme.
How I Met Your Mother
- In one episode, Ted says "Let's teach Bart Simpsons how to drive!"
Saturday Night Live
- A Britney Spears imitator says that her sisters show Zoey 101 is better than animated shows like The Simpsons.
Scrubs
- In an episode, they make a reference to Apu.
Shear Genius
- In Season 2, Episode 1: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, the contestants tried to make hair cuts that resemble cartoon characters, and two tried making Marge's hair do.
South Park
- See Simpsons Already Did It
- Cartoon Wars II: Bart writes "I Hate Family Guy"
SpongeBob SquarePants
- In the episode "Hocus Pocus", Spongebob says "turn a dadly didly back to squadly!". This could be a reference to Ned Flanders. In the same episode Spongebob also says Okely Dokely.
- In the episode "Krabby Land", Mr. Krabs says "here's Krabby the Klown!". This could be a reference to Krusty the Klown.
TMNT
- In one episode, The Simpsons appear on a TV screen.
Video Games
Team Fortress 2
- In the game, a hat is available to the Medic called "Ze Goggles" with the description stating that it does "nothing", a reference to a line from Ranier Wolfcastle in the episode Radioactive Man (which is also a popular internet meme).
- In a blog post on the TF2 website explaining the development of the class "Demoman" (a black scottish cyclops), the developers mentioned that they made the character black because at the time it looked too much like a "Groundskeeper in Springfield."
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