The Most popular pop culture parodies

Really? I've only seen maybe one or two refrences to the actual ending. All the rest just parody "I see dead people" scene. Which isn't a spoiler or even a clue to the plot whatsoever.



Nah, it's really just Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet. Namely "Alas poor Yorrik" andthe balcony scene (What light from yonder window breaks?). That's really it. Once in a while, there's bigger parodies of Romeo & Juliet, but it's almost always just that scene. (I don't count any plot that just has a star crossed lovers plotline, since that was around lokng before the Bard)
And Macbeth I haven't seen referenced anywhere in animation at all. At best, I've seen references to the Macbeth theater curse, if that counts.


I'm also seconding Blackstar's nomination for "Christmas Carol". It's been parodied and refernced even more than Star Wars, I'm sure.
 
I would be suprised if a cartoon started to refrence "Comedy of Errors" out of no where.:p Shakespeare plays need to be parodied more often, and outside of the whole Balcony scene, and the "Alas poor Yorrik" line, the rights are owned by people of the public, so I don't see why it hurts. Maybe it's because most people think Shakespeare is boring. :shrug:
 
I'm surprised no one's mentioned this yet: Rashomon.

You may not know the title, but if you watch cartoons or sitcoms, you know the premise: the same scenario is recalled by an assortment of all the characters involved, with each person retelling the incident from their own unique perspective.

The Rashomon premise has been used for countless cartoons; 2 of my personal favorites: the Johnny Bravo episode "Rash-O-Moron" and the Kappa Mikey episode "Splashomon".
 
Anything relating with the Monty Python crew has been refrenced by some cartoon before...except for maybe "Life of Brian".:sad:
 
Charlie Brown: The infamous Dancing scene. Not to mention the Great Pumpkin

Scooby Doo: Someone will usually do a parody of a mystery involving some main characters dressed or acting like the Scooby Doo gang.

Yogi Bear: Whenever something involves picnic, Yogi's usually there.

Star Trek: Live long, and prosper!
 
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