10 Most Parodied Classic Movie Scenes On Television

10 Most Parodied Classic Movie Scenes On Television

From The Shinning’s infamous “Here’s Johnny!” scene to Taxi Driver’s “You talking to me?”, television shows love parodying classic movie scenes.

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Some movie scenes are so popular, they have become cultural icons, their popularity outlasting that of the very movies from which they came. TV writers are often movie-lovers who prefer to pay homage to their favorite movies and movie scenes by parodying them.

Sometimes, for TV writers, the fun lies in taking an artistic classic with the power to shock, excite and question audiences, and turn it into material that entertains, humors, and sometimes also questions audiences in a different way. In general, however, TV parodies are just funny jokes thrown into TV shows to pique the audience’s interest simply because audiences love parodies.

10 The Exorcist’ Deliverance Scene

The Exorcist still holds its title as one of the most popular movies in Hollywood history. The groundbreaking horror movie spooked audiences with its special effects, particularly those used for the deliverance scene.

The scene was so popular that it remains one of Hollywood’s most widely-recognized scenes till today, sometimes recognized not from the original movie, but from the many parodies of the scene. One of the most famous of these parodies is The Boondocks parody where Uncle Ruckus, in a very un-PC scene, tries to exorcise Tom of his demons. The parody was so famous, it spurned its own meme.

9 Planet Of The Apes’ “Damn You”

Another highly popular movie at the time of its release, Planet Of The Apes was famous for its final reveal, where audiences glimpsed that the movie was set on Earth after all. In the final scene when the protagonist, Taylor finds the Statue Of Liberty, alerting him that he was on earth, after all, he is distraught and falls on his knees as a consequence.

“You maniacs” You blew it up! Damn you! Goddamn you all to hell!” he shouts. Dr. Krieger, on Archer, is well-known for falling to his knees and screaming the same words whenever one of his abysmal scientific creations is rightfully destroyed.

8 Taxi Driver’s “You Talking To Me”?

“You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking…you talking to me? Well, I’m the only one here. Who the **** do you think you’re talking to? Oh yeah? OK.”

Robert DeNiro’s famous mirror monologue in Taxi Driver has a life of its own because it is so popular. In Animaniacs, the Italian pigeon mafia gang, The Goodfeathers parody the movie, The Goodfellas, and every popular Italian mafia movie. One of the toughest pigeons, Pesto, has used the phrase a few times just before he got into a fight with about bird.

7 Basic Instinct’s Questioning Scene

Sharon Stone’s portrayal of femme fatale, Catherine Tramell is most remembered for the interview scene where she deliberately crosses her legs in front of the male cops. The movie broke boundaries for its portrayal of sex, especially sexual violence within the context of sexual relations.

The scene has been parodied countless times, sometimes with the original sexual overtones kept, and sometimes with a more comedic twist. When Willie is being interviewed by Springfield’s cops in The Simpsons, for example, he is wearing a kilt with no underwear and keeps crossing his legs. Disgusted, the cops resort to threatening him with a gun if he does it one more time.

6 Lady And The Tramp’s Spaghetti Kiss Scene

Lady And The Tramp’s spaghetti kiss scene is one of Disney’s most romantic and popular scenes. A simple scene of two dogs unwittingly eating the same spaghetti strand only to end up kissing, as a result, has become a staple of TV parody. This is more than likely because the scene is so recognizable, but also easy to create.

When Hal and Lois both enter a sausage eating contest as opponents on Malcolm In The Middle, the two end up neck and neck in a race for sausage eating accolade. But they both remember how much they love each other, and finish the last sausage just like the Spaghetti Kiss scene.

5 Jaws’ Shark Scene

When Bob’s Burgers created the fictitious movie, The Deepening, about a murderous shark who wanted to murder everyone and destroy every business in town, it was obviously an homage to Jaws. The Deepening was also a huge summer blockbuster that was still popular on the show many decades later. It featured a murderous shark that scared many of its audiences with his thirst for blood.

In Bob’s restaurant, the shark would suddenly emerge from the ground and swallow Teddy’s lower half as Teddy screams for help from the other two men in the restaurant.

4 12 Angry Men’s Deliberation Scene

12 Angry Men is renowned for taking place almost entirely within one courtroom. The movie uses the claustrophobia and the heat from an unventilated and small room to drive the tension of the twelve jurors deciding a case. TV parodies copy the exact same format except, rather than the highly intense drama of a juror believing in a defendant’s innocence, the dissenting juror is usually doing it for a stupid, albeit funny, reason.

In 3rd Rock From The Sun, Dick refuses to vote guilty despite the overwhelming evidence against the defendant, because the defendant gave him some food. Since Dick liked the defendant, he chose to vote not guilty based on that fact alone.

3 Rocky’s Training Montage Scene

Rocky’s training montage scenes are some of the most popular scenes in Hollywood cinema. From the scene on the beach where Rocky and Apollo race, to the scene where Rocky trains in the snowy mountains, the Rocky franchise has always created memorable training montages.

This of course began with the most popular training montage of the franchise, the first one where Rocky wears his iconic grey sweatpants set. The training montage sequence is now so ingrained in pop culture, that it is often used to depict a character training over time. In The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, this sequence is used when Will has to train for a boxing match.

2 Grease’s We Go Together Scene

One of the world’s most famous musical – both on stage and on screen – Grease is known for its costumes, musical numbers, and dance choreography. The movie is mostly iconic because of its 1950s costumes and the now widely criticized relationship between Sandy and Danny.

American Dad! pokes fun at the relationship dynamic when Francine and Stan sing a parody of We Go Together, stating stupid, facetious reasons why they are the perfect couple. By the end of the episode, the couple has divorced and moved into separate homes.

1 The Shining’s “Here’s Johnny!”

“Here’s Johnny” is a scene that requires no introduction. Its myth is so pervasive among movie and TV audiences alike, who remember the chilling scene of Jack’s breakdown, and Wendy’s terror as her husband tries to murder her. Homer would go through a similar mental breakdown in the “Tree House Of Horror” special. Cut off from society with no TV or beer, Homer goes crazy and tries to murder his family.

Bob’s Burgers would also pay homage to a different scene in The Shining when a crazy Bob Belcher starts hallucinating that he is at the bar being served drinks by his daughters’ creepy, murderous toy.

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