TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie (only two versions of It’s a Wonderful Life– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for A Christmas Carol)
Xena, Warrior Princess: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of The Producers (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement]
TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie (only two versions of It’s a Wonderful Life– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for A Christmas Carol)
Xena, Warrior Princess: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of The Producers (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of Ocean’s Eleven
TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie (only two versions of It’s a Wonderful Life– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for A Christmas Carol)
Xena, Warrior Princess: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of The Producers (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of Ocean’s Eleven
The Goldbergs S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies The Breakfast Club
TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie (only two versions of It’s a Wonderful Life– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for A Christmas Carol)
Xena, Warrior Princess: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of The Producers (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of Ocean’s Eleven
The Goldbergs S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies The Breakfast Club
Family Guy S8 E20 “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side”: parody of The Empire Strikes Back
TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie (only two versions of It’s a Wonderful Life– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for A Christmas Carol)
Xena, Warrior Princess: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of The Producers (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of Ocean’s Eleven
The Goldbergs S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies The Breakfast Club
Family Guy S8 E20 “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side”: parody of The Empire Strikes Back
South Park S4E16 “The Wacky Molestation Adventure”: parody of Children of the Corn
TV episodes that were a riff on, homage to, or parody of a movie (only two versions of It’s a Wonderful Life– one sitcom, one drama, ditto for A Christmas Carol)
Xena, Warrior Princess: s4.e17 “The Play’s the Thing”: parody of The Producers (1967) [year for clarity as there are two-- not a requirement]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S7E15 “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang”: Parody of Ocean’s Eleven
The Goldbergs S4E1 “The Breakfast Club”: Parodies The Breakfast Club
Family Guy S8 E20 “Something, Something, Something, Dark Side”: parody of The Empire Strikes Back
South Park S4E16 “The Wacky Molestation Adventure”: parody of Children of the Corn
The Simpsons “A Streetcar Named Marge” (S4E2): parody of A Street Car Named Desire and includes a side plot where Maggie pulls off a parody of The Great Escape, with bonus incidental music by Elmer Bernstein. (Part 2)