The various Troy McClure films throughout the series.
You May Remember Troy McClure From Such Films As:[]
- The Boatjacking of Supership '79 (ref. The Concorde: Airport '79)
- Calling All Quakers (with Dolores Montenegro)
- The Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel
- Cry Yuma (ref. Cry Havoc, Cry Freedom, and 3:10 to Yuma)
- David vs. Super Goliath
- Dial M for Murderousness (ref. Dial M for Murder)
- The Electric Gigolo (ref. The Electric Horseman and American Gigolo)
- The Erotic Adventures of Hercules (ref. The Erotic Adventures of Zorro/The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe)
- Give My Remains to Broadway (ref. Give My Regards to Broadway)
- Gladys the Groovy Mule (ref. Francis the Talking Mule)
- Good-Time Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great 'Frisco Freak-Out' (ref. the Cheech and Chong movies, particularly Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, since that had a TV edit where the bags of marijuana were replaced with bags of diamonds).
- The Greatest Story Ever Hulaed (ref. The Greatest Story Ever Told)
- Here Comes the Coast Guard (ref. Here Comes the Navy)
- Hydro, the Man With the Hydraulic Arms (ref. X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes)
- The Itchy & Scratchy Movie[1]
- Jagged Attraction (ref. Jagged Edge, Fatal Attraction)
- Leper in the Backfield (ref. Angels in the Outfield)
- Look Who's Still Oinking (ref. Look Who's Talking series)
- Make-Out King of Montana (ref. Cattle Queen of Montana)
- Meet Joe Blow (ref. Meet Joe Black, Meet John Doe)
- The Muppets Go Medieval (ref. Muppet movie series)
- "P" is for Psycho (ref. Psycho and the Alphabet Mystery novel series by Sue Grafton)
- Preacher With a Shovel (with Dolores Montenegro)
- The President's Neck is Missing (ref. The President's Plane is Missing)
- Radioactive Man
- Radioactive Man II: Bring On The Sequel
- Radioactive Man III: Oh God, Not Again
- The Revenge of Abe Lincoln
- The Seven-Year Old Bitch (ref. The Seven Year Itch)
- Sorry, Wrong Closet (ref. Sorry, Wrong Number)
- Suddenly Last Supper (ref. Suddenly Last Summer)
- They Came to Burgle Carnegie Hall (ref. They Came to Rob Las Vegas)
- Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die (ref. US title of Dario Argento's Western Oggi a me... domani a te!)
- The Verdict Was Mail Fraud
- The Wackiest Covered Wagon in the West (ref. The Wackiest Ship in the Army, The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West)
Educational films and self help videos[]
You might remember Troy McClure from such educational films and self-help videos as:
- 60 Minutes of Car Crash Victims
- Adjusting Your Self-O-Stat (with Brad Goodman)
- Alice's Adventure through the Windshield Glass (ref. Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There)
- Alice Doesn't Live Anymore (ref. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore)
- Birds: Our Fine Feathered Colleagues
- The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot
- Designated Drivers: The Lifesaving Nerds
- Dig Your Own Grave and Save
- Earwigs, Ew!
- Firecrackers: The Silent Killer
- Fuzzy Bunny's Guide to You-Know-What (sex education film for children, shown in Springfield Elementary, the film shown was loosely based on Fritz the Cat)
- Get Confident, Stupid!
- The Half-Assed Approach to Foundation Repair
- Here Comes the Metric System
- Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly
- Locker Room Towel Fight: The Blinding of Larry Driscoll
- Man Versus Nature: The Road To Victory
- Meat and You – Partners in Freedom (a Meat Council film, number 3F03, part of the "Resistance is Useless" series)
- Mommy, What's Wrong With That Man's Face? (ref. The Man Without a Face)
- Mothballing Your Battleship
- Phony Tornado Alerts Reduce Readiness
- Shoplifters: BEWARE
- Smoke Yourself Thin
- Someone's in the Kitchen with DNA! (ref. children's song "I've Been Working on the Railroad")
- Two Minus Three Equals Negative Fun
- Young Jebediah Springfield (A Watch-and-Learn Production)
- Whoa! Don't Touch Me There
Television[]
TV specials[]
- Alien Nose Job (ref. Alien autopsy)
- Carnival of the Stars (ref. Circus of the Stars)
- Five Fabulous Weeks of The Chevy Chase Show
- Let's Save Tony Orlando's House
- Out With Gout '88
- The Miss American Girl Pageant
- The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular
- The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
TV series[]
- After Mannix (ref. AfterMASH and Mannix)
- America's Funniest Tornadoes (ref. America's Funniest Home Videos)
- Buck Henderson, Union Buster
- Handel with Kare (ref. The Odd Couple and Switch).
- I Can't Believe They Invented It! (a series of infomercials that parodied the "Amazing Discoveries" line of 90s infomercials)
- The Candy Bar That Cleans Teeth
- Eyeball Whitener
- Spiffy, the 21st Century Stain Remover
- The Juice Loosener
- Shortland Street (unlikely to be any relation to the real-life New Zealand hospital soap opera Shortland Street, however)
- Son of Sanford and Son
- Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory (ref. all those short-lived, B-celebrity hosted comedy/variety programs of the 1960s and 1970s, especially The Late Summer-Early Fall Bert Convy Show).
Cartoons[]
- Christmas Ape (ref. Grape Ape and Ernest P. Worrel)
- Christmas Ape Goes to Summer Camp (ref. Ernest Goes to Camp, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July)
Sports programs[]
Other[]
Celebrity funerals[]
- Herschel Shmoikel Krustofsky, aka Krusty the Clown
- André the Giant, We Hardly Knew Ye (ref. Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye)
- Shemp Howard: Today We Mourn A Stooge
Computer Travel Guides in Virtual Springfield:[]
- Hats Off to Fargo
- Pinch Me, I'm in Boise
- Duluth, It'll grow on you
- Suddenly, Tulsa
- Smother me in Shreveport
- Living and Loving in Loebeck
- Bredonia: Gateway to Witchita
- Fairbanks Needs Women
- Eeeny Meeny Miny Murfreesboro
- Yuma, It's Seniorific
Video Tour Guides:[]
- Rancho Relaxo
- Springfield Knowledgeum welcome video
- Welcome to Springfield Airport (an information kiosk film)
- Where's Nordstrom? (an information kiosk film)
Musicals[]
- Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off! (references Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, a Broadway musical from the 60s and Planet of the Apes)