Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It parodies these movies...

2001: A Space Odyssey
part of 2001: A Space Odyssey

  • Date:
  • Type: Movie
This Movie is parodied by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
The computer, ROK 9000, that controls the airplane is a parody of HAL-9000 from 2001.
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Airport
part of Airport

This Movie is parodied by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
The suicide bomber in Airport is parodied in Airplane 2
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

  • Date:
  • Type: Movie
This Movie is parodied by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
ET's finger is shown with the hit characteristic voice saying "phone home", but hanging up when the intergalactic charges are over $6 million for the first 3 minutes
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It refers to these movie series...

Godzilla

This Movie Series is referred to by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
When the airplane crash is reported on Japanese TV, Godzilla is shown attacking the plane
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Rocky

  • Dates: November 21, 1976 - December 20, 2006
  • Type: Movie Series
This Movie Series is referred to by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
Airplane II shows a fake movie poster for Rocky 38
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It refers to these television series...

Star Trek

This Television Series is referred to by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
William Shatner's character in Airplane is seen looking through a periscope and seeing the USS Enterprise from Star Trek in which he played Captain Kirk
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The Rifleman

This Television Series is referred to by Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
In the scene where Sarge (played by Chuck Conners from The Rifleman) is looking at the blueprints for the Mayflower, a replica of The Rifleman's rifle is seen on the table
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Pop Culture Connections - Incoming

It is referred to by these television episodes...

American Dad!:
Season:  7  / Episode:  13 
I Am the Walrus

This Television Episode refers to Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
After watching the first movie, Steve and Roger watch the second Airplane movie, and exclaim that it's even better than the first one as they laugh about the scene with Sonny Bono and the bomb.

The Office:
Season:  6  / Episode:  26 
Whistleblower

This Television Episode refers to Airplane II: The Sequel part of Airplane
When Michael and Jo are in the private jet, Jo says "Surely you don't want to do that honey", and Michael replies, "Surely I would, and don't call me honey" which is a mix up of the joke from Airplane of "don't call me Shirley."

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