History Main / CharlieChaplinShoutOut

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* ''{{Archer}}'': In flashbacks during the episode "Jeu Monégasque," the young Archer is dressed as Chaplin for Halloween. Except Archer and Malory both [[GeniusBonus misrember]] the costume as [[Film/TheGreatDictator Hitler]].

* The climax of the fantasy film ''[[Film/ParisQuiDort The Crazy Ray]]'' (1924) takes place in a Paris wax museum. A figure of Creator/CharlieChaplin (accompanied by a figure of a [[Film/TheKid1921 child]]) comes to life.

* ''{{Archer}}'': In flashbacks during the episode "Jeu Monégasque," Archer is dressed as Chaplin for Halloween. Except Archer and Malory both [[GeniusBonus misrember]] the costume as [[Film/TheGreatDictator Hitler]].

* The animated intro of Film/TheReturnOfThePinkPanther has the Pink Panther immitating Chaplin as well as other famous movie stars.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Drama-O-Rama" (DC, issue #48) has Sedusa staging a reality TV show in Townsville so she can rob the city blind while everyone hams it up for the cameras. A bank of TV monitors shows a number of Townsville notables doing their thing for the cameras; Charlie Chaplin is on one of the monitors.

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* ''ComicStrip/DeKiekeboes'':
** In ''"Kies Kiekeboe"'' a clip from ''Film/ADogsLife'' is shown on TV. Konstantinopel seats himself next to his dog and says: ''"I like a Chaplin movie more than [watching a political advertisement]."''
** In ''"Een Dagje Dédé"'' while Balthazar talks to the prison warden a photo of Chaplin in prison outfit can be seen on the wall. This is a reference to the Chaplin short ''Film/TheAdventurer'' (1917).
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!!!Examples can be found in:

** Grandpa imitates Chaplin's bread roll dance from ''Film/TheGoldRush'' in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E21LadyBouviersLover "Lady Bouvier's Lover"]]. He is then forced to quit on order of a laywer acting on behalf of Chaplin's estate.

* ''Film/TheProfessional'': The little girl dresses up like him trying to make Léon guess who she is, but he fails to recognize any celebrity she portrays.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Drama-O-Rama" (DC, issue #48) has Sedsua staging a reality TV show in Townsville so she can rob the city blind while everyone hams it up for the cameras. A bank of TV monitors shows a number of Townsville notables doing their thing for the cameras; Charlie Chaplin is on one of the monitors.

* ComicStrip/DeKiekeboes:

* ''Film/ShanghaiKnights'': The titular characters meet a little boy in 19th century London who introduces himself as Charlie Chaplin. Near the end of the film he travels along with them to the United States and puts a fake Chaplinesque moustache under his nose.

* The wheel chair patient in ''Series/LittleBritain'' is watching TV in one sketch and mentions "he loves Charlie Chaplin", though in reality he's not watching one of Chaplin's movies, but archive footage of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.

* According to actor Burgess Meredith, the Penguin's waddling walk on the 60s ''Batman'' show was modeled after Chaplin's Tramp walk.

* ''WesternAnimation/BalloonLand'': One of the balloons resembles Creator/CharlieChaplin.

* Mathilda imitates Chaplin in ''Film/TheProfessional''. [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Leon doesn't get the reference]].
* Norma Desmond does an impersonation of Chaplin in ''Film/SunsetBlvd''.

** In [[/Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E16MillionDollarAbie "Million Dollar Abie"]], Grampa thinks he's dead and thinks he's in Heaven. His notion is further proven when he sees a Chaplin impersonator holding an advertising sign, and is amazed that he can talk.

* Several WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes shorts have either caricatures of Chaplin or a character trying to imitate Chaplin (such as WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck in ''Hollywood Daffy'').

* ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Drama-O-Rama" (DC, issue #48) has Sedsua staging a reality TV show in Townsville so she can rob the city blind while everyone hams it up for the cameras. A bank of TV monitors shows a number of Townsville notables doing their thing for the cameras; Charlie Chaplin is on one of the monitors.

* Music/MichaelJackson was a huge Chaplin fan and once dressed up like him for some publicity pictures.

* ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'': One cartoon has Wile E. Coyote wobbling to the horizon, while twirling a cane.

** In "Oh Brother Where Art Thou", Herb Powell sits around a campfire alongside other beggars. One of them is Chaplin eating a shoe.
** Grandpa imitates Chaplin's bread roll dance from ''Film/TheGoldRush'' in "Lady Bouvier's Lover". He is then forced to quit on order of a laywer acting on behalf of Chaplin's estate.
** Chaplin is seen again in the slums of Springfield in the episode "The Day the Violence Died". In a deleted scene from that same episode, Homer wants beggar Chester Lampwick to eat a shoe for him.
** In "Million Dollar Abie", Grampa thinks he's dead and thinks he's in Heaven. His notion is further proven when he sees a Chaplin impersonator holding an advertising sign, and is amazed that he can talk.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "The D'uh Vinci Code", Fry gets stuck between factory wheels, in homage to Chaplin in ''Modern Times''.

* ''WesternAnimation/FelixInHollywood'': WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat meets Chaplin in Hollywood and strikes the same pose and walks like him, all while twirling a cane.
* Chaplin is seen in ''"Mickey's Gala Premier"'' and ''"Mickey's Polo Party"''.

** In "Oh Brother Where Art Thou", Herb Cohen sits around a campfire alongside other beggars. One of them is Chaplin eating a shoe.

* Several WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes shorts have either caricatures of Chaplin or a character trying to imitate Chaplin (such as DaffyDuck in ''Hollywood Daffy'').

* SillyWalk: A character will be seen twirling a cane and wiggling his nose. He will wobble around in a manner that seems to be a cross between a drunk and a penguin. Usually he will balance one one leg while holding on to his hat before taking a U-turn. Often combined with [[RidingIntoTheSunset walking into the sunset]].

* ComicStrip/DeKiekeboes: In ''"Kies Kiekeboe"'' a clip from ''Film/ADogsLife'' is shown on TV. Konstantinopel seats himself next to his dog and says: ''"I like a Chaplin movie more than [watching a political advertisement]."''

As one of the most universally recognizable people of all time Creator/CharlieChaplin has been part of popular culture for over a hundred years now. Since he first appeared on screen in 1914 countless media references have been made to his "Little Tramp" character. Usually the shout-outs consist of one or more of these elements:

* IconicOutfit: bowler hat, tiny black moustache, baggy pants, big shoes, wooden cane.

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* The wheel chair patient in ''Series/LittleBritain'' is watching TV in one sketch and mentions "he loves Charlie Chaplin", though in reality he's not watching one of Chaplin's movies, but archive footage of AdolfHitler.
* In one episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' Ashley dresses up like Chaplin for a costumed ball.
* In the fourth ''Series/BlackAdder'' series, we learn that Edmund really, really hates Chaplin films, and of course, everyone else likes them. He sends Chaplin some hate mail, and the actor responds with a letter to General Melchett suggesting they have a big comedy film festival, with Edmund specifically requested for projectionist.

* As early as the 1910s and 1920 novelty songs were written about Chaplin.

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* WesternAnimation/{{Disney}}: Chaplin is seen in ''"Mickey's Gala Premier"'' and ''"Mickey's Polo Party"''.
** Mickey Mouse imitates Chaplin by dressing up like him in ''"Mickey Plays Papa" (1934)''.
* WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner: One cartoon has Wile E. Coyote wobbling to the horizon, while twirling a cane.
* WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:
** One couch gag has Homer dressed as Chaplin, imitating him in the process.
** In ''"Oh Brother Where Art Thou"'' Herb Cohen sits around a campfire alongside other beggars. One of them is Chaplin eating a shoe.
** Granpa imitates Chaplin's bread roll dance from ''Film/TheGoldRush'' in ''"Lady Bouvier's Lover"''. He is then forced to quit on order of a laywer acting on behalf of Chaplin's estate.
** Chaplin is seen again in the slums of Springfield in the episode ''"The Day The Violence Died"''. In a deleted scene from that same episode Homer wants beggar Chester Lampwick to eat a shoe for him.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': In the episode ''"Emperor Joker!"'', one of the Joker's {{mook}}s is a [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2443740.html huge, muscular version of Chaplin]].
* Several WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes either have caricatures of Chaplin or a character trying to imitate Chaplin (such as DaffyDuck in ''Hollywood Daffy'').
* [[{{Hanna-Barbera}} Hanna and Barbera]] have said that Chaplin was a big influence on the slapstick and mostly wordless comedy in ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''. Jerry sometimes displays the same mannerisms as Chaplin.'
* He makes a brief cameo in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode ''"Silent Treatment"'', where the girls get trapped in a silent movie. His appearance is perhaps modeled after his cameo in ''FelixInHollywood''.
* WesternAnimation: In ''"The D'uh Vinci Code"'' Fry gets stuck between factory wheels, in homage to Chaplin in ''"Modern Times."''

* WesternAnimation/TheRoadRunner: One cartoon has Wile E. Coyote wobbling to the horizon, while twirling a cane.