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References to ''Literature/BenHur'' in pop culture. They're most likely to reference the [[Film/BenHur 1959 film]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': One ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' segment is titled "Ben Hog". In this episode, Orson guards his harvest while his friends are off to the State Fair. His brothers, Gort, Wart, and Mort distract him with a copy of ''Ben-Hur'' so they can steal his harvest. This results in Orson having an ImagineSpot where he partakes in a chariot race against his brothers, leading to him foiling his brothers' heist.
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* There's a pretty clear ActorAllusion in 1965's ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'', which also stars Creator/CharltonHeston, with Heston's character Chrysagon being skilled at spear-throwing, fighting while wearing just a loincloth and blinding an enemy with a torch.
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* ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'': There's a pretty clear ActorAllusion in 1965's ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'', which also stars Creator/CharltonHeston, ActorAllusion, with Heston's Creator/CharltonHeston's character Chrysagon being skilled at spear-throwing, fighting while wearing just a loincloth and blinding an enemy with a torch.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AsterixVersusCaesar'' has a Roman ChariotRace in its climax, and the heroes' chariot's wheelset scraping against another competitor's wheelset clearly evokes Messala's SpikedWheels.
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* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': A group of Oompa-Loompas are rowing a dragon-shaped boat with one of them banging a drum to set a beat.
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* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPhilibertCaptainVirgin'': The galley scene is a clear {{parody}} of the one from ''Ben-Hur''.
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* ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'': During an intense argument between two characters, the scene cuts back and forth between them and a TV set showing the ''Ben-Hur'' chariot race, a symbol of the film's comparison of pro football to ancient blood sports.
* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': The pod race is inspired by the chariot race, especially in its staging and use of ambient sounds instead of a music score.
* ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'': The tyre-shredding spikes in Bond's Aston Martin were inspired by the scythed chariots.
* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': The pod race is inspired by the chariot race, especially in its staging and use of ambient sounds instead of a music score.
* ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'': The tyre-shredding spikes in Bond's Aston Martin were inspired by the scythed chariots.
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* ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'': During an intense argument between two characters, the scene cuts back and forth between them and a TV set showing the ''Ben-Hur'' chariot race, ChariotRace, a symbol of the film's comparison of pro football to ancient blood sports.
* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': The pod race is inspired by thechariot race, ChariotRace, especially in its staging and use of ambient sounds instead of a music score.
* ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'': The tyre-shredding spikes in Bond's Aston Martin were inspired by the scythed chariots.score.
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* ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'': The tyre-shredding spikes in Bond's Aston Martin were inspired by the scythed chariots.
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* ''{{Series/SCTV}}'' dedicated most of a half hour episode to a spoof of Ben Hur, starring [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly Howard]], played by Creator/JohnCandy, as Ben Hur.
* ''{{Series/SCTV}}'' dedicated most of a half hour episode to a spoof of Ben Hur, starring [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly Howard]], played by Creator/JohnCandy, as Ben Hur.
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* In a sketch from Creator/TheMarxBrothers' 1924 Broadway revue ''I'll Say She Is'', Groucho goes to a talent agent and mentions that he played a part in ''Ben-Hur''.
-->'''Groucho:''' A girl, she played the part of Ben.
-->'''Agent:''' And you?
-->'''Groucho:''' [[DoubleEntendre I played Hur.]]
* In a sketch from Creator/TheMarxBrothers' 1924 Broadway revue ''I'll Say She Is'', Groucho goes to a talent agent and mentions that he played a part in ''Ben-Hur''.
-->'''Groucho:''' A girl, she played the part of Ben.
-->'''Agent:''' And you?
-->'''Groucho:''' [[DoubleEntendre I played Hur.]]
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* ''Film/UpPompeii'': From the credits theme:
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-->''You can choose who you prefer,''
-->''Coz Ben Him looks like Ben-Hur.''
-->''And they're quite at home at the hippodrome,''
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-->''Coz Ben Him looks like Ben-Hur.''
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* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': In his review of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'', the Critic refers to the car chase scene as "Ben-Fur".
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': In his review of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'', the Critic refers to the car chase scene as "Ben-Fur".
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* Morton Humbert from ''Literature/RosaleenAmongTheArtists'' is writing a novel set in Ancient Rome, and is using ''Ben-Hur'' to do research.
* Morton Humbert from ''Literature/RosaleenAmongTheArtists'' is writing a novel set in Ancient Rome, and is using ''Ben-Hur'' to do research.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Doug'': In "Doug's Derby Dilemma", when Doug realizes Roger is cheating during the GoKart Race, Doug imagines a Chariot Race with him as Judah and Roger as Messala using the scythe wheel. The scene is portrayed with black bars on top and bottom to resemble the 1959 film's Letterbox sequence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Doug'': ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': In "Doug's Derby Dilemma", when Doug realizes Roger is cheating during the GoKart Race, Doug imagines a Chariot Race with him as Judah and Roger as Messala using the scythe wheel. The scene is portrayed with black bars on top and bottom to resemble the 1959 film's Letterbox sequence.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Doug'': In "Doug's Derby Dilemma", when Doug realizes Roger is cheating during the GoKart Race, Doug imagines a Chariot Race with him as Judah and Roger as Messala using the scythe wheel. The scene is portrayed with black bars on top and bottom to resemble the 1959 film's Letterbox sequence.
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'': In "Welcome to Woodland Valley: Part 1", Doc Hogg watches a movie called ''Ben-Hare'' at the Woodland Valley Cinema.
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'': In "Welcome to Woodland Valley: Part 1", Doc Hogg watches a movie called ''Ben-Hare'' at the Woodland Valley Cinema.
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'': In "Welcome to Woodland Valley: Part 1", Doc Hogg watches a movie called ''Ben-Hare'' at the Woodland Valley Cinema.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': In "[[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E50RobotniksPyramidScheme Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme]]", the third part of the "Quest For the Chaos Emeralds" saga, Sonic and Dr. Robotnik race each other to the Pyramid of Robotnikhotep in chariots. Robotnik uses the spiked wheels of his chariot to sabotage Sonic's chariot.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Chalkzone}}'' episode "Rudus Tabootus", Rudy enters chalk ancient Rome and competes in a chariot race. Snap suggest he draw some turbo boosters on his chariot in order to win, but Rudy refuses, claiming that Bun-Hur didn't cheat so neither will he.
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* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E1TheCityOfNewYorkVsHomerSimpson The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]", the sequence where Homer races alongside the carriage in Central Park was a reference to a similar scene in the chariot race.
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* ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'': The tyre-shredding spikes in Bond's Aston Martin were inspired by the scythed chariots.
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** In "Saturdays of Thunder", the clash between Bart and Nelson during the soapbox derby spoofs the chariot race.
** In "Kamp Krusty", the campers in the titular camp are forced to work in a sweatshop while Kearney bangs a drum.
** In "A Star is Burns", Mr Burns' film ''A Burns for All Seasons'' spoofs the opening credits and the scene where Judah Ben-Hur is given water by Christ.
** In "Little Big Mom", Maude asks Ned "Remember those scary lepers in ''Ben Hur''?" when Homer and Bart, tricked by Lisa into thinking they have leprosy, are coming to their house.
** In "Kamp Krusty", the campers in the titular camp are forced to work in a sweatshop while Kearney bangs a drum.
** In "A Star is Burns", Mr Burns' film ''A Burns for All Seasons'' spoofs the opening credits and the scene where Judah Ben-Hur is given water by Christ.
** In "Little Big Mom", Maude asks Ned "Remember those scary lepers in ''Ben Hur''?" when Homer and Bart, tricked by Lisa into thinking they have leprosy, are coming to their house.
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** In "Saturdays "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E9SaturdaysOfThunder Saturdays of Thunder", Thunder]]", the clash between Bart and Nelson during the soapbox derby spoofs the chariot race.
** In"Kamp Krusty", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E1KampKrusty Kamp Krusty]]", the campers in the titular camp are forced to work in a sweatshop while Kearney bangs a drum.
** In"A "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E18AStarIsBurns A Star is Burns", Burns]]", Mr Burns' film ''A Burns for All Seasons'' spoofs the opening credits and the scene where Judah Ben-Hur is given water by Christ.
* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E1TheCityOfNewYorkVsHomerSimpson The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]", the sequence where Homer races alongside the carriage in Central Park was a reference to a similar scene in the chariot race.
** In"Little "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E10LittleBigMom Little Big Mom", Mom]]", Maude asks Ned "Remember those scary lepers in ''Ben Hur''?" when Homer and Bart, tricked by Lisa into thinking they have leprosy, are coming to their house.house.
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* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E1TheCityOfNewYorkVsHomerSimpson The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]", the sequence where Homer races alongside the carriage in Central Park was a reference to a similar scene in the chariot race.
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* A commercial for Duracell batteries from the 1980's parodies the chariot race, with Ben Hur being powered by the newer Duracell battery, and Messala being powered by the older Duracell battery.
* A commercial for Duracell batteries from the 1980's parodies the chariot race, with Ben Hur being powered by the newer Duracell battery, and Messala being powered by the older Duracell battery.
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* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': The pod race is inspired by the chariot race, especially in its staging and use of ambient sounds instead of a music score.
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* ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'': During an intense argument between two characters, the scene cuts back and forth between them and a TV set showing the ''Ben-Hur'' chariot race as part of the film's comparison of football to blood sports of ancient times.
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** In "Kamp Krusty", the campers in the titular camp are forced to make while Kearney bangs a drum.
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** In "Kamp Krusty", the campers in the titular camp are forced to make work in a sweatshop while Kearney bangs a drum.
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** In "Saturdays of Thunder", the clash between Bart and Nelson during the [[SoapboxRacing soapbox derby]] spoofs the chariot race.
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** In "Saturdays of Thunder", the clash between Bart and Nelson during the [[SoapboxRacing soapbox derby]] derby spoofs the chariot race.
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* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': A group of Oompa-Loompas are rowing a dragon-shaped boat with one of them banging a drum to set a beat.
* ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'': During an intense argument between two characters, the scene cuts back and forth between them and a TV set showing the ''Ben-Hur'' chariot race as part of the film's comparison of football to blood sports of ancient times.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittles'': There is an episode titled "Ben Dinky", and it features a climactic chariot race.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': In the short ''Devil's Feud Cake'', Yosemite Sam infiltrates the set of Bugs Bunny's new picture ''Ben-Hare''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "Saturdays of Thunder", the clash between Bart and Nelson during the [[SoapboxRacing soapbox derby]] spoofs the chariot race.
** In "Kamp Krusty", the campers in the titular camp are forced to make while Kearney bangs a drum.
** In "A Star is Burns", Mr Burns' film ''A Burns for All Seasons'' spoofs the opening credits and the scene where Judah Ben-Hur is given water by Christ.
** In "Little Big Mom", Maude asks Ned "Remember those scary lepers in ''Ben Hur''?" when Homer and Bart, tricked by Lisa into thinking they have leprosy, are coming to their house.
* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': A group of Oompa-Loompas are rowing a dragon-shaped boat with one of them banging a drum to set a beat.
* ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'': During an intense argument between two characters, the scene cuts back and forth between them and a TV set showing the ''Ben-Hur'' chariot race as part of the film's comparison of football to blood sports of ancient times.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittles'': There is an episode titled "Ben Dinky", and it features a climactic chariot race.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': In the short ''Devil's Feud Cake'', Yosemite Sam infiltrates the set of Bugs Bunny's new picture ''Ben-Hare''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "Saturdays of Thunder", the clash between Bart and Nelson during the [[SoapboxRacing soapbox derby]] spoofs the chariot race.
** In "Kamp Krusty", the campers in the titular camp are forced to make while Kearney bangs a drum.
** In "A Star is Burns", Mr Burns' film ''A Burns for All Seasons'' spoofs the opening credits and the scene where Judah Ben-Hur is given water by Christ.
** In "Little Big Mom", Maude asks Ned "Remember those scary lepers in ''Ben Hur''?" when Homer and Bart, tricked by Lisa into thinking they have leprosy, are coming to their house.
