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** Another one has Duke displaying to Jay how the latter recycles his jokes and has him expressing via a split screen how ''Rain Man'', ''Film/AFewGoodMen'', and ''Film/TheFirm'' are all terrible Creator/TomCruise films that showcase his limited acting range.
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* In ''Literature/NoOneNeededToKnow'', Heidi's autistic brother Donald calls out to her when she's on a date with Kirk. Not wanting to admit she knows Donald, she says, "Maybe he's like that guy from that movie ''Rain Man'' - seems really dumb but certain things stick to his head like names and dates."
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* In ''Literature/NoOneNeededToKnow'', Heidi's autistic Autistic brother Donald calls out to her when she's on a date with Kirk. Not wanting to admit she knows Donald, she says, "Maybe he's like that guy from that movie ''Rain Man'' - seems really dumb but certain things stick to his head like names and dates."
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* In ''Literature/NoOneNeededToKnow'', Heidi's autistic brother Donald calls out to her when she's on a date with Kirk. Not wanting to admit she knows Donald, she says, "Maybe he's like that guy from that movie ''Rain Man'' - seems really dumb but certain things stick to his head like names and dates."
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** One of the films reviewed by Jay is a ''Rain Man'' send-up called ''Snow Man'' which has his favorite show be ''Series/TheMunsters'' and ends with him [[spoiler:melting during a trip to Las Vegas.]]
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** Another episode has another parody that's a mixture of the film as well as ''Interview With The Vampire'' and ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' where Raymond is a vampire, he states that his favorite show is ''Series/TheMunsters'' and he attempts to fly and crashes into a wall.
** Another episode has another parody that's a mixture of the film as well as ''Interview With The Vampire'' and ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' where Raymond is a vampire, he states that his favorite show is ''Series/TheMunsters'' and he attempts to fly and crashes into a wall.
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** Another episode has Jay and his son Marty buying matching suits to cheer the latter up and coming down an escalator like in the film, only for two [[DressesTheSane identically dressed]] clowns to go up the adjacent escalator at the same time, unintentionally embarrassing them.
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** Another episode has Jay and his son Marty buying matching suits to cheer the latter up and coming down an escalator like in the film, only for two [[DressesTheSane [[DressesTheSame identically dressed]] clowns to go up the adjacent escalator at the same time, unintentionally embarrassing them.
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* ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'': Eek once had to help [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext an octopus]] with a Rain Man voice find his way home.
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* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': In "A Decent Proposal" after a devastated Will reverts back to (pretending to) being helpless in a wheelchair when Lisa turns down his marriage proposal, Geoffrey then states "Come along, Rain Man!" as he shoves his chair into the kitchen for breakfast.
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* In the original ''I Love the 80s'' special from 1988, the panelists discuss the film, particularly citing how while Charlie truly ''does'' love his brother, he nonetheless [[IgnoredEpiphany kept the money he manipulated Raymond into swindling out of the casinos.]]
* ''Series/TheSurrealLife'': In one of the [[DudeNotFunny far less humorous examples,]] when the participants of season five are playing a charity bowling game against some special-needs adults, Janice Dickinson yells out as one of the adults is about to bowl, "Hey, Rain Man!", angering the opposing team and thoroughly disgusting her own.
* ''Series/TheSurrealLife'': In one of the [[DudeNotFunny far less humorous examples,]] when the participants of season five are playing a charity bowling game against some special-needs adults, Janice Dickinson yells out as one of the adults is about to bowl, "Hey, Rain Man!", angering the opposing team and thoroughly disgusting her own.
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** One of the films reviewed by Jay is a ''Rain Man'' send-up called ''Snow Man'' which has his favorite show be ''Series/TheMunsters'' and ends with him [[spoiler:melting during a trip to Las Vegas.]]
** Another episode has Jay and his son Marty buying matching suits to cheer the latter up and coming down an escalator like in the film, only for two [[DressesTheSane identically dressed]] clowns to go up the adjacent escalator at the same time, unintentionally embarrassing them.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has news reporter Tom Tucker conducting an "interview" with Creator/DustinHoffman that consists only of poorly-edited together clips of him from ''Film/TheGraduate'', ''Rain Man'' and ''Film/{{Hook}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Raymond makes an appearance in "$pringfield", which coincidentally takes place in a casino and he is seen at Blackjack dealer Homer's table.
** One of the films reviewed by Jay is a ''Rain Man'' send-up called ''Snow Man'' which has his favorite show be ''Series/TheMunsters'' and ends with him [[spoiler:melting during a trip to Las Vegas.]]
** Another episode has Jay and his son Marty buying matching suits to cheer the latter up and coming down an escalator like in the film, only for two [[DressesTheSane identically dressed]] clowns to go up the adjacent escalator at the same time, unintentionally embarrassing them.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has news reporter Tom Tucker conducting an "interview" with Creator/DustinHoffman that consists only of poorly-edited together clips of him from ''Film/TheGraduate'', ''Rain Man'' and ''Film/{{Hook}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Raymond makes an appearance in "$pringfield", which coincidentally takes place in a casino and he is seen at Blackjack dealer Homer's table.
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* ''Literature/TheRoosevelt'': In ''Carry the Ocean'', David says to some frat boys who were harassing him, Emmet, and Jeremey, "Go ahead. Wow them with your Rainman joke." Emmet says, "I'm [[RailEnthusiast Train Man]]."
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* In ''Film/MingAndMing'', Daming asks his autistic cousin Xiaoming, "Have you seen the movie ''Rain Man''? Creator/TomCruise is in it. I figured you hadn't seen it. I heard that some of you autis- some people like you are geniuses. Is that true?" He gives Xiaoming some complicated math problems, which Xiaoming [[IdiotSavant solves correctly in a few seconds]].
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* In ''Film/{{Meadowland}}'', Adam's foster father tells Sarah, "He's a sweet kid, but if you're looking for Rain Man, or like a math genius, or a classical fucking pianist, you're out of luck."
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* Sewer Urchin from ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' is also inspired by Raymond.
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* ''Film/IfYouCouldSayItInWords'': When Nelson demonstrates his knowledge of etymology, Mark says, "He's Rain Man. Let's play some cards."
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* In ''Film/SilentFall'', a cop says, "I saw ''Rain Man'', Jake. That little boy has got a picture of the guy all locked up in his tiny little brain. I have an eyewitness. The only problem is he's not talking."
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* In ''Film/SilentFall'', a cop says, "I saw ''Rain Man'', Jake. [[HollywoodAutism That little boy has got a picture of the guy all locked up in his tiny little brain. brain.]] I have an eyewitness. The only problem is he's not talking."
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* In ''Film/Jimmie2008'', Jan asks Kathy of Jimmie, "He's not a Rain Man kind of guy, is he?" Kathy shakes her head and says, "Fortunately not."
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* In ''Literature/EyeContact'', one of Adam's teachers asks, "Shouldn't he be good at this stuff?" thinking of ''Rain Man''. Cara answers, "He's ''not''. Autistic kids are all very different, and math is Adam's weakest subject."
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* In ''Film/TropicThunder'', after Tugg Speedman's disastrous OscarBait film where he plays a mentally challenged farmhand, Kirk Lazarus discusses this movie along with ''Film/ForrestGump'' and ''Film/BeingThere'' as examples of not going "full retard" to win an award. (On the other hand, as he states, Creator/SeanPenn in ''Film/IAmSam'' went "full retard", and did not win.)
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* In ''Film/KeepTheChange2017'', David grumbles to Sarah, "What are you, Rain Man or something? I mean, you have to have a system for everything."
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* In ''Series/TheGoodDoctor'' pilot, Dr. Glassman tells the board of directors, "Shaun isn't Rain Man. He's high-functioning. He can live on his own and manage his own affairs."
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* In ''Literature/{{Shtum}}'', Rachel asks Ben if Jonah has "something he's amazing at." This annoys Ben, who knows the question is asked only by people who think Creator/DustinHoffman is a textbook representation.
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* Drea from ''Literature/HarmonicFeedback'' has Asperger's and watched ''Rain Man'' in the hopes of seeing a character like her, but she found that she couldn't relate to Raymond at all.
* Drea from ''Literature/HarmonicFeedback'' has Asperger's and watched ''Rain Man'' in the hopes of seeing a character like her, but she found that she couldn't relate to Raymond at all.
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* ''Film/Molly1999'': When a doctor at Molly's institution says she has "minor savant-like talents," Buck says, "I know, she recites stuff verbatim, she's Creator/DustinHoffman. But the fact is she's pretty much nonfunctional."
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* ''Film/JackOfTheRedHearts'': When Jack asks if Glory is good at math, her mother says, "Glory's no Rain Man. No genius savant upside."
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* In ''Film/SilentFall'', a cop says, "I saw ''Rain Man'', Jake. That little boy has got a picture of the guy all locked up in his tiny little brain. I have an eyewitness. The only problem is he's not talking."
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* Runt from the "Rita and Runt" segments on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' is based on Raymond.
* Sewer Urchin from ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' is also inspired by Raymond.
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* Runt from the "Rita and Runt" segments on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' is based on Raymond.
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* In ''Film/SilentFall'', a cop says, "I saw ''Rain Man'', Jake. That little boy has got a picture of the guy all locked up in his tiny little brain. I have an eyewitness. The only problem is he's not talking."
* In ''Film/SilentFall'', a cop says, "I saw ''Rain Man'', Jake. That little boy has got a picture of the guy all locked up in his tiny little brain. I have an eyewitness. The only problem is he's not talking."
