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** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene with a shed replacing the booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape the booth, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries as she's left in a bloody heap had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.

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** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene but with a garden shed replacing the phone booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and with the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape the booth, booth and survive, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries as she's left in a bloody heap and is taken to the hospital had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.time, Yumi would have died to her injuries.
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** The first scene (which is also the same scene where Odd outright references the film) is a direct remake of the scene of the flock of birds watching the schoolyard waiting for kids to come out, only this time it's on the path towards the factory with the Lyoko Warriors in place of the schoolyard kids (bonus points for the Lyoko Warriors also being kids as well) with the frames being a near shot-for-shot.
** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene with a shed replacing the booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries as she's left in a bloody heap had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.

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** The first scene (which is also the same scene where Odd outright references the film) is a direct remake of the iconic scene of the flock of birds ravens waiting on the jungle gym sets watching the schoolyard and waiting for kids to come out, only this time it's on the path towards the factory with the Lyoko Warriors in place of the schoolyard kids (bonus points for the Lyoko Warriors also being kids as well) well, slightly older than the kids from the 1963 film) with the frames being a near shot-for-shot.
shot-for-shot recreation.
** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene with a shed replacing the booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape, escape the booth, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries as she's left in a bloody heap had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.
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* French anime ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' Season 3, episode 6 ''The Pretender'' has the [[BigBad X.A.N.A]] take possession of a flock of crows which it uses to attack the Lyoko Warriors, using the tales and legends of the murders inspired directly by this film. Odd outright {{lamphades}} this. To make the references fully stand out, two iconic scenes are recreated:
** The first scene (which is also the same scene where Odd outright references the film) is a direct remake of the scene of the flock of birds watching the schoolyard waiting for kids to come out, only this time it's on the path towards the factory.
** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene with a shed replacing the booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.

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* French anime ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' Season 3, episode 6 ''The Pretender'' has the evil AI [[BigBad X.A.N.A]] take possession of a flock of crows which it uses to attack the Lyoko Warriors, using the tales and legends of the murders inspired directly by this film. Odd outright {{lamphades}} this.{{lampshades}} this and says the film wasn't scary, only to take it back moments later. To make the references fully stand out, two iconic scenes are recreated:
** The first scene (which is also the same scene where Odd outright references the film) is a direct remake of the scene of the flock of birds watching the schoolyard waiting for kids to come out, only this time it's on the path towards the factory.
factory with the Lyoko Warriors in place of the schoolyard kids (bonus points for the Lyoko Warriors also being kids as well) with the frames being a near shot-for-shot.
** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene with a shed replacing the booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries as she's left in a bloody heap had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.

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** ''Dawn Of The Peck'' also takes some cues from the film. The Fischoeders organize a Thanksgiving Day “Turkey Trot” that goes almost immediately wrong when hundreds of poultry (chickens, ducks and geese had to fill in due to a shortage of turkeys) overtake both the participants and Wonder Wharf.

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** ''Dawn Of The Peck'' also takes some cues from the film. The Fischoeders organize a Thanksgiving Day “Turkey Trot” that goes almost immediately wrong when hundreds of poultry (chickens, ducks and geese had to fill in due to a shortage of turkeys) overtake both the participants and Wonder Wharf.Wharf.
* French anime ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' Season 3, episode 6 ''The Pretender'' has the [[BigBad X.A.N.A]] take possession of a flock of crows which it uses to attack the Lyoko Warriors, using the tales and legends of the murders inspired directly by this film. Odd outright {{lamphades}} this. To make the references fully stand out, two iconic scenes are recreated:
** The first scene (which is also the same scene where Odd outright references the film) is a direct remake of the scene of the flock of birds watching the schoolyard waiting for kids to come out, only this time it's on the path towards the factory.
** The second scene recreates the iconic phone booth scene with a shed replacing the booth and Yumi replacing Melanie and the shots are nearly similar. Unlike Melanie who's able to escape, Yumi's not as lucky and nearly dies to her injuries had a Return-to-the-Past not been activated at the right time.
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-->'''Linda''': Oh, you poor thing. You poor, dumb thing.

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** ''Dawn Of The Peck'' also takes some cues from the film. The Fischoeders organize a Thanksgiving Day “Turkey Trot” that goes almost immediately wrong when hundreds of poultry (chickens, ducks and geese had to fill in due to a shortage of turkeys) overtake both the participants and Wonder Wharf.
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-->'''Linda''': That didn't happen to you!
-->'''Bob''': Yes it did.
-->'''Linda''': No, it happened to Tippi Hedren in ''The Birds''.
-->'''Bob''': What?!
-->'''Teddy''': Bob you're describing an exact scene from Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Birds''. They call it "Shot for shot."
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* ''Series/SportsNight'': In the first season episode "Intellectual Property", Casey claims a fly keeps buzzing him in the studio (even though no one else can see it, and complains, "I'm like Tippi Hedren over here."
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* ''VideoGame/TheHouseOfTheDeadOverkill'': [[SirSwearsALot Isaac Washington]] [[WritingAroundTrademarks tries to make a reference to this film,]] [[YouWannaGetSued but ultimately (and hilariously) falls short]].
-->'''Isaac:''' ''Shit! This is just like the film with all them birds!''\\
'''G:''' ''Which one?''\\
'''Isaac:''' ''You know, the... the bird film. Fuck!''
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** In "Treehouse of Horror XI", in the segment ''Night of the Dolphin'', the townspeople walk out of a town meeting to see the invading dolphins staring them down from everywhere (even on the phone lines).

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** In "Treehouse of Horror XI", in the segment ''Night of the Dolphin'', the townspeople walk out of a town meeting to see the invading dolphins staring them down from everywhere (even on the phone lines).lines).
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' did a subplot in ''House Of A Thousand Bounces'' about Bob having a phobia of pigeons when one somehow gets inside the restaurant. When finally pressed, Bob suddenly recalls a supposedly traumatic childhood memory of entering a dark room and being attacked by a swarm of pigeons. Linda and Teddy both recognize that Bob is recalling the bedroom scene from ''The Birds'', and finally convince him he's remembering a movie by showing him the scene in question.
-->'''Linda''': Bob, you think you're Tippi Hedren, honey.
-->'''Bob''': I don't think I'm Tippi Hedren I'm describing an event from my life!
-->(''SmashCut to Bob, Linda and Teddy watching'' The Birds ''on a laptop'')
-->'''Bob''': Oh my God I'm Tippi Hedren.
-->'''Teddy''': Yeah you wish.
-->'''Bob''': I guess I must've seen that movie when I was young.
-->'''Linda''': Oh, you poor thing. You poor, dumb thing.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In the episode "The Squirrels", Arthur and Buster watch the titular movie, which is a squirrel-themed parody of ''The Birds''. [[OneEpisodeFear They both become terrified of squirrels as a result]], though they later realize that their fears are unfounded after they tend to an injured squirrel.
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* ''Film/TheCore''. The scene where flocks of pigeons starts smashing into vehicles and buildings in London's Trafalgar Square, breaking windows and causing chaos, is a homage.



* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': Thea Queen needs an excuse why her window is broken (after the Arrow does a SuperWindowJump) so claims that a bird went "[[PersonAsVerb totally Hitchcock on it]]".

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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': Thea Queen needs an excuse why her window is broken (after after the Arrow does a SuperWindowJump) SuperWindowJump, so claims that a bird went "[[PersonAsVerb [[PersonAsVerb "...totally Hitchcock on it]]".
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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': When the shattered god took possession of a flock of birds to attack Diana she made a quip about the Hitchcock film.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' episode, "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS3E3ByeByeBirdieBelchOfDestiny Bye Bye Birdie]]" begins with a flock of birds sitting on a telephone wire and the roof of Rocko's house.

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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Thea Queen needs an excuse why her window is broken (after the Arrow does a SuperWindowJump) so claims that a bird went "[[PersonAsVerb totally Hitchcock on it]]".


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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Thea Queen needs an excuse why her window is broken (after the Arrow does a SuperWidowJump) so claims that a bird went "[[PersonAsVerb totally Hitchcock on it]]".

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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Thea Queen needs an excuse why her window is broken (after the Arrow does a SuperWidowJump) SuperWindowJump) so claims that a bird went "[[PersonAsVerb totally Hitchcock on it]]".
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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Thea Queen needs an excuse why her window is broken (after the Arrow does a SuperWidowJump) so claims that a bird went "[[PersonAsVerb totally Hitchcock on it]]".
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* In ''Film/HighAnxiety'', Thorndyke is attacked by a flock of pigeons, which poop on him.

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* In ''Film/HighAnxiety'', Thorndyke is attacked by a flock of pigeons, which poop on him.him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "When Pants Attack", Judy mentions the film when she sees a horde of living pants perched on telephone lines.
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In "Feed the Birds", a flock of pigeons invade Mickey's house by flying into the chimney.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "A Streetcar Named Marge", after Maggie gives the daycare babies their confiscated pacifiers, Homer arrives and sees the dead-eyed babies eerily sucking away, spoofing the "birds on the wires" scene.
** In "Itchy & Scratchy Land", Marge says the family should have had their vacation at the bird sanctuary, only to cut to the birds there attacking the guests, with Moleman taking shelter in a phone booth.
--->'''Moleman:''' I need the biggest seed bell you have. ''(beat)'' No, that's ''too'' big.
** In "Treehouse of Horror XI", in the segment ''Night of the Dolphin'', the townspeople walk out of a town meeting to see the invading dolphins staring them down from everywhere (even on the phone lines).
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* In ''Film/HighAnxiety'', Thorndyke is attacked by a flock of pigeons, which poop on him.

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