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* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': The episode "Better Luck Next Time" featured two aliens who endlessly chase each other. They call themselves Gerard and Kimble.
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* In a ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', Will holds up a gingerbread man that's had one of its arms bitten off and asks his Uncle Phil--who's been denying that he's eating them--"I guess this is the one-armed man The Fugitive was looking for?"
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** "Suicide Squad" features two detectives named Kimble and Gerald.

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** "Suicide Squad" features two detectives named Kimble and Gerald.Gerard.
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* Music/IronMaiden recorded a song called "The Fugitive" for their 1992 album, ''Fear of the Dark''. It is about the television show.
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* ''Series/GetSmart'' parodied the series in "Don't Look Back", in which Maxwell Smart is framed by KAOS and has to go on the run.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' short "Fugitive Johnny" has Johnny on the run from the police for [[SeriousBusiness allegedly stealing a bunch of cookies]] and, Johnny being [[TheDitz Johnny]], is utterly hopeless at it (he keeps flirting with his Gerard stand-in, for one). His InspectorJavert pursuer, Detective Janeane, says a version of Gerard's "I want a hard target search" speech early on and Johnny mentions that the man who stole the cookies "[[SuspectIsHatless had two arms… and two legs]]" (said thief turned out to be the Chief of Police, who had a serious case of sweet tooth).
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* In the ''Star Trek'' ParodyFic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21500260 It Was Your Blood, Part Spoof]]'', Data is listing the usual suspects for an attack on Seven of Nine and suggests a "one-armed man" was the culprit, only to be informed that the only person on board with an artificial limb is Seven herself.
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* ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'': A poster for the film is visible in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS5ItHappenedInHollywood It Happened in Hollywood]]".
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* ''[[Series/LateNight Late Night with David Letterman]]'' referenced the TV show in a series of skits called, "The Fugitive Guy", featuring Creator/ChrisElliott. His nemesis was a one-legged man.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Here's Hampton" features a parody of the opening sequence of the series.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Here's Hampton" features a parody of the opening sequence of the series.series.
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* In ''Film/TheMask'' starring Jim Carrey, the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.



* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Here's Hampton" features a parody of the opening sequence of the series.

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* In ''Film/TheMask'' starring Jim Carrey, the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Here's Hampton" features a parody of the opening sequence of the series.

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** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", Homer escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, [[https://youtu.be/cPOO48akIso causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie]], and Homer later sneaks into Springfield Hospital disguised as an orderly like Kimble did.

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** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", after Homer is wrongfully arrested for shooting Mr. Burns in Part 1, he escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, [[https://youtu.be/cPOO48akIso causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie]], and Homer later sneaks into Springfield Hospital disguised as an orderly like Kimble did.
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* In ''Film/TheMask'' starring Jom Carrey, the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.

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* In ''Film/TheMask'' starring Jom Jim Carrey, the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.
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* In Jim Carrey's [[TheMask]], the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.

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* In Jim Carrey's [[TheMask]], ''Film/TheMask'' starring Jom Carrey, the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Here's Hampton" features a parody of the opening sequence of the series.

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* In Jim Carrey's [[TheMask]], the titular character sarcastically proclaims his innocence when caught with "It wasn't me! It was the one-armed man!", followed by a cheeky grin. Detective Kelloway is not amused, but clearly gets the reference.
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* On ''Series/{{NCIS}}, Tony [=DiNozzo=] has quoted the Creator/TommyLeeJones speech at least twice.

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** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", Homer escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, [[https://youtu.be/cPOO48akIso causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie]].

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** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", Homer escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, [[https://youtu.be/cPOO48akIso causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie]].movie]], and Homer later sneaks into Springfield Hospital disguised as an orderly like Kimble did.
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** In "Lisa's Rival", Bart somehow got Milhouse wanted by the FBI, forcing him to go on the run. One scene has him confronted by Marshal Gerald on a drain pipe.
** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", Homer escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie.

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** In "Lisa's Rival", Bart somehow got Milhouse wanted by the FBI, forcing him to go on the run. [[https://youtu.be/8oCQXBkD1Fc One scene has him confronted by Marshal Gerald on a drain pipe.
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** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", Homer escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, [[https://youtu.be/cPOO48akIso causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie.movie]].
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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "Best of Friends/Aftermath/Dream Boat," a surgeon forced to retire after losing his arm grumbles, "I want to watch ''The Fugitive'' and root for the one-armed man.

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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "Best of Friends/Aftermath/Dream Boat," a surgeon forced to retire after losing his arm grumbles, "I want to watch ''The Fugitive'' and root for the one-armed man.
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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "Best of Friends/Aftermath/Dream Boat," a surgeon forced to retire after losing his arm grumbles, "I want to watch ''The Fugitive'' and root for the one-armed man.

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* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'':
** "Suicide Squad" features two detectives named Kimble and Gerald.
** The title of the two-part episode "The Fugitive".
** In "He Said, She Said", Holt addressing the team going after the Disco Strangler is staged similarly to how Marshal Gerald addresses his team in the movie.
* ''Series/{{Community}}'':
** In "Contemporary Impressionists", Abed acts out a scene from the movie with a Tommy Lee Jones impersonator.
** Abed's RousingSpeech in "Advanced Introduction to Finality" is a parody of the kind given by Tommy Lee Jones in ''The Fugitive'' and the ''Film/MenInBlack'' series.
* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "Best of Friends/Aftermath/Dream Boat," a surgeon forced to retire after losing his arm grumbles, "I want to watch ''The Fugitive'' and root for the one-armed man.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "Midday Run" is a WholePlotReference to the movie, with Tina as hall monitor tracking down Zeke, who escapes while she was escorting him to detention.
* The ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Revenge of the Lutefisk" has Cotton blamed for the church burning down. Cotton blames it on "the man with the terrible smell" he encountered in the bathroom that day (who turns out to be Bobby after eating all of the new reverend's lutefisk, accidentally starting the fire trying to hide the smell).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** The chalkboard gag in "Bart Gets Famous" is "My homework wasn't stolen by a one armed
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** In "Lisa's Rival", Bart somehow got Milhouse wanted by the FBI, forcing him to go on the run. One scene has him confronted by Marshal Gerald on a drain pipe.
** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part Two", Homer escapes from police custody when Chief Wiggum gets the van carrying him stuck in a drive-thru, causing an accident staged like the train crash in the movie.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Here's Hampton" features a parody of the opening sequence of the series.
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* In ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' episode "Best of Friends/Aftermath/Dream Boat," a surgeon forced to retire after losing his arm grumbles, "I want to watch ''The Fugitive'' and root for the one-armed man.

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