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8	Expies of the titular {{Kaiju}} should be sorted under NotZilla.
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12	* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': In Chapter 135: Film/KingKong and Franchise/{{Godzilla}} doubt that antimatter will become a reliable fuel source.
13	* ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'': When Kita suggests that Bocchi should get an [[BlandNameProduct Isstagram]] account, Bocchi imagines herself turning into "the attention whore monster", depicted as Bocchi in a Godzilla outfit, with her atomic breath taking the form of demands to Like her posts.
14	* ''Manga/DeathNote'': In the episode "Scorn" of the anime, Near has set up a miniature city of Tokyo (complete with a paper cutout of Tokyo Tower) using stacks of [=CDs=] and placed a Godzilla toy in the middle of it.
15	* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'': In one of the {{omake}}s, Laios shows Marcille the journal of a man who ate walking mushrooms everyday. The last entry shows that he encountered a Film/{{Matango}}.
16	* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': In the episode "The Eighth Digivice", a Digimon known as Raremon appears, a foul-smelling MuckMonster with oblong eyes who is based on Hedorah. If that weren't enough, the scenes of the night club, Raremon being defeated by an electric attack, and chasing a cat are all references to scenes in ''Film/GodzillaVsHedorah''.
17	* ''Manga/DragonBall'': In the episode "Tail's Tale" of the anime, King Ghidorah can be seen sitting in the audience of the fighting tournament. [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight Nobody seems to draw any attention to this.]]
18	* ''Manga/FoodWars'': In the episode "The Unfolding Individual Competition" of the anime, an ImagineSpot of Napoleon riding a giant red lobster appears (visualizing the deliciousness of a lobster dish), and Ebirah's roar can be heard.
19	* ''Manga/FrankenFran'':
20	** Chapter 29 has Dr. Serizawa, the scientist who steals Fran's new method for childbirth, who has the same name and EyepatchOfPower of the scientist from the first ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' film.
21	** Chapter 45 has a Franchise/{{Superman}} cockroach, a Franchise/{{Batman}} cockroach complete with a roacharang, {{sentai}} roaches, a Franchise/{{Gundam}} roach-robot, a ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds''-style alien robot walker, [[Series/KamenRider roach riders]], a [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} maser tank (roach size)]] and one of them turned [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]]. Also, Veronica is [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Ultra Black/Ultra Cockroach Girl/UCG]] to the roaches, and acts appropriately.
22	* ''Literature/{{Gate}}'': The JSDF soldiers compare the Flame Dragon to a one-headed King Ghidorah.
23	* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'': In the 39th episode of the 1999 anime, Godzilla can be seen fighting Mothra on a television briefly.
24	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'':
25	** The episode "Caterpillar Thriller" is a WholePlotReference to ''Film/{{Mothra}}'', featuring a giant butterfly monster called Mosugaba that can attack by spraying spores from her wings and obeys a pair of fairy-like twins. Mosugaba is also one of the few monsters in the series who is actually benevolent.
26	** The two-part episode "Prediction Predicament" is an extended reference to ''Film/{{Gorath}}'', where a giant glowing asteroid called Gerath is on a collision course with Popstar, causing natural disasters as it approaches the planet.
27	** In two different episodes, a Godzilla-inspired monster appears on the television. In the first case, it was Godzilla but with Dedede's face, and in the other, it was a dragon-like monster called "Godzillo".
28	* ''Anime/MyHeroAcademiaTwoHeroes'' features an appearance by a character who's quirk literally makes him Godzilla. His name, Gojiro (Godzillo) is one letter away in both English and Japanese, and his bio states he's an actor from Japan who stars in Kaiju movies and briefly lived in the US during the late 90's.
29	* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': The episode "A Human Work" features a giant red-and-white robot called Jet Alone, a reference to [[Film/GodzillaVsMegalon Jet Jaguar]] (whose working name was Red Alone).
30	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Big Mom's ultimate CombinationAttack of her three Homies is called the "Maser Cannon", a reference to the reoccurring energy gun weapons in the Godzilla films. The shape of the attack even resembles the domed satellite-like head the cannon usually has, and she uses it against a character that can turn into a dinosaur.
31	* ''Anime/MobilePolicePatlaborTheEarlyDays'': The OVA episode "The 450-Million-Year-Old Trap" is a WholePlotReference to ''Film/Godzilla1954'', with a sea monster that rises out of Tokyo Bay, a character resembling Dr. Serizawa, Godzilla's roar being used, and the monster being defeated with a weapon resembling the Oxygen Destroyer.
32	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
33	** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'': If Butterfree wasn't already enough of a Mothra reference, the episode "Caterpie's Big Dilemma" has a Caterpie grow giant and pupate into Metapod on a building that resembles Tokyo Tower. The episode also seems to depict Dustox as a Battra reference.
34	** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'': The episode "An Epic Defense Force!" is a big reference to ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla'', featuring an in-universe movie where a giant Tyranitar (already heavily based on Godzilla) appears, only for it to turn out to be a mecha covered in fake skin, used as the war machine of a conquering alien. Iris and a Zorua also play twin priestesses as a reference to Mothra's Shobijin (although in this case, it's a giant Golurk), and Ash plays a member of the "Unova Defence Force" as a reference to the Earth Defence Force.
35	* ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'': Usagi gets a nightmare of being chased by Godzilla before waking up.
36	* ''Manga/SgtFrog'': The episode "Old School Monster Battle: Keroro Style!" is an extended reference to ''Film/SpaceAmoeba'', featuring parodies of Gezora, Kamoebas, and Ganimes called Ikara, Gameba, and Kanime.
37	* ''Anime/SonicX'':
38	** Several of Eggman's mechanical creations resemble entities from Toho films, such as robots resembling Mothra, Showa Moguera, and the Gotengo.
39	** The episode "The Great Decisive Battle on Latitude Zero!!", where the Gotengo homage appears, is an especially obvious reference to ''Film/LatitudeZero''. If the title alone didn't tip you off, the [[http://info.sonicretro.org/images/c/cd/SonicX_47_JP_TitleCard.jpg very Toho-like title card]] will.
40	** In the episode "Emerald Anniversary", Sonic is chased by the robot Weazo through a film set where a movie starring a very familiar spike-backed reptilian monster is stomping a miniature city. Weazo sets the monster suit aflame before passing through.
41	** The episode "Agent of Mischief", has three alien villains combining into a giant, three-headed space dragon known as Final Mova.
42	* ''Anime/SpaceDandy'':
43	** In the episode "There's Music in the Darkness, Baby", one of the creatures seen falling into the River of Time is Mothra, who reverts back to a caterpillar, and then into an egg (which, like in the films, is striped).
44	** In ""We're All Fools, So Let's All Dance, Baby", one of the dance contest contestants resembles King Ghidorah wearing gas masks and fishnet stockings.
45	* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': Numerous episodes of the anime had Godzilla and other kaiju make cameos. In one shot of the episode "Snow Panic! The Mendo Family Hanami Banquet!!", Frankenstein, Baragon, Matango, Ebirah, and Mothra all appear together.
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48	[[folder:Comic Books]]
49	* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': Each chapter in The Ring of Fire is named after a Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film. "Taskforce Ultra vs. Biomega" [[Film/KingKongVsGodzilla could]] [[Film/MothraVsGodzilla be]] [[Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah anything]], but [[Film/ShinGodzilla "Resurgence,"]] [[Film/TerrorOfMechagodzilla "Terror of Biomega,"]] [[Film/GodzillaTokyoSOS "Tokyo SOS,"]] and [[Film/DestroyAllMonsters "Destroy All Monsters"]] are unmistakable.
50	* ''ComicBook/{{Kaijumax}}'': If the whole premise and most of the characters being {{expies}} of Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, and other established monsters wasn't enough of a reference, the third issue of Season 3 has the entire story of ''Film/Godzilla1954'' performed as a stage musical (à la ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'').
51	* ''Comicbook/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'': In the ''Roses Of Berlin'' short story "Princess Dakkar Of Lincoln" Janni Dakkar mentions she fought against a nuclear mutant bipedal saurian in the waters of Japan.
52	* ''ComicBook/SwampThing'': The avatar for The Grey (the fungal counterpart of The Green) is an elemental being named Matango (who was also supposedly the serpent that tempted humanity into eating the fruit of knowledge).
53	* In the third issue of ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel The Transformers]]'', Nick Fury threatens to quit ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} if that "[[ComicBook/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1977 big green, fire-snortin' lizard]] is loose again".
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57	* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': A few strips have Calvin pretending to be a giant monster, showing his love of monster movies, or even explicitly mentioning Godzilla, such as one Sunday strip where he imagines his mom is "his ancient arch-rival [[Film/GodzillaVsMegalon Megalon]]".
58	-->'''Calvin:''' Here's a movie we should watch.\
59	'''Hobbes:''' Who's in it?\
60	'''Calvin:''' It says "Japanese cast". "Two big rubbery monsters slug it out over major metropolitan centers in a battle for world supremacy". Doesn't that sound great?\
61	'''Hobbes:''' And people say foreign film is inaccessible.
62	* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'': Several comics used Godzilla or another kaiju as the punchline. Such as one strip captioned "Toby vs. Godzilla", [[DavidVsGoliath where a normal dog named Toby fights Godzilla]], another strip where a group of soldiers attempts to lure Mothra out of the city with a giant campfire, and a detective suggesting that a giant handkerchief initialed [[Franchise/KingKong K.K.]] might belong to Godzilla or a [[Film/WarOfTheGargantuas Gargantua]].
63	* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
64	** In one strip, Garfield insists to the talking scale that he's not fat, he's big-boned! The scale retorts that ''Godzilla'' is big-boned, he's just fat.
65	** A few strips have Garfield watching some made-up, ridiculous monster movie, like ''Mothra Returns a Sweater'' or ''Godzilla Goes on a Blind Date''.
66	--->'''Jon:''' This movie looks interesting... It's a courtroom drama...\
67	'''Garfield:''' I don't really get into those.\
68	'''Jon:''' "''Godzilla vs. The Board of Education''".\
69	'''Garfield:''' ''(excited now)'' However...
70	* ''ComicStrip/{{Heathcliff}}'': In one Sunday strip, Heathcliff [[BewitchedAmphibians kisses a frog]], which transforms into Godzilla. Godzilla, apparently grateful, then proceeds to burn down a dog park that Heathcliff hates.
71	* ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'': Naturally, they had many jokes and parodies involving Godzilla over the years (such as a quiz challenging readers to differentiate prescription medications and Godzilla kaiju names). Many of these were compiled in the August 2021 issue, released to coincide with the release of ''Film/GodzillaVsKong''.
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75	* ''Captain Proton and the Planet of Lesbians''. The President of Earth says there have been reports of attacks on New York, London, Moscow, and Tokyo, "though the latter might be that damned great lizard again."
76	* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''
77	** In a flashback scene, Kincaid fights Godzilla while serving as the child pilot of a giant mecha.
78	--->He recovered consciousness to see Godzilla bearing down on him with all the fury of a mutant monster who's been woken by some idiot using an H-bomb as an alarm clock.
79	** Captain Proton contacts Admiral Nakamura in Tokyo for aid in fighting the cyborg takeover, but before he can say a word the Admiral's headquarters is crushed by a GiantFootOfStomping.
80	--->'''Proton:''' That bloody lizard again!
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83	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
84	* ''WesternAnimation/BillyAndMandysBigBoogeyAdventure'': As the protagonists raft down the River Styx, in one sequence they encounter several recoloured kaiju in rapid succession; a yellow Godzilla (accompanied by his trademarked roar), a bronze Ghidorah, an orange Anguirus, a blue Rodan, a red Gamera, and a green Gigan (the only one with the correct colour).
85	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frankenweenie}}'':
86	** Toshiaki's giant turtle monster looks like a cross between ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''. Of course, it's also named Shelley.
87	** ''WesternAnimation/BambiMeetsGodzilla'' of all things gets two {{Shout Out}}s: the Colossus versus Shelley scene. Later, the movie theater sign shows ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' films as now playing.
88	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoNinjagoMovie'': When Lloyd uses the Ultimate Weapon (actually just a laser pointer), it summons a monstrous {{kaiju}} named [[Film/{{Mothra}} Meowthra]], which is... just an ordinary house cat (of course, to a city of Franchise/{{Lego}} people, a regular cat ''is'' an invincible city-destroying monster).
89	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'': Insectosaurus is a CompositeCharacter between Godzilla and Mothra, complete with silk-shooting attacks and [[spoiler:metamorphosing into an imago late into the film]]. At one point, Gallaxhar also commands his clones to "[[Film/DestroyAllMonsters Destroy all monsters]]!".
90	* ''WesternAnimation/OliveTheOtherReindeer'': During the musical number "Merry Christmas After All", when Olive, Santa, and the reindeer arrive in Tokyo, they're greeted by {{expies}} of Ultraman (although with antennae and a red helmet like Redman) and Godzilla, who both sing along.
91	* In the film adaptation of ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'', Marjane and her grandma watch a Godzilla movie. Her grandma thinks it's too gruesome for her and covers Marjane's eyes.
92	* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'': In the song number "If I Didn't Have You" Devon momentarily turns into Godzilla (describing himself as "a fire-breathing lizard"), among numerous other {{Shout Out}}s in the song, describing what he could be if he didn't share a body with Cornwall.
93	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rumble}}'': During the opening, in which the [[AsYouKnow history of monster wrestling is explained]], it briefly refers to them as {{kaiju}} while showing monsters strongly resembling Rodan and Anguirus fighting in a Japanese landscape. A giant moth monster called [=BeheMoth=] and a three-headed serpent monster named Haley Hydra are also mentioned in {{Freeze Frame Bonus}}es later on.
94	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGhoulSchool'': At the end, one of the new students to show up with their parent is Godzilla and his daughter, although Godzilla is so big only one leg appears onscreen.[[note]]Godzilla's had sons before, but never a daughter.[[/note]]
95	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': TheStinger, which shows [[spoiler: a lone Yoshi egg about to hatch]], is a likely reference to the final scene of the 1998 film.
96	* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': The DVD release has chapter titles that act as shout-outs like "Mingzilla Attacks".
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99	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
100	* In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', after Peter warns Capt. Stacy of the giant lizard in New York, the latter quips:
101	-->"Do I look like the mayor of Tokyo to you?"
102	* ''Film/Armageddon1998'': In the first scene, a man has a stand selling Godzilla toys when someone's dog attacks some of the toys. The stand owner yells at the dog's owner for this until the city suddenly gets bombarded by meteors. Likely also a TakeThat, since ''Film/Godzilla1998'' had only come out a few weeks earlier.
103	* ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'': The Republic artillery walkers (officially known as the Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery Turbolaser) are heavily inspired by the Maser Cannons of the Godzilla franchise. This is made more explicit in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', where modified versions of the SPHA-T are used against an enormous alien monster called the [[NotZilla Zillo Beast]].
104	* ''Film/AustinPowers'': A rather memorable one-off exchange between two Japanese men in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' when they see a monster parade float that looks like Godzilla ([[InsistentTerminology but isn't]]).
105	-->'''[[Creator/BrianTee Japanese Man 1]]:''' RUN! IT'S GODZILLA!\
106	'''[[Creator/MasiOka Japanese Man 2]]:''' It ''looks'' like Gojira, but due to international copyright laws, it's not.\
107	'''Japanese Man 1:''' STILL, WE SHOULD RUN LIKE IT ''IS'' GODZILLA!\
108	'''Japanese Man 2:''' Though it isn't.\
109	'''Both:''' AAAAAAHHHH!!!
110	* ''Film/TheBlob1988'': The American poster for ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' can briefly be seen in the background of the projector room right before the climactic scene where the Blob starts attacking the people in the theatre.
111	* ''Film/{{Colossal}}'': The original pitch for the movie called the monster Godzilla (it's unnamed and doesn't look much like Godzilla in the film itself), the monster was originally going to attack Tokyo (it was later changed to Seoul), two conceptual posters used the Franchise/{{Monsterverse}} Godzilla, and WordOfGod repeatedly compared the film and character to Godzilla in interviews. Creator/{{Toho}} did not like this at all and actually sued the film studio.
112	* ''Film/CannonballRunII''. J.J. and Victor pose as a military NEST team for the illicit cross-country race. Victor overdoes the ploy when he tells a skeptical highway patrolman that they've been irradiated and as a result he has atomic breath.
113	* ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'':
114	** ''Film/FridayThe13thPartIII'': Debbie is reading a ''Fangoria'' magazine article about Godzilla (with the American poster for ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon'' and a screenshot from ''Film/Godzilla1954'', both clearly visible) right before [[spoiler:blood drips down on the page from Andy's body above her, and she's killed by Jason]].
115	** ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning'': A poster for ''Godzilla vs. The Thing'' (the original American title for ''Film/MothraVsGodzilla'') and a promotion still of ''Film/Godzilla1954'' can be briefly seen in the background in one of the opening scenes.
116	* ''Film/GameraSuperMonster'': In one scene, as Gamera stomps through the city, he knocks down a sign advertising a movie about a fire-breathing reptilian beast called "Dojira", which the camera zooms into for a few seconds with sheepish music playing just to drive the TakeThat home.
117	* In ''Film/IndependenceDay'', Jasmine's son Dylan can be seen playing with Godzilla and Mecha-King Ghidorah action figures.
118	* ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'': Robo-Gadget scares some citizens by projecting a Godzilla shadow puppet and emitting Godzilla's roar. A Japanese man runs while screaming that this was why he left Tokyo.
119	* ''Kraa! The Sea Monster'' has a scene where the titular monster smashes through a building that has a poster for ''Film/Godzilla1998'' (which came out the same year) plastered on it as a clear TakeThat.
120	* ''Film/HoneyIBlewUpTheKid'': When the giant toddler is stomping through Las Vegas, a Japanese tourist shouts "Godzilla!" at him.
121	* ''Film/KillBill'':
122	** The scene in ''Vol. 1'' where the Bride's plane flies over Tokyo, the shot of the sprawling cityscape is actually the miniature Yokohama set used in ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack''.
123	** The fight between the Bride and Elle in ''Vol. 2'' is based off of the fight between Sanda and Gaira in ''Film/WarOfTheGargantuas'', as stated by Tarantino in the making-of (as he called it, the fight was "The War of the Blonde Gargantuas").
124	* ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'': In the climax in San Diego, several Japanese businessmen are briefly seen among the panicked crowds fleeing from the rampaging ''Tyrannosaurus'' as a clear homage to Godzilla.
125	* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': The Martians are briefly shown watching ''Film/GodzillaVsBiollante''.
126	* ''Film/OneCrazySummer'': Egg gets stuck in a Godzilla suit and then has a lit cigar thrown into its mouth, giving it the appearance of smoke coming out. He winds up going on a rampage through a scale model of the BigBad's planned real-estate development plan; complete with explosive pyrotechnics and Creator/BobcatGoldthwait's trademark screaming sounding close enough to Godzilla's roar to pass off.
127	* ''Film/PacificRim'': Aside from the premise being a huge love letter to all {{Kaiju}} and HumongousMecha media, there's a specific Godzilla reference where the kaiju are classified on the "Serizawa Scale", almost certainly a reference to Dr. Serizawa from ''Film/Godzilla1954'', one of the only characters to ever succeed in killing Godzilla.
128	* ''Film/PacificRimUprising'': When Herman is looking through the Pan Pacific Defense Corps' archives for information, there is a FreezeFrameBonus showing the graphics and names of many classic movie {{kaiju}}. The Godzilla-specific kaiju depicted are Gigan, Battra, MUTO, Baragon, and Varan.
129	* ''Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure'': During the sequence where Pee-wee is chased on his bike through Warner Bros. studios, one of the scenes he interrupts being filmed is a battle between Godzilla and King Ghidorah (complete with both monsters' signature roars). Godzilla falls into a Santa sleigh being towed and is taken along for the ride.
130	* One of the [[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mqEvkd theatrical posters]] for ''Film/ThePredator'' is [[https://wikizilla.org/w/images/1/1f/Predator_Gargantuas.jpg explicitly]] based on the poster for ''Film/WarOfTheGargantuas''.
131	* ''Film/Rampage2018'': Aside from George and Lizzie, who are already obvious {{expies}} of King Kong and Godzilla, respectively, (and in fact had their designs heavily modified from [[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} their video game versions]], just so they wouldn't look ''too'' much like their inspirations) Ralph the wolf monster was changed by being given a gliding membrane and spines along his back, making him look a lot like [[Film/VaranTheUnbelievable Varan]].
132	* ''[[Film/YongaryMonsterFromTheDeep Reptilian]]'': Aside from the monster, Yonggary, being a [[FollowTheLeader blatant knockoff]] of Godzilla and the film made to cash in on ''Film/Godzilla1998'', at one point a soldier says "Godzilla's a pussy" compared to Yonggary as a TakeThat.
133	* ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow'': In a FreezeFrameBonus, Godzilla is seen in a newspaper clipping defending Japan from the robot invasion (there is a bit of an AnachronismStew involved here: the film is set in 1939, but Godzilla's first film wasn't until 1954).
134	* In the trailer for ''Film/SpiderMan3'', Sandman is given Godzilla's roar.
135	* In ''Film/Ted2'', during the Comic-Con brawl scene, a cosplayer wearing a Godzilla suit (specifically [[Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep the DaisensoGoji design]]), complete with the SignatureRoar, can be seen in several shots among many other pop culture references.
136	* ''Film/UncutGems'': Among the toys in Howard's son's collection are multiple Godzilla figurines and one [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars Millennium Gigan]].
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139	[[folder:Literature]]
140	* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Literature/GhostStory'' Harry describes Boz emerging from the pit as being like Godzilla rising from the surf.
141	* ''Literature/FateStrangeFake'': [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Flat Escardos]] lists a bunch of historical people who quested for the Holy Grail, but includes Godzilla in the list. Lord El-Melloi II gets annoyed and says that never happened because Godzilla is not real.
142	* ''Genki'', an English-language textbook for learning Japanese, has a page with the following three sentences:
143	-->''Robaato-san wa mado o akete imasu.'' (Robert is opening the window.)\
144	''Tomoko-san wa denki o keshite imasu.'' (Tomoko is turning the light off.)\
145	''Gojira ga machi o kowashite imasu.'' (There goes Godzilla, destroying the city.)
146	* ''Literature/{{It}}'': At one point, IT turns into a giant bird monster that is said to resemble Rodan to frighten Mike.
147	* ''Literature/ReadyPlayerOne'': The {{Big Bad}}'s vehicle of choice during the FinalBattle is Mechagodzilla. This was retained in [[Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018 in the film adaptation]], although of course now that the story was a hundred-plus million dollar Hollywood blockbuster, the studio had to actually license the character from Toho themselves. The book version is said to resemble Kiryu, while the film had a wholly original design that more closely resembled the Showa version.
148	* In ''Literature/WhenMyHeartJoinsTheThousand'', Alvie applies for a job at a burger place that has Godzilla posters on the walls.
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151	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
152	* ''Series/ThirtyRock'': In the episode "Chain Reaction of Mental Anguish", Tracy's son Donald opens up a restaurant where "unlicensed" versions of {{kaiju}} fight each other. Godzilla (er, Godzi''l''a) is seen fighting Mechagodzilla in the episode (the [[Film/KingKongVsGodzilla KingGoji]] and Kiryu incarnations)
153	* ''Series/{{ALF}}'': In the episode " Isn't it Romantic?", Gordon changes the channel while Willie is watching ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' to a Godzilla movie marathon, much to Willie's dismay. ''Film/GodzillaVsHedorah'', ''Film/MothraVsGodzilla'', and ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' are mentioned by name (although they're referred to as ''Godzilla vs the Smog Monster'', ''Godzilla vs. The Thing'', and ''Godzilla vs. King Kong'').
154	* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': The episode "Mr. F", GOB makes a joke about the coming Japanese investors by pretending to be Godzilla, with the rest of the family, sans [[OnlySaneMan Michael]], joining in. This foreshadows the payoff of the episode, when Tobias, [[ItMakesSenseInContext in a mole costume]], starts trampling a miniature town they've built.
155	* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
156	** In the episode "The Pirate Solution", Sheldon is wearing a shirt that has the silhouettes of Godzilla and most of the major Toho kaiju on it.
157	** The episode "The Hamburger Postulate" opens with Raj, Sheldon, Leonard, and Howard reenacting the Battle of Gettysburg while sitting at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant. Franchise/{{Superman}} and Godzilla are added on the side of the Confederates, while the orcs from ''Franchise/LordOfTheRings'' and [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]] are with the Union.
158	* ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'': The episode "Comets and Meteors" begins with a parody kaiju film called "Godzilla vs. the Comet", where a rampaging Godzilla [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is defeated by a comet]].
159	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': In the episode "Leapin' Lizards" Grissom and Sara are watching ''Film/{{Gorgo}}'' on the television. When Sara states she always feels bad for the monsters, Grissom advises her to turn it off before they break out [[Film/Godzilla1954 the Oxygen Destroyer]].
160	* ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'': In the episode "Everybody Hates Superstition", Chris's dad gives him a pep talk, at one point asking him rhetorically if Godzilla used luck to defeat Ghidrah, the three-headed monster.
161	* ''Series/TheFairlyOddParentsFairlyOdder'': There was an episode titled, ''Codzillard!'', where Roy wishes for the titular monster to appear in Dimmsdale.
162	* ''Film/{{Fame}}'': The episode "The Monster That Devoured Las Vegas" of the 80s TV show, Danny is playing the part of [[{{Notzilla}} a giant dinosaur-like monster]] in a musical stage-play. After a rehearsal, Cassidy tells Danny that his stomping wasn't authentic enough, and tries to inspire him by say he'll be "stomping for Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, ''War of the Satellites'', ''Film/RocketshipXM''!"
163	* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': In the episode "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle", when Sue tells Brittany she wants to fire her out of a cannon, the main theme of ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'' is playing in the background.
164	* ''Series/GoodEats'': The giant Tempura Monster from "Fry, Tempura, Fry!" riffs on ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' and other {{kaiju}} movies.
165	* The Taiwanese sitcom ''Hi! Working Girl!'' have it's main character, Yi-Ling, watching ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'' during a flashback when she was a kid, establishing how her obsession with sci-fi and kaiju media in her childhood made her an overly-imaginative young adult. ''Series/HeiseiUltraseven'' appears in the same flashback as well.
166	* ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': In the episode "AKA Take a Bloody Number", Trish tells Jessica that Simpson used to be NiceGuy until "those drugs turned him into Godzilla." Ironically, the Japanese dub for the episode swaps out the mention of Godzilla with a more general "monster".
167	* ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'': In the episode "Lenny's Crush", Lenny is instantly able to get Laverne to watch a movie with him by saying ''Godzilla on Monster Island'' (AKA ''Film/GodzillaVsGigan'') is playing in the theatre. Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah (mispronounced as "Skidura") are name dropped, and Minilla is mentioned.[[note]][[AnachronismStew The film would not have actually existed at the time the show is set]] (the show is set in the early to mid-60s, while ''Godzilla vs. Gigan'' didn't get imported to the United States until the late 70s), and Rodan, Mothra, and Minilla only appear in it as brief StockFootage.[[/note]]
168	* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': In the Muppet Labs segment of the episode "Avery Schreiber", Dr. Bunsen presents a Gorilla Detector that looks exactly like the head of [[Film/KingKongEscapes Mechani-Kong]].
169	* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Joel and the bots did riffs on ''Film/GodzillaVsMegalon'' and ''Film/EbirahHorrorOfTheDeep'', back-to-back in season 2. Because of Toho's litigious attitude towards their characters, these two episodes have never been released on home video. They've also referenced Godzilla in several other episodes, as well in in the reunion movie where Dr. Forrester refers to them non-specifically as "Japanese Giant Lizard Monster Movie".
170	* ''Series/MythBusters'': In the episode "Car vs. Rain", Kari, Tory, and Scottie try and test if you can pop popcorn with a laser, prefacing it with scenes of lasers in fiction, including a scene of the Markalite Cannon in ''Film/TheMysterians'' (turned black-and-white).
171	* ''Series/{{Peacemaker\|2022}}'': In the first episode, when Peacemaker hears about Project Butterfly, he assumes the name is literal and asks if he's going to have to fight Mothra.
172	* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': A Godzilla action figure decorates the background of the living room for most of the series' run. In one episode, Roseanne even hurls the toy into the family's television.
173	* ''Series/SanfordAndSon'': Godzilla is mentioned numerous times, usually as a RunningGag of some made-up Godzilla movie playing on TV like ''Godzilla Eats Film/{{Benji}}'' or ''Godzilla Comes Home for Passover''. In the episode "Home Sweet Home for the Aged", Fred also laments missing an airing of ''Film/{{Dogora}}'', even mentioning actors Yosuke Natsuki and Yoko Fujiyama by name.
174	* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': In the episode ""The Nap", Mr. Steinbrenner mistakenly thinks there's a bomb in George's office and calls in the bomb squad. When the bomb disposal robot enters the room and goes behind George's desk, it gets a close-up shot of a Godzilla toy, causing Steinbrenner to exclaim ""What's that thing straight up ahead?! Is it anything?! Is it Mothra?!".
175	** ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': Being another legendary Toku series with heavy creative input by Creator/EijiTsuburaya, the franchise has referenced Godzilla on numerous occasions, in addition to having several [[NotZilla Godzilla expies to begin with]].
176	*** ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'': During the series finale, Godzilla's roar can be heard over stock footage of Ultraseven's previous fights.
177	*** ''Series/ReturnOfUltraman'': Jiro references a fictional Godzilla movie named "Godzilla vs Rodan" in one episode. In another episode, he's shown making a monster movie with toys of Baragon and [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Red King]].
178	*** ''Series/UltramanMax'': The episode "Prophecy of Baradhi" opens with two kids playing with a Godzilla toy (based on the ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'' version) and a Gamera toy (based on the ''Film/Gamera3AwakeningOfIrys'' version), arguing [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny which is stronger]]. The episode was directed by Creator/ShusukeKaneko and it doubles as a reference to the fact he directed those two movies. He had to ask both Creator/{{Toho}} and Creator/{{Daiei}} permission for this small joke, and even then [[DeletedScene the scene was cut]] in reruns and home video.
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182	* One of [[Music/BlueOysterCult Blue Öyster Cult's]] most well-known songs, simply titled "Godzilla", from their album ''Music/{{Spectres}}''. It was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04veBS7vxTs frequently used]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46kbeqaZss in advertisements]] of Godzilla movie marathons on American TV, and eventually a cover of it played over the credits of ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''.
183	* Music/{{Brockhampton}}: Ameer Vann compares himself with the King of The Monsters in his "SWEET" verse, where he recounts his criminal past as a drug dealer.
184	-->''I got a record but I'm clean as they come\
185	I'm Godzilla, when they see me they run''
186	* Music/{{Eminem}}'s 2020 single "Godzilla" (also featuring a posthumous Music/JuiceWRLD), released as part of the album ''Music to Be Murdered By''.
187	* Music/FrankZappa: Hedorah makes an appearance on the cover of ''Music/SleepDirt'' (1978), designed by Creator/GaryPanter.
188	* The band {{Music/Gojira\|Band}} is named for the franchise.
189	* The American and Japanese versions of the cover for Music/{{Gorillaz}}'s album ''G-Sides'' have Noodle holding a toy Godzilla (there's an alternate version where she's holding a toy skeleton called Bonesy instead).
190	* In the Music/IronMaiden music video for ''Music/TheNumberOfTheBeast'', clips of numerous movie monsters are shown, including a few brief scenes of Godzilla from ''Film/MothraVsGodzilla''.
191	* Music/LemonDemon: The iconic song, "Music/TheUltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny" (made famous by [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=lrzKT-dFUjE a Newgrounds web animation]]), which begins with "ol' Godzilla was hopping around...".
192	* Music/PhoebeBridgers: The music video for "Kyoto" briefly shows Godzilla attacking (portrayed through a [=CG=] model of the Franchise/{{Monsterverse}} Godzilla, a still image of the Godzilla head statue in Tokyo, and an action figure) and then Phoebe blowing him up with EyeBeams.
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195	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
196	* ''TabletopGame/KingOfTokyo'': The game is a {{kaiju}}-themed [[AdventureBoardGames Adventure Board Game]], where giant monsters compete to be the one to destroy Tokyo. One of the monsters is a {{Notzilla}} called Gigazaur, while Mechagodzilla is also referenced with the character Meka Dragon, and there's a KingKongCopy simply called The King.
197	* The ''TabletopGame/{{Pachimon}}'' trading card series features various kaiju ripped off from other series popular at the time, including a few NotZilla and occasional Godzilla foes.
198	* The Kaiju archetype in the ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' TCG has multiple Monsters based on Toho characters (in addition to some from ''Gamera'' and 'Ultraman''). "Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju" is based on Burning Godzilla, "Gadarla, the Mystery Dust Kaiju" is based on Mothra, "Kumongous, the Sticky String Kaiju" is Kumonga, "Super Anti-Kaiju War Machine Mecha-Dogoran" is Mecha-Godzilla, "Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju" is King Ghidorah, and "Super Anti-Kaiju War Machine Mecha-Thunder-King" is Mecha-King Ghidorah.
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201	[[folder:Video Games]]
202	* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': Ayane's bedroom holds a display featuring Godzilla in the midst of a miniature city facing off against Series/UltraMan.
203	* ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'': The boss Orobas strongly resembles Film/ShinGodzilla, up to having a split-looking jaw and firing purple beams from his back and his mouth.
204	* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'': Darkeater Midir charges his BreathWeapon exactly like Godzilla does in ''Film/ShinGodzilla'', turning it into a powerful and narrow beam.
205	* A fatality in ''VideoGame/EternalChampions: Challenge from the Dark Side'' on Shadow's stage (being a Japanese rooftop) sees the opponent being crushed under a giant green reptilian foot.
206	* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': An unused unique enemy is present in game files called "Gojira", a giant Fire Gecko which has a whopping eight-thousand health points (four times more than the legendary bloatfly, one of the strongest enemies in the actual game) and has a OneHitKill BreathWeapon known as "Gojira Flame".
207	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': The Alter Ego Servants Mecha Eli-chan and Mecha Eli-chan [=MkII=] are robots and obvious homages to Showa Mechagodzilla in looks and powers.
208	* The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series has made a trend of naming multi-headed Hydra enemies after King Ghidorah in localizations. In addition to the examples [[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ghidra here]], there's also "Gidrah" in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', a renamed Chimera.
209	* ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'': There's a ''very'' well-hidden EasterEgg in the Hokkaido mission where a specific sequence of actions will trigger the appearance of a cartoonish Godzilla attack in the distance.
210	* ''VideoGame/KingOfTheMonsters'': The title is a reference to ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956'', and has since become Godzilla's most well-known subtitle. The game is a {{kaiju}} BeatEmUp with a CastOfExpies, including an inevitable {{Notzilla}} character.
211	* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'': There is a boss fight in a film studio-themed level where Luigi fights against a ghost dressed up as a fire-breathing reptile in a miniature city, and a GiantSpider prop in a different second of the same level which looks exactly like Kumonga, complete with gold stripes and hair erupting from the leg joints.
212	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': One of the radio conversations between Snake and the Para-Medic has the two casually discussing Godzilla. When Para-Medic says Godzilla was a monster born from nuclear testing, Snake jokes that the Marshall Islands must be crawling with monsters now.
213	* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': Aside from several monsters having clear inspiration from Godzilla, in one of the pre-battle cutscenes in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', the Admiral makes a quip suggesting the new monster they're fighting could have [[Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster three heads and shoot lightning]] for all they know.
214	* ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'': There's an extremely rare machine enemy that occurs only in the Route C path called Monster Type. It resembles a spiny-backed dinosaur that can shoot purple beams from its mouth and purple glow from its back spikes; it's an obvious reference to ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. It even charges up its beam from the ground in the same way.
215	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Several Pokémon are rather obvious references to Toho kaiju. For example, Butterfree (a reference to Mothra, since it can even learn Psychic moves), Nidoking and Nidoqueen (both having very close resemblance to Baragon), Tyranitar (Godzilla himself, doubling as Mechagodzilla in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', where a robotic Tyranitar is the star of the "Big Monster" movie series in Pokéstar Studios, with a human villain called [[Film/Godzilla1954 Serizawa]]), Hydreigon (A dark version of King Ghidorah; its Japanese name, Sazandora, also ends in -dora), Duraludon (Mechagodzilla, with an official description noting how it's a rival of Tyranitar), and Baxcalibur (Godzilla again, with its signature move, Glaive Rush, having it shoot a beam of energy from its mouth to propel itself at an opponent in the exact same manner that Godzilla made himself fly during ''Film/GodzillaVsHedorah'').
216	** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' introduces the Paradox Pokémon, with the exclusive forms from ''Violet'' involving Iron Thorns and Iron Jugulius, relatives to Tyranitar and Hydreigon that serve as Mechagodzilla and Mecha King Ghidorah respectively.
217	* ''VideoGame/TheRevengeOfShinobi'' infamously used a not-so-LawyerFriendlyCameo of Godzilla as a stage boss (just his back spikes were missing); later revisions of the game forced the devs to reskin him as an animate dinosaur skeleton with intact vital organs in order to avoid a lawsuit.
218	* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'': The ultimate OneWingedAngel form of Chaos, Perfect Chaos, is a giant city-destroying monster that strongly resembles Biollante's Beast Form (except made out of water instead of plant matter).
219	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'': One of the Event Match challenges, called "Gargantuans", involves a giant Bowser fighting a giant Donkey Kong in the metropolitan Fourside stage as a ShoutOut to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla''.
220	* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The promotional banner for the "Mecha Update" was designed as a ShoutOut to the theatrical poster for ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzillaII''. The Engineer stands in for Godzilla, the Engineer Robot standing in for Mechagodzilla, the Medic's pet dove Archimedes standing in for Rodan, and the Sniper wearing a crocodile skin standing in for Baby Godzilla.
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223	[[folder:Web Video]]
224	* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' has reviewed various ''Godzilla'' video games for the [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], Platform/GameBoy, and [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], and for his second annual ''WebVideo/CinemassacresMonsterMadness'', he spent the entire month reviewing every Godzilla movie (at the time).
225	* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': In the episode "Wingin' It", one of the dangers of flying presented is that after they crash into the sea, they could be attacked and eaten by Godzilla (much to Flaky's horror). At the end of the episode, after Flaky manages to crash-land the plane in the ocean, [[BrickJoke an ominous roar is heard and Flaky screams]].
226	* ''Webvideo/RetroShock'': Keny does a summary of ''King Kong VS Godzilla'' (1962).
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229	[[folder:Western Animation]]
230	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': In "The Warners and the Beanstalk", (a BeanstalkParody episode), the Warners are trying to convince the giant Ralph to eat [[Literature/GreenEggsAndHam gold eggs and meat]]. They ask if he'd eat them "in Japan, with Godzilla and Rodan". When he says no, Godzilla and Rodan beat him up.
231	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'': It's indicated in a few episodes that Woody apparently thinks Godzilla is real, such as in the episode "High Stakes" where he loses the park and his plan to get it back somehow involved Godzilla.
232	* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': In the episode "Littlest Planeteer", Dr. Blight creates a pollution-eating monster called the Smog Blob. As if the similarities to Hedorah weren't already obvious enough, it even grows from a tiny thing to a giant humanoid form and has scenes sucking up the smoke from smokestacks.
233	* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Footage of King Ghidorah from ''Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster'' appears in two different episodes, once on television in "Nowhere TV" (in black-and-white, strangely) and as a JumpScare behind a door in "Courage in the Big Stinkin' City".
234	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'': The episode "Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice" has Jay briefly looks at a movie called ''[[Film/ChildrenOfALesserGod Children of a Lesser God]]zilla'', about a deaf Godzilla who can communicate with sign language. A little boy thinks that Godzilla is [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood just misunderstood]], but it turns out he was mistaken.
235	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': The episode "Master of the Djinni" briefly shows ''Film/GodzillaRaidsAgain'' on the television, as the Djinni flips through channels, showing monsters resembling Godzilla and Anguirus.
236	* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': In "Once Upon an Ed", Nazz makes a reference to the 1954 original Godzilla film of a woman screaming and pointing at the giant mutated Kankers arrival.
237	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': The episode "The Peanut Butter Kid" has a CutawayGag showing Godzilla attacking Haiti (the joke being that Haiti is already so devastated that Godzilla didn't need to do anything and immediately leaves).
238	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings", at one point during Fry's holophoner concert, it depicts him, Leela, and Bender fighting Godzilla (or at least Fry and Leela are, while Bender fakes being sick and tries to run away).
239	-->'''Bender:''' I don't recall ever fighting Godzilla, but that is ''so'' what I would've done.
240	* ''WesternAnimation/GalaxyHigh'': In the episode "It Came from Earth", Doyle turns into a giant ([[AllJustADream although it turns out to be a dream at the end]]), and as a one-off joke, a little Japanese girl in an airplane passing overhead sees him out the window and calls him Godzilla. Her mother corrects her by saying that, since this is America, it should be Franchise/{{Rambo}}!
241	* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021'':
242	** In the episode "Blue Bloods", Rand has to swear on a Blu-Ray of ''Film/Godzilla2000'' (rather than a Bible) while testifying as a witness in a [[ReptilianConspiracy reptoid]] trial.
243	** There are two references to the Franchise/{{Monsterverse}} Godzilla; one background shot in the episode "My Big Flat Earth Wedding", where a graphic of the HollowEarth shows that's where Godzilla lives, and in "Inside Reagan", when [[spoiler:ROBOTUS and Bear-O]] start fighting, Dr. Andre quotes "[[Film/Godzilla2014 let them fight]]".
244	* ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey'': In the beginning of the pilot episode, posters for ''Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla'' and ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' can be seen in the background.
245	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In the Merrie Melodies segment of the episode "French Fries", Lola sings about numerous nonsensical "facts" about American presidents, such as stating that Godzilla was President during World War II and fought in the Battle of Manila (with a large painting of Godzilla in the background).
246	-->'''Lola:''' Thanks, President Godzilla!
247	* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'' has an episode titled "Cabbagezilla," about Trini growing a huge cabbage.
248	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': In the climax of the episode "Doof Dynasty", Doofus Khan's giant mechanical dragon (which also lets out several Godzilla roars) gets into a fight with the boys' giant terracotta warrior in a manner similar to a kaiju fight.
249	-->'''Monogram:''' Man, they would love this in Japan.
250	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Super Zeroes", a monster named Steve appears that strongly resembles Hedorah, and who lives on Monster Isle (a clear reference to Monster Island). Many of the other giant monsters are more generalized homages to city-destroying kaiju like Godzilla.
251	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': Godzilla appears in several sketches in numerous episodes, many of which are compiled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoCdXznugmY here]].
252	* One of the Creator/AdultSwim bumpers has ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' as Godzilla and Mothra, respectively.
253	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Aside from Reptar being a well-known {{Notzilla}}, there are other specific references to the Godzilla franchise, such as two episodes where Reptar is depicted fighting a giant ape as a nod to ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', another episode where a man in a Reptar suit twists the head off of a robotic dragon as a reference to the end of ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla'', and Reptar's rival being a pterosaur monster as a reference to Rodan.
254	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': The episode "Battle of the Humungonauts" is one long ShoutOut to ''Film/WarOfTheGargantuas'', complete with a woman singing "The Words Get Stuck in my Throat".
255	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
256	** At the end of "30 Minutes Over Tokyo", when the family are leaving Japan, the plane they're in is attacked by Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and Gamera. It's treated like [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight a normal everyday occurrence]], akin to turbulence.
257	** In an ImagineSpot in "Lisa on Ice", Lisa is being inaugurated as president when her 'F' in second grade gym class is discovered, leading to her instead being sentenced "to a lifetime of horror on Monster Island". It cuts to her and some other prisoners being chased by Rodan, Mothra, and Gamera.
258	** One of Homer's ideas for a parade float in "Faith Off" is Franchise/{{Superman}} fighting Godzilla. Lisa points that that Superman probably shouldn't be the same size as Godzilla.
259	** In "Simpsons Tall Tales", when the hobo tells the Simpsons the story of Paul Bunyan, at one point Paul and Babe are tag-team fighting Rodan in Tokyo. Lisa immediately objects, stating Paul definitely never did that.
260	** In "Mayored to the Mob", Godzilla is seen signing autographs next to [[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill Gort]] and [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] at Springfield's bi-monthly sci-fi convention (while actual astronaut UsefulNotes/NeilArmstrong [[SkewedPriorities is receiving no attention at all]]).
261	** In the first segment of "Treehouse of Horror VI", when the Lard Lad statue comes to life, he lets out Godzilla's roar.
262	** In "Wedding For Disaster", Homer accuses Marge of being a {{Bridezilla}} planning their re-wedding, while Marge angrily retorts that he's "King Wrong", resulting in Maggie imagining the two as King Kong and Godzilla (complete with Godzilla's roar).
263	** In the special intro for "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", a Godzilla skeleton can be seen underground in one shot.
264	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In the episode "Mecha-Streisand", Barbara Streisand turns into a giant robotic dinosaur as an obvious reference to Mechagodzilla (the Showa version specifically), but she is defeated by monsters referencing Mothra, Gamera, and Ultraman. Mecha-Streisand later returned and got upgraded in later episodes, now more closely resembling the Millennium Mechagodzilla (or Kiryu).
265	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': For most of the series, the Turtles have a poster of a three-headed dragon that resembles King Ghidorah on a wall next to the television in their sewer home (although [[OffModel it changes its appearance from episode to episode]]). The Turtles also namedrop Godzilla occasionally, and had numerous homages to {{kaiju}} movies, which is unsurprising, as the show had ''many'' pop culture reference jokes.
266	-->'''Raphael:''' Where's Godzilla when you really need him?
267	* ''WesternAnimation/UglyAmericans'': In the episode, "The Kong of Queens", Mark's client is King Kong, who has severe OCD. In one scene, Kong punches out his apartment's wall in anger, showing that his neighbour is Mechagodzilla (the Showa version). Godzilla himself also appears in a fight with Kong on the television just before this.
268	* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'': In the episode "The Matchmaker", Sylvia is trying to stop Wander from delivering a letter and eventually the two chase each other through different alternate dimensions. One dimension is titled "The {{Kaiju}}", where Sylvia turns into a three-headed winged dragon, and Wander turns into a spike-backed dinosaur.
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