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2* A commercial for [[Advertising/EnergizerBunny Energizer batteries]] that tied in with ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'' features the Energizer Bunny wandering through the Poison Apple. Prince Charming and the fairy tale villains unsuccessfully try to destroy the Bunny as target practice before they go after Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots.
3* In an advert for Honey Nut Cheerios that tied in with ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', Shrek searches his swamp for bugs to eat. When he finds Buzz, he tries to catch and eat him, but Buzz convinces him to eat a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios instead.
4* Shrek and Donkey appear alongside Red and Yellow in a commercial for Advertising/MAndMs that tied in with ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''. As Red and Yellow ponder over the ogre-sized [=M&Ms=], believing they're under a magic spell, Shrek tells them that most spells are broken when somebody kisses somebody else. Yellow tries to kiss Red, who tells him "That's not gonna happen!". At the end of the commercial, Donkey mistakes the sun for a giant Yellow M&M.
5* Gingy the Gingerbread Man appears in several commercials for Wal-Mart from 2003. One commercial has him being interviewed and eventually hired by Albert, the manager, and another has him drive an RC Jeep as he shows the viewers Wal-Mart's toy department.
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8* In a ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' comic published while the first film was still in theaters, Paige and Nicole try to have Peter, who's working at the movie theater, let them see it for free.
9* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'': In [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/leisure-hobbies/food-drink/2013-03-17 this strip]], Shrek is seen at a St. Patrick's Day party alongside other green fictional characters.
10* ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'':
11** [[http://shermanslagoon.com/comics/june-29-2004/ In this strip]], Megan discovers that someone has stolen her identity and used her credit card to buy Louis Vuitton luggage, which makes her upset because SHE wanted that. Sherman then asks "What's wrong with the Shrek fanny pack I got ya?"
12** In [[http://shermanslagoon.com/comics/september-15-2009/ this strip]], Sherman gets Shrek confused with Robin Hood.
13* In one ''ComicStrip/StoneSoup'' comic, Joan and Wally are having trouble putting Max to bed. He's still up at 2AM, watching Shrek.
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16* The ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/FragileHandleWithCare'' mentions the first movie via a joke:
17--> ''Why doesn't Shrek like ''Film/PulpFiction''? He thinks it's medi-ogre!''
18* The ''Fanfic/MaFille'' chapter "Babysitting Miss Daisy" references the Robin Hood scene by having the titular Daisy be confused about why Joe, Katrina, and Cath laughed so much over a man saying he likes to get paid.
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21* ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'': The movie is seen in Roddy's DVD collection.
22* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle (2014)'': During the montage of Bullwinkle hanging out with Ms. Moosylvania (Boris Badenov piloting a killer robot moose), Ms. Moosylvania attempts to kill Bullwinkle by launching missiles at him, but the missiles instead hit the balloons at a carnival game due to Bullwinkle ducking to pick up a penny. Ms. Moosylvania is rewarded with a plush of Shrek.
23* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem'': In the trailer, the turtles are referred to as "Little Shreks" by a thug they are about to face.
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26* ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'': While giving Chip and Dale a tour of Sweet Pete's factory, Bob the Dwarf reveals that Sweet Pete bought the inventory of unsold Shrek body wash and melted it down to make port-a-potties.
27* In ''Film/{{Cyrus}}'', during John and Molly's first meeting at a party, the former says he's "like Shrek".
28* In ''Film/IAmLegend'', Neville walks in the living room of a house where he sees a child watching the first movie. Because Neville has watched the film so many times, he starts reciting every inflection perfectly of the scene where Shrek meets Donkey, baffling the kid and his mom.
29-->'''Dr. Robert Neville:''' I like ''Shrek''.
30* ''Film/TheMasterOfDisguise'': Early in the film, Pistachio imitates Shrek and Donkey to entertain his child friend.
31* ''Film/MeetTheSpartans'': The opening scene features a Spartan inspecting an ogre baby who vomits all over him.
32* In ''Film/MySpy'', JJ's dancing is compared to the DancePartyEnding of ''Shrek''.
33* In ''Film/{{Bright}}'', Daryl Ward compares an orc to Shrek as an insult.
34--> "So I need you to take your fat Shrek-looking ass back to your vehicle and drive the fuck home to Fiona. A'ight?"
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37* ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'': In the August 21, 2022 episode, John watches a 2011 Reverb PSA in which Music/MyChemicalRomance says they're going to "green things up", which he says sounds like something Shrek would say right before reaching a sexual climax.
38-->'''John:''' ''(imitating Shrek)'' Look out! I'm about to green things up! Watch me, Donkey! I want you to watch me! LOOK ME IN THE EYES!
39* One episode of the French GameShow ''Burger Quiz'' has a parody of the first movie's StorybookOpening as a FramingDevice, complete with the music. Doubles as an ActorAllusion, since the show's creator and host Creator/AlainChabat provided Shrek's voice in the French dub of the movies.
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42* In TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Pyramid 45: [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters]], the description for ogres says that they are not green, nor do they have layers, but they will make you cry.
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45* In ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'', Shrek and Princess Fiona are both possible crafting recipes.
46* ''{{Videogame/Minecraft}}'': If you set the language to "{{Weboriginal/LOLCAT|s}} (Kingdom of Cats)" in ''Minecraft'' and turn on the subtitles, wardens will be called "blu shrek" in the subtitles.
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49* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'':
50** In his review of the ''Film/MissionImpossible1996'' LicensedGame for the Platform/Nintendo64, the Nerd points out that the game has [[MissionImpossibleCableDrop the famous scene where Ethan Hunt breaks into a high-tech vault and suspends down on ropes]], which has been parodied countless times. One of the parodies he shows is an image from ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' where Pinocchio does this with his puppet strings in an attempt to rescue an imprisoned Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots.
51** The Nerd has reviewed ''Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown'' for the Platform/GameBoyColor.
52* ''Webanimation/DarkSecretsOfGarrysMod'': In ''Lejárt az időd'' (''Your time is up''), after dying Medievil finds himself in an AfterlifeAntechamber that shows resemblance to a tavern, and meets TheGrimReaper. Their meeting plays out the same way like Puss' first meeting with the wolf in ''Puss In Boots: The Last Wish'', but Medievil just walks away instead of even thinking about picking a fight with her.
53* [=ExoParodigmGamer's=] "Remake or Rebreak" review of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' references the "blistering cold and scorching desert" line from Prince Charming's opening monologue from ''Shrek 2'' at one point.
54* In ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', Blitzø refers to him and Millie crashing the wedding to save Moxxie in "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E3ExesAndOohs Exes and Oohs]]" as "doing a Shrek".
55-->'''Blitzø''': '"(after crashing the car through the wall)'' "I OBJECT!"
56* ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'' did a trailer of the first movie, which was voted the most-requested trailer for 2017's Fan Appreciation Month. They'd make a trailer for ''Shrek 2'' as part of their 2020 Blockbuster Summer event.
57* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''
58** In his review of ''Film/{{Casper}}'', when the ghostly Carrigan punches Dibs through a window, Critic shouts "My only regret is ''[[WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird Shrek 3]]!''", [[ActorAllusion a reference to how]] Creator/EricIdle [[ActorAllusion played both Dibs and Merlin]].
59** While reviewing ''Film/TheMasterOfDisguise'', he goes over the scene mentioned above and comments "Well, to be fair, it wasn't that funny when Shrek did it either".
60** Shrek and Fiona are listed as #3 on his "Top 11 Strangest (Yet Best) Couples".
61** In his review of ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', Critic shouts "Donkey!" during a RockyRollCall, in reference to the scene from ''Shrek 2''.
62* ''Webanimation/ObjectRedundancy'': Shrek appears as one of the contestants in the series.
63* The title character is a recurring character in ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'', wherein he spends most of his time eating Sara Lee Cheesecake, [[ToiletHumor using Mario's toilet]], and [[MaliciousMisnaming calling everyone "Donkey" or some variation on it]].
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66* ''WesternAnimation/DawnOfTheCroods'':
67** In the episode "There Will Be Eggs", doodles of Shrek and Donkey appear on a slateboard.
68** In the episode "28 Fleas Later", one of the mutated pigrats can be seen with Shrek's ears and head shape.
69** A cave drawing of an angry Shrek holding a spiked club glaring at a terrified Donkey appears in the "Tunnel of Terror" from the eponymous episode, which scares Eep, Thunk, Lerk, and Womp away.
70* ''WesternAnimation/FatherOfThePride'': Donkey guest-stars in his self-titled episode, in which Hunter tells a lie to his classmates claiming to know him.
71* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''
72** In "The Bots and the Bees", Fry mentions that his urine was green after drinking a cup of Slurm Loco, causing Hermes to comment "I was wondering who Shrek'd in the toilet".
73** In "2-D Blacktop", the Professor mentions that since he has become two-dimensional, the new ''Shrek'' movie won't look nearly as good.
74* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}''
75** At the end of "[[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Cloudy With a Chance of Flavor]]", Shrek appears on a box of Rice Shreks cereal.
76** In "So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon How to Dance / Yo Gagga Gagga!", Donkey and Dragon compete in a dragon dance contest.
77** In "Ko-Bee Movie / Law & Ogre", Shrek and company appear in a mashup with ''Franchise/LawAndOrder''.
78** In "Fast Hive / Minute to Flynn It", [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Eeyore]] laments about how he could have been in ''Shrek''.
79** In "Real Veal / Celebrity Wife Swamp", Shrek, Fiona, Creator/BradPitt and Creator/AngelinaJolie decide to exchange families in a parody of ''[[Series/WifeSwap Celebrity Wife Swap]]''.
80** In "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / Adjustment Burro'', Donkey appears as the leader of [[Film/TheAdjustmentBureau a group of fedora-wearing agents]].
81** In "Outtagascar / FIENDS", Shrek and Donkey appear as part of the [[{{Sequelitis}} sequel circus]].
82* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A sketch from "Up, Up, and Buffet" has Fiona realize her true form and is ecstatic that she and Shrek can marry. Shrek describes his depression and how he travels deep into the swamp every day to hang himself but the rope never holds. As Fiona goes in on some mini cheeseburgers, Shrek attempts to hang himself again, but to no avail.
83* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
84** In "See Homer Run", Lisa is seen holding a Shrek-themed Father's Day t-shirt.
85** In "Midnight Towboy", while Homer tells stories to a group tow truck drivers he is imprisoned with.
86--->'''Homer:''' Once upon a time, there was a hilarious ogre named [[IAmNotShazam Shrek 3]]. He lived in medieval times, but sometimes he'd [[AnachronismStew say things from today times]].
87** In "The Good, the Sad and the Drugly", Bart is seen [[DrowningMySorrows drowning his sorrows]] at the Kwik-E-Mart with a 512-ounce cup of Shrek Berry Blast squishie.
88** In "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony", Homer draws Patty as a Shrek-like ogre.
89** In "Politically Inept with Homer Simpson", Homer says that his political comments have made him popular enough to have a mask based on him, which Bart says is a Shrek mask painted yellow.
90** In "The Winter of His Content", Homer steps on a talking Shrek doll.
91** In "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII", writer John Frink is credited as "Freck" (written in the ''Shrek'' logo font).

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