Anime and Manga
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Professor Frank plays a monster called Id the Supreme Devil/Ido the Supreme Magical Force that is modeled after the Id monster.
Films - Live Action
- In Killer Klowns from Outer Space, according to Word of God, the strange power core room Debbie and Mike stumble upon while exploring the Klown ship is meant to be a homage to the Krell machine, due to Forbidden Planet being one of the Chiodo Brothers' most cherished movies.
- In opening song of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, "Science Fiction/Double Feature", the chorus mentions Anne Francis starring in the movie.
Literature
- Spectral Stalkers has an unnamed robot character who comes with an accompanying illustration that looks exactly like Robbie.
- In The Tommyknockers a couple of people get themselves inadvertently teleported to Altair-4.
Live Action TV
- Doctor Who
- The title villain of the serial "The Brain of Morbius" is derived from Dr. Morbius.
- The "Planet of Evil" from the same season is essentially a tribute to this movie, complete with its own version of an Id monster.
- The Outer Limits (1995): The episode "Monster" features people with telekinesis accidentally creating an Id monster.
Radio
- Captain Kremmen. The Krells are one of the alien races encountered by Kremmen.
Real Life
- The bookstore Forbidden Planet
sells sci-fi and fantasy books and other pop culture products.
