slight mistake regarding this entry under "Western Animation": "Shin Chan and Robot Chicken have parodied Star Wars and demonstrated more knowledge of and reverence for the originals than most, including character names and terms that aren't mentioned in the movies."
Crayon Shin-Chan is an Anime, so it should be removed and made it's own entry, since it also parodies things like Ultraman and Kamen Rider
wyvirn
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08:00:29 PM Dec 7th 2010
A good number of these examples are barely parodies, let alone affectionate.
For example:
Tremors, while not an out-and-out parody, includes several gentle swipes at 50's monster-movie plots. (if it's not a parody, why is it here?)
Squad-level tactical combat games Freedom Force and Freedom Force vs. the 3rd Reich are affectionate parodies of Silver Age comic books. (No they weren't, see archived discussion)
The examples I think need to be reviewed: Mad magazine, Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo,Snakes on a Plane, Vampires Suck,Die Hard, Princess Bride, Power Rangers, Apollo Justice,and Spore. There are probably more, but I don't to complain about X that I don't Y.
A parody does not automatically make it an affectionate parody. An affectionate parody also isn't a few 'take that, me'.
Morpheus6177
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06:04:14 PM Jun 6th 2011
Teen Titans Trouble In Tokyo is an Affectionate Parody of the Japanese kids shows from yesteryear including Astro Boy, Megaman & Spirited Away, plus Lupin III, also Kamen Riders.