History Main / WarReenactors

* ''{{CSI}}'' came across the corpse of a Civil War reenactor in one ColdOpen.

* The ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' game had a fight in a museum full of [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Civil War Ghosts]]. The reenactment was inevitable.

* Parodied in ''FamilyGuy'' when the Griffins live in a backward Southern town. The local reenactors put on a short play which goes as follows:

* ''SouthPark'': Cartman as General Lee leads the South to victory to win a bet with Stan and Kyle. He accomplishes this mainly by keeping the reenactors constantly bombed out of their minds with s'mores-flavored Schnapps.
* Parodied in ''SpongebobSquarepants'' with a large group of fish dressed in pseudo civil war era uniforms, one army in blue and one in red, reenacting the Battle of Bikini Bottom. Towards the end of the episode there's a rather unnecessary and [[{{Anvilicious}} hamhanded]] TakeThat towards actual enthusiasts.

* Appears in ''{{Discworld}}'', though of course here it is largely a spoof of English Civil War re-enactment societies like the Sealed Knot (Corporal Nobbs is a member of the Peeled Nuts, aka the Ankh-Morpork Historical Re-creation Society).

* The Batley Townswomen's Guild's Reenactment Of The Battle Of Pearl Harbour [[spoiler:(A group of women covered in mud, going at each other with their handbags in some field)]] from ''MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.

* Also parodied in [[http://xkcd.com/845/ this strip]] of {{xkcd}}, with ''real-time'' reenactment.

* Parodied in ''FamilyGuy'' when the Griffins live in a backward Southern town. The local reenactors put on a short play which goes as follows:
-->Lee: "Ulysses S. Grant. You invite me to lunch, then show up late and drunk?"
-->Grant: "I was lookin' for your wife, to give her the old...(does crude gestures)"
-->Lee: "That does it. This, sir, means war. (pushes Grant down)"

* A few times on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** To save money for [[Film/MaryPoppins a nanny]], Homer resigned from "the Civil War Recreation Society I love so much."

** Homer must've rejoined, because in a later ep he takes part in a reenactment, which was inaccurate (according to Principal Skinner).

** Springfield Elementary tried to sneak peeks at a reenactment during a field trip, because they didn't have the money to pay to get in; the soldiers (both North and South) chased them away.
** When Homer becomes head of the Stonecutters he hits upon an idea to help the community:
-->Homer: I'll get a bunch of monkeys, dress them up, and make them reenact the Civil War.
-->Lisa: Dad, that doesn't help people!
-->Homer: Couldn't hurt...unless the monkeys start hurting people. Which they almost certainly would.

* The New York City of ''UglyAmericans'' has an annual ''apocolypse'' reenactment, which is a cherished part of demon culture. In the episode it's featured in Lily thinks it's slipped into NotAGame but that's only because he didn't read the script.

* ''SouthPark'': Cartman as General Lee leads the South to victory to win a bet with Stan and Kyle.

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* This Troper recalls a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy play about English Civil War re-enactors where what the re-enactors did on the eve of the re-enacted battle affects events on the field. For instance, one of the Royalist officers goes spare after he discovers his girlfriend cheated on him with a Roundhead artilleryman the night before.
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* Appears in ''{{Discworld}}'', though of course here it is largely a spoof of English Civil War re-enactment societies like the Sealed Knot.

* In ''Sweet Liberty'' (1986) Alan Alda plays a historian who also heads a War of the American Revolution reenactment society. His book on a local episode of said war is then turned into a movie, in which he serves as an advisor and the [[TruthInTelevision reenactors as extras]]. He becomes incensed as the movie makers [[HollywoodTactic restage the battle so it is more cinematic]], throw in a fictional love story between a local woman and the British commander, [[HistoricalDomainCharacter General Tarleton]], and change Tarleton's uniform from the [[GoodColorsEvilColors historical dark green to the more iconic scarlet]]. That he also becomes infatuated with the actress playing the female lead (Michelle Pfeiffer) does not help.

* Many films set in the American Civil War make use of reenactment societies as readily equipped extras, e. g. in ''Gettysburg'' and its prequel ''Gods and Generals''. Historian Gregory Urwin even founded a reenactment group from among black students from the University of Central Arkansas to play part of the 54th Massachusetts in ''Glory''.

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A bunch of people simulating famous battles and wars, especially (if American) the American Civil War. A character already known to be a history, military, or weapons geek will probably be in attendance. Sometimes they'll be the descendant of a famous general.

* Appears in ''{{Discworld}}'', though of course it was a different civil war.

* A few times on ''TheSimpsons'':
** To save money for [[MaryPoppins a nanny]], Homer resigned from "the Civil War Recreation Society I love so much."

* The titular ''[=~Two Thousand Maniacs!~=]'' are having their own little reenactment with our poor heroes.

* The New York City of ''UglyAmericans'' has an annual ''apocolypse'' reenactment, which is a cherished part of demon culture. In the episode it's featured in Leslie thinks it's slipped into NotAGame but that's only because he didn't read the script.

* On ''AmericanDad'', Stan and Steve participate in a VietnamWar re-enactment on a golf course. Steve takes it too seriously and starts acting like a ShellShockedVeteran.
* On ''{{Futurama}}'', the crew takes part in a [[StarWars Sith]]-il War reenactment. They dress in blue Union uniforms with fake laser rifles while their opponents use lightsabers.

* ''{{NCIS}}'''s Tony [=DiNozzo's=] dad did Civil War reenactments, which gave Tony a slight phobia of them.

* The Batley Townswomen's Guild's Reenactment Of The Battle Of Pearl Harbour [[spoiler:(A group of women covered in mud, going at each other with their handbags in some field)]] MontyPython sketch.

* A reenanactment of the English Civil War coincides with the awakening of ancient SealedEvilInACan in the ''DoctorWho'' serial "The Awakening". Its baleful influence turns the reenactors more violent than it otherwise would have been (and comapnion Tegan is almost [[BurnTheWitch burnt at the stake]]).

* Micael Moore's ''TVNation'' had a civil war re-enactment troupe re-enact other battles, like "Battle of Hiroshima" (model plane flies overhead, everyone stares and point up, then drops dead) and "Battle of Los Angeles" (Rodney King riots)

* ''{{Psych}}'': A murder occurs during a Civil War reenactment. Lassiter (weapons geek) was role-playing as the Confederacy.

* Parodied in ''FamilyGuy'' when the Griffins live in a backward Southern town. The reenactment goes as follows:

* Parodied in ''DresdenCodak'' with the Historical Pre-Enactment Society, who re-enact historical battles that have yet to happen.

** Also, a famous "ambush" in which Dwarfs and Trolls supposedly ''both'' set a trap for each other and fought so hard that the Disc cracked and flooded and all participants were swallowed up into the crevices. From then on, every year, almost all Dwarfs and almost all Trolls gang up on each other to fight in a sort of reenactment...but more like an actual war. [[Spoiler: It turns out that the two sides were actually trying to negotiate lasting peace and were simply caught in a flash-flood, eventually settling down to die together during a nice game of Thud.]]

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A bunch of people simulating famous battles and wars, especially the American Civil War. A character already known to be a history, military, or weapons geek will probably be in attendance. Sometimes they'll be the descendant of a famous general.

* In episode of ''{{Ducktales}}'' had Launchpad's ancestor leading a battle.

** Springfield Elementary tried to sneak peeks at a reenactment during a field trip, because they didn't have the money to pay to get in; the soldiers (both North & South) chased them away.

* ''SouthPark'': Cartman as General Lee leads the South to victory to win a bet with Stan & Kyle.