History ReferencedBy / BeautyAndTheBeast

* In ''Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes'', a companion novel to ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', Percy claims Beauty and the Beast was “totally based on” [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the myth of Myth/CupidAndPsyche.]] He then says to not expect any singing teapots, because “that ain’t going to happen.”

* In ''Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes'', a companion novel to ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', Percy claims Beauty and the Beast was “totally based on” [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the myth of Cupid and Psyche.]] He then says to not expect any singing teapots, because “that ain’t going to happen.”

* In ''Fanfic/MaFille'', Joe uses the story to explain being gay to Katrina, telling her that it's like the beast being a princess instead of a prince. Katrina then declares that she is going to marry a princess when she grows up.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'', when Timon and Pumbaa bait the hyenas, they begin to sing "Be Our Guest".
* The 1993 film ''Film/{{Rigoletto}}'' has a plot that is largely a cross between this film and ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''. It even using the same track as the Disney film in a scene where Porter receives a MagicMirror from Mr. Ribaldi.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Belle has a cameo as one of the townspeople in the "Out There" sequence. (The two films have, among many other things, the same directors.)

* In ''Percy Jackson’s Guide to Greek Heroes'', a companion novel to the series ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', Percy claims Beauty and the Beast was “totally based on” [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the myth of Cupid and Psyche.]] He then says to not expect any singing teapots, because “that ain’t going to happen.”

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* A Sunday strip during the ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' storyline where Martha was [[HumanityEnsues turned into a human]] had her dressed as Belle and Ralph dressed as the Beast, with parody lyrics of "Tale as Old as Time". (In story terms, however, it was the strange, instinctless version of Martha who was presented as a "beast".)

* ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' provides two alternate endings to the film. In the first, the Beast willingly lets Belle invite Maurice into his castle as a guest, and Belle agrees to it, seeing as the town thinks they're crazy, and how she sang a song about how she wants more than just it. In the second, the Beast's DisneyDeath is averted, as he still dies from the puncture wound Gaston gave him after turning back into a human, since the Witch's curse does not undo puncture wounds. During the closing credits, Lumiere sings a song to the tune of "Be Our Guest" about stockholm syndrome.

** Several elements of "Minstrel Krampus" parody the film: There are talking household objects (albeit tackier ones like toilets) and [[spoiler: Jack dying and rising to become the new Krampus is an analogue to the Beast's transformation]].

* ''Series/TheHeroYoshihikoAndTheDevilKingsCastle'' gets their references a little crosswired in season 3 episode 10 - our heroes find an abandoned castle, but the manservant looks more like LeFou than Cogsworth.

* In a trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'', the title character is seen playing with toys of Lumiere and Cogsworth. He then tosses them aside and tells the viewers that his movie doesn't have any talking candlesticks, but he'll try to squeeze one in if it's a deal-breaker.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Belle has a cameo as one of the townspeople in the "Out There" sequence.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'': When Shrek floods the Fairy Godmother's factory with a transformation potion, two workers become a clock and candelabra.

* The 1993 film ''Film/{{Rigoletto}}'' has a plot that is largely a cross between the film and ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''; even using the same track as the Disney film in a scene where Porter receives a MagicMirror from Mr. Ribaldi.

* ''Series/FullHouse'': In "Yours, Mine, and Ours", Michelle complains that Stephanie turned off her VHS tape of ''Beauty and the Beast'', and Stephanie says that she did that because she played it for the 100th time. Michelle tells her that she's trying to learn the words.

* The ''Series/SesameStreet'' episode, "Birdie and the Beast" is a WholePlotReference to the film.

** In "Stan of Arabia, Part 1", Francine tells Stan that she can't plan Bullock's party because she's supposed to play Mrs. Potts in a local production of ''Beauty and the Beast''.

** Several elements from "Minstrel Krampus" parody those from the film, including the talking objects and [[spoiler: Jack dying and rising to become the new Krampus]].

** In "Taming of the Screwy", the party guests rush the dance floor to dance to [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne and Garth]]'s music, kicking off [[{{Expy}} expies]] of Belle and the Beast as they do. The Beast expy later appeared in "The Big Wrap Party Tonight".
** The short "Cutie and the Beast" is a parody of the film, featuring [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Taz]] in the role of the Beast.
** In "Jokahontas", during the "Just the Same Old Heroine" song, a ''Beauty and the Beast''-esque scene is shown'', with Dot as Belle and Ralph as Beast.

** The episode "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" has Mr. Burns singing "See My Vest" when describing [[FurAndLoathing his animal-made wardrobe]].