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* In the short, "Li'l Sneezer" from the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "Test Stress", a picture of muscular cat named Helix is shown in the Hall of Cartoon Pussycats.
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* The Creator/NostalgiaCritic made [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie the movie]] [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E44 the subject of an episode]], and later reference WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatSavesChristmas in the [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS9E23 Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas episode.]]

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* The Creator/NostalgiaCritic made [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie the movie]] [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E44 the subject of an episode]], and later reference referenced WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatSavesChristmas in the [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS9E23 Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas episode.]]
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The WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat series has been referenced quite often in pop culture, as these examples will attest.

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* The Creator/NostalgiaCritic made the movie of the series [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E44 the subject of an episode]], and later reference WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatSavesChristmas in the [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS9E23 Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas episode.]]

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* The Creator/NostalgiaCritic made [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie the movie of the series movie]] [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E44 the subject of an episode]], and later reference WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatSavesChristmas in the [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS9E23 Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas episode.]]

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* Blog/JohnKStuff has a few posts discussing Felix and praising Otto Messmer for his creation and impact on cartooning.
-->"I think everyone since owes a huge debt to Otto Messmer and Felix. We are using techniques, ideas and cliches today that began with this creation. Felix is truly the father of cartoony cartoons."
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* The Creator/NostalgiaCritic made the movie of the series [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E44 the subject of an episode]], and later reference WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatSavesChristmas in the [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS9E23 Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas episode.]]



** In the episode "Rosebud", Dean Scungio quotes from ''The Encyclopaedia of Animated Cartoons'' on the history of Felix: "A Felix doll became Charles Lindbergh's companion on his famed flight across the Atlantic."

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** In the episode "Rosebud", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E4Rosebud "Rosebud"]], Dean Scungio quotes from ''The Encyclopaedia of Animated Cartoons'' on the history of Felix: "A Felix doll became Charles Lindbergh's companion on his famed flight across the Atlantic."
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* The WaltDisneyPresents episode ''The Story of the Animated Drawing'' highlights Felix as an important piece of animation history. Notably, a new piece of animation of Felix doing his classic thinking walk was commissioned by Disney for the episode, and it was animated by none other than his own creator, Creator/OttoMessmer!

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* The WaltDisneyPresents Series/WaltDisneyPresents episode ''The Story of the Animated Drawing'' highlights Felix as an important piece of animation history. Notably, a new piece of animation of Felix doing his classic thinking walk was commissioned by Disney for the episode, and it was animated by none other than his own creator, Creator/OttoMessmer!
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* The WaltDisneyPresents episode ''The Story of the Animated Drawing'' highlights Felix as an important piece of animation history. Notably, a new piece of animation of Felix doing his classic thinking walk was commissioned by Disney for the episode, and it was animated by none other than his own creator, Creator/OttoMessmer!
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* Comic book artist Todd McFarlane frequently inserted a hidden Felix into Hulk and Spider-Man issues during his time with Marvel.

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* Comic book artist Todd McFarlane Creator/ToddMcFarlane frequently inserted a hidden Felix into Hulk [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] and Spider-Man [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]] issues during his time with Marvel.
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* Comic book artist Todd McFarlane frequently inserted a hidden Felix into Hulk and Spider-Man issues during his time with Marvel.
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* A brand of cat food in europe is named after Felix.
* Felix tends to appear in picture frames in Fuddruckers restaurant chains.
* A very small clip of Felix with his bag of tricks was featured in a recent Dr Pepper commercial.
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* Part of a Felix cartoon was played in the 2002 film ''100 Women'', by a projector that Sam was using to play the cartoon on Hope's building.


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* Felix has inspired a recurring antagonist in the novel series ''Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' in the book ''Reinações de Narizinho'' of 1931.
* In the Lee J. Ames book ''Draw 50 Cats'', readers are shown how to draw Felix the Cat step-by-step.
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* American DJ ''Felix da Housecat'' used Felix as an inspiration for his stage name.


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* Felix plush dolls appeared in the music videos for "Pay for Me" by Whale and "My Favorite Game" by The Cardigans, both by Jonas Åkerlund.
* In 2014, comedian/musician "Weird Al" Yankovic referenced Felix in the video for his song Handy, brandishing the character's iconic yellow bag of tricks during the line, "Call me, I'll come rushing over with my bag of tricks."
* Felix appeared in the Rap group Whodini's 1984 music video Big Mouth.
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* Felix was to make cameo appearance in WesternAnimation/WhoFramedRogerRabbit, but the rights to the character were not obtained. However, he makes a cameo appearance as the masks of tragedy and comedy on the keystone of the entrance to Toontown.
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* Felix the Cat was featured on the NHL goalie Félix Potvin's helmet while he played for the Boston Bruins. "The Cat" had been Potvin's nickname dating back to his days with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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** In the episode "Rosebud", Dean Scungio quotes from ''The Encyclopaedia of Animated Cartoons'' on the history of Felix: "A Felix doll became Charles Lindbergh's companion on his famed flight across the Atlantic."
* Felix appeared in opening credits of the WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} episodes "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", "The Lesser of Two Evils" and "War Is the H-Word".
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* WebVideo/TheAnnotatedSeries has referenced Felix on a few occasions, and has done takes on WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie and WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatSavesChristmas.
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* In Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu, when Ash names his Pokémon in the Viz translation, one of them is named "Felix The Cat-erpie".
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* In Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu, when Ash names his Pokémon in the Viz translation, one of them is named "Felix The Cat-erpie".
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* Music/GiLvaSunner once did a remix of the Game Over theme from the Felix the Game [[VideoGame/FelixTheCat video game]] using the [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Puzzle Room soundfont.]]
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* In Music/BroadwayTheHardWay, "The Untouchables", National Security Advisor John Poindexter is told to "get back on Felix the Cat where you belong", a reference to the character Poindexter on that show.
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* In WebOriginal/CartoonivalOCT, the character Barnaby Cat is obviously based off of characters from 1930's cartoons such as the original Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat.
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* In the Glee episode [[Recap/GleeS2E11TheSueSylvesterShuffle The Sue Sylvester Shuffle]], Sue ponders how to get creative again when she looks up and sees Felix the Cat fire a cannon.

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* In the Glee Music/{{Glee}} episode [[Recap/GleeS2E11TheSueSylvesterShuffle The Sue Sylvester Shuffle]], Sue ponders how to get creative again when she looks up and sees Felix the Cat fire a cannon.
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* In the Glee episode [[Recap/GleeS2E11TheSueSylvesterShuffle The Sue Sylvester Shuffle]], Sue ponders how to get creative again when she looks up and sees Felix the Cat fire a cannon.
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* In Fanfic/Hottie3TheBestFanficInTheWorld, ''Even Better Sequel'' runs this trope into the ground by including literally every milestone that was going on during the year it was created, including the 95th anniversary of Felix the Cat.
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* In Film/HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller, after claiming another victim, Henry leaves her TV on this station. By the time we see it, it's in the middle of playing the Van Beuren Felix cartoon "Neptune Nonsense".
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* In the WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} cartoon WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide, during the rest period, as the rink is being cleaned you can see a Felix the Cat toy among the detritus being swept up.
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* In Webcomic/LoveMeNice, when Kelly is first introduced, she has a Hammer Space bag that she rummages through. The shape and patterns on the bag are a shoutout to Felix the Cat and his magic bag of tricks.
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* In VideoGame/MiraculousLadybug, the beta name for Cat Noir's civilian identity was Felix before his character was put aside in favor of Adrien.
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* In Roleplay/MallFight, Waffles has a cat named Felix.
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* The Music/{{Spiders}} song ''Major Pager'' briefly references Felix.
-->Now Felix the Cat is on his back, oh Felix the Cat, what a twat...
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* Music/OneohtrixPointNever's designer T-shirt "[[http://pointnever.bigcartel.com/product/runaway-horse-tee-white Runaway Horse]]" has Felix the Cat and the Music/GratefulDead skull as EyelessFaces, as a reference to found artist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Leckey Mark Leckey]].
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* In WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot, the entrance to Messmer's resembles Felix the Cat, and the place is named after Felix's creator Creator/OttoMessmer.
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* In the [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]] episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E18TheDayTheViolenceDied "The Day The Violence Died"]], the first Itchy cartoon shown is an obvious parody of the silent Felix the Cat cartoons.
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* In Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu, when Ash names his Pokémon in the Viz translation, one of them is named "Felix The Cat-erpie".
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