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12* ''ComicBook/BigBangComics'': Most characters are thinly disguised versions of golden and silver age DC Comics characters, and The Beacon is a CaptainErsatz of Green Lantern.
13* ''ComicBook/TheOracleCode'': Yeong wears an ''ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'' shirt one day and a ''Green Lantern'' shirt the next.
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16* ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Sequel]]'': One of the patronuses is Green Lantern.
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19* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'': When Marge tries to figure out what EPA means (which is what Abe said while having a vision at church), she gets help from Comic Book Guy. The latter says he thinks that 'EPA' is the sound Green Lantern made when ComicBook/{{Sinestro}} threw him into a vat of acid.
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22* ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'': When he's being experimented on, Wade (played by Creator/RyanReynolds) asks for his suit not to be green or [[SpecialEffectsFailure animated]], as a TakeThat against the poorly-received ''Film/{{Green Lantern|2011}}'' movie (which had Reynolds as Hal Jordan). Also, the opening credits feature a Green Lantern trading card in a wallet.
23** In ''Film/Deadpool2'', [[spoiler:the end credits show Deadpool using a time-travel device to fix various past events. At one point, ''[[CelebrityParadox he kills Ryan Reynolds]]'' while the latter is reading the script for ''Green Lantern''.]]
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26* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In the ''Literature/GhostStory'' flashback young Harry reasons gathering power ought to work like it does for the Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, or Iron Fist.
27* In ''Literature/{{Bounders}}'', Marco refers to an alien with a glowing green head as "Green Lantern."
28* Miles from ''Literature/TheEvolutionOfEmily'' reads Green Lantern comics while eating lunch.
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31* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': "Legacies" name-drops Coast City, the home town of Green Lantern.
32* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': Eric Stoltz's character in "The Long Way Down Job" is named Alan Scott (the Golden Age Green Lantern).
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35* ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'': "Green Lantern" is a possible crafting recipe.
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38* ''Webcomic/LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'': [[http://superredundant.com/?comic=401-cosmic-willpower "Kyle Jordan"]]'s name and getting drafted by the [[http://superredundant.com/?comic=403-council-of-elders "Stellar Corps"]] is a shout-out to Green Lantern, especially Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner. There's even a [[http://superredundant.com/?comic=405-responsibilities yellow fear entity]].
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41* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': The origin of the Gumball Guard in "Rattleballs" is a shout out to the Manhunters from the Green Lantern mythos. They even have the same color scheme as the Manhunters.
42* ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'': The episode "The Green Loontern" is about [[WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck Duck Dodgers]] becoming a member of the Green Lantern Corps after accidentally getting Hal Jordan's outfit and power ring at the dry cleaner.
43* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'': The sketch "[=RiOa=]" has [[WesternAnimation/{{Rio}} Blu]] becoming a Green Lantern and recruiting other flightless birds to help him save his girlfriend.
44* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The episode "Power Ponies," features a spoof of Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} and the Franchise/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}, with Rarity (as Radiance) having a gem that creates shiny things like Green Lantern.
45* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': The [[ShowWithinAShow Blasto Oath]] is pretty much ripped straight from the Green Lantern oath.
46* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
47** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E2BrothersLittleHelper Brother’s Little Helper]]", upon seeing Bart driving a tank, Comic Book Guy lists a few comic book superheroes who can stop him, the first one of them being Green Lantern.
48** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E18IAmFuriousYellow I Am Furious (Yellow)]]", Bart tries to create a comic book character, leading to this moment:
49--->'''Bart:''' I just need ONE great idea. [''notices [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight a bat hanging from the ceiling in the living room]]''] Franchise/{{Batman}}! Oh, ItsBeenDone. [''notices a green lantern also hanging from the ceiling''] Green Lantern! Nah…
50* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "[[Recap/SouthParkS15E13AHistoryChannelThanksgiving A History Channel Thanksgiving]]", Myles Standish shows to Kyle a map of various planets. One of them is labeled 'Green Lantern World', which Myles says is a planet "nobody really cares about", as a TakeThat to the panned ''Green Lantern'' movie.
51* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': The ''Back to the Sewers'' episode titled "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003SE12SuperPowerStruggle Super Power Struggle]]" is about Michelangelo and Raphael getting their hands on a cape that grants whoever wears it superpowers, which belongs to a superhero named Green Mantle. The latter is an obvious homage to Green Lantern, not only having a nearly-identical appearance, but also having Al Gordon (which is similar to Hal Jordan) as his real name.

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