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7	[[caption-width-right:350:Four Phantoms for the price of one.[[labelnote:The Phantoms' origins, from left to right]][[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925 Lon Chaney (1925)]], [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1962 Herbert Lom (1962)]], [[Film/PhantomOfTheOpera1943 Claude Rains (1943)]], [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera and the novel's version]][[/labelnote]]]]
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9	These are works that have made a ShoutOut to ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' in some form or another.
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14	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
15	* The episode ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' "Vissi d'arte, Vissi d'amore" is a reference to the book. The phantom turns out to be [[spoiler: the boyfriend of the opera singer Aiyan, who is living underground with him since people wouldn't approve their relationship.]]
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18	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
19	* ''Animation/BreadBarbershop'': In "Choco's Blind Date", Bagel offers Choco to go to a play called ''The Phantom of the Office'' with him. [[spoiler:It's actually a different play meant to give Bagel a chance to propose to Choco.]]
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22	[[folder:Comic Books]]
23	* The Phantom is a minor character in ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''.
24	* During [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 "The Witch and the Warrior"]] Franchise/WonderWoman's fight with a brainwashed Franchise/{{Superman}} takes them past a billboard advertising the Broadway musical the ''[[DifferentWorldDifferentMovies Phantom of Gotham]]'', complete with a white mask and red rose on a black background.
25	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Bedwin Footh is a bitter actor who wears a mask and lives in the sewers and tunnels beneath a theater.
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28	[[folder:Fanworks]]
29	* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', Atticus is shown reading this book.
30	* ''WebVideo/PrincessTutuAbridged'': Episode 12, also known as ''[[MusicalEpisode The Prince and the Raven: The Abridged Musical]]'', [[SongParody parodies the refrain]] from "Phantom of the Opera" in "The Raven of the Ballet", which, by [[Anime/PrincessTutu pure coincidence of the source material]], also features an underground lake set piece and a kidnapped lover.
31	-->'''Fakir:''' ''(sees underground lake)'' Let me guess...
32	--> ''[Opening chords from "Phantom of the Opera" play]''
33	--> '''Fakir:''' Called it.
34	* ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'': Valerie Payne reads a passage from the book at two different points to illustrate how she and Shendu view one another.
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37	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
38	* ''Film/ElFantasmaDeLaOpereta'' is a Mexican parody of The Phantom of the Opera.
39	* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'': Chad mentions his mother has seen the musical 27 times and is obsessed with Michael Crawford, the original actor who played Phantom in London and on Broadway, in an attempt to dissuade Troy from doing the school musical.
40	--> '''Chad:''' [If] you play basketball, you're gonna end up on a cereal box. If you sing in musicals, you're gonna end up in my mom's refrigerator.
41	* ''Film/{{Rigoletto}}'' is a modified telling of ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'' with elements of The Phantom of the Opera.
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44	[[folder:Literature]]
45	* ''Literature/TheCaseFilesOfIbrahimHelsing'' has a character named The Phantom [[UsefulNotes/{{Nashville}} of the Opry]] as part of a NoodleIncident.
46	* ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'': The book "Phantom of the Auditorium" centers around a ghost haunting Brooke and Zeke's middle school when their class decides to revive a cancelled play from 70 years ago. The ghost in question fits the TheatrePhantom trope, and the play itself is blatantly based on the original ''Phantom'' (to the point that the Raoul {{expy}} Eric outright got his name changed to Raoul when the book was turned into a musical itself).
47	* ''Literature/{{Phantom}}'' is based on the original novel with influences of the musical.
48	* ''Literature/ThePhantomOfManhattan'' serves as a sequel to the musical.
49	* ''Literature/{{Maskerade}}'' is Terry Pratchett's Discworld parody of the novel.
50	* In ''Literature/TheresMoreThanOneWayHome'', Anna thinks that her dining room chandelier is worthy of ''The Phantom of the Opera''.
51	* In ''Literature/WickedGood'', Archer's mother Rose has ''the Phantom of the Opera'' as her ringtone.
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54	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
55	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': A couple of times.
56	** The story "The Talons of Weng-Chiang" partially homages the novel with its plot element of a hideously-disfigured madman hanging around a nineteenth-century London music hall.
57	** In "The Caves of Androzani", horribly-scarred and masked AntiVillain Sharez Jek has a StalkerWithACrush fixation on the Doctor's companion Peri which is obviously inspired by Erik and Christine.
58	* In an episode of ''Series/TwoTwoSeven'', after the third night in a row that the Jenkins' cousin Ed has roamed the hallways, moping about his wife leaving him, one of the other tenants angrily snaps "Who does he think he is, The Phantom Of 227?!"
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61	[[folder:Music]]
62	* Music/IronMaidenAlbum includes a song called "Phantom Of The Opera".
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65	[[folder:Video Games]]
66	* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': Relius Clover's design, along with his interest for opera, is inspired by the Phantom.
67	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' features the titular character as a summonable Assassin-class servant, and appears as a Berserker-class servant in Shinjuku.
68	* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'': [[WhiteDwarfStarlet Gloria Von Gouton]]'s MentalWorld is represented as a theater production plagued by an individual known as The Phantom. When Raz finally catches up with him, he realizes that the Phantom is just Jasper Rolls, Gloria's inner CausticCritic, wearing a disguise. Jasper initially denies Raz's accusations of being the "[[ButHeSoundsHandsome rugged and romantic scoundrel that has thrilled and terrified audiences for years]]," until Raz lampshades how [[FatBastard Jasper is too fat to actually be the Phantom]]; Jasper becomes enraged and admits that it's him.
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71	[[folder:Webcomics]]
72	* ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' features characters from the novel as regulars.
73	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' includes a fairly unsubtle reference to Gil rescuing Zola from [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090320 "some overly dramatic maniac who lived in the Paris Opera House."]]
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76	[[folder:Web Video]]
77	* Creator/LindsayEllis: Theater nerd Lindsay did a few videos referencing the novel and musical adaptations:
78	** Her ''Loose Canon'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6srPCZhecOY two]]-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV3aptwQX94 parter]] on the history of the novel and its adaptations, split into before and after the musical adaptation.
79	** Her [[https://youtu.be/-m5I_5Vnh6A video essay]] on ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera2004''.
80	** Her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfz-_WxGu3Y video essay]] on the musical's sequel, ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'', which by necessity talks about the original musical and ''Literature/ThePhantomOfManhattan''.
81	* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': In his review of ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'', the Critic calls the Grand Duke of Owls "The Phantom of the Owl-pera".
82	* ''WebVideo/ReallyFreakinClever'': In "64 Things WRONG With ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': Part 4", upon noticing the Forest Temple's boss is named Phantom Ganon, Joshua sings a parody of "The Phantom of the Opera".
83	* WebVideo/WaitInTheWings:
84	** "The Tragedy of Phantom & Grizabella" parallels Andrew Lloyd Weber's two most iconic musical characters as outcasts, the titular Phantom (himself an adaptation of the novel's Phantom) and Grizabella from ''Theatre/{{Cats}}''.
85	** "The Rise & Fall of the Phantom Chandelier", released in honor of the Broadway musical's impending closure in 2023, detailed the origin of the novel's falling chandelier and creation of the chandelier set piece for the West End and Broadway.
86	** The musical also inevitably comes up in any discussions about Andrew Lloyd Weber and megamusicals in general, which come up in multiple videos.
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89	[[folder:Western Animation]]
90	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "The Phantom of the Telethon", Roger dresses up as the Phantom to sabotage Stan's telethon as revenge for stealing his idea.
91	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "Love Notes for Muffy", Francine tells the Brain to let go of his grudge against Muffy before he "becomes some crazy guy living up in the school rafters dropping chandeliers on people."
92	* ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula'': has the Phantom and his manservant as guest villains in the episode 'A Fright at the Opera.' They reappear in the VillainTeamUp episode 'Venice a Duck Not a Duck'.
93	* ''WesternAnimation/DeadEndParanormalPark'': "Phantom of the Theme Park" is, appropriately, the MusicalEpisode and has a title song that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLJ42INFJn8 a clear homage]] to the title song from the musical.
94	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': A CutawayGag from "Deep Throats" features Peter and Lois attending the Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's musical, and Peter demands that the Phantom reveal the ugly side of his face so he can leave. "That nose better be piggy!"
95	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'', Milo and Melissa go to see ''Llamalet'', Shakespeare's ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' with an all-llama cast. On their way to the theatre, posters are seen for a number of similar shows, including ''Phantom of the Llama''. Melissa notes that some of the titles were better than others.
96	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "A Kirin Tale", Autumn Blaze goes off on a tangent about a story she tried to tell her village that is a blatant reference to the stage version of ''Phantom''.
97	--> ''They didn't like my jokes and songs\
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99	The plays I wrote, the speeches spoke\
100	Variety revues\
101	Or the story about the Kirin who hid below an opera stage''\
102	''(spoken)'' ''And fell'' in love with this opera singer, [[MotorMouth and he wore a freaky half-mask thing]], and he played the organ a lot and got all broody 'cause the singer was in love with another dude, so he took her away on this underground gondola. I mean, who doesn't love musical theater?!
103	* ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'': The 1930 short ''Spooks'' is a parody of the 1925 film (which was being reissued with sound that same year).
104	* In the MusicalEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Phineas' number includes a montage of the boys homaging various musicals, including himself as the Phantom and Ferb as Christine.
105	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'': In "Bubbles of the Opera", Bubbles wears a half-mask, hood and cape to hide her disfigured face.
106	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': in episode, also called 'A Fright at the Opera' the ghostbusters have to deal witha bunch of ghostly Valkries. The Phantom appears at the end, leaving in a huff due to the noise.
107	* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'':
108	** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'': The title "[[Recap/TheNewScoobyDooMoviesS1E14ThePhantomOfTheCountryMusicHall The Phantom of the Country Music Hall]]" refers to ''The Phantom of the Opera'', though the episode itself doesn't follow the plot.
109	** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': The episode "In Fear of the Phantom" is about a phantom controlling a theatre, causing accidents and kidnapping a young female singer.
110	** The direct-to-video movie ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooStageFright'' centers around the gang trying to catch a Phantom that's terrorizing an opera house where an ''America's Got Talent''-like reality show is being filmed, and the entire movie is littered with references to both the original and other adaptations. [[spoiler:There's actually multiple Phantoms, two of which serve as a DecompositeCharacter to the original Phantom -- one of the four modern-day Phantoms is a StageDad who wants his daughter Chrissy (Christine) to win and sabotages the other contestants (including an {{expy}} of Carlotta), and the original Phantom was so convinced he was ugly that he hid away from the outside world (turns out he's just never seen himself in a non-funhouse mirror before).]]
111	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
112	** In "Flaming Moe's", Homer imitates the Phantom when he reveals the secret ingredient of the Flaming Moe to everyone.
113	** In "Lisa's Wedding", it is shown that Martin Price faked his death in the future and is now living below the school à la the Phantom. He ends up playing "A Fifth of Beethoven" on his pipe organ.
114	** In "The Italian Bob", Krusty lets the Simpsons appear in his Roman opera to protect them from Sideshow Bob, and Homer asks if he can play the Phantom.
115	--->'''Lisa:''' Dad, the Phantom isn't in this.
116	--->'''Homer:''' But I do a great impression of him. "A-a-a-a-h! I am the gayest supervillain ever!"
117	** In Creator/GuillermoDelToro's opening for "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", Mr. Largo is conducting four different Phantoms (three as played by Lon Chaney, Herbert Lom and Claude Rains, plus one based on the cover of the original novel). Largo himself is dressed up as the Phantom of the Paradise.
118	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "Something Smells", Patrick walks on [=SpongeBob=], who believes he is ugly, hiding in his house playing a pipe organ while wearing Groucho glasses.
119	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'': in the episode 'Phantom of the Sewers'. Shredder even posed at the Phantom in another episode.

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