"I think there's an actual law that says that any media that runs long enough has to do a Willy Wonka parody. And then a Star Wars one. Let it never be said that I'm above treading where others have trod before often and much better."
Things that have been referenced, parodied, satirized, spoofed, and otherwise homage-inized so much that they have evolved into tropes of their own. Sometimes the source has been lost to modern audiences, and only the homages remain. In order to be on this page the original source material should be clear.
Compare Stock Jokes, Stock Phrases, and Other Stock Phrases.
Tropes:
- Abbey Road Crossing
- Absurd Brand Name (often a parody of a real life brand.)
- The Ahnold
- Also sprach Zarathustra
- American Gothic Couple
- Angels Pose
- The Bard on Board
- "Basic Instinct" Legs-Crossing Parody
- Batman Parody
- Beach Kiss
- Beanstalk Parody
- Bigger Than Jesus
- Black Boxer Stereotype
- Bland-Name Product
- Bob Ross Ribnote
- Bohemian Parody
- Bond Gun Barrel
- Borrowing the Beatles
- "The Breakfast Club" Poster Homage
- Brig Ball Bouncing
- The Burlesque of Venus
- Busby Berkeley Number
- Captain Fishman
- Captain Space, Defender of Earth!
- Canines Gambling in a Card Game
- Charlie and the Chocolate Parody
- Charlie Chaplin Shout-Out
- Chess with Death
- Cloneopoly
- Come with Me If You Want to Live
- Crying Indian
- "Die Hard" on an X
- Disney Creatures of the Farce
- Disneyesque
- Doctor Whomage
- Dr. Fakenstein
- Ennio Morricone Pastiche
- Exorcist Head
- The Expy With No Name
- The Fantastic Faux
- Fantasy Landmark Equivalent
- Fauxrrari
- Faux Furby
- Finger-Snapping Street Gang
- Freddie Mercopy
- Funny Bruce Lee Noises
- Gift of the Magi Plot
- The Great Whodini
- Heävy Mëtal Ümlaut
- "Here's Johnny!" Homage
- Hoax Hogan
- How the Character Stole Christmas
- HULK MASH!-Up
- I Am Spartacus
- I Love the Smell of X in the Morning
- I'm Going to Disney World!
- iPhony
- I See Dead People
- It's a Small Ride
- It's a Wonderful Plot
- J'accuse!
- "Jaws" Attack Parody
- Jenny's Number
- Jeopardy! Thinking Music
- The Joy of X
- Jurassic Farce
- Kids' Show Mascot Parody
- "King Kong" Climb
- King Kong Copy
- "Kiss the Cook" Apron
- Klaatu Barada Nikto
- "Last Supper" Steal
- "Lion King" Lift
- Lorre Lookalike
- Luke, I Am Your Father
- Major General Song
- Marilyn Maneuver
- Maurice Chevalier Accent
- May the Farce Be with You
- Michael Hackson
- Michael Jackson's Thriller Parody
- "Mission: Impossible" Cable Drop
- Mock Cousteau
- Mock Headroom
- Mock Hollywood Sign
- Mona Lisa Smile
- The Monolith
- Moonwalk Dance
- Mr. Alt Disney
- Mumbling Brando
- My Little Phony
- "Nighthawks" Shot
- NOT!
- Notzilla
- Odessa Steps
- Off to See the Wizard
- Parodic Table of the Elements
- Parodies for Dummies
- Parodies of Fire
- The Parody Before Christmas
- Parody of Evolution
- Parody Sue
- Peter Pan Parody
- Phonýmon
- Pietà Plagiarism
- Playboy Parody
- Predator Pastiche
- Psychic Strangle
- "Psycho" Shower Murder Parody
- Quip to Black: It existed as a trope long before CSI, but due to the the franchise's lengthy run and almost-Once an Episode abuse of this trope, 21st century uses of it are frequently meant as parodies, even by CSI series themselves.
- Raiders of the Lost Parody
- The Real Spoofbusters
- Red Pill, Blue Pill
- Red-plica Baron
- Riding the Bomb
- Right Way/Wrong Way Pair (When Played for Laughs, usually referencing Goofus and Gallant, although instructional materials that engage in this are also frequent parody targets.)
- "Risky Business" Dance
- Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue...
- Rushmore Refacement
- Sailor Senshi Send-Up
- "Schoolhouse Rock!" Lesson
- "The Scream" Parody
- Sea Aping
- Sgt. Pepper's Shout-Out
- Sherlock Homage
- Shirley Template
- Sir Verb-a-Lot
- Sistine Steal
- Soap Within a Show
- Souvenir Land
- Spaghetti Kiss
- Spider-Man Send-Up
- Spoofing in the Rain
- Spoofs "R" Us
- Spoofy-Doo
- "Staying Alive" Dance Pose
- Suck E. Cheese's
- Superman Substitute
- Terminator Impersonator
- The Twelve Spoofs of Christmas
- Three Stooges Shout-Out
- Tiny Tim Template
- Trenchcoat Brigade
- Tuxedo and Martini
- Ultraman Copy
- Uncle Sam Wants You
- The V-J Day Kiss
- We Can Rebuild Him
- We Didn't Start the Billy Joel Parodies
- Where No Parody Has Gone Before
- Wolverine Wannabe
- Wonder Woman Wannabe
- Xenomorph Xerox
- Yet Another Christmas Carol
- You Can't Handle the Parody
- You Meddling Kids
- You Talkin' to Me?
- YouTuber Apology Parody
Commonly parodied:
- An Offer You Can't Refuse
- Bullet Time - Not all of them, but a lot of examples of comedic usage of this trope parody The Matrix or the Wuxia genre to some extent.
- Using text pop-up boxes, music, and commentary from Pokémon, Dragon Quest, or Nintendo-era Final Fantasy battles, for when the aim is to make a fight seem as silly as possible.
- Side Effects Include... Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick or Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking. (That is to say, the common, legally-obligated pharmaceutical disclaimers)
