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A list of Disney References in Postage Stamps is maintained on a separate page.

January 6, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character spray paints "Carpe Diem" on a wall, similar to a scene in the Disney film Dead Poets Society.

(Copyright 1994 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

May 5, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A doctor refers to "the evil gene", saying "Walt Disney had it".

May 20, 1994

Buena Vista Home Video releases the Walt Disney Television Animation animated feature film The Return of Jafar on videocassette in the USA.

• The Genie says "It's a small world after all", a reference to Disneyland's It's a Small World attraction.
• The Genie appears as Pinocchio's Jiminy Cricket and says "just let your conscience be your guide".
• The Genie appears as an exterminator from the film Arachnophobia trying to exterminate spiders.
• The Genie says "Bibidy bobidy boo", a reference to Disney's Cinderella film.

June 24, 1994

Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in the USA. A character sings "It's a Small World after all" to which another character says "No No, anything but that!", a reference to the Disneyland attraction It's a Small World.

September 25, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "Romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney...".

October 2, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. This episode contains dozens of Disney theme park and film references: the episode title "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (Disneyland), the theme park tag line "The Violentest Place on Earth" (The Happiest Place on Earth), "Parents Island" (Pleasure Island), parking lot sections named after animated characters, inside main gate is a train ride through the park, the ticket booth shows a list of "rides not operating today", "Itchy & Scratchy Money" (Disney Dollars), monorail ride through the park, park map showing four themed "lands", Itchy & Scratchy Cinema is showing "Steamboat Itchy" (Steamboat Willie), the park features "state of the art animatronic robots" (Audio-Animatronics), a log ride through fake scenic area includes gentle banjo music and an extreme drop (Splash Mountain), workers in character costumes interacting with guests, "Parents Island" includes a place where it is "constantly New Year's Eve", "The Roger Meyers Story" attraction shows a film of the creator (The Walt Disney Story), an old film shows kids wearing mouse-ear hats (Mouseketeers), a film notes criticism for a Nazi cartoon in (Der Fuehrer's Face), mentions and shows "full-length musical Scratchtasia" (Fantasia), the park has a similar-looking Penny Arcade, musical parade through the park street (Main Street Electrical Parade), shows part of film "Pin-Itchy-o" (Pinocchio), park control facilities are underground, park has a similar fire department, a statue of founder and main characters (Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse statue), park shows a mountain (Matterhorn), park has a castle (Sleeping Beauty Castle), references made to "Euro Itchy & Scratchy Land" not doing well (Euro Disneyland).

(Copyright 1994 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

November 13, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A hockey team has the name "Mighty Pigs", with pig logo in style similar to Disney's The Mighty Ducks hockey team.

(Copyright 1994 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

November 27, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A fantasy underwater scene and music parody Disney's The Little Mermaid and song "Under the Sea".

(Copyright 1994 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

December 18, 1994

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. Characters watch film Alive! about surviving a plane crash and cannibalizing the co-pilot, with Spanish accents, similar to Disney's film Alive.

(Copyright 1994 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

February 26, 1995

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character watching ballet says "I haven't been moved like this since The Joy Luck Club", a Disney film.

March 5, 1995

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A character refers to a film as "Pukahontas", a reference to Disney's film Pocahontas.

April 9, 1995

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. There are several references to Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians: episode title is Two Dozen and One Greyhounds, a pair of dogs have a lot of puppies (25), and an evil character steals the puppies to make a coat of them. Two dogs go to a restaurant, eat spaghetti and meatballs at a table, and a common strand of spaghetti brings their noses together, like in Lady and the Tramp. Names of some dogs are names from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy. A character sings song "See my vest" to the tune of "Be Our Guest" from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and includes a maid like Mrs. Potts.

(Copyright 1995 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

April 16, 1995

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Students visit a Civil War historical site, with sign "Diz-Nee Historical Park - Sorry, but there's profit to be had", a reference to Disney's proposed Disney's America theme park in Virginia.

(Copyright 1995 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

April 30, 1995

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Storm clouds form a man's head, who talks to a character, similar to a scene in The Lion King. Then, Mufasa appears in the clouds saying "You must avenge my death, Kimba -- I mean, Simba."

(Copyright 1995 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)