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

March 17, 1996

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An early film character "Itchy the Lucky Mouse" has a name similar to Walt Disney's "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit". A black and white film from 1919 shows a mouse (Itchy) with double circle ears like Mickey Mouse. A film is shown, "Steamboat Itchy" dated 1928, like Disney's Steamboat Mickey.

(Copyright 1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

March 24, 1996

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "enjoy Mr. Troy's Wild Ride", a reference to the Disney theme park attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

March 31, 1996

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Four children choose a vacation spot; one says "So, it's a choice between Disney World and Knoxville.". "Knoxville!" they reply.

May 5, 1996

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "It's like a freakin' Country Bear Jambaroo around here!", a reference to Disneyland's Country Bear Jamboree attraction.

November 3, 1996

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child reads a pamphlet "one of these giant redwood trees can provide enough sawdust to cover an entire day's worth of vomit at Disneyland".

February 7, 1997

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Most of the show is a parody of the Disney film Mary Poppins: the show's title "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-D'oh-cious" ("Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"), the name of the nanny Shary Bobbins (Mary Poppins), song "Cut Every Corner" ("A Spoonful of Sugar"), song "A Boozehound Named Barney" ("Feed the Birds Tuppence a Bag"), a character says "Superduperfragicallyexpialido..." ("Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"). A dream sequence resembles the black-and-white musical cow in Disney's Steamboat Willie, complete with "Turkey in the Straw" music playing. A character asks "Did you say Mary Pop...", to which the reply is "No, I definately did not. I'm an original creation like Ricky Rouse and Ronald Ruck.".

(Copyright 1997 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

May 18, 1997

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child says "Wow, I can't believe we're going to Disneyland!", when in fact the family is driving him to military school. Later, the parents say they are taking the kids to Disneyland for real, when in fact they arrive at the dentist. A few recognizable notes of "It's a Small World" are played.

October 10, 1997

Buena Vista International releases the film Con Air to theaters in Argentina and Hong Kong. A woman says "Lady is a dog in a Walt Disney movie."

November 22, 1997

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says he is "twitterpated", a reference to a word originating in Disney's Bambi.

April 24, 1998

The WB Television Network airs the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV show in the USA. A teacher says "Class trip to Florida!" to which a student says "We're going to Disney World!". Part of the show takes place on location in Disney's Animal Kingdom. Someone asks where the cat is; the reply is "He's probably upstairs watching Regis", referring to Disney-ABC's Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.

(Copyright 1998 WB Television Network)

September 20, 1998

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A character mentions "microcalifragilistics", a reference to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" in Mary Poppins.

October 25, 1998

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A scene shows various pointy objects flying through the air toward characters, similar to a scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.

(Copyright 1998 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

November 8, 1998

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The title "When You Dish Upon A Star" is a reference to the Disney song "When You Wish Upon A Star" from the film Pinocchio. A character says to Ron Howard "I loved Splash Mr. Howard!". A sign at the headquarters of 20th Century Fox says "A DIVISION OF WALT DISNEY CO.".

(Copyright 1998 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

November 15, 1998

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character has a hallucination, with a pink elephant appearing similar to the ones in the film Dumbo.

(Copyright 1998 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

December 6, 1998

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The episode title "Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble'" may be a reference to the Disney animated short film Roger Rabbit in: Tummy Trouble. One scene in an "Animatronic Saloon" of a ghost town shows a cowboy chasing a showgirl in robot saloon, a reference to a similar scene of a pirate chasing a woman in Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.

(Copyright 1998 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

January 31, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.

• When a character has to tell others some bad news, he starts with "My friends...", a reference to the lion Scar trying to sweet-talk the hyenas near the end of The Lion King.
• A character mentions "Dollywood, and EuroDollywood", a reference to EuroDisneyland.
• A character leads others saying "Follow Me, Boys!", possibly a reference to the 1966 Disney film Follow Me, Boys!.
• A winning football player says "I'm going to Disneyland!", to which a character says "Really, 'cause I'm a travel agent and I've heard nothing but bad things."; another character nods.

February 21, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The family visits the "Wild Animal Kingdom", a reference to Disney's Animal Kingdom park.

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

April 4, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A devil-like character rises from a castle like the scene in Fantasia where the Chernabog rises from the mountain. Part of the same music also plays.

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

April 4, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. An amusement park on the Moon makes several references to Disney theme parks: it is referred to as "The Happiest Place Orbiting the Earth"; inside the main park gate is "Moon Street U.S.A." (Main Street U.S.A.); the attraction "Whalers of the Sea of Tranquility" is a parody of Pirates of the Caribbean; some people wear hats like Mouseketeer hats; the attraction "Monsanto presents The Goophy Gopher Revue" is a parody of Country Bear Jamboree; the attraction "Destination Moon" may be a parody of Flight to the Moon, with mechanically animated characters and singing similar to "It's a Small World"; employees who create the attractions are called Fungineers (Imagineers).

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

April 11, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. An in-store promotional video with a man from "Toolin' Around" resembles the show-within-a-show "Tool Time" from Disney's Home Improvement TV series. A character plans to turn junk including "Disney memorabilia and antiques into something valuable".

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

September 1999

Advertising Age newspaper presents a series of professionally produced print ads for 20+ years in the future. A "Got Milk?" ad by McCann-Erickson Worldwide ad agency for the year 2035 shows Walt Disney after being thawed from cryogenic freezing.

September 26, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. At a movie theater special screening, an audience member asks: "Will there be any Flubber in this movie?", a reference to Disney's 1997 film Flubber. Herbie the Love Bug appears in an automobile museum.

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

October 3, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A photograph of two characters on a log flume ride is similar to the photo taken on the drop on Disney's Splash Mountain ride.

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

October 1999

The November issue of Computer Gaming World uses a picture of Herbie the white Volkswagen car from Disney's film The Love Bug, representing a game score of "abysmal".

(Copyright 1999 Computer Gaming World)

October 24, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. Herbie the Love Bug appears, suspended from the ceiling of a restaurant. Posters for the film It's Pat and Ernest Goes Straight to Video also appear.

(Copyright 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

November 7, 1999

The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The credits for a movie include "Mule Beating Man" played by "Gus", a reference to the 1976 Disney film Gus, about a football-kicking mule.