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* From ''Series/SesameStreet'' "The Golden Triangle of Destiny"; after 'Minnesota Mel' shows up and tells Telly and Chris about said triangle, Mel gets a 'charley horse', so Telly gets his own costume, calls himself 'Texas Telly' and takes his place. The episode also featured 'Wyoming Walt' and 'Virginia Virginia'. An earlier episode featured Bob's brother Minneapolis Johnson, played by Creator/JeffBridges.

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* From ''Series/SesameStreet'' ''Series/SesameStreet'':
** "The Golden Cabbage of Snufertiti" (1990) features Bob's brother Minneapolis Johnson, played by Creator/JeffGoldblum, who has traced the titular treasure to Sesame Street -- specificially Mr. Snuffleupagus's cave. Includes a spoof of the IndyEscape in which they and Big Bird flee what ''appears'' to be a giant boulder but is actually the cabbage, which is...the size of an actual cabbage.
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"The Golden Triangle of Destiny"; after Destiny": After 'Minnesota Mel' shows up and tells Telly and Chris about said triangle, Mel gets a 'charley horse', so Telly gets his own costume, calls himself 'Texas Telly' and takes his place. The episode also featured 'Wyoming Walt' and 'Virginia Virginia'. An earlier episode featured Bob's brother Minneapolis Johnson, played by Creator/JeffBridges.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' brings it full circle in the season two premiere "The Most Dangerous Game... Night!". Scrooge and the kids dodge traps (including a huge, rolling stone wheel that chases them down a hall) while retrieving a golden idol from "The Lost City of Cibola". This is actually a MythologyGag referencing "The Seven Cities of Cibola" by Creator/CarlBarks, which has been cited by Creator/GeorgeLucas as an inspiration for the opening sequence of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" dedicated the first few minutes of its opening act to the famous introduction of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down the stairs after him. Bart executes a flawless IndyHatRoll under the closing garage door, and Homer does his best ChasedByAngryNatives impression, yelling in {{Angrish}} as the schoolbus drives away.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" dedicated the first few minutes of its opening act to the famous introduction of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down the stairs after him. Bart executes a flawless IndyHatRoll under the closing garage door, and Homer does his best ChasedByAngryNatives impression, yelling in {{Angrish}} as the schoolbus school bus drives away.
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** Also parodied when Ed is being chased by [[BullyBulldog Earl]].
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** In another episode, Filburt is selected to appear on a GameShow, but gets a bad fortune cookie and starts to attract all sorts of bad luck. Rocko and Heffer get the idea to cover him in various {{Lucky Charm}}s, and Filburt appears on the show as planned. He spins the wheel, and the wheel comes unscrewed and starts rolling through O-Town (and eventually all over the world.)
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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' has a couple examples. ''Battling the Enemy Within'' has the aforementioned "boulder rolling down a hall" parody. ''Explorers of the Hero's Ruin'' in ''Best Wishes'' goes much further by including the "boulder rolling down a hall" bit and Cedric Juniper keeping a log of the ruin that is similar to the Grail Diary in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Cedric already had the appearance of Henry Jones Sr. in the games, the anime also gives him his characterization. There are also traps styled after those found in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', and the behavior of the Sigilyph found in the ruin is akin to the science fiction elements of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''.

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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' has a couple examples. ''Battling the Enemy Within'' has the aforementioned "boulder rolling down a hall" parody. ''Explorers of the Hero's Ruin'' in ''Best Wishes'' goes much further by including the "boulder rolling down a hall" bit and Cedric Juniper keeping a log of the ruin that is similar to the Grail Diary in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Cedric already had the appearance of Henry Jones Sr. in the games, the anime also gives him his characterization. There are also traps styled after those found in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', and the behavior of the Sigilyph found in the ruin is akin to the science fiction elements of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''.
''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. And last but not least, Gary wore Indy's IconicOutfit while hunting for fossils in Grandpa Canyon.
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* On ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', a globe falls off a building, and Rocko (who had been pretending to roller skate to impress a girl) diverts it by doing the one thing he ''is'' good at: jackhammering.
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* A MacGuffin that can range from something as mundane as a pencil to as important as a religious artifact with supernatural powers (i.e. TheArkOfTheCovenant), something that proves unwise to tamper with.

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* A MacGuffin that can range from something as mundane as a pencil to as important as a religious artifact with supernatural powers (i.e.(e.g. TheArkOfTheCovenant), something that proves unwise to tamper with.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' had a recurring ImagineSpot with Baby Kermit as Indiana Frog, most notably the episode "Raiders of the Lost Muppet". Kermit is also in his Indiana Frog guise when he sings "I like adventure" in the opening credits.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'' ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'' had a recurring ImagineSpot with Baby Kermit as Indiana Frog, most notably the episode "Raiders of the Lost Muppet". Kermit is also in his Indiana Frog guise when he sings "I like adventure" in the opening credits.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' has an entire opening FakeOutOpening recreating the first scene of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' straight down to the original score. Hell, Tommy dons the moniker and outfit of Indy, or "Okeydokey Jones", later on in the movie.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' has an entire opening FakeOutOpening recreating the first scene of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' straight down to the original score.score (in the show's typical ImagineSpot style, the "idol" is actually [[spoiler:an ice-cream sundae]]). Hell, Tommy dons the moniker and outfit of Indy, or "Okeydokey Jones", later on in the movie. This scene is played again [[BookEnds at the very end]], where all the babies have finally accepted Dil into the family - and wouldn't ya know it, he's the reason they succeed in getting the "idol" this time.
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* There was a parody in the ''Franchise/NationalLampoon'' magazine that had the hero being a gynecologist instead of an archeologist.

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* ''Magazine/NationalLampoon'': There was a parody in the ''Franchise/NationalLampoon'' magazine that had the hero being a gynecologist instead of an archeologist.



* Several of the early ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' games, particularly the rolling boulders and natives of the original.

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* Several of the early ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot'' ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' games, particularly the rolling boulders and natives of the original.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" dedicated the first few minutes of its opening act to the famous introduction of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down that stairs after him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" dedicated the first few minutes of its opening act to the famous introduction of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down that the stairs after him.him. Bart executes a flawless IndyHatRoll under the closing garage door, and Homer does his best ChasedByAngryNatives impression, yelling in {{Angrish}} as the schoolbus drives away.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BadDog'' episode "Bad Dog To The Bone", the Potanskis discover they live above a temple for moles. A paleontologist comes to their house to help with the dig, and he and Berkeley end up inside said mole temple.
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** Said AdventureArchaeologist also has a tendency, in these parodies, to use his whip for almost every situation.

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** Said AdventureArchaeologist also has a tendency, in these parodies, to use his whip for almost every situation. Especially true in G-rated works where [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms the use of firearms is restricted]].

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Screenwriters tend to have a certain pool of references they call upon certain genres of movies to come up with an AffectionateParody: science-fiction (Mainly MayTheFarceBeWithYou and WhereNoParodyHasGoneBefore for ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek'', respectively, as well as ''Franchise/JurassicPark''), fantasy (''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', and ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons''), and mystery and spy adventure (particularly ''Franchise/JamesBond''). As commonplace as the aforementioned subgenres of parodies is one that seemingly sprang up to immense popularity among screenwriters since movie titans Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/GeorgeLucas teamed up and created a dream project for New Year's Day 1981. Like Lucas's previous mega-hit, ''Franchise/StarWars'', the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' franchise has been subjected towards numerous parodies and homages over the years, some of them downright [[DeconstructiveParody nasty]], others that pay a [[AffectionateParody rather touching tribute]] to the tetralogy, specifically ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the most easily recognizable and famous film of the franchise, and where this trope gets its name. The common elements that a majority of these parodies contain include:

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Screenwriters tend to have a certain pool of references they call upon when they need a parody of certain genres of movies to come up with an AffectionateParody: movies: science-fiction (Mainly MayTheFarceBeWithYou (MayTheFarceBeWithYou and WhereNoParodyHasGoneBefore for ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek'', respectively, as well as ''Franchise/JurassicPark''), ''Franchise/StarTrek''), fantasy (''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', (''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons''), ''Franchise/HarryPotter''), and mystery and spy adventure (particularly ''Franchise/JamesBond''). As commonplace as the aforementioned subgenres of parodies is one that seemingly ''Franchise/JamesBond'').

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sprang up to immense popularity among screenwriters since when movie titans Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/GeorgeLucas teamed up and created a dream project for New Year's Day 1981. Like Lucas's previous mega-hit, ''Franchise/StarWars'', to create the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' franchise has been subjected towards numerous parodies and homages over the years, some of them downright [[DeconstructiveParody nasty]], others that pay a [[AffectionateParody rather touching tribute]] to the tetralogy, specifically franchise. Specifically ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the most easily recognizable and famous film of the franchise, franchise and where this the trope gets namer, has since become a stock parody due to its name.ubiquity amongst pop culture. The common elements that a majority of these parodies contain include:



** A giant rolling ball of doom, straight from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
* A face-melting scene

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** [[IndyEscape A giant rolling ball of doom, doom]], straight from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', which may or may not end with a IndyHatRoll scene.
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* An IndyEscape scene, which may or may not end with a IndyHatRoll scene.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': The episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep "Read It And Weep"]] dedicates part of the episode to recounting a book Rainbow Dash is reading, "JustForFun/DaringDo and the Sapphire Statue". Said book is essentially ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', but with ponies.

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The episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E16ReadItAndWeep "Read It And Weep"]] dedicates part of the episode to recounting a book Rainbow Dash is reading, "JustForFun/DaringDo and the Sapphire Statue". Said book is essentially ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', but with ponies.ponies.
** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"]] closely follows the story of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', including a FantasyCounterpartCulture for Turkey.
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* There was a parody in the ''NationalLampoon'' magazine that had the hero being a gynecologist instead of an archeologist.

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* There was a parody in the ''NationalLampoon'' ''Franchise/NationalLampoon'' magazine that had the hero being a gynecologist instead of an archeologist.
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* A score similar to JohnWilliams's iconic ''Raiders March''.

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* A score similar to JohnWilliams's Music/JohnWilliams's iconic ''Raiders March''.
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** The idol-swap scene was also parodied in "We Call It Maze", as one of the puzzles in the titular maze.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' had a Raiders parody with Buster as Indy and Montana Max as Toht.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' had a Raiders parody with Buster as Indy "Pasadena Jones" and Montana Max as Toht.his rival (a combination of Belloq and Toht).
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': An early episode dedicated the first few minutes of its opening act to the famous introduction of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down that stairs after him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': An early The episode "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" dedicated the first few minutes of its opening act to the famous introduction of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Bart steals Homer's change jar from his dresser, Homer wakes up and gives chase, but trips and rolls down that stairs after him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': The episode [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFirebendingMasters "The Firebending Masters"]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': The episode [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFirebendingMasters "The Firebending Masters"]]Masters"]] takes place in an ancient temple, complete with booby traps.
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* A HotBlooded, {{Badass}} AdventureArchaeologist with a cynical and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] take on the universe, an {{Omniglot}} who is deadly in hand-to-hand as well as firearm combat. Typically wears a fedora and carries a bullwhip around with him and daylights as a college professor. May be named after an American state.

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* A HotBlooded, {{Badass}} HotBlooded AdventureArchaeologist with a cynical and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] take on the universe, an {{Omniglot}} who is deadly in hand-to-hand as well as firearm combat. Typically wears a fedora and carries a bullwhip around with him and daylights as a college professor. May be named after an American state.
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Screenwriters tend to have a certain pool of references they call upon certain genres of movies to come up with an AffectionateParody: science-fiction (Mainly MayTheFarceBeWithYou and WhereNoParodyHasGoneBefore for ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek'', respectively, as well as ''Franchise/JurassicPark''), fantasy (''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', and ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons''), and mystery and spy adventure (particularly ''Franchise/JamesBond''). As commonplace as the aforementioned subgenres of parodies is one that seemingly sprang up to immense popularity among screenwriters since movie titans Creator/StevenSpielberg and GeorgeLucas teamed up and created a dream project for New Year's Day 1981. Like Lucas's previous mega-hit, ''Franchise/StarWars'', the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' franchise has been subjected towards numerous parodies and homages over the years, some of them downright [[DeconstructiveParody nasty]], others that pay a [[AffectionateParody rather touching tribute]] to the tetralogy, specifically ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the most easily recognizable and famous film of the franchise, and where this trope gets its name. The common elements that a majority of these parodies contain include:

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Screenwriters tend to have a certain pool of references they call upon certain genres of movies to come up with an AffectionateParody: science-fiction (Mainly MayTheFarceBeWithYou and WhereNoParodyHasGoneBefore for ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek'', respectively, as well as ''Franchise/JurassicPark''), fantasy (''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', and ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons''), and mystery and spy adventure (particularly ''Franchise/JamesBond''). As commonplace as the aforementioned subgenres of parodies is one that seemingly sprang up to immense popularity among screenwriters since movie titans Creator/StevenSpielberg and GeorgeLucas Creator/GeorgeLucas teamed up and created a dream project for New Year's Day 1981. Like Lucas's previous mega-hit, ''Franchise/StarWars'', the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' franchise has been subjected towards numerous parodies and homages over the years, some of them downright [[DeconstructiveParody nasty]], others that pay a [[AffectionateParody rather touching tribute]] to the tetralogy, specifically ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the most easily recognizable and famous film of the franchise, and where this trope gets its name. The common elements that a majority of these parodies contain include:

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