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6	For spoofs of the famous ape climbing the Empire State Building, see KingKongClimb, and for parodies of the famous ape himself, see KingKongCopy.
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8	[[AC:{{Advertising}}]]
9	* In a two-part commercial for [[Advertising/EnergizerBunny Energizer batteries]], King Kong is hired by the Supervolt Battery company to destroy the Energizer Bunny. The first part has the CEO of Supervolt give Kong a card that convinces him that Energizer batteries taste like bananas, and the second part has Kong climbing the Empire State Building in pursuit of the Bunny. Just as he's about to grab the Bunny, a Fay Wray {{Expy}} slams a window on his foot, causing him to fall. While the first part of the commercial is done in color, the second part [[DeliberatelyMonochrome is done in black and white]] like the 1933 film.
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11	[[AC:FanWorks]]
12	* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' states that AsYouKnow "...simian sentience was only recognized after a lengthy lawsuit over the controversial shooting of the extreme sport urban-climber known as King Kong."
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14	[[AC:Film -- Animated]]
15	* In ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'', Kong is among the animal actors seen in Hollywood.
16	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'': King Kong is among the inmates of the Phantom Zone.
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18	[[AC:{{Film}} -- Live Action]]
19	* ''Film/AngelAngelDownWeGo'': When Bogie was five, he punched his mother in the face after watching ''King Kong''.
20	* ''Film/JurassicPark1993'': When the tour group enters the park, Ian Malcolm says "What have they got in there, King Kong?".
21	* ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'': As Al G. gets ready to take Dom's place on the Goon Squad, he boasts "King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!". The big ape himself, who happens to be attending the game, is not amused.
22	* ''Film/TrainingDay'': Alonzo Harris, during his [[IOwnThisTown arrogant, defiant speech to his neighborhood]], proclaims [[BadassBoast "King Kong ain't got shit on me!"]].
23	* In ''Film/VoyageOfTheRockAliens'', Dee Dee lists Fay Wray and King Kong as an example of a "[[InterspeciesRomance mixed relationship]]."
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25	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
26	* ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'': After learning that Tracey and Sharon are the children of a celebrity in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS5ItHappenedInHollywood It Happened in Hollywood]]", Dorien's first thought of who their father is turns out to be King Kong.
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28	[[AC:Literature]]
29	* In ''Literature/SamsBumperJumper'', when seeing Sam's comically oversized jumper, Elvis cracks a joke about King Kong being used for the pattern.
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31	[[AC:VideoGames]]
32	* ''VideoGame/{{Dreamkiller}}'' has a parody poster for a monster film called "Ping Pong". Yes, a giant sentient ping-pong paddle attacking New York.
33	* ''VideoGame/InfiniteCraft'': King Kong is a possible item to be crafted.
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35	[[AC:WebAnimation]]
36	* ''WebAnimation/MinilifeTV'': In "The Semi-Finals", during Ian's explanation about how the mummy terrorists' giant cat goddess, Pockets, was lured with catnip and bombed to death many years ago, a police officer comments "'Twasn't the death bomb, 'twas catnip killed the beast.", referencing the 1933 film.
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38	[[AC:WebVideo]]
39	* ''Webvideo/RetroShock'': Keny do summaries of ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''King Kong VS Godzilla'' (1962).
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41	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
42	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': The climax of "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E5HannahBanana Hannah Banana]]" is an extended homage to the 2005 remake of the film, only with the roles of the ape and the pretty girl reversed.
43	* ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsSindbadTheSailor'': Sinbad boasts that a certain two-headed giant, "Frightens King Kong, but he's only my stooge."
44	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
45	** The second segment of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E5TreehouseOfHorrorIII Treehouse of Horror III]]", "King Homer", is a spoof of the 1933 film, with Homer in the role of Kong. Much like the film the segment is based on, the segment is [[DeliberatelyMonochrome done in black and white]].
46	** The CouchGag for "Jazzy and the Pussycats" has King Homer grabbing Marge and carrying her up the Empire State Building, spoofing the 2005 remake.
47	* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' (1968): In "Real Gone Ape", Dick Dastardly finds a truck holding King Klong, the largest ape in captivity. Dastardly hypnotizes Klong into stopping the other racers so he can win the Wacky Race. Klong manages to capture Penelope Pitstop, and Red Max tries to rescue her with the Crimson Haybaler, his car which is part airplane.

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