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- In A Simple Favor, Stephanie mentions that if her viewers watch Law & Order, they might think Emily's husband is the prime suspect for her disappearance.
- In Sugar & Spice, after the girls are arrested for the armed robbery, Diane tries to get the attention of a jailer, referencing the show and saying that they allow one phone call for inmates.
- Most Likely to Murder (2018): When Billy proposes that Lowell murdered his mother, Sheriff Perkins says, "You've seen Law & Order. Where's your motive? Where's your smoking gun?"
- Juliet Naked: Tucker Crowe, a musician who hasn't made an album in over 14 years, tells Annie in an e-mail that he spent a lot of that time watching Law & Order, and he liked the show.
- In Anything but Typical, Jason and his mom watch Law & Order in their hotel room when they go to Texas for the Storyboard convention.
- In Miracle Creek, Teresa is surprised by the differences between her memories and those of the other witnesses, even though she's watched Law & Order and thus isn't completely naïve.
- Viral Nation: When James is about to Mercy Kill his family, he remembers that Law & Order reruns call people like him family annihilators.
- In Evidence of Things Not Seen, Tara visits the site where her father was murdered two months ago, which makes her think about the chalk outlines she's seen on Law & Order.
- Experimental Film: When Lois is accused of killing Sidlo, she realizes that she doesn't know what her rights are under the Canadian Charter, or how they might differ from a Law & Order episode.
- The Nowhere Girls: When Principal Slatterly questions Erin about stealing the students' email addresses, she imagines being on Law & Order and being able to say, "Objection, your honor. Leading the witness."
- Ivy from Things I Should Have Known comments that she thinks Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is better than the original Law & Order.
- Orange Clouds, Blue Sky: When Skye and Starr are arrested for causing a disturbance at a bookstore, Skye thinks based on Law & Order that she'll probably get off light because she's a minor and she acted insane.
- Prudence Penderhaus: In the second book, Cassius wears a tie to meet the DA because Law & Order told him he had to. When he keeps complaining about how uncomfortable it is, Prudence tells him that Law & Order lied and he's allowed to take it off.
- 30 Rock has Jack go before Congress to approve the sale of NBC to Cabletown only for an African-American senator to call him out for the network having a shortage of positive African-American characters. Jack suggests that she try watching Anthony Anderson on Law & Order only for Jonathan to quietly tell him it's been cancelled.Jack (whispering): Cancelled? Why would we do that? It makes no sense!
- Community:
- One season two episode is an Affectionate Parody of the series, even including the memetic date and time cards with the "Thunk-thunk" sound and Leslie Hendrix guest appearing as Dr. Rodgers.
- Abed points out Law & Order has an ongoing arc about a lawyer with a fake degree—total ripoff of Jeff.
- Dharma & Greg: One episode is named "Law & Disorder".
- The show Lawn & Order is a funny pun of the name.
- Most Extreme Elimination Challenge: One episode has a losing contestant who is from a show called Law & Restraining Order.
- On the short-lived show M.Y.O.B (starring Lauren Graham pre Gilmore Girls), a Running Gag was how it seemed like Law & Order was on in reruns every hour on the hour.
- In the The Really Loud House episode "The Banana Split Decision", at one point a fake theme song for Lola & Lana: Animal Victims Unit is played, which is a clear soundalike for the Law & Order theme song.
- On Resident Alien, the alien protagonist Harry becomes a fan and regularly references the show.
- Parodied on Saturday Night Live when Weekend Update features Brittainy, a.k.a. Every Teen Girl Murder Suspect on Law & Order, who is asked to deliver a book report. She ends up confessing to stabbing a mean girl in a hot tub during a "big alcohol party" and leaving her to die in the trunk of a car "as a joke," before sobbing that the worst crime she committed "was being a bad friend."Brittainy: So I stabbed her! But Logan took it the wrong way and started bleeding!
- Honest Trailers: The trailer for Zootopia is named Paw & Order (complete with the "thunk-thunk!" sound).
- Family Guy: The intro of "Fast Times At Buddy Cianci Jr. High" parodies the intro.
- Kitty Is Not a Cat: One of the episodes is titled Paw and Order.
- MAD: One sketch, called "Law & Ogre", is a parody of the series starring Shrek and Donkey.
- Robot Chicken: The "Law & Order: KFC" sketch from "Tapping a Hero" pokes fun at the slew of spin-offs featuring an all-chicken cast.
- The Simpsons: "Helter Shelter" has the family watching another spin-off of the series: Elevator Inspectors United.
- An episode of T.U.F.F. Puppy is titled "Law and Odor".
