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References to Westworld in other pieces of media.
Live-Action TV
- Malcolm in the Middle: In "Malcolm Babysits", Hal claims that robots are evil, citing Westworld, The Terminator and "that creepy maid from The Jetsons".
- Animaniacs (2020): The Cold Open for Episode 17, titled "Ralph World", is a parody of the Westworld opening.
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: In "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld", the titular theme park is based on Westworld.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: In yet another reference to it by Scooby-Doo, the episode "Go West, Young Scoob" seems to take even more inspiration from the film, taking place in a Wild West-themed amusement park populated by robots that are going haywire.
- Robot Chicken: A sketch from "Hey, I Found Another Sock" has the Nerd going to Westworld.
- The Simpsons:
- The episode "Itchy & Scratchy Land", in which the titular park's robots go haywire, is partly based on the film.
- In "The Boy Who Knew Too Much", Principal Skinner's pursuit of a truant Bart parodies the film, especially the scene of him unflinchingly walking through a river.
- In "Treehouse of Horror XXIX", co-executive producer Jeff Westbrook is credited as "Jeff Westworld".
- In "Krusty the Clown", a TV executive reveals to Homer that all television is fake and presents the titles of shows that don't really exist, including Westworld.
- The third segment of "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" is a parody of the HBO series called Simpsonsworld, where tourists get to interact with iconic moments from the show. At the end, it revealed that there are similar parks based on other popular cartoons.
