Movie connections for
In the Heat of the Night (1967) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970)
The Organization (1971)
"In the Heat of the Night" (1988)
In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice (1994) (TV)
In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl? (1994) (TV)
In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound (1995) (TV)
In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me (1995) (TV)

Referenced in

"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: (#1.9)" (1968)
 -  Mentioned by name by Jo Anne Worley in the Party scene
"Remington Steele: Small Town Steele (#2.17)" (1984)
 -  Remington relates his method of catching the murderer to that of the film.
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Wild Rebels (#3.7)" (1990)
 -  Joel: "They call me Mr. Tibbs!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
 -  Servo: They call me Mister Tibbs.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)
 -  "They call me Esther Krebs"
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
The Lion King (1994)
 -  Pumbaa yells "They call me MISTER pig!" when he charges into the cave wearing the Hawiian outfit.
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
 -  When Guido is arrested he calls Det. Justice "Mr. Tibbs".
Afro Promo (1997)
 -  This film is referenced in the trailer for "They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!" (1970).
"Spin City: In the Heat of the Day (#2.5)" (1997)
 -  title reference
"South Park: Mecha Streisand (#1.12)" (1998)
 -  A poster can be seen for "In the Heat of the Night 5" (a ficticous sequel).
"The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison" (1999)
"NYPD Blue: In the Still of the Night (#8.10)" (2001)
 -  title reference
"Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Macy Gray (#27.3)" (2001)
 -  Referenced in Willie Wonka Anniversary skit
Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition (2001) (TV)
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
Full Frontal (2002)
 -  The character played by Blair Underwood quotes, "call me Mr. Tibbs"
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V)
 -  still from movie / mentioned by Michael Mann
"The Boondocks: The Garden Party (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Granddad is called "Sidney Poitier" and "Mr. Tibbs"
The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
Another Gay Movie (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  "In the Heat of the Fridge" in Roddy's DVD collection
"Las Vegas: Delinda's Box: Part 1 (#4.5)" (2006)
 -  At the start of the episode, the kidnapper says "Call me Mr. Chips" and Ed replies, "The line is, 'Call me Mr. Tibbs.'"
"Psych: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead (#1.11)" (2007)
 -  Shawn and Gus talk about which characters they get to "be" in In the Heat of the Night, and Gus says he wants to be Sidney Poitier.
Talk to Me (2007)
 -  Petey repeatedly calls Dewey "Mr. Tibbs" in one scene
"Psych: Gus Walks Into a Bank (#3.8)" (2008)
 -  Shawn tells Gus that he is "looking all Poitier" and says, "Tell me they call you Mr. Tibbs."
Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith (2008) (V)
 -  Kevin refers to Sidney Poitier as Mr. Tibbs
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the English Teacher (#4.4)" (2008)
 -  Ms. Rivera and Chris discuss the movie
Soul Men (2008)
 -  "They call me Mister Tibbs"

Featured in

The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV)
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
"The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison" (1999)
"American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light" (2000)
The Spirit of America (2001)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  Virgil Tibbs is #19 on the "Heroes" list.
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 'Movie Quotes' (2005) (TV)
 -  The quote "They call me Mister Tibbs!" is #16 on the list.
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
 -  Part or all of the trailer is shown and discussed.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
"SexTV: Shafted: The Story of Blaxploitation Cinema (#8.18)" (2006)
 -  Clip from the movie is used in this doc about blaxploitation cinema.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #21 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #75 on the list.
"Private Screenings: Norman Jewison" (2007)
 -  clips
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-14)" (2008)
 -  Features #5 in Bill's list of top movie scenes

Spoofed in

In the Pink of the Night (1969)
"King of the Hill: High Anxiety: Part 2 (#4.14)" (2000)
 -  The rivalry between the Sheriff and the Texas Ranger

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