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Arthur (1981) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
Remade as
Sharaabi (1984)
Arthur (2011)
References
Space Invaders (1978) (VG)
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Rod Stewart (#7.1)" (1981)
 -  Title mentioned by Raheem Abdul Mohammed on SNL Newsbreak
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990)
 -  Ann: Oh, Arthur! Joel: When you get caught between the moon and New York City?
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
"Friends: The One with Ross's New Girlfriend (#2.1)" (1995)
 -  Phoebe thinks Demi Moore played in Arthur
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time Chasers (#9.21)" (1997)
 -  Tom (singing): "When you get caught between the moon and New York City"
"Will & Grace: Last of the Really Odd Lovers (#3.21)" (2001)
 -  Jack sang "Best That You Can Do"
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Mary Loves Scoochie: Part 2 (#6.18)" (2001)
 -  Referenced by name
"Gilmore Girls: Teach Me Tonight (#2.19)" (2002)
 -  Lorelai suggests it as a Movie in the Square Night contender.
Spider-Man (2002)
"The King of Queens: Prints Charming (#5.14)" (2003)
 -  Arthur says he has the ringtone from the film.
"The King of Queens: Precedent Nixin' (#6.19)" (2004)
 -  Doug says Arthur doesn't want cable because they won't pay him when they broadcast the movie Arthur.
Not Only But Always (2004) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by a reporter to Peter Cook
Exclusive Interviews (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"Saturday Night Live: Tom Brady/Beck (#30.17)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Dr. Phil skit
Derailed (2005/I)
 -  when shine tells the prison guard he is going to the bathroom, the response is the same one Hobson gives Arthur (Dudley Moore) when Arthur announces he will take a bath. "I'll alert the media."
"Family Guy: Deep Throats (#4.23)" (2006)
 -  Peter calls Brian "Bitterman" when he is chauffering him
"Heroes: Chapter Eight 'Seven Minutes to Midnight' (#1.8)" (2006/II)
 -  The waitress says she'd rather see Dudley Moore win in the year Henry Fonda won for On Golden Pond.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
Hamlet 2 (2008)
 -  Dana mentions an "'Arthur' style bath"
Featured in
The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982) (TV)
 -  clips
Precious Images (1986)
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #53 on the list.
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
 -  Footage from this movie was edited into this mini- series
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" is #79 on the list.
Spoofed in
Norbert Smith, a Life (1989) (TV)
"The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (#2.7)" (1995)
 -  Arthur from the film is one of the people lost in the desert with Jay
"The Critic: I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (#2.10)" (1995)
 -  Jay shows a clip from "Arthur 3: Revenge of the Liver"

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