Movie connections for
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References

Gojira (1954)
 -  Josh has a blow-up Godzilla toy at his apartment.
The Way We Were (1973)
 -  Josh's Mom asks what song she sang him as a kid. The Way We Were was the song.
Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG)
 -  This arcade game can be seen as Josh and Billy search for the Zoltar machine.
Spy Hunter (1983) (VG)
 -  This arcade game can be seen as Josh and Billy search for the Zoltar machine.
"Challenge of the GoBots" (1984)
 -  Paul mentions the GoBots in his sales pitch.
"Transformers" (1984)
 -  Paul mentions Transformers in his sales pitch.
"G.I. Joe" (1985)
 -  Paul makes a reference to "G.I. Joe" toys at the office party.
Super Bowl XXI (1987) (TV)
 -  Josh asks Miss Patterson for an edited copy of the Giants/Broncos Super Bowl.

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks/Keith Richards (#14.1)" (1988)
 -  Mentioned during Jew, not a jew
"Freddy's Nightmares: The Light at the End of the Tunnel (#1.20)" (1989)
 -  Stand-up prominantly displayed during a scene in a video store
"Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks/Aerosmith (#15.13)" (1990)
 -  referenced by Tom Hanks
Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (1992) (V)
 -  referenced by Tom Hanks
Clerks. (1994)
 -  The video can be seen in the blockbuster video store.
"Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997)
 -  Mentioned on Sprockets
"The Roseanne Show: (#1.33)" (1998)
 -  Roseanne and Penny Marshall mention the film.
The Muse (1999)
Desert Saints (2000)
 -  Bennie says about movies she remembers, "Or he's implented in another guy's body. And then he's gotta convince his best friend that he is his best friend".
Pay It Forward (2000)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Pokémon Ruby Version (2002) (VG)
 -  When you look on TV it says "A film is on, two men are dancing on a giant keyboard, best get going!" which is a clear reference to the iconic scene in Big.
The Hot Chick (2002)
Clerks: The Lost Scene (2004) (V)
 -  the way that Randal looks through the cards saying things like "Need it," got it," etc.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004) (TV)
 -  Mentioned on Jew, not a Jew
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)
 -  Explicit reference by an actor
"The Office: The Injury (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  Michael hangs a picture of the big piano scene on the wall
"Bones: The Woman at the Airport (#1.10)" (2006)
 -  When Penny Marshall is introduced "Big" and "A League of Their Own" are mentioned as two of her hits.
The Holiday (2006)
 -  Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
"Psych: Rob-a-Bye Baby (#2.8)" (2007)
 -  Shawn says that "Big" and "Top Secret!" are two of his and Gus's favorite '80s movies.
"The Office: Dunder Mifflin Infinity (#4.2)" (2007)
 -  Photo on the wall of Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia in the piano scene
"Psych: Earth, Wind and... Wait for It (#3.12)" (2009)
 -  Shawn jokes about wanting Zoltar machines for his 14 year-old friend.

Features

The French Connection (1971)
 -  On TV in hotel room where "big" Josh eats Oreos.

Featured in

The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #42 on the list.
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002) (TV)
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini- series.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
 -  clips
"TV Land Confidential: Movies (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  clips
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #10 on the "Fantasy" list.

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks/Keith Richards (#14.1)" (1988)
 -  Spoofed in 'Big' outtakes
"The Simpsons: Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (#5.14)" (1994)
 -  The giant floor piano scene is spoofed with Homer in the toy store.
Jack (1996)
"NewsRadio: Arcade (#3.4)" (1996)
 -  Scene at the end with Dave and the fortune teller machine
Keeping the Faith (2000)
 -  collecting cards - "need it, got it, got it, need it" - in KTF, it's Heroes of the Torah cards, in Big, it's baseball cards (opening credits of Big)
"Family Guy: The Story on Page One (#2.19)" (2000)
 -  Stewie sees the carnival machine from this movie and wishes to be big on it, spoofing the scene from this movie.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004) (TV)
 -  Some 'out takes' from Big are seen

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