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:: Eminem's 2013 single "Rap God" features an extended parody of Max with the singer in full costume and on a signature moving-lines background. | :: Eminem's 2013 single "Rap God" features an extended parody of Max with the singer in full costume and on a signature moving-lines background. | ||
* '''Sesame Street Magazine''' | * '''Sesame Street Magazine''' | ||
| − | ::Max was portrayed as <span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Headroom "Max Hogroom,"]</span> by 'Link Hogthrob' in the Spring 1988 issue of ''Sesame Street'' magazine. | + | :: Max was portrayed as <span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Headroom "Max Hogroom,"]</span> by 'Link Hogthrob' in the Spring 1988 issue of ''Sesame Street'' magazine. |
* '''"Muppet Babies: 'This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood'"''' | * '''"Muppet Babies: 'This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood'"''' | ||
:: Max was <span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Headroom briefly impersonated as 'the weirdest guy on TV'] by 'Baby Gonzo' in <span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_406:_This_Little_Piggy_Went_to_Hollywood Episode 406 of "Muppet Babies,"] 24 Oct 1987. | :: Max was <span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Max_Headroom briefly impersonated as 'the weirdest guy on TV'] by 'Baby Gonzo' in <span class="plainlinks">[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_406:_This_Little_Piggy_Went_to_Hollywood Episode 406 of "Muppet Babies,"] 24 Oct 1987. | ||
| + | * '''T-Mobile Germany's "Robert T-Online"''' | ||
| + | :: One of the more bizarre manifestations of Max-influence was this strange talking-head spokesbeing for T-Mobile Germany (a division of Deutsche Telekom), a very Max-like "Robert T-Online." | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 17 March 2015
A satirist must often suffer the same slings and arrows in return. Max Headroom has been parodied, satirized and paid homage in a surprisingly broad variety of ways.
- MAD Magazine
- Max appeared on the cover of the March 1987 issue of MAD, albeit wearing his Alfred E. Neuman mask.
- "Doonesbury"
- Gary Trudeau was one of many comics artists to latch onto the Max meme, turning then-President Ronald Reagan into a digitized parody of himself, Ron Headrest. The gag outlived Max's run.
- "Sledge Hammer: 'A Clockwork Hammer'"
- This sitcom, a running parody of tough-guy cop shows, ran on ABC in the same years as Max's show. It used a punning title and parodic theme for each episode of its two-season run. One, almost inevitably, was based on the title character becoming Max-Max-Maxified.
- Maxine Legroom
- When Max was interviewed for Playboy magazine, the editors accompanied the interview with a layout for a rather hot blonde (female, of course) equivalent named Maxine Legroom. (Page contains some very slightly NSFW images.)
- "Back to the Future II"
- The second installment of the movie franchise took Marty McFly to, uh, 2015, where among flying cars and other wonders he encountered several Max-like characters on the service screens of the old diner.
- "Maxine"
- Rule 34 before anyone conceived of a Rule 34, much less an internet. Yes, it's Max-themed porn starring Porsche Lynn.
- "Carmen Sandiego"
- The animated series featured Carmen's boss, seen only as a talking-head on TV.
- Eminem: "Rap God"
- Eminem's 2013 single "Rap God" features an extended parody of Max with the singer in full costume and on a signature moving-lines background.
- Sesame Street Magazine
- Max was portrayed as "Max Hogroom," by 'Link Hogthrob' in the Spring 1988 issue of Sesame Street magazine.
- "Muppet Babies: 'This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood'"
- Max was briefly impersonated as 'the weirdest guy on TV' by 'Baby Gonzo' in Episode 406 of "Muppet Babies," 24 Oct 1987.
- T-Mobile Germany's "Robert T-Online"
- One of the more bizarre manifestations of Max-influence was this strange talking-head spokesbeing for T-Mobile Germany (a division of Deutsche Telekom), a very Max-like "Robert T-Online."
