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How the West Was Won
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Edited from
This Is Cinerama (1952)
 -  The final scenes of the modern U.S. were from This Is Cinerama.
Raintree County (1957)
 -  A civil war battle was taken from Raintree County
The Alamo (1960)
 -  The Mexican army marching past the Alamo came from The Alamo
Spin off
The Macahans (1976) (TV)
"How the West Was Won" (1977)
"How the West Was Won" (1978)
"How the West Was Won" (1979)
Referenced in
"The Red Skelton Show: How the West Was Lost (#12.12)" (1962)
 -  title reference
"Leave It to Beaver: Wally's Practical Joke (#6.35)" (1963)
 -  June tells Ward that Beaver and Gilbert have gone to see this movie at the theater.
C'era una volta il West (1968)
"Saturday Night Live: Jack Burns/Santana (#2.18)" (1977)
 -  Theme music plays during 'The Squatters' sketch
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Going Back (1984)
"Fast Forward: (#3.6)" (1987)
 -  Music used as background in 'The Adventurers'
"Growing Pains: How the West Was Won: Part 1 (#3.24)" (1988)
 -  title reference
"Growing Pains: How the West Was Won: Part 2 (#3.25)" (1988)
 -  title reference
"The Golden Girls: Yes, We Have No Havanas (#4.1)" (1988)
 -  The film is mentioned by name.
"Quantum Leap: How the Tess Was Won - August 5, 1956 (#1.5)" (1989)
 -  title reference
How the West Was Fun (1994) (TV)
"Step by Step: How the West Was Won (#6.10)" (1997)
 -  title reference
The Making of 'How the West Was Won' (1998) (V)
 -  This is the making-of featurette.
Shanghai Noon (2000)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
Relative Strangers (2006)
 -  guess during Charades
"The Simpsons: How the Test Was Won (#20.11)" (2009)
 -  Episode title.
Featured in
America at the Movies (1976)
Wyatt Earp: Walk with a Legend (1994) (TV)
 -  clips
100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV)
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002) (TV)
Spoofed in
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood (1979) (TV)
How the West Was Hung (2000) (V)
 -  title pun/Western theme

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