Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Version of
Guess Who (2005)
 -  Reverses the Basic Plot: a white fiancé instead of a black one is introduced to her confused family
Remade as
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1975) (TV)
Edited into
Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV)
Referenced in
"Green Acres: Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau? (#4.1)" (1968)
 -  title reference
"Hogan's Heroes: Guess Who Came to Dinner? (#4.9)" (1968)
 -  title reference
"It Takes a Thief: Guess Who's Coming to Rio (#2.13)" (1969)
 -  title reference
"Bewitched: Cousin Serena Strikes Again: Part 1 (#5.15)" (1969)
 -  Samantha quotes the title of the film when talking about Serena spending time with them
"The Mothers-In-Law: Guess Who's Coming Forever (#2.20)" (1969)
 -  title reference
Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969)
 -  dialogue
"The Flying Nun: Guess Who's Coming to Picket (#3.6)" (1969)
 -  Title reference
The Landlord (1970)
"Nancy: Guess Who's Coming to the White House? (#1.2)" (1970)
 -  Movie title used in title
"Sanford and Son: Here Comes the Bride, There Goes the Bride (#1.3)" (1972)
 -  Fred mentions this film and compares Lamont to Sidney Poitier.
"Happy Days: Guess Who's Coming to Visit (#1.4)" (1974)
 -  title reference
"Sanford and Son: Matchmaker, Matchmaker (#4.2)" (1974)
 -  Grady asks this when he opens the door and sees Lamont's date is white.
"Happy Days: Guess Who's Coming to Christmas (#2.11)" (1974)
 -  title reference
"The Love Boat: Lost and Found/The Understudy/Married Singles (#1.8)" (1977)
 -  referenced by Theodore
"Taxi: Guess Who's Coming for Brefnish (#2.17)" (1980)
 -  title reference
"The Jeffersons: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner? (#8.19)" (1982)
 -  title reference
"The Facts of Life: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (#4.19)" (1983)
 -  The episode title is based on the title of this film
"Who's the Boss?: Guess Who's Coming Forever? (#1.14)" (1985)
 -  title reference
"The Golden Girls: Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding? (#1.2)" (1985)
 -  title reference
"Designing Women: There's Some Black People Coming to Dinner (#2.16)" (1988)
 -  Suzanne keeps getting this film's name wrong.
"Growing Pains: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (#4.5)" (1988)
 -  title reference
"Mama's Family: Guess Who's Going to Dinner (#6.17)" (1990)
 -  title reference
"Doogie Howser, M.D.: Guess Who's Coming to Doogie's (#2.2)" (1990)
 -  Title reference
"The Real Ghost Busters: Guess What's Coming to Dinner (#6.12)" (1990)
 -  Title Reference
"Empty Nest: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (#3.18)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Guess Who's Coming to Marry? (#2.6)" (1991)
 -  title reference
"Night Court: Guess Who's Listening to Dinner? (#9.6)" (1991)
 -  title reference
Strictly Business (1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
"L.A. Law: Guess Who's Coming to Murder (#6.9)" (1992)
 -  title reference
"Murphy Brown: Guess Who's Coming to Luncheon (#4.15)" (1992)
 -  title reference
"Saved by the Bell: The College Years: Guess Who's Coming to College? (#1.1)" (1993)
 -  Title reference
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
"Frasier: Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast (#1.13)" (1994)
 -  title reference
"Married with Children: Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (#10.1)" (1995)
 -  title reference
"Step by Step: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (#5.18)" (1996)
 -  title reference
"Sisters: Guess Who's Coming to Seder (#6.23)" (1996)
 -  title reference
Independence Day (1996)
 -  Referenced by name (Special Edition only)
The Big Hit (1998)
A Wake in Providence (1999)
 -  She mentions the film.
"Will & Grace: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (#2.1)" (1999)
 -  title reference
"The Simpsons: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? (#11.3)" (1999)
 -  title reference
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner (#5.6)" (1999)
 -  title reference
"Dawson's Creek: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (#3.8)" (1999)
 -  title reference
"The West Wing: Lord John Marbury (#1.11)" (2000)
 -  Bartlet compares himself to Spencer Tracy at the end of the film.
"Yes, Dear: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (#2.9)" (2001)
 -  title reference
Jim Brown: All American (2002) (TV)
"Just Shoot Me!: Guess Who's Coming to Blush (#7.1)" (2002)
 -  title reference
Party Monster (2003)
 -  Film title mentioned
"George Lopez: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey (#2.9)" (2003)
 -  title reference
Suzie Gold (2004)
 -  Characters watched it
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) (V)
 -  still from movie is seen
Guess Who (2005)
 -  The 1967 Comedy "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" has a white couple who has trouble accepting her daughter's marriage to a black fiancee. The 2005 Comedy "Guess Who?" has a black couple who has trouble accepting their daughter's marriage to a white fiancee. Basically the same concept, reversed.
"The Boondocks: Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  the title is a reference
Planting the Seeds of Evil (2006) (V)
 -  This film is refereced by name.
"Veronica Mars: Charlie Don't Surf (#3.4)" (2006)
 -  Logan says "You were expecting Sidney Poitier?" when he arrives for dinner with Keith and Veronica.
"Private Screenings: Norman Jewison" (2007)
 -  Norman Jewison mentions title as nominee for Best Picture Oscar.
"House of Payne: Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner (#2.63)" (2008)
 -  title reference
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the English Teacher (#4.4)" (2008)
 -  Chris mentions that Jim Brown was up for the lead role in the movie
"The New Adventures of Old Christine: Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner? (#4.10)" (2008)
 -  title reference
"Supernatural: Lucifer Rising (#4.22)" (2009)
 -  Ruby says the title
Featured in
The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV)
Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) (TV)
 -  several scenes are used
Precious Images (1986)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV)
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993) (TV)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Classified X (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #99 on the list.
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
"American Masters: Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light" (2000)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #58 on the list.
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (2003) (V)
 -  clip shown
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
 -  Katharine Hepburn Tribute
"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: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #35 on the list.
Spoofed in
"The Critic: Dukerella (#2.9)" (1995)
 -  Jay shows a clip of the remake starring Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley

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