Followed by
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
Remade as
Short Circuit (2011)
- A reworking of the old film.
References
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Johnny 5 whistles the theme song.
"The New 3 Stooges" (1965)
The Terminator (1984)
Referenced in
"Troldspejlet: (#1.3)" (1989)
- Jakob Stegelmann mentions the title in his review of Short Circuit 2 (1988)
"Muppet Babies: ...At the Movies (#7.14)" (1990)
- Johnny 5 makes an appearance in this episode.
Wayne's World (1992)
- Garth's line: "Benjamin is nobody's friend."
Blankman (1994)
Highball (1997)
"Jeopardy!: (#16.37)" (1999)
- Subject of a $800 clue in the category "'80s Film Comedy"
"Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Usher (#29.18)" (2004)
- Johnny 5 appears in Jarett's room
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
- The characters discuss whether they should see Short Circuit, but end up seeing Blue Velvet
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006) (VG)
- at one point Cait Sith says "Number 5 is alive" a quote from Short circuit
Blades of Glory (2007)
- when Hector is playing with the dolls he says this is one of his favorite movies
"Psych: There's Something About Mira (#2.11)" (2008)
- Shawn mentions signing up on a fan site for this film.
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Turk (#1.3)" (2008)
- When John says "Don't seem like a freak", Cameron lists other words for "freak" from a dictionary like Number 5 does.
"Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008)
- Jakob Stegelmann talks about robots featured in films, and mentions the title
Features
Scarface (1932)
- The robot number 5 was watching TV, Howard Hawks's Scarface was shown the famous scene with George Raft tossing the coin and also some dialogues of the film.
Woman Haters (1934)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Featured in
Panic Room with Will Ferrell (2002) (TV)
2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003) (TV)
The Longest Yard (2005)
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
- in the 1986 episode
"Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008)
- footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
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