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Happy Gilmore
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References
Frankenstein (1931)
"The Price Is Right" (1956)
Babes in Toyland (1961)
"Let's Make a Deal" (1963)
"The New Price Is Right" (1972)
"The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1977)
 -  dialogue
Asteroids (1979) (VG)
 -  dialogue
Endless Love (1981)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Evil Dead II (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
Uncle Buck (1989)
"Baywatch" (1989)
Referenced in
Big Daddy (1999/I)
Little Nicky (2000)
 -  Sandler's character is taught to play golf by a former golf pro named Chubbs Peterson, who later dies when Happy tries to return the favor by presenting him with the dead crocodile that ate Chubbs' hand, which scared Chubbs and caused him to fall out a window.
"King of the Hill: Now Who's the Dummy? (#5.12)" (2001)
 -  This film is mentioned by name
Evolution (2001)
"Undergrads: Rivalries (#1.8)" (2001)
 -  flashback in question
"Undeclared: The Assistant (#1.5)" (2001)
 -  In a phone conversation with Eric, Lizzie recalls seeing the movie for their first date.
Van Wilder (2002)
 -  copies scene on ice rink where male character makes a bet with female over scoring a goal
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
 -  In a heated moment in Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler gives a memorable line by shouting "ANSWER ME!" which he also gives in Punch Drunk Love in a heated moment when confronting Phillip Hoffman on his business
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
 -  A prisoner mistakes Pauly for Adam Sandler
Anger Management (2003)
50 First Dates (2004)
 -  golf swing
"Gilmore Girls: You Jump, I Jump, Jack (#5.7)" (2004)
 -  Lorelai refers to Luke's golf game with Richard as an "unhappy Gilmore outing."
Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V)
 -  In "Jesus Walks", West says "We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast. Y'all eat pieces of shit?"
"Family Guy: Brian Sings & Swings (#4.19)" (2006)
 -  Someone mentions it when they mug Peter.
"Robot Chicken: Donkey Punch (#2.19)" (2006)
 -  Adam Sandler movie called "Happy Madison"
"The Girls Next Door: House Bunnies (#5.0)" (2008)
 -  a poster for the movie is seen in the Happy Madison office
Features
Young Frankenstein (1974)
"Golf Central" (1995)
 -  humor/promotional
Featured in
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Fights (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  clips are featured to illustrate the best movie fight scenes
A Celebration of Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television (2007) (TV)
 -  Clip of Barker's appearance
Spoofs
Rocky (1976)
Star Wars (1977)
Caddyshack (1980)
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
 -  At the end of heavenly kid, Bobby is waving to the angels that helped him out, where his girlfriend asks "who are you waving at", same thing in Happy Gilmore.
Rain Man (1988)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Spoofed in
The Faculty (1998)
Little Nicky (2000)

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