Followed by
Super High Me (2007)
Spin off
"30 Days" (2005)
References
Frankenstein (1931)
- The monster's likeness appears in "Super Size Me" (2004)
King Kong (1933)
- in one of the opening murals for a segment, Kong (w/ a Fay Wray look-alike in his hand) is seen stomping through suburbia along with Bob's Big Boy and Ronald McDonald
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- The playing of the Blue Danube Waltz during the surgery montage is a direct reference to Stanley Kubrick (and 2001), a fact Spurlock confirms in the audio commentary on the DVD. He says that it was his "little homage to probably his favorite American filmmaker".
"Dragon Ball Z" (1989/I)
- There are Dragon Ball Z toys at a shop
"The Simpsons" (1989)
- one painting contains Krusty the Klown & possibly Bart Simpson
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
- One of the doctor's compares the effects of binge fast food eating to binge drinking, mentioning Nic Cage's character in Leaving Las Vegas as an example.
"Teletubbies" (1997)
- one painting contains one of the purple Tele-tubbies
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)
- SpongeBob's likeness appears in "Super Size Me."
"Dora the Explorer" (2000)
- Dora's likeness appeared in "Super Size Me."
"Gilmore Girls" (2000)
- A giant ad appears near a McDonalds
"Kim Possible" (2002)
- Kim Possible happy meal toys are used to represent the 'gotta have em' toys used by McDonalds to entice younger eaters
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- There is a poster for it
Referenced in
Super Size Meat (2004) (V)
- title reference
Supersize She (2004) (TV)
- title reference
"Het glazen huis: Kansen en valkuilen (#1.40)" (2004)
- poster on the wall at Café de Loods
"The Simpsons: Pranksta Rap (#16.9)" (2005)
- It say's "Super Size Me &..." on Bart's sheet
The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV)
- Referenced by title
TV: The Movie (2006)
- Michael Moore says he is making a sequel to this movie
The Benchwarmers (2006)
- on shelf in video store
Hard Luck (2006) (V)
- talked about
"Tripping the Rift: Hollow Chode (#3.7)" (2007)
- Title referenced by T'nuk
"Kim Possible: Grande Size Me (#4.7)" (2007)
- Similar title
"How I Met Your Mother: Showdown (#2.20)" (2007)
- Lily mentions it.
Moondance Alexander (2007)
- Gelsey says the title while explaining to Moondance why she swore off meat
Super High Me (2007)
- Doug makes a joke about it.
"30 Days: Working in a Coal Mine (#3.1)" (2008)
- Miner asks Morgan if he made that 'McDonalds movie'
Wargames: The Dead Code (2008) (V)
- one of Annie's favorite movies listed on her Facebook
Full Scale: The Divine Proportion (2010)
- Main character subject himself to eating challenge for the purpose of nutritional wisdom.
Features
The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly (1998) (V)
- A clip of the animated Ronald McDonald from this direct to video special appeared in one scene.
Featured in
Last Laugh '04 (2004) (TV)
- footage is shown
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
- This film was a nominee.
The 50 Greatest Documentaries (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
"I Love the New Millennium: (#1.5)" (2008)
- Shown on the 2004 episode
"De wereld draait door: (#4.123)" (2009)
- A fragment is shown.
"Pauw & Witteman: (#4.32)" (2009)
- A fragment is shown.
Spoofed in
Bowling for Morgan (2004) (V)
- 'Bowling for Morgan' rebuts 'Super Size Me'
Last Laugh '05 (2005) (TV)
- sketch parodies the show
TV: The Movie (2006)
- parody movie(s): "Extra-Size Me/8 Ball Me"
"The Boondocks: Riley Wuz Here (#1.12)" (2006)
- Huey goes through an experiment very similar, duplicating shots and other details
Crap Shoot: The Documentary (2007)
- Parodied in film.
Super High Me (2007)
- parody
Jack Me (2008) (V)
- This flick is a Super Sized mockumentary.
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