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This page lists instances where company bumpers have been spoofed or referenced in other media.
Any media listed here must be notable. Anything considered non-notable should be removed immediately. If you are unsure whether or not something is notable, please start a discussion on the talk page.

FBI Warnings

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

In the "Video Pirates" segment, a group of pirates who like to illegally bootleg VHS tapes (the leader is played by William Marshall) find a treasure trove of VHS tapes and laserdiscs. One of them puts one into a VCR, and it displays the 20th Century Fox warning (strangely, it's the "video discs" variant of the warning; the image is also in black and white, though that may have been from the in-scene monitor). He then sarcastically says "Ooooh, I'm so scared!", and he and his crew break into laughter.

Invader Zim (2001-2002)

The episode "FBI Warning of Doom" entirely revolves around an eponymous fake FBI Warning (which Zim believes to be a real personal threat from the FBI). The warning is as follows:

"WARNING OF DOOM! (20th Century Studios Home Entertainment 1st FBI Warning Screen text shown) They will hunt you down like the dirty monkey you are and force you to wear a moose skin and ride a greased piggy while singing folk tunes. They're forcing me to ride the piggy as I write this. The piggy is smelly!!"

Feature Presentation/Coming Attraction

Adult Swim (2001-present)

On September 16, 2019, a spoof of the 1999 Buena Vista Home Entertainment Feature Presentation/Coming Soon IDs was posted on Adult Swim's official Twitter account, accompanied by the tweet "In the entertainment industry, consistency is everything."

(NOTE: No screenshots will be posted here due to the use of "bulls---;" see the tweet here)

Film Ratings

Adult Swim (2001-present)

Some of the network's shows have featured parodies of MPAA slides, seen below.

The Boondocks (2005-2014, 2021)

Season 2, Episode 1 features a parody of the MPAA Green Band bumper, reading:

Robot Chicken (2005-)

In the episode "President Evil", 5 trailers open with a parody of the MPAA Green Band rating (complete with a modified MPAA logo and a parodied rating info box):

Loiter Squad (2012-2014)

An episode features a parody of the MPAA "White Stripe" "X" bumper, with this text:

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 ==== The Boondocks (2005-2014, 2021) ====
 * Season 2, Episode 1 features a parody of the MPAA Green Band bumper, reading:<br/>
+[[File:The Boondocks S02E01 (MPAA Green Band).jpg|300px|frameless|center]]
-<center>THE FOLLOWING '''PREVIEW''' HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR<br/>
-'''ALL AUDIENCES'''
-BY THE NATIONAL MOVIE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA</center>
 ==== Robot Chicken (2005-) ====
-* In the episode "President Evil", 5 trailers open with a parody of the MPAA Green Band rating (complete with a modified MPAA logo):
+* In the episode "President Evil", 5 trailers open with a parody of the MPAA Green Band rating (complete with a modified MPAA logo and a parodied rating info box):
+{{Gallery
+| align=center
+| mode=packed
+| height=200
+| width=
+|File:Robot Chicken President Evil Green Band (1).jpg|
+|File:Robot Chicken President Evil Green Band (2).jpg|
+|File:Robot Chicken President Evil Green Band (3).jpg|
+|File:Robot Chicken President Evil Green Band (4).jpg|
+|File:Robot Chicken President Evil Green Band (5).jpg|
+}}
 {{Gallery
 | align=center
@@ Line 35: / Line 46: @@
 }}
-Additionally, the info box has also been spoofed, with the following text:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|+ Rating info box descriptions seen on "President Evil"
-|-
-! Main box !! Details
-|-
-| Parents Sternly Advised || Crude humor, language, animated violence
-|-
-| Middle America Warned || Film contains subtitles
-|-
-| Parents Firmly Alerted || F-word, C-word and N-word combined in one particularly inappropriate joke
-|-
-| Single Parents Admonished || Did nobody teach you about birth control? Good job ruining your life (Note: This rating pokes fun at the viewer.)
-|-
-| Guys Strictly Cautioned || Contains (removed word) but also a full-frontal shot of some dude, so you win some you lose some
-|}
 ==== Loiter Squad (2012-2014) ====
-* An episode features a parody of the MPAA "White Stripe" "X" bumper, with this text:<br/>
+* An episode features a parody of the MPAA "White Stripe" "X" bumper, with this text:
-<center>THIS MOTION
+[[File:Vlcsnap-2021-08-25-12h30m36s849.jpg|300px|frameless|center]]
-PICTURE HAS BEEN<br/>
-BEEN GIVEN THE<br/>
-FOLLOWING RATING
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-| '''N'''
-|}
-UNDER 17 REQUIRES<br/>
-A NOTE FROM YOUR MAMA
-</center>