Cultural Depictions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Television References

Television References

• Jackie O's famous pillbox hat is featured on an episode of The Flintstones entitled Social Climbers, which originally aired on November 17, 1961. In it, Wilma and Betty are visiting one of Bedrock's houses of Haute Couture to look for a dress for the Ambassador's Reception and Betty comments on the new "Jackie Kennerock" look.

• In the Seinfeld episode "The Chaperone", Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) interviewed for Onassis' former job as editor at Doubleday. In the episode, Elaine is depicted as wearing large sunglasses and a scarf over her hair in a style similar to that of Onassis.

• On season nine of the show Married...With Children in the episode "Dud Bowl", Al Bundy Polk High School's rival, George S. Patton High, is renamed Jackie Onassis High. The school's mascot is the First Ladies, and the uniforms are pink and black. This is a reference to a famous Chanel suit Onassis wore on the day her first husband was assassinated.

• Onassis appears as a character in an episode of the Japanese anime Lupin the 3rd.

• The That '70s Show episode "Eric's Drunken Tattoo" references Onassis. Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) mumbles the name "Jackie" in his sleep. It is implied that he was referring to Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis); however, it is revealed that he is referring to Onassis.

• In one episode of Family Guy (E. Peterbus Unum), Lois is dressed in the aforementioned pink Chanel suit while giving tours of Petoria there is also a reference to her "The Road to the Multiverse". She is portrayed as the wife of the "Mayor Mccheese" on a scene similar to Zapruder film.

• In one episode of "King of the Hill" while on a 70's murder mystery train several icons from the 70's are on the train. As Jacqueline enters a character says oh look Jackie O. Jackie is wearing large sunglasses and a scarf.

• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is referenced in The Simpsons in several ways. Marge Simpson's mother is named Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvierα. The town's Mayor Quimby speaks with inflections similar to those of the former President and has a wife who resembles Onassis.

• In the Futurama episode "A Taste of Freedom", the outfit Amy wears during the trial of Zoidberg is similar to Onassis' style.

• In one episode of The Drew Carey Show, Mimi Bobeck shows up to work wearing oversized glasses and a scarf over her hair due to an allergic reaction to her makeup. This prompts Drew to remark, "It's Jackie! Oh my God!"

• In one episode of Queer as Folk, Emmett dresses up as Onassis for a party thrown by Michael and David. In an apparent reference to her husband's assassination, shrimp cocktail is spilled on his coat, causing it to resemble Onassis' blood-spattered suit after her husband's assassination.

• The school attended by the characters of Popular is named Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School.

• The The Venture Bros. character Dr. Girlfriend resembles Onassis, but talks in a deep male voice meant to be an exaggeration of Onassis' voice due to her excessive smoking. In the fourth episode of the third season, "Home Is Where the Hate Is," Dr. Girlfriend is given the following clues during a party game: "You're married to a powerful man;" "You're famous for your pink suit and pillbox hat." Dr. Girlfriend is confused and, upon discovering the name she was assigned, exclaims "Who the hell is Jacqueline Onassis?"

• One sketch on French and Saunders depicts Onassis as a vacuous, shifty woman.

• The season five premiere of Quantum Leap involves a storyline where Sam 'leaps' into Lee Harvey Oswald and fails to save President Kennedy from his assassination. Then, 'leaping' into Secret Service agent Clint Hill, Sam discovers out from Al that he wasn't there to save the President, he was there to save Onassis (implying that in an earlier timeline she died as well).

• In the episode "Kennedy and Heidi" in part two of season six of The Sopranos, Tony makes reference to her when seeing Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti at Chris's funeral.

• In the season two episode of Gossip Girl, "Seder Anything," Blair Waldorf mentioned that "if being a socialite is good enough for Jackie O, it's good enough for me."

• In the season two episode of Vampire Diaries "The Last Dance," Caroline goes to the sixties decade dance as Jackie Kennedy and her boyfriend Matt went as JFK.

• In the episode "Madrigal" of Breaking Bad, Mike likens Lydia to "Jackie Onassis" because of her insistence on wearing sunglasses during a clandestine meeting.

• In Series 6, Episode 21 of Gilmore Girls, Lorelai walks into her parents living room to find Emily lying on the couch and says "Oh I'm sorry Mrs. Onassis, I was looking for my mother""