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In the HBO TV series Arli$$, an episode entitled "The Changing of the Guard" revolved around baseball team owner Helga Krupp. Krupp was a thinly-veiled Marge Schott reference, from her old age and "battle axe" mannerisms to her free-roaming St. Bernard, racial insensitivities, and efforts to keep ballpark prices low. In the episode, agent Arliss Michaels is forced to spend some time in Krupp's home, and finds a compassionate person buried beneath the rough edges. At the end of the episode, Krupp passes away, and as a parody of Schott's devotion to her dog, Krupp bequeaths the ownership of the baseball team to her St. Bernard.
The Emmy-winning sketch comedy series In Living Color produced a parody skit of the film Driving Miss Daisy entitled "Driving Miss Shott".
The University of Cincinnati's baseball field is named Marge Schott Stadium in her honor.
Howard Stern Show cast member, and noted voice actor, Billy West's impersonation of Schott, which highlighted her bigoted views and played upon her reputation as a cranky old woman, was a popular recurring bit on the show during the height of the Schott controversy.
Schott sketches were common on another nationally-syndicated radio show, Indianapolis-based Bob and Tom.
Professional wrestler Kevin Nash had referred to WCW during the nWo angle as being "as interesting as hearing Marge Schott reading excerpts from Mein Kampf."
Al Bundy used Schott as an example of the ultimate turnoff to a lesbian in an episode of Married...with Children.
The 2007 film Dante's Inferno places her in the Seventh Circle of Hell.
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