Cultural References
- Tibbs' famous line "They call me Mr. Tibbs!" is spoofed in the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King by the warthog Pumba. When he is called a pig, Pumba responds, "They call me Mr. Pig!"
- In the 2007 film biopic Talk To Me, Chiwetel Ejiofor's character Dewey Hughes is referred to as Mr. Tibbs by Don Cheadle's character Petey Greene for holding a well-paying professional position unlike the majority of the Blacks in Washington, D.C. where the film is set. After Hughes beats Greene in a pool game, Hughes claims "They call me Mr. Hughes" in a manner similar to Tibbs' character in the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.
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