John Shaft in Other Media
- Burger King utilized the Shaft character for promotion, and even somewhat parodied Shaft utilizing Shaquille O'Neal.
- The USA Network's promo for their series Monk was modeled after the Shaft remake in 2000.
- Geena Davis parodied the Shaft remake/sequel in promos for her short-lived television series, The Geena Davis Show.
- In Season 2's episode "Ants in Pants!", The Tick featured the Tick meeting "Taft." On confirming that it is he, the man says "Darn right." This would be reprised in the Season 3 episode, "That Moustache Feeling".
- A song entitled "Shaft in Greenland" appeared on The Dead Milkmen's album "Soul Rotation".
- In the TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith frequently references Shaft as one of his favorite film characters.
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