Doughboy in Popular Culture
Due to its widespread television projection Poppin' Fresh has ingrained itself into popular culture in several ways.
- In "Funnybot", the second episode of the fifteenth season of South Park, the Funnybot machine has joked about Pillsbury Dough Boy, saying; “What do you see when the Pillsbury Dough Boy bends over? Dough nuts.”
- In The Big Bang Theory episode "The Hot Troll Deviation" Howard's mother exclaims that she is spilling out of her girdle "like the Pillsbury Doughboy."
- In The Simpsons episode "Team Homer" an anaesthetised Mr. Burns confuses Homer for Poppin' Fresh. Also in the episode "The Otto Show" Otto calls Homer "Poppin Fresh" and pokes him in the stomach.
- In a 1978 episode of The Carol Burnett Show, cast member Tim Conway appears in a surreal costume while portraying an alien lifeform in the show's soap opera parody As The Stomach Turns. The character of guest star Betty White reflects on his appearance: "That shape... that form... why, he looks almost like... the Pillsbury Doughboy."
- The Pillsbury Doughboy was depicted as an antagonist in Scott Spiegel's short film, Attack of the Helping Hand.
- In The Golden Girls episode "Hey Look Me Over" Blanche and Sophia call Rose the Pillsbury Doughboy
- In Glee episode "Silly Love Songs" Santana calls Lauren Zizes 'Poppin' Fresh and they start a fight in the hallway. Also in the episode "Mash Off" Santana insults Finn calling him of Pillsbury Dough before the dodgeball game.
- In Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Johnny C. is haunted by a pair of Styrofoam Doughboys named Mr. Eff and Psycho-Doughboy.
- In The Boondocks episode "The Real" Riley claims he has several aliases including Pillsbury Doughboy.
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