Popular Culture
On an episode of The Simpsons, Bart notices The Cable Guy script on the wall at Planet Hollywood, and dialogue is as follows: Bart, "There's that awful script from The Cable Guy." Homer, "Let me see that. Stupid script! Nearly wrecked Jim Carrey's career!"
Director Ben Stiller appeared on a segment of Sesame Street in 2000, in which he sings about the "cable guy" being one of the people in your neighborhood.
In addition, a line in the 1999 Blessid Union of Souls song "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)" references the film and critiques Carrey's performance in the line "I make her laugh just like Jim Carrey, unlike The Cable Guy".
"Party II (Time to Go)" by MxPx, from The Renaissance EP, contains the lyric, "All my favorite movies have the coolest parties, like The Cable Guy..."
The fight sequence at Medieval Times between Chip (Jim Carrey) and Steven (Matthew Broderick) is a homage to the Star Trek (original series) episode Amok Time - including the use of Vulcan weapons (Lirpa), the dialogue, and the background music. Director Ben Stiller is an admitted Star Trek fan.
A scene of The Ren & Stimpy Show appears when Steven is eating breakfast. A Marvel heroes comic, Spider-Man, was also mentioned by Jim Carrey. When Steven jumped through the ladder, the cable guy said, "Nice Jump, Spider-Man!!!"
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