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Tex Avery adapted the story for his 1950 MGM cartoon short The Peachy Cobbler.
The 1956 Looney Tunes cartoon short Yankee Dood It, is based on this fairy tale, with Elmer Fudd as the King of industrial Elves. 150 years after this fairy tale took place, he visits the shoemaker to retrieve the elves he has employed, while also imparting the virtues of mass production capitalism to him.
In the Due South episode, "The Deal", Det. Ray Vecchio vaguely recollects this story when discussing a poor cobbler with his partner, Constable Fraser.
In Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, a spinoff miniseries of the Vertigo comic-book series Fables, the shoemaker appears as an employee in Cinderella's shoe store, while the elves are the builders and suppliers of the store's inventory.
Muppet Classic Theater had a version where a shoemaker (played by Kermit the Frog) faces ruin until his livelihood is saved by a group of philanthropic entertainers (played by The Elvises) who, naturally, make only blue suede shoes.
In the Harry Potter series of books, there is a large volume of House Elves. These elves take care of the needs of human Wizards. They are also free of their obligation once given clothes.
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