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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Anchorman 2 (2012)

Spin off

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) (V)

References

Triumph des Willens (1935)
 -  Burgandy's arrival by helicopter at the start of the film is lifted from Adolph Hitler's arrival by plane at the begining of "Triumph."
"Popeye the Sailor" (1960)
 -  Ron Burgandy says "Popeye needs his spinach."
The Sound of Music (1965)
 -  When Ron is talking with his news team about Veronica and how she is taking over his life, he gets angry at the guys and says that he and Veronica's children will form a family band and tour the countryside. This is what the Von Trapp family does in The Sound of Music.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
 -  Two guys on horses throw a net on Brian Fantana and drag him while drum music plays
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970)
 -  Ron's dog is named Baxter, a reference to anchorman Ted Baxter on this show
"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)
 -  The mechanical "ch-ch-ch-ch" sound effect at the Zoo when the News Team jumps in with the bears is from The Six Million Dollar Man tv show.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
 -  The joke about bears and menstruation is taken from this film.
Lethal Weapon (1987)
 -  Brian says "I'm too old for this shit" which is directly taken from Danny Glover's character Roger
Lord of the Flies (1990)
 -  Ron assembles his news team with a large seashell. The gathering call in The Lord of the Flies is also a large seashell.
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)
 -  A child asks his mother if he can watch "Spongebob" later.
Ginger Snaps (2000)
 -  There is a shot of a woman screaming 'Baxter' after her dog is killed by the Beast of Bailey Downs, directly followed by a shot of a dog identical to Burgundy's dog Baxter. Ron Burgundy screams Baxter in the same way after Baxter is punted off the bridge. There is also a reference to bears being able to smell menstruation in Ginger Snaps, this is echoed by Brick's objections to Veronica Corningstone in Anchorman.
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
 -  Reference in title

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age (#30.19)" (2005)
 -  Referenced during the cold opening
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
 -  In The 40-Year-Old Virgin, the shirt that Dave is wearing while playing Mortal Kombat has a picture of himself as Brian Fantana from Anchorman.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.45)" (2005)
 -  referenced in clue and correct response in "Movie Songs" category
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
"Peep Show: Sophie's Parents (#4.1)" (2007)
 -  Mark mentions a pirated DVD of Anchorman.
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  mentioned in skit
"Psych: 65 Million Years Off (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Shawn asks, "Where did you get that suit, the toilet store?" This is a line from Steve Carrell's character in Anchorman.
Fable 2 (2008) (VG)
 -  A bottle of perfume in the game has the sentence "Works 60% of the time...everytime" in its description, referencing Sex Panther Cologne.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.57)" (2008)
 -  Subject of a $4,000 question
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  "It's science" line quoted
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned in Farrell's interview.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.51)" (2009)
 -  Reference in a $200 clue in the category "'SNL' Celebrity 'Jeopardy!"
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.53)" (2009)
 -  named by Jimmie Johnson in a list of Will Ferrell movies

Features

"That's Incredible!" (1980)
 -  Footage of the water-sking squrill is seen.
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
 -  Outtakes from the final credits of this film are included among the outtakes in the final credits of Anchorman

Featured in

"Comedy Central Canned Ham: 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'" (2004)
 -  clips shown
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Restaurants (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best restaurant scenes in films
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Embarrassing Moments (#1.19)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the most embarrassing moments in movies
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (#1.4)" (2009)
 -  Footage is shown when referenced
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#17.7)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown.

Spoofs

West Side Story (1961)
 -  Every meeting with Wes Mantooth's news team and the huge anchorman battle scene are spoofing West Side Story. The music during the fights also mimics this.

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