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[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1967]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1967 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob"/>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=WarnerBros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=WarnerBros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=WarnerBros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - [[Wizards of the Coast]] announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 9 Feb - The Saul Zaentz Company puts their Tolkien property up for sale. These include rights to motion pictures, video games, merchandising, theme parks and stage productions based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Cynthia Littleton|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-hobbit-tolkien-zaentz-rights-sale-1235176036/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Film and Gaming Rights Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE) |dated=9 February 2022|website=Variety|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises from The Saul Zaentz Company.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
**23 February - Embracer Group, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures forge a multi-year agreement to collaborate on features based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/middle-earth-enterprises-and-new-line-cinema-partner-explore-cinematic-universe-|articlename=Middle-Earth Enterprises and New Line Cinema Partner To Explore the Cinematic Universe of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”|dated=23 February 2023|website=WarnerBros|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
**15 May - Amazon Games reaches an agreement with Embracer Group to develop and publish a new massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/news/articles/lord-of-the-rings-mmo|articlename=Amazon Games and Embracer Group’s Middle-earth Enterprises strike deal for new 'The Lord of the Rings' Game|dated=15 May 2023|website=AmazonGames|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
** 24 October - ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-available-now-on-pc|articlename=Embark on a New Adventure to Reclaim the Lost Kingdom of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, Available Now on PC|dated=24 October 2023|website=Return to Moria|accessed=28 October 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2024]]'''
** 9 May - Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announces two new feature films from Tolkien's Middle-earth. The first film is ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum]]'' (working title).<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://press.wbd.com/dk/media-release/warner-bros-pictures-and-new-line-cinema-are-set-reunite-oscar-winning-lord-rings-and|articlename=WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND NEW LINE CINEMA ARE SET TO REUNITE WITH THE OSCAR WINNING "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" AND "THE HOBBIT" TEAM PETER JACKSON, FRAN WALSH, AND PHILIPPA BOYENS FOR TWO NEW FEATURE FILMS FROM J. R. R. TOLKIEN’S MIDDLE-EARTH|dated=9 May 2024|website=Warner Bros. Discovery|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
** 24 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth'' discontinues development.<ref>{{webcite|author=Laura Miele|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/amp/news/a-note-from-laura-miele|articlename=A note from Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment and Technology|dated=28 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/games/lord-of-the-rings/the-lord-of-the-rings-heroes-of-middle-earth/news/an-important-update|articlename=An Important Update|dated=23 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref>
** 13 December - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ryan Gajewski|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-andy-serkis-anime-1235919544/|articlename=Andy Serkis Brings ‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Movie’s First Footage to Annecy|dated=11 June 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
* '''[[2025]]'''
** 29 July - ''Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Anna Washenko|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/cozy-lord-of-the-rings-game-tales-of-the-shire-is-delayed-to-july-213500109.html|articlename=Cozy Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire is delayed to July|dated=20 February 2025|website=Engadget|accessed=20 July 2025}}</ref>
* '''[[2026]]'''
** 24 March - Warner Bros. announce the development of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past]]'', the next film after ''The Hunt for Gollum''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jack Dunn|articleurl=https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-movie-stephen-colbert-warner-bros-1236698684/|articlename=New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie From Stephen Colbert and His Son in Development at Warner Bros. |dated=24 March 2026|website=Variety|accessed=25 March 2026}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

{{references}}
[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Licensing

2025-07-20T09:03:17Z

Gaetano: added 2025 section with entry

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1967]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1967 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob"/>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=WarnerBros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=WarnerBros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=WarnerBros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline"/>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - [[Wizards of the Coast]] announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 9 Feb - The Saul Zaentz Company puts their Tolkien property up for sale. These include rights to motion pictures, video games, merchandising, theme parks and stage productions based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Cynthia Littleton|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-hobbit-tolkien-zaentz-rights-sale-1235176036/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Film and Gaming Rights Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE) |dated=9 February 2022|website=Variety|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises from The Saul Zaentz Company.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
**23 February - Embracer Group, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures forge a multi-year agreement to collaborate on features based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/middle-earth-enterprises-and-new-line-cinema-partner-explore-cinematic-universe-|articlename=Middle-Earth Enterprises and New Line Cinema Partner To Explore the Cinematic Universe of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”|dated=23 February 2023|website=WarnerBros|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
**15 May - Amazon Games reaches an agreement with Embracer Group to develop and publish a new massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/news/articles/lord-of-the-rings-mmo|articlename=Amazon Games and Embracer Group’s Middle-earth Enterprises strike deal for new 'The Lord of the Rings' Game|dated=15 May 2023|website=AmazonGames|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
** 24 October - ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-available-now-on-pc|articlename=Embark on a New Adventure to Reclaim the Lost Kingdom of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, Available Now on PC|dated=24 October 2023|website=Return to Moria|accessed=28 October 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2024]]'''
** 9 May - Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announces two new feature films from Tolkien's Middle-earth. The first film is ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum]]'' (working title).<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://press.wbd.com/dk/media-release/warner-bros-pictures-and-new-line-cinema-are-set-reunite-oscar-winning-lord-rings-and|articlename=WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND NEW LINE CINEMA ARE SET TO REUNITE WITH THE OSCAR WINNING "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" AND "THE HOBBIT" TEAM PETER JACKSON, FRAN WALSH, AND PHILIPPA BOYENS FOR TWO NEW FEATURE FILMS FROM J. R. R. TOLKIEN’S MIDDLE-EARTH|dated=9 May 2024|website=Warner Bros. Discovery|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
** 24 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth'' discontinues development.<ref>{{webcite|author=Laura Miele|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/amp/news/a-note-from-laura-miele|articlename=A note from Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment and Technology|dated=28 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/games/lord-of-the-rings/the-lord-of-the-rings-heroes-of-middle-earth/news/an-important-update|articlename=An Important Update|dated=23 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref>
** 13 December - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ryan Gajewski|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-andy-serkis-anime-1235919544/|articlename=Andy Serkis Brings ‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Movie’s First Footage to Annecy|dated=11 June 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
* '''[[2025]]'''
** 29 July - ''Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Anna Washenko|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/cozy-lord-of-the-rings-game-tales-of-the-shire-is-delayed-to-july-213500109.html|articlename=Cozy Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire is delayed to July|dated=20 February 2025|website=Engadget|accessed=20 July 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

{{references}}
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[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Licensing

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[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1967]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1967 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=WarnerBros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=WarnerBros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=WarnerBros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 9 Feb - The Saul Zaentz Company puts up their Tolkien property up for sale. These include rights to motion pictures, video games, merchandising, theme parks and stage productions based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Cynthia Littleton|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-hobbit-tolkien-zaentz-rights-sale-1235176036/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Film and Gaming Rights Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE) |dated=9 February 2022|website=Variety|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises from The Saul Zaentz Company.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
**23 February - Embracer Group, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures forge a multi-year agreement to collaborate on features based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/middle-earth-enterprises-and-new-line-cinema-partner-explore-cinematic-universe-|articlename=Middle-Earth Enterprises and New Line Cinema Partner To Explore the Cinematic Universe of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”|dated=23 February 2023|website=WarnerBros|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
**15 May - Amazon Games reaches an agreement with Embracer Group to develop and publish a new massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/news/articles/lord-of-the-rings-mmo|articlename=Amazon Games and Embracer Group’s Middle-earth Enterprises strike deal for new 'The Lord of the Rings' Game|dated=15 May 2023|website=AmazonGames|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
** 24 October - ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-available-now-on-pc|articlename=Embark on a New Adventure to Reclaim the Lost Kingdom of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, Available Now on PC|dated=24 October 2023|website=Return to Moria|accessed=28 October 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2024]]'''
** 9 May - Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announces two new feature films from Tolkien's Middle-earth. The first film is ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum]]'' (working title).<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://press.wbd.com/dk/media-release/warner-bros-pictures-and-new-line-cinema-are-set-reunite-oscar-winning-lord-rings-and|articlename=WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND NEW LINE CINEMA ARE SET TO REUNITE WITH THE OSCAR WINNING "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" AND "THE HOBBIT" TEAM PETER JACKSON, FRAN WALSH, AND PHILIPPA BOYENS FOR TWO NEW FEATURE FILMS FROM J. R. R. TOLKIEN’S MIDDLE-EARTH|dated=9 May 2024|website=Warner Bros. Discovery|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>
** 24 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth'' discontinues development.<ref>{{webcite|author=Laura Miele|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/amp/news/a-note-from-laura-miele|articlename=A note from Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment and Technology|dated=28 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/games/lord-of-the-rings/the-lord-of-the-rings-heroes-of-middle-earth/news/an-important-update|articlename=An Important Update|dated=23 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref>
** 13 December - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ryan Gajewski|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-andy-serkis-anime-1235919544/|articlename=Andy Serkis Brings ‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Movie’s First Footage to Annecy|dated=11 June 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=14 August 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

{{references}}
[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Licensing

2024-05-10T16:13:15Z

Gaetano: added 2 agreements by Embracer Group in 2023, tidying references

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1967]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1967 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=WarnerBros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=WarnerBros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=WarnerBros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=WarnerBros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
**23 February - Embracer Group, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures forge a multi-year agreement to collaborate on features based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/middle-earth-enterprises-and-new-line-cinema-partner-explore-cinematic-universe-|articlename=Middle-Earth Enterprises and New Line Cinema Partner To Explore the Cinematic Universe of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”|dated=23 February 2023|website=WarnerBros|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
**15 May - Amazon Games reaches an agreement with Embracer Group to develop and publish a new massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.amazongames.com/en-us/news/articles/lord-of-the-rings-mmo|articlename=Amazon Games and Embracer Group’s Middle-earth Enterprises strike deal for new 'The Lord of the Rings' Game|dated=15 May 2023|website=AmazonGames|accessed=10 May 2024}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
** 24 October - ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-available-now-on-pc|articlename=Embark on a New Adventure to Reclaim the Lost Kingdom of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, Available Now on PC|dated=24 October 2023|website=Return to Moria|accessed=28 October 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2024]]'''
** 24 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth'' discontinues development.<ref>{{webcite|author=Laura Miele|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/amp/news/a-note-from-laura-miele|articlename=A note from Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment and Technology|dated=28 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/games/lord-of-the-rings/the-lord-of-the-rings-heroes-of-middle-earth/news/an-important-update|articlename=An Important Update|dated=23 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

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This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=Warnerbros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
** 24 October - ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-available-now-on-pc|articlename=Embark on a New Adventure to Reclaim the Lost Kingdom of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, Available Now on PC|dated=24 October 2023|website=Return to Moria|accessed=28 October 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2024]]'''
** 24 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth'' discontinues development.<ref>{{webcite|author=Laura Miele|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/amp/news/a-note-from-laura-miele|articlename=A note from Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment and Technology|dated=28 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.ea.com/games/lord-of-the-rings/the-lord-of-the-rings-heroes-of-middle-earth/news/an-important-update|articlename=An Important Update|dated=23 February 2023|website=EA|accessed=5 March 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Bones and All|Bones and All]]===
* Maren can be seen reading ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lego Movie|The Lego Movie]]===
* Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius and Batman are travelling to Cloud Cuckoo Land. To get there they have to go through a fantasy-themed land called "Middle Zealand", a reference to New Zealand and Middle-earth where the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy was filmed.

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.
* In "Return of the Bling", Roger reveals that he had used performance-enhancing steroids and the 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal. Stan and Steve attempt to return the medal to the IOC because it was illegitimately won, but Roger follows them onto a plane and hijacks it in order to stop them. Throughout the episode Roger begins referring to the medal as "his precious" and has also taken on the appearance of Gollum due to his hair and costume burning in the plane crash. At the end of the episode, Roger grabs the medal from Stan and ends up falling into the Olympic Torch (which consists of fake flames.) After that he bites off Stan's finger because that's what Gollum did in the actual ''Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, referring to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.
* In the episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", the couch gag is a parody of ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia: Total Drama|Total Drama]]===
* During the show's third season, titled "Total Drama World Tour", one of the show's contestants, Ezekiel, was determined to win the $1 million prize despite being eliminated early on. He spends the entire season stowed away in the cargo hold of an airplane, causing him to both physically and mentally deteriorate until he adopts a Gollum-like appearance and mannerisms (e.g. discolored skin, loss of his hair, bad posture, and inability to speak properly). In the season finale, Ezekiel ends up falling into the mouth of an active volcano holding the $1 million prize after snatching it from either the winner or the show's host, depending on the ending. In either scenario, however, he ends up surviving unlike the real Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
*In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
*In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
*In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
*This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
*In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
*In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
*Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

=== [[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

== Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
* In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
*One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*When you play the card "Tichondrius" in Battlegrounds his play sound is similar to "ash nazg gimbatul" from the Ring Verse.
*The flavour text of the card "Eredar Deceptor" reads, "But they were all of them deceived, for another Eredar was made". The line references the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film where Galadriel says, "But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made".
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"
**"One To Twist Them All" - a reference to "One Ring to rule them all" [[Ring Verse|inscription]] on the One Ring.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"
*Havilstein Hoar-Blood has a pet wolf named "Redmaw", which is the direct translation of [[Carcharoth]], the wolf in ''The Silmarillion''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
* The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

=== [[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]] ===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]] ===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

=== [[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]] ===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
* One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

=== [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
* There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
* In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
*See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Licensing

2023-10-28T12:09:42Z

Gaetano: added entry for release date of Return to Moria

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=Warnerbros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
** 24 October - ''The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.returntomoria.com/news-updates/rtm-available-now-on-pc|articlename=Embark on a New Adventure to Reclaim the Lost Kingdom of Khazad-dûm in The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, Available Now on PC|dated=24 October 2023|website=Return to Moria|accessed=28 October 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

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[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

2023-09-24T12:35:59Z

Gaetano: /* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion */ added entry

Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Bones and All|Bones and All]]===
* Maren can be seen reading ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lego Movie|The Lego Movie]]===
* Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius and Batman are travelling to Cloud Cuckoo Land. To get there they have to go through a fantasy-themed land called "Middle Zealand", a reference to New Zealand and Middle-earth where the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy was filmed.

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.
* In "Return of the Bling", Roger reveals that he had used performance-enhancing steroids and the 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal. Stan and Steve attempt to return the medal to the IOC because it was illegitimately won, but Roger follows them onto a plane and hijacks it in order to stop them. Throughout the episode Roger begins referring to the medal as "his precious" and has also taken on the appearance of Gollum due to his hair and costume burning in the plane crash. At the end of the episode, Roger grabs the medal from Stan and ends up falling into the Olympic Torch (which consists of fake flames.) After that he bites off Stan's finger because that's what Gollum did in the actual ''Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, referring to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.
* In the episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", the couch gag is a parody of ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia: Total Drama|Total Drama]]===
* During the show's third season, titled "Total Drama World Tour", one of the show's contestants, Ezekiel, was determined to win the $1 million prize despite being eliminated early on. He spends the entire season stowed away in the cargo hold of an airplane, causing him to both physically and mentally deteriorate until he adopts a Gollum-like appearance and mannerisms (e.g. discolored skin, loss of his hair, bad posture, and inability to speak properly). In the season finale, Ezekiel ends up falling into the mouth of an active volcano holding the $1 million prize after snatching it from either the winner or the show's host, depending on the ending. In either scenario, however, he ends up surviving unlike the real Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
*In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
*In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
*In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
*This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
*In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
*In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
*Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

=== [[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

== Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
* In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
*One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*When you play the card "Tichondrius" in Battlegrounds his play sound is similar to "ash nazg gimbatul" from the Ring Verse.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"
**"One To Twist Them All" - a reference to "One Ring to rule them all" [[Ring Verse|inscription]] on the One Ring.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"
*Havilstein Hoar-Blood has a pet wolf named "Redmaw", which is the direct translation of [[Carcharoth]], the wolf in ''The Silmarillion''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
* The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

=== [[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]] ===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]] ===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

=== [[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]] ===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
* One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

=== [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
* There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
* In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
*See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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Tales of the Shire: A "The Lord of the Rings" Game

2023-09-24T12:28:55Z

Gaetano: new article, may need some tidying up

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| publisher=Private Division
| platform=PC, Console
| releasedate=[[2024]]
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'''''Tales of the Shire''''' is an upcoming game developed by [[Wētā Workshop]] and published by Private Division for console and PC. The game is due out in 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://store.privatedivision.com/game/tales-of-the-shire|articlename=|dated=|website=Private Division|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>
==External Links==
*[https://store.privatedivision.com/game/tales-of-the-shire Official site]
*[https://twitter.com/talesoftheshire Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/talesoftheshire/ Instagram]
*[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095297033828 Facebook]
*[https://www.tiktok.com/@talesoftheshire TikTok]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCBJv-2y0qRjM9E2tSGtT7Q YouTube]
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[[Category:Upcoming video games]]

Licensing

2023-09-24T12:18:52Z

Gaetano: /* History */ added entry for Tales of the Shire

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=Warnerbros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>
** 21 September - ''[[Tales of the Shire]]'' is announced, developed by Wētā Workshop and published by Private Division.<ref>{{webcite|author=Private Division|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8X3psFrQd4|articlename=Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser|dated=21 September 2023|website=YT|accessed=24 September 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

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[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Bones and All|Bones and All]]===
* Maren can be seen reading ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lego Movie|The Lego Movie]]===
* Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius and Batman are travelling to Cloud Cuckoo Land. To get there they have to go through a fantasy-themed land called "Middle Zealand", a reference to New Zealand and Middle-earth where the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy was filmed.

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.
* In "Return of the Bling", Roger reveals that he had used performance-enhancing steroids and the 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal. Stan and Steve attempt to return the medal to the IOC because it was illegitimately won, but Roger follows them onto a plane and hijacks it in order to stop them. Throughout the episode Roger begins referring to the medal as "his precious" and has also taken on the appearance of Gollum due to his hair and costume burning in the plane crash. At the end of the episode, Roger grabs the medal from Stan and ends up falling into the Olympic Torch (which consists of fake flames.) After that he bites off Stan's finger because that's what Gollum did in the actual ''Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, referring to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.
* In the episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", the couch gag is a parody of ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia: Total Drama|Total Drama]]===
* During the show's third season, titled "Total Drama World Tour", one of the show's contestants, Ezekiel, was determined to win the $1 million prize despite being eliminated early on. He spends the entire season stowed away in the cargo hold of an airplane, causing him to both physically and mentally deteriorate until he adopts a Gollum-like appearance and mannerisms (e.g. discolored skin, loss of his hair, bad posture, and inability to speak properly). In the season finale, Ezekiel ends up falling into the mouth of an active volcano holding the $1 million prize after snatching it from either the winner or the show's host, depending on the ending. In either scenario, however, he ends up surviving unlike the real Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
*In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
*In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
*In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
*This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
*In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
*In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
*Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
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=== [[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

== Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
* In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
*One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*When you play the card "Tichondrius" in Battlegrounds his play sound is similar to "ash nazg gimbatul" from the Ring Verse.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"
**"One To Twist Them All" - a reference to "One Ring to rule them all" [[Ring Verse|inscription]] on the One Ring.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
* The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

=== [[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]] ===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]] ===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

=== [[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]] ===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
* One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

=== [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
* There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
* In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
*See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Bones and All|Bones and All]]===
* Maren can be seen reading ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lego Movie|The Lego Movie]]===
* Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius and Batman are travelling to Cloud Cuckoo Land. To get there they have to go through a fantasy-themed land called "Middle Zealand", a reference to New Zealand and Middle-earth where the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy was filmed.

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.
* In "Return of the Bling", Roger reveals that he had used performance-enhancing steroids and the 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal. Stan and Steve attempt to return the medal to the IOC because it was illegitimately won, but Roger follows them onto a plane and hijacks it in order to stop them. Throughout the episode Roger begins referring to the medal as "his precious" and has also taken on the appearance of Gollum due to his hair and costume burning in the plane crash. At the end of the episode, Roger grabs the medal from Stan and ends up falling into the Olympic Torch (which consists of fake flames.) After that he bites off Stan's finger because that's what Gollum did in the actual ''Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, referring to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.
* In the episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", the couch gag is a parody of ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia: Total Drama|Total Drama]]===
* During the show's third season, titled "Total Drama World Tour", one of the show's contestants, Ezekiel, was determined to win the $1 million prize despite being eliminated early on. He spends the entire season stowed away in the cargo hold of an airplane, causing him to both physically and mentally deteriorate until he adopts a Gollum-like appearance and mannerisms (e.g. discolored skin, loss of his hair, bad posture, and inability to speak properly). In the season finale, Ezekiel ends up falling into the mouth of an active volcano holding the $1 million prize after snatching it from either the winner or the show's host, depending on the ending. In either scenario, however, he ends up surviving unlike the real Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
*In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
*In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
*In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
*This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
*In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
*In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
*Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

=== [[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

== Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
* In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
*One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
* The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

=== [[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]] ===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]] ===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

=== [[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]] ===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
* One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

=== [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
* There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
* In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
*See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Licensing

2023-08-06T10:50:25Z

Gaetano: /* History */ revised all entries for The Hobbit film trilogy - added references and detail

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 December - New Line and MGM announce the development of a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael Fleming|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220185009/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977891.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|articlename='Hobbit' back on track as twin bill|dated=18 December 2007|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 30 May - New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures and MGM announces the titles of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''. The first film is titled ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'' and the second film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/%E2%80%9C-hobbit-unexpected-journey%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-there-and-back-again%E2%80%9D-are-announced-titles|articlename=“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” And “The Hobbit: There And Back Again” Are Announced As Titles Of Peter Jackson’s Epic Two-Film Adaptation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Timeless Classic The Hobbit|dated=30 May 2011|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 30 July - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. Pictures announce that Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of ''The Hobbit'' will now become a trilogy.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-long-awaited-filmed-adaptation-hobbit-be-trilogy|articlename=Peter Jackson’s Long-Awaited Filmed Adaptation of "The Hobbit" to be a Trilogy|dated=30 July 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 31 August - New Line, MGM and Warner Bros. announce the second film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be retitled as ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]''. The third film is titled ''The Hobbit: There and Back Again''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pamela McClintock|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/third-hobbit-film-sets-release-367258/|articlename=Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Sets Release Date|dated=31 August 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Dave McNary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/wb-to-release-third-hobbit-july-28-2014-1118058548/|articlename=WB to release third ‘Hobbit’ July 28, 2014|dated=31 August 2012|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** 28 November - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Pip Bulbeck|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-zealanders-see-hobbit-an-334183/|articlename=New Zealanders to See ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Nov. 28|dated=6 June 2012|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=Warnerbros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 2 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Borys Kit|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-hobbit-desolation-smaug-premiere-661467/|articlename=Inside ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Premiere: Middle Earth Comes to Hollywood|dated=3 December 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 24 April - Warner Bros Pictures, MGM and New Line Cinema announce that the title of the third film of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' trilogy to be renamed as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/final-film-peter-jackson%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9C-hobbit%E2%80%9D-trilogy-be-titled-%E2%80%9C-hobbit-battle-five-armies%E2%80%9D|articlename=Final Film in Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Trilogy to be Titled “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”|dated=24 April 2014|website=Warnerbros|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 1 December - Premiere of ''The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30285364|articlename=The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies world premiere|dated=1 December 2014|website=BBC|accessed=6 August 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

{{references}}
[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Licensing

2023-08-02T19:46:58Z

Gaetano: /* History */ added entry for lotr:return to moria

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], or MGM, acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''.
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=Warnerbros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''.
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 8 June - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria]]'', a survival crafting video game set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is announced. Developed by Free Range Games and published by North Beach Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nbOL7GOPE|articlename=The Lord of the Rings™: Return to Moria™ - Official Announcement Trailer 4K|dated=10 June 2023|website=YT|accessed=2 August 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

{{references}}
[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Licensing

2023-07-22T16:36:56Z

Gaetano: /* History */ added entry for LEGO The Hobbit

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], or MGM, acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''.
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announces ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|LEGO The Hobbit]]'', based on the first two films of Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' Trilogy, ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' and ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-set-new-journey-create-|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Set Off on a New Journey to Create “LEGO The Hobbit”|dated=25 November 2013|website=Warnerbros|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''.
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 8 April - ''LEGO The Hobbit'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Warner Bros. Games
|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e71EpfhKRvg|articlename=LEGO The Hobbit Official Launch Trailer|dated=8 April 2014|website=YT|accessed=22 July 2023}}</ref>
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

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[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

2023-07-22T15:22:41Z

Gaetano: /* Movies */ added entry for The Lego Movie

Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Bones and All|Bones and All]]===
* Maren can be seen reading ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lego Movie|The Lego Movie]]===
* Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius and Batman are travelling to Cloud Cuckoo Land. To get there they have to go through a fantasy-themed land called "Middle Zealand", a reference to New Zealand and Middle-earth where the ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy was filmed.

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.
* In "Return of the Bling", Roger reveals that he had used performance-enhancing steroids and the 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal. Stan and Steve attempt to return the medal to the IOC because it was illegitimately won, but Roger follows them onto a plane and hijacks it in order to stop them. Throughout the episode Roger begins referring to the medal as "his precious" and has also taken on the appearance of Gollum due to his hair and costume burning in the plane crash. At the end of the episode, Roger grabs the medal from Stan and ends up falling into the Olympic Torch (which consists of fake flames.) After that he bites off Stan's finger because that's what Gollum did in the actual ''Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia: Total Drama|Total Drama]]===
* During the show's third season, titled "Total Drama World Tour", one of the show's contestants, Ezekiel, was determined to win the $1 million prize despite being eliminated early on. He spends the entire season stowed away in the cargo hold of an airplane, causing him to both physically and mentally deteriorate until he adopts a Gollum-like appearance and mannerisms (e.g. discolored skin, loss of his hair, bad posture, and inability to speak properly). In the season finale, Ezekiel ends up falling into the mouth of an active volcano holding the $1 million prize after snatching it from either the winner or the show's host, depending on the ending. In either scenario, however, he ends up surviving unlike the real Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
*In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
*In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
*In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
*This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
*In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
*In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
*Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

=== [[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

== Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
* In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
*One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
* The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

=== [[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]] ===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]] ===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

=== [[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]] ===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
* One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

=== [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
* There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
* In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
*See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Licensing

2023-07-11T18:38:24Z

Gaetano: /* History */ fixed broken link, added entry for upcoming lotr musical adaptation

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], or MGM, acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729073811/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934?refCatId=1079|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''.
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''.
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 2 March - The Watermill Theatre announces ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale'', a musical stage adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings''. In association with Kevin Wallace for KWL (Kevin Wallace Limited) and Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Baz Bamigboye|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2023/03/lord-of-the-rings-music-stage-adaptation-watermill-theatre-jrr-tolkien-matthew-warchus-1235276555/|articlename=‘Lord Of The Rings’ Musical Co-Created By ‘Matilda’ Director Matthew Warchus Headed For Immersive Open-Air Performance In UK|dated=2 March 2023|website=Deadline|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="watermill">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.watermill.org.uk/the-lord-of-the-rings|articlename=|dated=|website=Watermill|accessed=11 July 2023}}</ref>
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>
** 25 July - Premiere of ''The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale''.<ref name="watermill"/>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

{{references}}
[[Category:Events (real-world)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Licensing

2023-07-09T19:36:21Z

Gaetano: /* History */ added entry for lotr: aragorn's quest, added entry for WB video game deal(2009), improved reference and detail to ea license entry

[[File:Tim Bolton - Licensees.jpg||thumb|300px|''Licensees'' infographic by Tim Bolton (2023)]]
This is the timeline of the history of the adaptations, in copyright level, generally, of works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], and specifically, of two of his books, ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'':

==History==
* '''[[1936]]'''
** [[Stanley Unwin]] mails [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] a signed duplicate contract for ''The Hobbit'' to be published.<ref>{{CG|C}}</ref>
* '''[[1958]]'''
** [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Rayner Unwin]] agree to grant American businessmen, Forrest J. Ackerman and Morton Grady Zimmerman an option on the film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' for six months to allow an agreeable script to be developed. A script was not agreed upon and the option expired in early 1959.<ref>Todd Jensen, "The Zimmerman Film Treatment of The Lord of the Rings", ''[[Beyond Bree]]'', December 1995</ref>
* '''[[1962]]'''
** J.R.R. Tolkien and Allen & Unwin enter a contract with [[William Lawrence Snyder]] of [[Rembrandt Films]] to make a film adaptation of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>[[Rayner Unwin]], ''[[George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]'' ([[1999]]), p. 109</ref>
* '''[[1966]]'''
** In a last minute attempt to avoid Snyder's licensing rights to expire, ''[[The Hobbit (1966 film)|The Hobbit]]'' short film is released.
* '''[[1969]]'''
** [[United Artists]] acquires the film, television, stage, and merchandising rights to ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from author J.R.R. Tolkien, who retains book publishing rights, as well as television rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|articleurl=https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2017/11/15/104416-tolkien-rights-and-the-amazon-television-deal-some-insight/ |articlename=Tolkien Rights and the Amazon Television Deal – some insight|website=[[TheOneRing.net]]|dated=15 November 2017|accessed=24 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1976]]'''
** The [[Saul Zaentz]] Production Company acquires film and other rights for ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' from United Artists.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1977]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company forms a d/b/a [[Tolkien Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' is released.
* '''[[1978]]'''
** Saul Zaentz produces the animated film ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]].
* '''[[1980]]'''
** The second and the last animated film by [[Rankin/Bass]], ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'' is released.
* '''[[1981]]'''
** [[MGM|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], or MGM, acquires United Artists and through this way it obtains distribution rights to film adaptations of ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/16/world/m-g-m-is-reported-purchasing-united-artists-for-350-million.html|articlename=M-G-M IS REPORTED PURCHASING UNITED ARTISTS FOR $350 MILLION|dated=|website=[https://www.nytimes.com/ The New York Times]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1982]]'''
** [[Melbourne House]] publishes the first video game based on works by Tolkien, ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)|The Hobbit]]''.
* '''[[1986]]'''
** George Allen & Unwin merge with Bell & Hyman in to form Unwin Hyman.<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[1987]]'''
** [[Mithril Miniatures]] is founded, creating licensed metal miniature figures inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://mithril.ie/about-us/|articlename=|dated=|website=Mithril Miniatures|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[1990]]'''
** Unwin Hyman is purchased by [[HarperCollins]].<ref name="fob">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/Watch/fob_search_results_next.cfm?FOBFirmName=A&FOBNote=&locSTARTROW=191|articlename=Firms out of Business|dated=|website=Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
** [[Interplay Productions]] aquires the video game rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and it publishes the videogame ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[1997]]'''
** The Saul Zaentz Company options their film rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' to Miramax Films.
* '''[[1998]]'''
** [[New Line Cinema]] purchases the film options for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from Miramax.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2000]]'''
** [[Vivendi]] acquires the book rights for video games to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'', while [[Electronic Arts]] acquires the film rights for video games only of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]].
* '''[[2001]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', co-produced and directed by [[Peter Jackson]].
* '''[[2002]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]''.
* '''[[2003]]'''
** New Line Cinema releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''.
* '''[[2004]]'''
** Electronic Arts releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth|The Battle for Middle-earth]]'', a real time strategy game under a joint license with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises.
* '''[[2005]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises enters a renewed era of licensing with the worldwide popularity of the Peter Jackson films. New Line and its parent company, Warner Brothers, release a flood of merchandise based upon film assets, under license from Tolkien Enterprises, which enters into new license agreements for merchandise based exclusively upon the Tolkien literary property, including for board games, videogames, jewelry, figurines and other collectibles.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2006]]'''
** Electronic Arts acquires and the book rights and it releases ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II|The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' video game.
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'' stage play premieres in Toronto, Canada. A Kevin Wallace Ltd. production under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2007]]'''
** 27 March - Electronic Arts extends its publishing license for video games with New Line and Tolkien Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961934.html?categoryid=1079&cs=1&query=Lord+AND+of+AND+the+AND+Rings&query=lord+rings+%22electronic+arts%22+fritz|articlename=Electronic Arts circles 'Rings'|dated=27 March 2007|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** [[Turbine]] releases an MMO videogame based on the literary property only, ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' (LOTRO) under license from Tolkien Enterprises.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2008]]'''
** New Line Cinema merges with [[Warner Bros.]] and through this way it obtains distribution rights of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] and co-production rights of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302060816/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/28/its-official-new-line-cinema-is-dead/|articlename=It's Official - New Line Cinema is Dead!|dated=|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511141903/http://www.firstshowing.net/ FIRSTSHOWING.NET]|accessed=28 February 2008}}</ref>
** 8 May - Electronic Arts announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', developed by Pandemic Studios.<ref>{{webcite|author=Chris Remo|articleurl=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/pandemic-s-i-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-i-announced|articlename=Pandemic's Lord Of The Rings: Conquest Announced|dated=8 May 2008|website=Game Developer|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2009]]'''
** January - Electronic Arts' publishing licence for video games based on ''The Lord of the Rings'' expires, returns to [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Michael McWhertor|articleurl=https://kotaku.com/lord-of-the-rings-license-leaves-ea-journeys-back-to-w-5169044|articlename=Lord of the Rings License Leaves EA, Journeys Back To WB|dated=12 March 2009|website=[https://kotaku.com/ Kotaku]|accessed=03 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Ben Fritz|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314234029/http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2009/03/lord-of-the-rings-ga.html|articlename=Lord of the Rings game rights now at Warner Bros.|dated=12 March 2009|website=Variety|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
** 13 January - ''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2009/The-Powers-of-Good-and-Evil-Collide-as-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Conquest-Raids-Retailers-Worldwide/default.aspx|articlename=The Powers of Good and Evil Collide as The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Raids Retailers Worldwide|dated=13 January 2009|website=Electronic Arts|accessed=2 July 2023}}</ref>
** 28 May - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces a long-term partnership with The Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Productions, Inc. for literary and film rights to develop and publish games based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy. ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'' is announced, developed by TT Fusion and Headstrong Games.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-game-franchise-based-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings%E2%80%9D|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces A Game Franchise Based On “The Lord Of The Rings” Literary And Film Library And First Franchise Title “The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest”|dated=28 May 2009|website=Warnerbros|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2010]]'''
** Tolkien Enterprises changes its name to [[Middle-earth Enterprises]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** Turbine is purchased by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|WB Games]], and thus WB Games obtains access to LOTRO rights.<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="warner">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/20/turbine-purchased-by-warner-bros-home-entertainment/|articlename=Turbine purchased by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|dated=20 April 2010|website=Engadget|accessed=26 November 2022}}</ref>
** 18 March - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'', developed by Snowblind Studios in association with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-announces-%E2%80%9C-lord-rings-war-north%E2%80%9D-xbox-360%E2%84%A2|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces “The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North” For Xbox 360™, Playstation®3 And Windows™ PC|dated=18 March 2010|website=Warnerbros|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
** 14 December - ''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wii/lord_of_the_rings_aragorns_quest|articlename=|dated=|website=Nintendolife|accessed=9 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2011]]'''
** 1 November - ''The Lord of the Rings: War in the North'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Eddie Makuch|articleurl=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lotr-war-in-the-north-begins-november-1/1100-6326667/|articlename=LOTR: War in the North begins November 1|dated=2 August 2011|website=GameSpot|accessed=18 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2012]]'''
** 4 December - ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'', developed by Monolith Productions is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-launches-%E2%80%9Cguardians-middle-earth%E2%80%9D-moba-game|articlename=Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Launches “Guardians of Middle-earth” MOBA Game Exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStationNetwork|dated=4 December 2012|website=Warnerbros|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|An Unexpected Journey]]''.
* '''[[2013]]'''
** 12 November - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''. A new game set between ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'', developed by Monolith Productions.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matt Miller|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/11/12/december-2013-shadow-of-mordor-67498.aspx|articlename=December Cover – Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor|dated=12 November 2013|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''.
* '''[[2014]]'''
** 30 September - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' is released<ref>{{webcite|author=Sinan Kubba|articleurl=https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-25-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-releasing-early.html|articlename=One does not simply move up the Shadow of Mordor release date (but WB did)|dated=25 July 2014|website=Engadget|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** Warner Bros releases ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.
* '''[[2016]]'''
** The rights to LOTRO are sold to [[Standing Stone Games]].<ref name="middle-earth-timeline">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.middleearth.com/timeline.html|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Middle-earth Timeline|dated=|website=Middle-earth Enterprises|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2017]]'''
** 27 February - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions announces ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]'', a sequel to ''Shadow of Mordor''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Matthew Kato|articleurl=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/middle-earth_shadow_of_war/b/playstation4/archive/2017/02/27/the-first-trailer-and-details-for-middle-earth-shadow-of-war.aspx|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War The First Trailer & Details For Middle-earth: Shadow Of War|dated=27 February 2017|website=Gameinformer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 10 October - ''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Tom Phillips|articleurl=https://www.eurogamer.net/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-release-date-delayed|articlename=Middle-earth: Shadow of War release date delayed|dated=2 June 2017|website=Eurogamer|accessed=7 May 2023}}</ref>
** 13 November - [[Amazon.com Incorporated|Amazon]] purchases global television rights to ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' from [[Tolkien Estate]] and announces the production of a series through a partnership with the Tolkien Estate, [[Tolkien Trust]], HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. This includes multiple seasons and potential spinoff series.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/|Deadline|articlename=Amazon Sets ‘The Lord of the Rings’ TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment|dated=13 November 2017|website=Deadline|accessed=7 August 2022}}</ref>
* '''[[2019]]'''
** 25 March - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Gollum]]'' is announced by Daedalic Entertainment, partnered with Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=Patrick Shanley|articleurl=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ Video Game in the Works From German Studio Daedalic|dated=25 March 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2020]]'''
** 15 June - NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announce the development of a new officially licensed mobile strategy game ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.neteasegames.com/news/game/20200616/30576_886887.html|articlename=NetEase and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Collaborate to Develop New Mobile Game, The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|dated=15 June 2020|website=NetEaseGames|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
* '''[[2021]]'''
** 10 June - New Line Cinema partners with Warner Bros. Animation on an original anime theatrical feature ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-anime-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-new-line-cinema-warner-bros-animation-1234993740/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Feature Fast-Tracked by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation|dated=10 June 2021|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 24 August - Wizards of the Coast announces ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth''. A set for the ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'' series.<ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24|articlename=ON THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™ FORMAT LEGALITY|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Adam Styborski|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/what-happened-magic-showcase-2021-08-24|articlename=WHAT HAPPENED IN MAGIC SHOWCASE 2021?|dated=24 August 2021|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=
Wizards of the Coast|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/creating-the-look-of-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=CREATING THE LOOK OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=29 May 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=31 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 September - ''The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.lotr-risetowar.com/news/20210923/32839_974134.html|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War™ Officially Releases Worldwide on Sept. 23|dated=16 September 2021|website=The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War|accessed=11 June 2023}}</ref>
*'''[[2022]]'''
** 14 February - ''The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'' is set for release on 12 April 2024.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam B. Vary|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-release-date-1235181646/|articlename=‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Anime Feature Set for April 2024 Release by Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)|dated=14 February, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=23 April 2023}}</ref>
** 17 May - Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5 billion, which includes distribution rights to ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{webcite|author=Jennifer Maas|articleurl=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/|Middle-earth Enterprises|articlename=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM|dated=17 May, 2022|website=Variety|accessed=6 August 2022}}</ref>
** 18 August - [[Embracer Group]] acquires Middle-earth Enterprises.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://embracer.com/release/embracer-group-enters-into-agreement-to-acquire-ip-rights-to-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-the-hobbit-literary-works-by-j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=EMBRACER GROUP ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IP RIGHTS TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT LITERARY WORKS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN|dated=18 August 2022|website=Embracer|accessed=18 August 2022}}</ref>
** The first season of the first licenced television series, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]'', is released.
* '''[[2023]]'''
** 10 May - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth]]'', a turn-based RPG published by Electronic Arts and developed by Capital Games is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTcjPKKEkY|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth World Wide Launch Trailer|dated=10 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=15 May 2023}}</ref>
** 25 May - ''The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Nacon|articleurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QY2JMelGo0|articlename=The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ Launch Trailer|dated=25 May 2023|website=YT|accessed=25 May 2023}}</ref>
** 23 June - ''The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth'' is released.<ref>{{webcite|author=Adam Styborski, Clayton Kroh|articleurl=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/a-first-look-at-the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth|articlename=A FIRST LOOK AT THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH™|dated=14 March 2023|website=Magic: The Gathering|accessed=3 June 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lawsuits]]
* [[Middle-earth Enterprises/Copyrights]]

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The '''Sack of Eregion''' was the destruction of the [[Noldor]]in realm [[Eregion]] by the armies of [[Sauron]] in the [[Second Age]]. Sauron invaded Eregion to claim the [[Rings of Power]], including the [[Three Rings]], which were crafted without his knowledge.

==Background==
{{seealso|Rings of Power}}
In {{SA|1200}}, [[Sauron]] came to [[Eregion]] in disguise, claiming to be an emissary of the [[Valar]] sent to offer aid to the [[Eldar]]. Although rejected by [[Gil-galad]], he was able to win over [[Celebrimbor]] and the smiths of Eregion. The brotherhood of smiths, the [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]], profited from his knowledge,<ref name="Galadriel">{{UT|Concerning}}</ref> and around {{SA|1500}} they began forging the [[Rings of Power]], finishing them in {{SA|1590}}.<ref name="SA">{{App|SA}}</ref> Unbeknownst to them, Sauron (who had returned to [[Mordor]]) created a master [[One Ring|Ring]] to rule the others. However, when the Elves perceived the designs of Sauron, they took off their [[Three Rings]] and gave them into the safekeeping of Elven bearers, preventing the use of the Three Rings which Sauron craved most.<ref>{{S|Rings}}</ref>

==History==
===Prelude===
Infuriated by Celebrimbor's defiance, Sauron led his host out of Mordor and invaded Eriador in {{SA|1695}}.<ref name=SA/> In response to the attack, Gil-galad sent out a force under the command of [[Elrond]] to aid Celebrimbor, as well as send word to [[Númenor]] for assistance.<ref name="Galadriel"/> Sauron also sought to recruit some [[Haradrim]], but because two [[Wizards]] had influence among them, Sauron's dominance was not entirely successful, and he took a long time to attack Eregion.<ref name="NM3">{{NM|P3xviii}}</ref>

===Battle===
[[Celeborn]] led a sortie from Eregion and drove back the vanguard of Sauron's host, later combining forces with Elrond and the reinforcements from [[Lindon]]. As Sauron's host drew closer, the defenders of Eregion could no longer hold him off, because their forces were greatly outnumbered. Sauron's forces surrounded Eregion, thus preventing Elrond and Celeborn from returning there.<ref name="Galadriel"/>

In {{SA|1697}},<ref name=SA/> [[Ost-in-Edhil]] fell, with [[Celebrimbor]] himself making a last desperate stand on the steps of the [[House of the Mírdain]]. He was taken captive by the [[Orcs]]. Sauron took the [[Nine Rings]], and had Celebrimbor tormented into revealing the location of the [[Seven Rings]]. Afterwards, Celebrimbor was shot through with Orc-arrows, and by some accounts, Sauron used Celebrimbor's body as a banner as he turned to face the host of Elrond.<ref name="Galadriel"/>

Elrond would have been overwhelmed, but the host of Sauron was attacked from the rear by the [[Dwarves of Khazad-dûm]] and the [[Galadhrim|Elves of Lórinand]] led by [[Amroth]]. Sauron halted his pursuit of Elrond and turned on the Dwarves and Elves at his rear, quickly defeating them, though this allowed Elrond and his forces to escape.<ref name="Galadriel"/>

===Aftermath===
Elrond was able to gather what remained of the Elves of Eregion and retreated northward and established a refuge, [[Rivendell|Imladris]].<ref name="Galadriel"/> Other survivors escaped into [[Khazad-dûm]]<ref name="Galadriel"/> and were granted passage by their friends the [[Dwarves]], eventually coming through the [[Misty Mountains|Mountains]] to the woodlands that would long afterwards be called [[Lothlórien]]. The Gates of Moria were shut and remained so until the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] came there thousands of years later.{{fact}}

Sauron had obtained all the [[Rings of Power]] save the [[Three Rings]], which he perceived were given to Elvish guardians: Gil-galad and [[Galadriel]]. The host of Sauron ravaged much of Eriador, pressing west to Lindon, where Sauron hoped to seize one of the Three. Furthermore, Sauron sent a bulk of his forces to [[First Siege of Imladris|besiege]] Elrond, in order to prevent him from assailing his rear.<ref name="Galadriel"/>

==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:In the skirmish instance, "Doom of Caras Gelebren", the player takes part defending the city against Sauron's forces.

'''2014: ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]'':'''
:Sauron's attack on Eregion can be seen in a flashback when the player interacts with Celebrimbor's heirlooms. Celebrimbor is seen fighting orcs before being defeated by Sauron.

{{References}}
[[Category:Conflicts of the Second Age]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
*One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
* See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]===
*Lord Garithos has the quote "Never trust an elf!" said by Gimli in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*One of the quotes for the Spell Breaker unit is "I stole your precious."
*One of Tichondrius quotes is "Ash nath kimbatuul!" a reference to The One Ring's inscription in [[Black Speech]].

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
* See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[legendarium]].

===[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]]===
*In chapter 25 "The education of a magician", Mr. Norrel explains the bad idea of infusing magical power into physical objects in order to preserve it: "''Rings have long been considered peculiarly suitable for this sort of magic by virtue of their small size. A man may keep a ring continually upon his finger for years, without exciting the smallest comment —which would not be the case if he shewed the same attachment to a book or a pebble— and yet there is scarcely a magician in history who, having once committed some of his skill and power to [[The One Ring|a magic ring]], did not somehow lose that ring and was put to a world of trouble to get it back again''".

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]". In this film, [[Dominic Monaghan]] also stars.

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".
*In Stormwind City there is an NPC named "Thorfin Stoneshield".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
* See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from [[The Silmarillion]], though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[Legendarium]].

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*In the quest "Excuse the Mess" the player must sign the Embassy Visitor Log in Wingrest Embassy. The player is given a list of what they want to write for each column. The middle column asks the player for their arrival time, one of the options to choose is "Precisely when I mean to".

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
* See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Books==
===[[wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]===
* Dareon, a recruit of the Night's Watch and a singer, could be a reference to [[Daeron]], the [[Minstrels|minstrel]] of [[Doriath]] from [[The Silmarillion]], though the ''e'' and the ''r'' are swapped.
* Morghul, a young dragon bound to Jaehaera Targaryen and the word for ''death'' in High Valyrian, could be a reference to [[Morgul]], the word for black arts, [[magic|sorcery]], and necromancy within the [[Legendarium]].

==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.
*One of the rewards for completing the quest, "Escape from the Winterfin Caverns", is the "Mrgl Blade" a reference to the [[Morgul-knife|weapon]] the Witch-king used to stab Frodo on Weathertop. Note that Aragorn identifies the weapon as "Morgul ''blade''" only in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
* See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (especially in the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See: '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''

==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
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===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*The summon quote of the card "Shieldbearer" is "You shall not pass!", a line Gandalf says to the Balrog in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

===[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]]===
* See: '''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'''

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''
==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*The flavour text of the card "Safeguard" reads, "Keep it secret. Keep it safeguarded!". Similar to the line "Keep it secret. Keep it safe" Gandalf says to Frodo in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
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==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"What About Sixteenth Breakfast?" - a reference to the line Pippin says in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film, "But what about second breakfast?"

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
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==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*When you play the card "Prophet Velen" his summon quote is "Not all who wander are lost", a reference to [[The Riddle of Strider]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
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==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]===
* In the episode "Chairman Mark", Mark complains how complicated it is travelling to an industrial estate in Lutterworth remarking it is like getting into Mordor.

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
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==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]===
====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Origins|Origins]]====
*In the quest "Precious Bonds" the player helps a group of scavengers retrieve a valuable ring that they are obsessed with. Their obsession with the ring mirrors Gollum and the One Ring. A further reference is from the quest title, ''precious'', a word Gollum often uses to refer to the Ring.
*In the world event "Hyrrokin's Gift" the player encounters a dwarf named "Frodri" and you help him destroy a cursed ring. To destroy the ring the player and Frodri have to climb a mountain and throw the ring into the lava. The quest is a reference to Frodo's quest to destroy the Ring in ''The Lord of the Rings''.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Odyssey|Odyssey]]====
*In the quest "The Ordering of the Kosmos", a Cult Guard greets three Order Representatives saying "You're late". One of the representatives replies "We arrived precisely when we meant to." This is a reference to Frodo and Gandalf's exchange in the beginning of ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' film.

====[[wikipedia:Assassin's Creed Valhalla|Valhalla]]====
*In the town of Glowecestre, inside one of the houses is a note and beside it an envelope with a ring on top of it. The note references Bilbo and Gandalf.
**"One of the little folk asked me to make the door smaller, as he wants to keep unruly houseguests from his house. After the nonsense with the druid last fall. I can see his point."

===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
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==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
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===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]===
*The Dark Brotherhood initiation quest is named "A Knife in the Dark", the same as the [[A Knife in the Dark|chapter]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
*When doing the quest "Unfriendly Competition", the player comes across the book "Macabre Manifest" which contains a list of recently deceased persons in Cyrodil. One of the entries is "Oford Gabings", an anagram of Frodo Baggins and a list of several items that he carried during ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"Travel Cloak with Silver and Green Leaf Fastener", "Enchanted Shortsword with Inlaid Writing", "Gold Ring with Inscription (Cursed?)" and "Leather Bound Travel Journal"

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
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==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".
*In the Ghostlands there is a quest named "Anok'suten" where you have to kill an elite mob (a spider) and one of the rewards for completing the quest is a one-handed sword named "Stung". This is a reference to [[Sting]] from ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*In Gnomeregan there is a quest you can obtain named "Return of the Ring", a pun on ''Return of the King''.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''
==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"
*In Draenor there is a campfire with three ogrons named "Toom", "Bort" and "Wullim". They are guarding a chest which contains 12 "Dwarf Beard Rings" and a "Burglar's Vest".

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''
==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.
*One of the voice emote jokes for a Human male character is about an idea of a great movie. The plotline is very similar to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
**"So, I have this idea for a great movie. It's about two gnomes who find a bracelet of power, and they have to take it to the Burning Steppes and cast it into the Cauldron. They form the Brotherhood of the Bracelet. Along the way they're trailed by a murloc named Gottom, who's obsessed with the bracelet, and nine bracelet bogeymen. It could be a three-parter, called 'Ruler of the Bracelet'. The first part would be called 'The Brotherhood of the Bracelet', followed by 'A Couple of Towers', with the climactic ending called 'Hey, the King's Back!'"

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''
==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.
*There is a mob named "Gorum" that can be found in Bloodthorn Cave, Shadowmoon Valley. He drops the item "Precious Bloodthorn Loop" that turns the player invisible when used.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

2022-07-17T22:24:53Z

Gaetano: /* Family Guy */ new entry

Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''
==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.
* In "The Dating Game", Quagmire discovers Tinder and becomes addicted to it, which transforms him into Gollum. Quagmire calls the Sun "Yellow Face", like Gollum does in ''The Two Towers''.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
[[Category:Parodies]]

===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Tolkien's works in popular media

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Over the years, many visual and verbal '''references''' have been made to the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. While some of them predated [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Peter Jackson's film trilogy]], most of them are references to the movie (or the movie's portrayal of [[Gollum]]).
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==Comics==
* See '''[[Tolkien's works in popular media/Comics]]'''
==Movies==
===[[wikipedia:17 Again|17 Again]]===
* Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon), best friend of the protagonist 17 year-old Mike O'Donnell (Zac Efron), courts Jane Masterson (Melora Hardin), the high school principal who shares a mutual interest in The Lord of the Rings. They even discuss about the return of Gandalf the Grey as Gandalf the White in The Two Towers and converse in elvish.

===[[wikipedia:American Wedding|American Wedding]]===
* Cadence, the sister of the bride, asks best man Stifler to see the wedding ring. When he refuses, she calls him "Frodo".

===[[wikipedia:The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]===
* [[wikipedia:Iron Man|Iron Man]] at one point refers to archer [[wikipedia:Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] as "Legolas".

===[[wikipedia:Brick (movie)|Brick]]===
* The Pin and Brendan briefly discuss Tolkien's writing style.

===[[wikipedia:Bring It on Again|Bring It on Again]]===
* Tina calls Whittier a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Cellular (movie)|Cellular]]===
*Jessica's son bears a school bag with the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]] logo. ''Cellular'' was produced by [[New Line Cinema]].

===[[wikipedia:Clerks II|Clerks II]]===
* Randal dislikes ''The Lord of the Rings'' - stating there is only one trilogy, and one Return - ''Star Wars'' and ''The Return of the Jedi'', respectively. He summarizes the movies as three movies of only walking, and mentions the many endings of ''The Return of the King''.

===[[wikipedia:Date Movie|Date Movie]]===
* [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]], and [[Gandalf]] try to pawn off the One Ring, with Gandalf pleading that the Ring could "destroy all evil". Ignoring him, Frodo accepts fifty dollars; they then beat up Gandalf and run off to "get some wine coolers... and hookers!". [[wikipedia:Tom Lenk|Tom Lenk]] plays Frodo, [[wikipedia:Thomas Fitzpatrick|Tom Fitzpatrick]] [[Gandalf]] and Scott Bridges is Sam.

===[[wikipedia:Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]===
* Vanessa calls the heavy bearded mercenary "fat Gandalf".<ref>{{webcite|author=Kenneth Turan|articleurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-mn-deadpool-review-20160212-column.html|articlename=Review: Ryan Reynolds' 'Deadpool' mutant gets off to a fun start but eventually wears out his welcome|dated=11 February 2016|website=[http://www.latimes.com/ latimes.com]|accessed=29 April 2016}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Stephen King's Desperation (film)|Desperation]]===
* Upon encountering someone named "[[Peter Jackson]]", Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) mentions he liked ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Donnie Darko|Donnie Darko]]===

*Drew Barrymore, portraying a literature teacher, writes '[[cellar door]]' on the board. Jake Gyllenhall, portraying Donnie Darko (the main character), asks 'what is that supposed to mean?' She explains: ''"This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that Cellar Door is the most beautiful."'' In the DVD commentary, director Richard Kelly vaguely attributes this remark to Edgar Allan Poe.

===[[wikipedia:Drillbit Taylor|Drillbit Taylor]]===
* Emmitt, who is very small, is not very fond of being called a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Duplex (film)|Duplex]]===
* Alex comments that a stool that is too small for him was designed for a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Epic Movie|Epic Movie]]===
* Leading up to the final battle, Legolas and Gimli can be seen at the Gnarnian camp.

===[[wikipedia:Futurama: Bender's Game|Futurama: Bender's Game]]===
* In this tv-movie, Bender comes up with the world "Cornwood", and the entire plot then shifts to ''The Lord of the Rings''.
*The map of Cornwood is actually one of [[Gondor]] and [[Mordor]] mirrored, where [[Mount Doom]] is replaced by the "Geysers of [[wikipedia:Gary Gygax|Gygax]]".
*A toilet-bowl version of [[Minas Tirith]] is called "Wipe Castle"; it even has a mad leader.
*Main characters Fry and Leela are renamed into Frydo and Leegola.
*Professor Farnsworth becomes the Great Wizard Greyfarn.
*Amy Wong is Gynacaladriel, queen of the Nympho's
*The object that needs to be destroyed ("in the Geysers of Gygax from whence it came") is a anti-backwards crystal. It has the shape of a [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]]-die, and is therefore called "the Die of Power". A heavily Gollum-like Frydo refers to it as "my duodecalicious" (referring to its twelve sides).
*The Die doubles as a ''[[palantír]]''.
*The character Mom has been renamed to Momon, mirroring ''[[Sauron]]''.
*The [[Argonath]] are one heroic statue and a stack of garden gnomes. A rickety bridge hangs in between them.
* A walking tree, named Treedledum, appears. He ends up as firewood.
* Moria is portrayed as "the Cave of Hopelessness". The gang is attacked by [[wikipedia:Mork & Mindy|Morks]] there.

===[[wikipedia:The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)|The Heartbreak Kid]]===
* Eddie refers to a couple of kids as "homophobic hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:The House That Dripped Blood|The House That Dripped Blood]]===
* During the thunder storm, John Reid ([[Christopher Lee]]) reads the [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/dmiller/000467.htm 1968 one volume paperback] of ''The Lord of the Rings''. It was purportedly Lee's own copy.

===[[wikipedia:Imaginationland Episode I|Imaginationland: The Movie]]===
* This South Park three part episode turned movie features several homages to ''The Lord of the Rings''.:
* Episode Two, "The Drying Of The Balls", opens with an aerial shot of mountains, followed by the titles in [[Fonts|"Ringbearer" font]], similar to the opening of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The music accompanying the scene is based on the film's soundtrack.
* There's an [[Ent]] among the good characters.
* [[Sauron]] and the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] are one of the evil imaginations.
* One of the orcs resembles those from the [[Rankin/Bass]] productions.
* Castle Sunshine is an exact replica of [[Rivendell]] as featured in the movie trilogy.
* Gandalf is a member of the Council of Nine, along with Jesus, Aslan, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker, Zeus, Morpheus (from ''The Matrix'') and the Tooth Fairy.
* During the Battle of Castle Sunshine, several visual references are made to [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[Battle of Helm's Deep]].

===[[wikipedia:Inkheart (film)|Inkheart]]===
* Elinor Loredan claims she has been to many places. After listing several real cities, she mentions Middle-earth, distant planets and Shangri-la.

===[[wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]]===
* Juno compares Paulie Bleeker's mother to [[Samwise Gamgee]]: "Bleeker's mom was possibly attractive once, but now she looks like a Hobbit. You know, the fat one, that was in '[[wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''." The last part is a reference to [[Sean Astin]], who made his big break in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.

===[[wikipedia:Judge John Deed|Judge John Deed]]===

* In season 3, espisode 1 (Health Hazard), Judge John Deed (actor [[Martin Shaw]]) asks a child what book he is reading, and the boy respond: "Lord of the Rings" and the Judge said "Really? That is impressive for seven. What book you are?" boy said:"Two Towers" and the Judge "Wow! I was eleven before I read the first book".

===[[wikipedia:Kiss Kiss Bang Bang|Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]===
* Harry Lockhart, played by Robert Downey Jr., says: "Don't worry, I saw [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Lord of the Rings]]. I'm not going to end this 17 times." This is a reference to the many plot points that were tied up at the end of the third film.

===[[wikipedia:Kronk's New Groove|Kronk's New Groove]]===
* In one scene where Kronk gives a naked Rudy one of Yzma's Scam Youth Potions, he imitates the posture of [[Gollum]], even saying "[[Precious|My Precious!]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Lizzie McGuire Movie|The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]===
* During the trip to Rome, Ms. Ungermeyer refers to her students as Halflings.

===[[wikipedia:The Lovely Bones (film)|The Lovely Bones]]===
* When Susie is looking at Ray Singh from the bookstore, a poster for the 1973 [[Ballantine Books|Ballantine]] edition (with [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s introduction) is featured predominantly in the store's display. ''The Lovely Bones'' was directed by [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:The Martian (film)|The Martian]]===
* A secret meeting of important NASA executives was called "Project Elrond", named after the [[Council of Elrond]] in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. This also occurs in the [[wikipedia:The Martian (Weir novel)|novel]].

===[[wikipedia:Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls|Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls]]===
* At the end of the film, Mike asks Julie to marry him. The moment she puts on the ring, she is transported into [[Wraith-world|another world]], where a voice commands her to "remove the Ring, [[precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Mosaic (film)|Mosaic]]===
* Maggie dislikes the stereotype that all drama club geeks have "all 10 hours of Lord of the Rings on DVD".

===[[wikipedia:The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]===
*One of the IRC participants Angela chats with, has the nickname ''[[Gandalf]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Outlander (film)|Outlander]]===
* One character is named "Boromir", unusual for a setting in 10th century Scandinavia.

===[[wikipedia:Rise of the Guardians|Rise of the Guardians]]===

*[[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]] have suggested that the portrayal of the headquarters of Santa Claus in the film is reminiscent of Tolkien's illustration of the same in ''[[Letters from Father Christmas]]'', to the point of likely being a direct reference.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?8530-Father-Christmas-Letters-(merged)&p=508364#post508364|articlename=Father Christmas Letters|dated=|website=[http://www.thetolkienforum.com/ TheTolkienForum.com]|accessed=31 March 2013}}</ref>

===[[wikipedia:Run Ronnie Run|Run Ronnie Run]]===
* Jeff Goldblum mentions hobbits in passing.

===[[wikipedia:The Sandlot 2|The Sandlot 2]]===
* The movie starts with an opening narration modeled after [[Galadriel]]'s opening monologue in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shadowlands (film)|Shadowlands]]===
* Though Tolkien himself is absent from this movie about [[C.S. Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Douglas Gresham|Douglas Gresham]] can be seen reading a copy of ''[[The Hobbit]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Shrek 2|Shrek 2]]===
* Fiona's wedding ring lands on her finger as it had on Frodo's in the Prancing Pony in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. In fiery red letters, "I love you" then appears on it.
* In the DVD menu, one of the subtitles for the movie, as suggested by Donkey, is "Shrek 2: The Fellowship of the Donkeys".
* In the scene right after Fiona drinks the tea her father gives her, you see the camera pan over a torture chamber where Shrek, Donkey, and Puss are being held captive. The outside of this fortress looks like Barad-dur, the chamber where Gollum was tortured in the first movie of LOTR.

===[[wikipedia:Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]===
* As part of his con that he is a literature student, Paul mentions a dislike for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and other fantasy. Ironically, one of the wealthy and conned people is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

===[[Wikipedia:The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]===
*Gargamel is foound a prisoner in a New York prison facility. A [[moth]] flies into his cell and he asks from it to bring a swarm of [[Eagles]], reminiscing [[The Caverns of Isengard (scene)|the scene]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' where [[Gandalf]] is trapped on the summit of [[Orthanc]]. The next day, instead of the Eagles, the moth brings a swarm of flies that carry Gargamel out.

===[[wikipedia:Superhero Movie|Superhero Movie]]===
* One of the social cliques mentioned are the "Frodo's", kids dressed as Hobbits.

===[[wikipedia:Taxi (2004 film)|Taxi (2004)]]===
* Features a Gollum-like "[[Precious|My Precious]]".

===[[wikipedia:Transamerica|Transamerica]]===
* Kevin mentions erotic themes in the movie trilogy; the phallic nature of [[Barad-dûr]] and the vagina-shaped [[Eye of Sauron]], as well as the perceived homosexuality of Frodo and Sam.

===[[wikipedia:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]===
* In the rear window of the Hudsons' truck, a sticker reads "[[The Riddle of Strider|Not all those who wander are lost]]".

==Television Series==

=== [[wikipedia:The Amazing World of Gumball|The Amazing World of Gumball]] ===
* The episode "The Helmet", which resolves around a hat with magical abilities, takes several cues from Peter Jackson's movies. Gumball's obsessive behaviour mirrors Gollum's, and Darwin and Anais destruction of the hat by throwing it in a garbage compactor is based on Sam and Frodo's scene at the [[Cracks of Doom|Sammath Naur]].

===[[wikipedia:American Dad!|American Dad!]]===
* "Dungeons and Wagons" features a ''World of Warcraft''-like game. The "heroes" fight a troll in a cave, which turns to stone after being exposed to sunlight. One of the characters is a wizard named Flandag - Gandalf backwards. Hayley appears as a character called "[[Morwen (disambiguation)|Morwen]] Nerdbane".
* In "All About Steve", an obsessed terrorist dresses as Frodo.
* In the episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey", as the four nerds struggle to escape from the jocks and cheerleaders, Debbie yells "You shall not pass", before blocking the road of the jocks with a goth dance.
* "Black Mystery Month", a ''Da Vinci Code''-homage, ends with president Jimmy Carter falling in lava, and a backback with evidence with him. He grasps for it much how Gollum grasped for it in the film.

===[[wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]===
* In "The Magic Bullet", Jasmine considers herself verbose, and then compares it to the prologue of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
* In "Damage", Andrew compares Spike's resurrection and gained strength to Gandalf's transformation into Gandalf the White after the death of [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]].

===[[wikipedia:Archer (TV series)|Archer]]===
* In episode 3, "Deviersity Hire", one of the missions mentioned by the team is "Operation [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]". It turned out to be just blowing up a weapons truck; reviewing footage, one technician remarks the bad guys should have been wearing "Bilbo's coat of Dwarven mithril". The technician wants to go on to explain his pun, but is cut short.
* A recurrent character, Bilbo, is a Tolkien enthusiast and makes Lord of the Rings-related puns whenever possible.
* At the end of Season 9, set in an alternate [[1938]], the protagonists come to the feet of the Tarako mountain and make allusions to the [[Back Door]] of [[Erebor]] and the [[thrush]]; when they enter the gallery, they wonder if [[Smaug]] will show up; they refer to ''[[The Hobbit]]'' as it was a famous cultural phenomenon the previous year, known by all, except Noah, who has been stranded on the island for four years and therefore doesn't know the book. The end of that episode involve a fight above a lava vein over a powerful native idol; eventually the idol falls into the lava, as well as the villain and the protagonist, reminiscent on the [[One Ring]] and [[Gollum]].
* In the episode "Cubert" of Season 10, the protagonists find a mysterious cube in space, and one wonder if it's made of [[mithril]].

===[[wikipedia:Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]===
* In the season two episode "Acts of Vengeance", Thor, Odin and Heimdall investigate the Dwarf realm Nidavellir after Surtur destroyed it. One of the cave's defenses resembles the [[Bridge of Khazad-Dûm]].

===[[wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]===
*The first of the First Ones is called [[Irmo|Lorien]].
* The God of the Underworld is called [[Morgoth]].
* In the episode "The Geometry of Shadows", Elric says "There is an old saying: "Do not try the patience of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger", [[Gildor Inglorion]]'s warning to [[Frodo Baggins]].

===[[wikipedia:Being Erica|Being Erica]]===
* The premise of "Being Erica" is as follows: Erica gets "sent back" by her therapist to relive all awful moments of her past and set them straight. Episode 2.06, "Shhh...Don't Tell" features Fiona, an old classmate of Erica. She is sitting in the school hallway reading the black cover paperback edition of ''[[The Two Towers]]''. Erica tries to open up a conversation about the book and "the movies" - but because the flashback is set before the movies, Fiona asks her if she means the [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Bakshi version]] instead. The flashback is set in Erica's final year in high school, in the 1980's; about 2 decades before the black cover paperbacks were published.

===[[wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]===
* Leonard dresses as Frodo in "The Middle Earth Paradigm".
* In "The Financial Permeability", Leonard tries to tag along. As a (bad) argument, he says that Frodo only succeded because Sam, Pippin and Merry went with him.
* Sheldon has a [[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]] ''Gollum'' statue on his desk in episode 3.11, "The Maternal Congruence".
* In The "Precious Fragmentation", the gang finds the ring and have a contest as to who gets to keep the One Ring. Leonard even utters "My Precious" [Gollum style]

===[[wikipedia:Black Books|Black Books]]===
* Bernard frequently refers to bumbling assistant Manny Bianco was "Lord of the Rings", "Gandalf" and several other bearded characters, in reference to Manny's unkempt appearance.

===[[wikipedia:Bones (TV series)|Bones]]===
* In "The Man in the Morgue", Seeley Booth dismisses voodoo as "and then we just toss the ring into the molten river, and blah blah blah"; a reference to the end of [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:Breaking Bad|Breaking Bad]]===
* In the episode "Phoenix", Jesse and Jane are contemplating the need to leave the United States after a drug deal gone bad. Jesse, who is high at the time, suggests New Zealand, because that's where they made ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]''. He then totally loses it by suggesting Jane can paint the local castles and he can become a bush pilot.

===[[wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]===
* In "Gone", Warren creates an invisibility ray. He nearly zaps Jonathan with it, who gets angry. Warren tells him off with "cheer up, Frodo."

===[[wikipedia:Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]===
* In the episode "Burple Nurples", Chowder makes treats to vile that the only place where Mung Daal can destroy them is "Mount Fondoom", a giant fondue pan-shaped volcano.
* In the episode "The Sleep Eater", Schnitzel and Mung Daal guard a fridge from a [[wikipedia:Night eating syndrome|sleep eating]] Chowder. When confronted by a giant hairy version of Chowder, Mung Daal yells "You Shall Not Pass!", and causes the ground to shudder with a giant fork. Chowder simply bends the fork and eats Mung Daal and Schnitzel.* In the episode "The Garage Sale", Chowder freaks out when he discovers much of his stuff is being sold and becomes obsessed over keeping them. At one point, he clutches his cooking pot and rubs it while calling it 'His precious' before coughing his name similar to Gollum.

===[[wikipedia:The Colbert Report|The Colbert Report]]===
* During the week [[3 December|3]]-[[6 December]], ''The Colbert Report'' hosted "Hobbit Week". There were many [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] references, and interviews with [[Ian McKellen]], [[Martin Freeman]], [[Andy Serkis]], and [[Peter Jackson]].

===[[wikipedia:Danny Phantom|Danny Phantom]]===
* In the season finale/TV film "Reality Trip", a fan at a convention yells "You shall not pass".

===[[wikipedia:Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]===
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===[[wikipedia:Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter's Laboratory]]===
* In the episode "D&DD" (a "[[Dungeons and Dragons]]"-themed episode), Dexter is forced to play "Hodo, the Furry-footed Burrower", a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] parody.

===[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]===
* In "Last of the Time Lords", The Master refers to a speedily aged Tenth Doctor as "[[Gandalf]]".

===[[wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]===
* Echo failed a test on medieval literature because she didn't know what "Mid-Evil" was - she mistakes Middle-english with Middle-earth by saying "like Hobbits?".

===[[wikipedia:Drawn Together|Drawn Together]]===
* In the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist", Clara puts on [[The One Ring|an invisibility ring]].
* The ring returns in "The Other Cousin", where Foxxy hangs over the edge of a cliff, much like [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', and asks Clara to give her her hand. Clara refuses, and takes the ring instead. Though the visual reference is to ''The Lord of the Rings'', the lines are taken from ''Aladdin''.
* In "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it is revealed that the parents of Xandir live in a [[Bag End]]-like house.

===[[wikipedia:Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]===
* The fantasy-episode "M.M.O.R.P.D." features, among other fantasy characters, "Scamwise of the Wee People" (voiced by [[S. Scott Bullock]]). Duck Dodgers refers to all the Cadet's friends as "Fellowship of the Dinks", and on their way to fulfil their quest, they encounter a [[Ents|walking talking tree]].

===[[wikipedia:DuckTales (2017 TV series)|DuckTales]]===
* In "The Impossible Summit of Mount Neverrest", Louie calls the eponymous mountain "Mount Certain Doom".

===[[wikipedia:Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne]]===
* In "No No Nanook", Hector Con Carne and his gang (on a dog sled) try to escape the Mounted Police by going through an ice cave. There, Gollum leads Frodo down the path, refering to him as "[[precious]]" and "master" before attacking him to get the Ring. At that point, Con Carne's sled runs them over and flattens them. They get up, and in bandages, continue their way. Only now, they are run over by the mounties. Gollum uses "Schlemiegel" and "Halfling" rather than "Smeagol" and "Hobbit". Billy West provided his voice; Frodo does not have any lines.

===[[wikipedia:Extras|Extras]]===
* In [[Orlando Bloom]]'s episode, he mentions his rise in popularity that came with his part as Legolas, though most of the rest of the episode deals with ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and a supposed dislike of Johnny Depp.
* In [[Ian McKellen]]'s episode, Andy is cast in a play opposite McKellen. His role as Gandalf is mentioned several times, as well as New Zealand and Peter Jackson.

===[[wikipedia:Fairly OddParents|Fairly OddParents]]===
* In "Wishology", Timmy's second wish "trilogy wish" is ''The Lord of the Rings''. Timmy and Wanda become Frodo and Sam, [[Daran Norris|Cosmo]] becomes Gollum, and Poof an Elf. The One Ring says "Made in [[New Zealand]]".

===[[wikipedia:Family Guy|Family Guy]]===
* In the episode "Sibling Rivalry", Stewie pushes the kid on the ground and says "Cry, cry like Sauron when he lost his contacts." The scene then shifts to a cutaway showing the Eye of Sauron frantically searching for his lost contact.
* In the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire", Quagmire falls in love with Joan, the maid. It his first idea of how love could be, they hold hands as [[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]] did in the first film. Joan then speaks faux-Elvish (untanslatable: "''Day univen hablendeth hal univen led hansed de-un, Quagmandir''"), translated in the subtitles as a paraphrase of Arwen's words in that scene. Quagmire then answers "''Denedain raydun habbledeth [[Gandalf|Mithrandir]] veon hellmisano''", translated as his trademark phrase "Giggity". See on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku6QAYb6YAg YouTube].
* In "Petergeist", Chris is thrown from his bedroom window into the clutches of a living tree. The scene eventually parodies the epic confrontation between [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane]] when Herbert the Creepy Old Pedophile shows up to save Chris. After uttering the line "You shall not pass!", he brakes open the ground with his walker and fights off the tree, until they fall in a pond.
* In "Baby Not on Board", Chris and his boss discuss the movies. Among the things mentioned is the age-old "Why didn't the Eagles fly the Ring to Mount Doom?".
* In the opening sequence of "Road to the Multiverse", Brian is dressed as Frodo, and Stewie as Gollum.
* In "Tiegs for Two", the lighting of the [[Beacons]]-scene is recreated, with very similar music.

===[[wikipedia:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier|The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]===
* In the episode "The Star-Spangled Man", Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson argue about the kind of enemies they fight. Wilson claims they always fight one of the "big three"; androids, aliens and wizards. Barnes jokes if they are fighting [[Gandalf]] and boasts that he read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' when it first came out in 1937.

===[[wikipedia:Father of the Pride|Father of the Pride]]===
* Hunter is a fan of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]===
* In the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", Cisco wears a Mordor t-shirt.

===[[wikipedia:Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends|Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends]]===
* The episode "[[Duchess of Wails]]" features a version of the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]], in which the main characters Mac and [[Keith Ferguson|Bloo]] attempt to storm [[Grey DeLisle|Duchess]] back into Foster's Home. However, those inside refuse to take the obnoxious Duchess back, and fight out a battle. Several elements from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|adaptation]] are covered, including ladders, battering rams, quotes, and even a character sliding down a wall on a shield.
* In the episode "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", a sugar-rushed Mac calls an item of sugar "[[Precious|My Precious]]", and hisses at sugar free gum.

===[[wikipedia:Friends|Friends]]===
*In the season 4 episode "The One Where They're Going to Party!", Ross and Chandler speak about a university friend, called Paul "Gandalf" Ganderson, the Party Wizard. When Joey asks why they call him Gandalf they reply "Didn't you read ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' in high-school?" to which they get "No, I had sex in high-school".
* In episode 2.19, "The One Where Eddie Won't Go", Monica gets annoyed when Rachel calls her new favourite book, "Be Your Own Wind Keeper", "a little like ''The Hobbit.''"

===[[wikipedia:Gilmore Girls|Gilmore Girls]]===
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is referenced in the episodes "Keg! Max!", "Scene in a Mall", "Swan Song" and "So... Let's Talk", among others.
* There is a [[Middle-earth]]-themed party in "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles". At the party, a distressed girl (dressed as a Hobbit), asks why only boy hobbits went on the quest to [[Mount Doom]]. Lorelai then calms the girl by saying the girl hobbits did an even more dangerous thing - [[wikipedia:Bikini waxing|a Brazilian bikini wax]].
* In the episode "Here Comes the Son", two of Sasha's dogs are called Frodo and Legolas.
* In "Raincoats and Recipes", Lorelai thinks Aragorn would make a good husband.

===[[wikipedia:Green Lantern: The Animated Series|Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]===
* In "Love is a Battlefield", after being told by a Manhunter that "no man escapes the Manhunters", Queen Aga'po replies with "I am no man" before taking the Manhunter down.

===[[wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]===
* In "What Is It About Men", one of the guests at a comic convention is dressed as a hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]===
* The episode "Beasts and Barbarians", an overall homage ot ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', has a Gollum-like creature that riddles with [[Grey DeLisle|Mandy]]: "What's black and blue and red all over?", so which Mandy answers "You if you don't give me that Ring, pronto!". The Ring can be used to rule an evil army.
* The episode "[[Here Thar Be Dwarves]]" spoofs the [[Council of Elrond]], and the Elf headquarters is basically [[Isengard]] with a large tree rather than [[Orthanc|a tower]].
* "Complete and Udder Chaos" features several references to the films.
* In "The Secret Decoder Ring", Billy thinks he is invisible after putting on a decoder ring.

===[[wikipedia:House (TV series)|House]]===
* The episode 6.17, "Knight Fall", plays partly at a renaissance fair. House sarcasically refers to it as "Middle-earth" (despite it being a normal fair, not a fantasy one). He refers to Remy Hadley as "Frodo" (who then wonders whether she has short legs or hairy feet) and Chris Taub as "Gollum". Robert Chase has no clue who Frodo is.

===[[wikipedia:Instant Star|Instant Star]]===
* In "Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind", Tommy calls Jamie [[Gollum]]; Jamie corrects him that his actual nickname is [[Gandalf]].

===[[wikipedia:iZombie (TV Series)|iZombie]]===
* In "Heaven Just Got a Little Bit Smoother", Ravi calls his unrequited crush Peyton "my precious", after which Liv expresses the hope he will not throw her in Mount Doom.
* In "Wag the Tongue Slowly", Ravi plays ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''.
* "Twenty-Sided, Die" is a ''Dungeons & Dragons''-themed episode, with some references to ''The Lord of the Rings''. Second breakfast is mentioned in sexual foreplay, and Liv refers to her group of friends as "Fellowship of the Dorks".
* In "My Really Fair Lady", Liv, played by New Zealand actress Rose McIver, pretends to be a New Zealand actress to distract a security guard. She claims she was an Elf extra in the movies.
* In "Thug Death", Liv describes Ravi's legbreaker-brain inspired personality swings as "the Gollum/Sméagol scene in Two Towers".

===[[wikipedia:The IT Crowd|The IT Crowd]]===
* In "The Speech", Douglas calls himself the boss, "Head Honcho. El Numero Uno. Mr. Big. The Godfather. Lord of the Rings. The Bourne... Identity. Er... Taxi Driver. Jaws."
* In "Jen The Fredo", Moss mishears Roy saying 'Fredo' and instead hears 'Frodo'. His response: "He took the ring to Mordor!"

===[[wikipedia:Just Shoot Me!|Just Shoot Me!]]===
* In "The Last Temptation of Elliot", Dennis makes fun of Elliot's newfound religion. He claims he loves the Lord - he loves all the Lords: [[The Lord of the Rings|The one of the Rings]], [[wikipedia:Lord of the Dance|the one of the Dance]], [[wikipedia:Twelve Days of Christmas|the ten that are always a-leapin'...]]

===[[wikipedia:The King of Queens|The King of Queens]]===
* In "Shear Torture", Spence (Patton Oswalt) wants to visit Fantasy Fest '05, his friends ridicule him for it. In response, he calls his three pudgy, middle-eaged friends "Hobbits".

===[[wikipedia:Legends of Tomorrow|Legends of Tomorrow]]===
* A fictionalized version of Tolkien appears in "Fellowship of the Spear", where he is played by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4791710/ Jack Turner]. He is a second lieutenant at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. The team of main characters seeks him out in [[1916]] because he wrote a treatise called ''The Burden of the Purest Heart'' and they think he can help them destroy the Spear of Destiny. Tolkien uses his knowledge on "Proto-[[Celtic]]" to help them locate the grave of Gawain and the blood of Christ, but are forced to flee and he remains behind.
*Turner as Tolkien appears again in the episode "Aruba", when the Legends travel back to the events of the earlier episode in order to avert subsequent events, surprising Tolkien who sees the present and future counterparts of the Legends together.
*In the episode "Guest Starring John Noble" the characters are watching ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' when they notice that [[Denethor]]'s voice is similar to the voice of the villain Mallus (voiced by [[John Noble]]); they travel back in [[New Zealand]] of [[1999]], during the filming of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] where they meet Noble (played by himself) and provide him with fake scripts (making him complain "You can't do that, mate! It's Tolkien, it's Lord of the Rings!")

===[[wikipedia:Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]===
* "Allegory of Love" deals with a fantasy author on the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] campus. Tolkien's work (along with [[Charles Williams|Williams']] and [[C.S. Lewis|Lewis']]) is mentioned several times by Professor Deering (played by James Fox), though he incorrectly pronounces the /ie/ in "Tolkien" as two individual letters. Several other fantasy sites of Oxford are also featured: [[Addison Walk]], [[Basil Blackwell|Blackwell]]'s book store, and ''[[The Eagle and Child]]''. The fantasy author, Dorian Chase, is part of a group of writers dubbed "[[Inklings|The New Inklings]]". Hathaway concludes the episode with [[Hugo Dyson]]'s remark "No more Elves!", paraphrased as "Not more flipping Elves - though he didn't say flipping".

===[[wikipedia:Lizzie McGuire|Lizzie McGuire]]===
* In "Clue-Less", socially awkward Larry Tudgeman tells Veruca he believes he's born in the wrong time period - he would be better at home in the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth.

===[[wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]===
* In "Further Instructions", Charlie ([[Dominic Monaghan]]) remarks that he heard trees are great conversationalists; this was a deliberate reference to Monaghan's role as Merry opposite [[Treebeard]].

===[[wikipedia:Magnum P.I.|Magnum P.I.]]===
* In a flashback to the Vietnam war in the episode "Two Birds of a Feather", a signals officer uses the callsigns "Frodo" and "Gandalf".

===[[wikipedia:Married with Children|Married with Children]]===
* In "God Help Ye Merry Bundymen", Al and Griff are fired on Christmas day. Al then becomes an "Elfineer" - the driver of a toy train for children. Upon seeing him in the ridiculous outfit, Griff remarks that he's one ugly Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:Midsomer Murders|Midsomer Murders]]===
* In "Judgement Day" (co-starring a pre-trilogy [[Orlando Bloom]]) Barnaby and Troy visit a house called "[[Lothlórien|Lothlorian]]" ''(sic)''. DCI Barnaby mentions that it's from ''The Lord of the Rings'' by "J.R." Tolkien. DS Troy admits to not reading it, and never finishing ''The Hobbit'' because he doesn't like Dwarves and "Fairies".

===[[wikipedia:Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]===
* In "Gorizilla", loyal fan Wayhem tries to keep the titular monster away from Adrien Agreste by shouting "You shall not pass!", to no avail.

===[[wikipedia:My Hero (TV series)|My Hero]]===
* Crazy neighbor Tyler often claims he has fantasy characters, like Gandalf and Frodo, in his apartment.

===[[wikipedia:My Name Is Earl|My Name Is Earl]]===
* In "Something to Live For", Earl compares a girl to an [[uruk-hai|Uruk]].

===[[wikipedia:My Parents Are Aliens|My Parents Are Aliens]]===
* In the episode "The Wedding", Josh refer to a wedding ring as "My precious".

===[[wikipedia:NewsRadio|NewsRadio]]===
* In episode 4.14, "Security Door", Matthew Brock sings of "Frodo, the paranoid gnome".

===[[wikipedia:The O.C.|The O.C.]]===
* In "The Day After Tomorrow", Marissa and Summer compare Seth's behavior to Gollum's. They didn't read the books, but were somewhat forced to watch the movie. They only remembered it as "[[wikipedia:Brokeback Mountain|gay guys on the mountain]]".

===[[wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office (US series)]]===
* In "The Alliance", it is revealed that Dwight Schrute's passwords are "[[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]" and "[[Gollum]]".
* In "Business Ethics", Jim has a bet with Dwight, in which Dwight can't take personal breaks or have conversations about anything other than works. To taunt him, Jim and Andy start "discussing" ''[[wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]'', saying everything wrong on purpose. Summarizing the plot, Jim says: "It's about this guy, [[wikipedia:Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] [[wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Calrissian]], who's got to take [[The One Ring|The Ring]] back to [[Mordor]]."

===[[wikipedia:One Tree Hill|One Tree Hill]]===
* In "Pictures of You", Lucas does a Gollum impression.

===[[wikipedia:Operation: Kids Next Door|Operation: Kids Next Door]]===
* The episode "Operation K.N.O.T." features "Froggy McDougal", a [[Gollum]]-lookalike. Froggy is voiced by [[Dave Wittenberg]].

===[[wikipedia:Portal (TV Series)|Portal]]===
* Shorty the Dwarf frequently yells "You have my axe!".

===[[wikipedia:Powerless (TV Series)|Powerless]]===
* In "Cold Season", Emily puts down Teddy by saying she built him up too much in his head - like she did with ''The Hobbit''. Teddy strives not to be a disappointment by saying "I am not the Hobbit movies".

===[[wikipedia:Red vs. Blue|Red vs. Blue]] ===
* In the season 13 finale, "The End", Doc/O'Malley says "Fly, you fools!" while holding off enemy troops.

===[[wikipedia:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]]===
* The cast of Surreal Life become the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] in "A Piece of the Action".

===[[wikipedia:The Sarah Silverman Program|The Sarah Silverman Program]]===
* The first episode of the second season, "[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]", takes the often used spoof name, but does not contain any references to ''The Lord of the Rings''; instead, the subplot is about ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' and the complete lack of reality of its players.

===[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]===
* In "Wrath of the Krampus", Sheriff Stone compares himself with a "smelly wizard from Center Earth" after he is mystically made older by the episode's villain.
* In "Aliens Among Us", the flashback shows the Irish thief O'Flaherty breaking into a hobbit hole.

===[[wikipedia:Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]===
* In the episode "My Old Man", Elliott does a [[Gollum]]-impression.
* In "Our Meeting with J.D.", J.D. gives Howie the nickname "Gollum".

===[[wikipedia:Sex and the City|Sex and the City]]===
* In "Splat!", food critic Martin Grable is pejoratively referred to as a Hobbit.

===[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]===
* In the episode "Dude, Where's My Ranch", a Gollum-parody called "Cleanie" appears. He is voiced by [[Andy Serkis]].
* The episode "[[Rome-Oh and Julie-Eh]]" spoofs the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields|Battle of Pelennor Fields]], the [[Battle of the Hornburg]] and also contains dialogue from [[Dáin Ironfoot]]'s encounted with the messenger of [[Sauron]].
* The Comic Book Guy's comic store has competition from stores called ''Mylar Baggins'' in North Haverbrook and ''Frodo's'' in Shelbyville.
* In ''The Simpsons Game'' (a video game spin-off of the series), Homer exclaims "[[Precious|My precious!]]" upon receiving a much desired keycard. The game also features ''Mobbits'', Hobbit parodies.
* In the episode "That '90s Show", Comic Book Guy tells people ''The Lord of the Rings'' can not be made into film. The episode is set in the nineties, but created in 2008.
* In episode 3 of season 20, "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Simon Woosterfield's horse is called [[Shadowfax]].
* In the episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget", the comic book guy begins his tale with the starting lines of the Silmarllion, quoting the names of Arda and Morgoth.

===[[wikipedia:The Sopranos|The Sopranos]]===
* In the episode "Whoever Did This?", Justin Cifaretto is badly injured during a bow and arrow game with a friend, who were reportedly reenacting scenes from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. Justin's hospitalization leads to a fight between Justin's father, capo Ralph Cifaretto, and don Tony Soprano, which the former does not survive.

===[[wikipedia:South Park|South Park]]===
* "Nurse Gollum" is a nurse with a conjoined twin fetus on her head.
* The episode ''[[The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]'' is a completely Tolkien-themed episode.
* In the episode "Go God Go", the otters prepare for war in a similar fashion as the Rohirrim in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.
* In "Make Love, Not Warcraft", a statuette of [[Durin's Bane]] can be seen.
* The episode 6.14, "The Death Camp of Tolerance" features several references, both to Peter Jackson's films as to [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]].
:::In order to get fired for being gay (and sue the school for millions), Mr. Garrisson stuffs Lemmiwinks the gerbil up his assistants ass. The gerbil's voyage inside the assistant is accompanied by a variation of "[[The Greatest Adventure]]":

<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:50px;">
A great adventure
Is waiting for you ahead
Hurry onward Lemmiwinks
Or you will soon be dead
The journey before you
May be long and filled with woe
But you must escape the gay man's ass
So your tale can be told.
</poem>
:::The song goes on any time Lemmiwinks journey is told. When the assistant takes a pepto pill, it falls down his throat and plunges into the stomach like [[Gandalf]] and [[Durin's Bane|the Balrog]] did in ''The Two Towers''. In the stomach, Lemmiwinks meets the katatafish, who will only let him pass the esophagus if he solves a riddle. What the riddle is is never shown.

===[[wikipedia:Spaceballs: The Animated Series|Spaceballs: The Animated Series]]===
* The episode "Lord of the Onion Rings" spoofs ''The Lord of the Rings''.
:* The titular onion ring was baked in a giant deep fryer, modeled after [[Barad-dûr]]. It's in a land called Lardor.
:* Barf (dressed as a hobbit) waits nearby, resting against a tree with a strain of grass in his mouth. When hero Lone Starr arrives, he welcomes him with "You're late".
:* In order to sniff out the Onion Ring (its special power is that its scent can knock out armies), villains President Skroob and [[Dee Bradley Baker|Dark Helmet]] use a replica of Barad-Dûr that has a pink nose rather than a [[Eye of Sauron|red eye]].
:* After putting the Ring in the microwave, Lone Starr tells Barf to touch it - but it's still hot.
:* Though set inside rather than in a patio, the "Council of Yogurt" is clearly modeled after the [[Council of Elrond]]. Barf, the "hobbit", volunteers, but only because the rest chickens out. The rest decide to tag along, and Yogurt calls them "The Fellowship of the Onion Ring".
:* Yogurt, a Yoda parody, gives everone "indecipherable code names". Barf becomes "Barf [[Baggins Family|Baggins]]". Lone Starr becomes "Lone Starragorn", and princess Vespa "Vesperwen". Yogurt does not give himself a name, but puts on a pointy hat anyway.
:* Skroob then refers to Lone Starragorn as "Lone [[Arathorn II|Starrathorn]]'s heir"
:* Yogurt and "Dark [[Saruman|Heluman]]" discuss the latter's fall from grace.
:* Dot Matrix, a robot, serves as "[[Galadriel|Galadriot Matrix]]". Her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]] is filled with oil.
:* On a moonlit hill, Starr speaks to Vespa in an unintelligible gibberish, similar to Elvish. Only it wasn't another language, he was speaking with his mouth full.
:* The team has to cross the treacherous Hot Lard Swamps.
:* Dark Helmet mixes up the terms "Dark Army" and "Orc Army", and created a Dork Army. They birth like the [[Uruk-Hai]] in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.
:* Upon splitting up, Yogurt yells at Barf to keep the Onion ring secret and safe.
:* Barf doubles as [[Gollum]], coveting his [[Precious|"delicious"]]. In the end, he bites off his own finger.
:* Yogurt flies into Lardor on a newly introduced bird to pick up Barf.
:* The [[The Fellowship Reunited|bed scene]] is featured.
:* Lone Starragorn is crowned with a replica of the Crown of Gondor.

===[[wikipedia:SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob SquarePants]]===
* In the episode "Banned in Bikini Bottom", a banner reads "Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe".
* "Dunces and Dragons" features references to many fantasy series. The domain of the evil Plankton resembles [[Mordor]], and his fortress [[Barad-dûr]].

===[[wikipedia:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]===
* Dr. Bill Lee is a [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fan]], and in the episode "Critical Mass", he uses the concept of the [[warning beacons of Gondor]] to explain how to relay a message to Atlantis.

===[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]===
* In the episode "Family Business", the Ferengi are shown to live in Hobbit-like houses. The similarity is probably intentional, considering that the scriptwriters also wrote the book "Legends of the Ferengi" that contains many ''Lord of the Rings'' references.

===[[wikipedia:Still Standing (TV series)|Still Standing]]===
* In the episode "Still Flunking", Bryan has to climb a wall to pass gym. When he finally tries it, he says "It's Hobbit time", referring to his less-than-athletic body shape.

===[[wikipedia:Stranger Things (TV Series)|Stranger Things]]===
* Will Byers goes missing on a forested street he and his friends call "[[Mirkwood]]". While questioned by the police, his friends argue whether the name appears in the ''Lord of the Rings'' or ''The Hobbit''.
*The password to Will's "secret" cabin is "[[Radagast]]".
*Dustin dubs "[[Weathertop]]" the hill where he builds his experimental antenna.

===[[wikipedia:Superman: The Animated Series|Superman: The Animated Series]]===
* In the episode "The Hand of Fate", the wicca character Rainsong is owner of a bookstore called "The Dancing Hobbit".

===[[wikipedia:Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]===
* In "Hell House", Harry Spangler exclaims "Sweet Lord of the Rings!" as an expression of surprise.
* In the episode "Goodbye Stranger", Dean says to Sam that he may not be able to carry his burden but he can carry him. Sam replies that he just quoted ''The Lord of the Rings''.
* In the episode "Good God, Y'all!" Dean asks Sam 'pit stop at Mt Doom?' after gaining the horseman War's ring.

===[[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]===
* In the second season episode "Mazes & Mutants", the Turtles play out a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-like game. The episode features multiple references to ''The Lord of the Rings'', including "The Fellowship of Turtles", and Michelangelo refers to his special ring as "precious". [[Sean Astin]] stars as Raphael.

===[[wikipedia:Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!]]===
* In "Cool School", Ravager mockingly calls sorceress Raven Gandalf.

===[[wikipedia:Ugly Betty|Ugly Betty]]===
* In "Filing for the Enemy", Wilhelmina calls Betty "the One". Betty responds with: "What, like ''The Lord of the Rings''?", referring to [[the One Ring]].

===[[wikipedia:VeggieTales|VeggieTales]]===
* The 27th episode, "[[Lord of the Beans]]", is a pretty overt parody. The series was created to teach Christian lessons to children; this episode is (quite fitting) about unselfishness.

===[[wikipedia:Voltron: Legendary Defender|Voltron: Legendary Defender]]===
* In the season 6 episode "Monsters & Mana", the Paladins play a [[Dungeons and Dragons]]-style game. Shiro's character is introduced in a a shady alcove in an inn, much like [[Aragorn]] was in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Viva_La_Bam|Viva La Bam]]===
* In "Community Disservice", Phil says that he had to park by the [[smial|Hobbit Hole]]. In the next scene there is a picture of a shed named Hobbit Hole.

===[[wikipedia:The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros.]]===
* In "Self Medication", Hank, Dean and Sergeant Hatred go to a fantasy movie "Rings of the Realm".

===[[wikipedia:Visionaries:_Knights_of_the_Magical_Light|Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]===
* This series, which has been set in a fantasy world, features several characters named after Arthurian legend - Mortdredd, Merklynn, Ectar - and also one distinctively similar to one from [[Arda]]: the main female protagonist, "Galadria", who has the power to heal.

===[[wikipedia:The Walking Dead|The Walking Dead]]===
* In the episode "Cherokee Rose", Rick comments that his cousin had to wait in a car for 24 hours and spent the time listening to an [[audiobook]] of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

===[[wikipedia:Will & Grace|Will & Grace]]===
* In "Ice Cream Balls", one of Will's clients is a big ''The Lord of the Rings'' fan. Will responds with that he likes any movie in which "two boys named Merry and Pippin risk their lives for a good piece of jewelry". The client makes verious other references to the films - he want to retire and count his [[precious]] money and he wants Jack to be "the Lord of his Ring".

===[[wikipedia:W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]===
* In "G is for Garbage", the character [[Steven Jay Blum|Blunk]] does a Gollum-like "[[precious]]" when someone tries to steal a prized piece of garbage from him.

===[[wikipedia:Wonderfalls|Wonderfalls]]===
* Because Jaye lacks hometown pride, Mahandra calls her "a Hobbit that hates the Shire" in episode 6, "Barrel Bear".
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===[[wikipedia:The World's Greatest Super Friends|The World's Greatest Super Friends]]===
* The episode "[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_Middle_Earth The Lord of Middle Earth]" (1979) uses the name "[[Middle-earth]]", as well as a fantasy setting, but is not directly inspired by Tolkien's works. [[Casey Kasem]] had a supporting role as Robin; [[Bonnie Callahan|Bonnie GoodKnight]] is credited as a background artist.

==Video games==
===[[wikipedia:DC Universe Online|DC Universe Online]]===
* One of challenge boss Tiger Eye's lines is "Meat is back on the menu", taken from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

===[[wikipedia:Hearthstone|Hearthstone]]===
*List of achievements:
**"The One Ring" - named after Sauron's [[The One Ring|ring]]
**"Return of the King" - named after the [[Return of the King|third volume]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey]]===
*In the world of Arcadia, the lair of the Gribbler creature is described as "a cozy [[smial|hobbit hole]]".
*Still in Arcadia, April can find ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' among the books of Abnaxus' library. She will comment that the classics are common in both worlds.
*The fifth chapter of the game is titled ''[[There and Back Again]]''.

===[[wikipedia:The Pandora Directive|The Pandora Directive]]===
*When Archie Elis asks Tex Murphy his identity, the player can select among three responses, one being described "Hobbit Humor". Selecting it, Tex says "I am [[Gandalf]], Wielder of the [[Glamdring]] and Slayer of the [[Durin's Bane|Balrog]]."

===[[wikipedia:School Days (visual_novel)|School Days]]===
*[[Silmaril]] is one of the movies Makoto can choose to have he and Kotonoha go to on their date, which, if chosen, strengthens Makoto's relationship with her. During the movie Kotonoha tells Makoto that it is based off a book written by a 19th century professor.

===[[wikipedia:Simon the Sorerer|Simon the Sorerer]]===
*A creature called [[Gollum]] can be found fishing. He will help the player get a [[One Ring|ring of invisibility]].
*Talking with Gollum, will also refer to stories such as "''[[The Hobbit|The Short Creature with Furry Feet]]''" and "''[[The Lord of the Rings|The Master of the Finger Ornaments]]''".

===[[Wikipedia:Under a Killing Moon|Under a Killing Moon]] (novelization)===
*When Tex Murphy tastes a cigarette he doesn't like, he describes it as "The kind of creation [[Sauron]] and his minions worked through the night creating in the foul-stench bowels of [[Barad-dûr|Barad-Dur]]".

===[[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]===
*There is a item called "The 1 Ring" that can only be acquired from Fishing. This is a reference to [[The One Ring]] being found by [[Déagol]] and [[Sméagol]] while on a fishing trip.

==See also==
*[[Locations named after Tolkien's works]]
*[[Species named after Tolkien's works]]
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