"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" James Caan/David Cross/Greg Behrendt (TV Episode 2003)
A clip is shown."Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Will Ferrell/Chloë Sevigny/Sarah Vowell (TV Episode 2003)
A clip is shown during Will Ferrell's interview."Troldspejlet" Episode #31.12 (TV Episode 2004)
VHS release reviewed + footage usedLights, Camera, Puffin! (Video 2004)
This title is featured.That's a Wrap (Video 2004)
This title is featured.
"Dinner for Five" Episode #2.6 (TV Episode 2003)
Title mentioned by Jon Favreau and shown on screen when Will Ferrell is identified by name."Dinner for Five" Episode #2.10 (TV Episode 2003)
Mentioned in dialogue; the five guests all worked on this film.- A still is shown for the "Now in Theaters" bumper. Two thumbs up.
"High Chaparall" Monica Lewinsky (TV Episode 2003)
Monica comments on Filip's similar looks to Will Ferrell in the movie, and they later give him a hair makeover with a perm to make him look exactly as Will.The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special 2004)
Jim Carrey jokingly says that this movie won
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Scene with Buddy standing on a bridge during snow storm feeling dejected on Christmas Eve.Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Gimbel's at Christmas and questions about Santa being real.Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Laughing Hyena snippet is heard from the jack in the boxes.An Affair to Remember (1957)
Scene in which Buddy gets struck by a taxicab, while looking at the building.Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV Movie 1964)
Buddy's outfit is a direct replica of the elf supervisor from this film. Also, the animated sections showing a talking snowman, unique credits style, singing elves, and Buddy's journey on a floating chunk of ice come from this television special.
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (TV Special 2014)
This was remade as a animated musical TV movie.
"How It Should Have Ended" The Holiday Movie Special (TV Episode 2010)
Holiday Movie parodyBrenda Lee: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Music Video 2019)
Animated scenes of the movie played for laughs
Patterson-Gimlin Film (Short 1967)
The amateur footage shot of Elf walking in the woods shown on the evening news spoofs this film.Platoon (1986)
In the snowball fight Buddy snipes a runaway, from Plato on My Lai, the shooting of a runaway.
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (TV Special 2014)