REFERENCES

FILMS

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
There are several references, including the ending. In addition, naming the town Santa Mira is a nod to this movie.

PSYCHO (1960)
Some lines of dialogue are a nod to 'Psycho', as well as when Challis checks the registry at the motel.

THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1967)
The final scene between Dan and Ellie mirrors the finale of this movie.

HALLOWEEN (1978)
A clip from 'Halloween' is shown on a TV during a bar scene and the climactic scenes, encouraging kids to watch the classic and stick around for the big giveaway after.

BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (1984)
The movie is shown briefly on a marquee.

PSYCHOS IN LOVE (1987)
Joe and Kate rent this movie in a video store.

THE HUNT FOR THE HOUSE ON CUCKOO LANE (2011)
The 'Halloween III' VHS artwork is shown.

LIVID (2011)
As Ben struggles to start the car, three children in rubber masks appear. The masks they wear are the Pumpkin, Skull and Witch designs sold by the Silver Shamrock company. As they approach, William quietly sings the Silver Shamrock jingle to himself.

THE GUEST (2014)
During the school party scene, you can see images of a Jack-o-Lantern, a skull, and a witch together, an obvious homage to 'Halloween III'.

DIGGING UP THE MARROW (2014)
The 'Halloween III' VHS is shown on a shelf in Adam Green's home.

DIGGING UP THE MARROW (2014)
The 'Halloween III' VHS is shown on a shelf in Adam Green's home.

THE HOUSE ON CUCKOO LANE (2014)
The 'Halloween III' VHS artwork is shown.

CHOPPING BLOCK (2016)
The Silver Shamrock masks are depicted on a crew member's shirt during a closing credits outttake.

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (2017)
Both Cochran and Poppy prefer using robots rather than humans because they're loyal and obedient, similar to how Cochran described them in 'Halloween III'.

HALLOWEEN (2018)
During the trick-or-treat scenes, a trio of children can be seen together wearing a skeleton costume, witch costume and Jack O'Lantern mask, an obvious homage to 'Halloween III'.

A MEOWY HALLOWEEN (2018)
The Silver Shamrock merchandise from 'Halloween III' is mentioned.

GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN (2018)
Before heading to the Tesla factory to rescue Kathy, Sarah, Sonny and Sam disguise themselves as Halloween characters in order to blend in with the monsters rampaging through town. Their disguises are comprised of a skeleton, a witch and a pumpkin similar to the Silver Shamrock masks in 'Halloween III'.

SCARE PACKAGE (2019)
'Halloween III' is mentioned by Chad while asking questions to the job applicant.


TELEVISION

SISKEL & EBERT (1983)
EPISODE: 'Stinkers Of 1982'.
The movie is included in the list, and clips are shown.

KNIGHT RIDER (1984)
EPISODE: 'Halloween Knight'.
Norman Baines is seen at the foundation halloween party wearing a Pumpkin Mask with a Silver Shamrock chip.

SHOCKTOBER (1989)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
The movie is presented and screened.

FEAR IN THE DARK (1991)
The movie poster is shown.

SVENGOOLIE (1998)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
The movie is featured.

'HALLOWEEN': A CUT ABOVE THE REST (2003)

THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD (2006)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
The host complains about the movie's name.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2007)
EPISODE: 'Halloween'.
The movie is discussed, and why it differs from the first two.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2007)
EPISODE: 'Monster Madness 2007 Recap'.
The mask ad from the movie is shown.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2009)
EPISODE: 'Demented Death Farm Massacre'.
Snob puts on a pumpkin mask, the Silver Shamrock jingle plays, and the mask hurts him.

THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC (2010)
EPISODE: 'The 100th Episode: Battlefield Earth'.
The host states that 'Battlefield Earth' "has as much to do with Scientology as 'Halloween III' does with 'Halloween' I and II".

TOP 10 SEQUELS THAT AREN'T AS BAD AS EVERYONE SAYS (2010)
'Halloween III' ranks #2.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2011)
EPISODE: 'New Year's Evil'.
The host mocks 'New Year's Evil', saying, "Boy, are they going to be embarrassed when they hear he was only calling to get the Silver Shamrock commercials off the air".

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween'.
The host recalls the scene in the bar where Challis sees a TV ad for the original 'Halloween'.

HOLLYWOOD'S TOP TEN (2011)
EPISODE: 'Scream Queens'.
Lynda mentions the movie.

PHELOUS & THE MOVIES (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween: Resurrection'.
Phelous recites the Silver Shamrock jingle during his review of this film.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2011)
EPISODE: 'The Corpse Grinders'.
The host refers to the movie, wondering "what's in the Silver Shamrock masks".

BOARD JAMES (2011)
EPISODE: 'Splat!'.
The DVD of the movie is visible.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween 2 & 3'.
Reviews entire film.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers'.
Recaps movie and calls it a good film.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers'.
Clip is shown when the host discusses how 'Halloween 6' tries to address the origins of the holiday.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later'.
Praises the movie for starting fresh with an original idea.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween Remakes'.
Clips from the movie are shown.

80'S DAN (2011)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III; Season Of The Witch'.
'Halloween III' is reviewed.

HORROR'S HALLOWED GROUNDS (2012)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
Clips from the film are shown.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2012)
EPISODE: 'Hack-O-Lantern'.
The Snob says, "Let's see, The Silver Shamrock theme's gotta be around here somewhere. How else will I know how many more days 'til Halloween?"

THE CINEMA SNOB (2012)
EPISODE: 'Hack-O-Lantern'.
The Snob says, "Let's see, The Silver Shamrock theme's gotta be around here somewhere. How else will I know how many more days 'til Halloween?"

THE CINEMA SNOB (2012)
EPISODE: 'Son Of Sleepaway Camp'.
The Snob says, "Oh well, better take him to the medical lab at the Silver Shamrock factory".

THE MIDDLE (2012)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: The Driving'.
'Halloween III' is mentioned.

PHELOUS AND THE MOVIES (2012)
EPISODE: 'Phalloween 6: The Hairbrained Explanation Of Michael Myers'.
Phelous reveals that Michael and Jason's masks are Silver Shamrocks and sings a rendition of the commercial jingle.

PHELOUS AND THE MOVIES (2013)
EPISODE: 'Friday The 13th Part IX: Jason Goes On Vacation: Part 1'.
Phelous mentions how Halloween fans were unhappy with the change, which is why they brought Michael Myers back.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2013)
EPISODE: 'Shock! Shock! Shock!'.
The Snob says, "Apparently Conal Cochran's robots continued their reign".

SHAMEFUL SEQUELS (2013)
EPISODE: 'Jurassic Park III'.
The host says, "...or not including Michael Myers in a new Halloween movie".

BOARD JAMES (2013)
EPISODE: 'Dream Phone'.
The 'Halloween III' DVD is shown behind Mike Matei.

DVD-R HELL (2013)
EPISODE: 'Pagan Invasion: Halloween, Trick Or Treat?: Part 1'.
Brad is wearing a 'Halloween III' t-shirt and says that this movie revealed the true origins of 'Halloween'.

DVD-R HELL (2013)
EPISODE: 'Pagan Invasion: Halloween, Trick Or Treat?: Part 2'.
Brad is wearing a 'Halloween III' t-shirt and the Silver Shamrock jingle plays during the end credits.

JONTRON (2013)
EPISODE: 'Goosebumps: Part 2'.
The 'Halloween III' movie poster is shown.

THE COMIX SCRUTINIZER (2013)
EPISODE: 'Witch Doctor #0'.
The Scrutinizer puts on a pumpkin mask, the Silver Shamrock jingle plays and the mask hurts him.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2013)
EPISODE: 'Halloween'.
Conal Cochran's Halloween monologue is placed over the title, and Dr. Challis is made to watch the scene from Halloween while being held hostage.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2014)
EPISODE: 'Halloween II'.
The Snob says, "If I knew that's what the inside of a Silver Shamrock mask looked like, I wouldn't have put the damn thing on".

THE CINEMA SNOB (2014)
EPISODE: 'Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers'.
There are references throughout, and Brad explains his reasoning for not reviewing it.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2014)
EPISODE: 'Silent Night, Deadly Night IV: Initiation'.
The Snob says, "So it's like 'Halloween III' now? We're showing bits of the other movies?"

THE CINEMA SNOB (2014)
EPISODE: 'Devil Times Five'.
The Snob says, "Now I know how this movie is going to end: a joke on the children".

MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS (2014)
EPISODE: 'The Fault In Our Stars/Edge Of Tomorrow'.
Brad Jones mentions how the Blu-ray of 'Halloween III' makes the makeup visible on everyone's face.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2014)
EPISODE: 'Night Of The Creeps'.
The host mentions that 'Halloween III' also stars Tom Atkins.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2014)
EPISODE: 'Buried Secrets'.
Raphael watches the "magic pumpkin" on TV during this episode.

THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD (2014)
EPISODE: 'The Movie'.
The scene of the Nerd being forced to play Eee-Tee is a spoof of the scene in 'Halloween III', when Challis is forced to watch Silver Shamrock.

THE 50 BEST HORROR MOVIES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN (2014)
'Halloween III' is featured.

THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC (2014)
EPISODE: 'Top 11 New Halloween Classics'.
'Halloween III' ranks #10.

CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS (2014)
EPISODE: 'Trick 'R Treat'.
James says how 'Halloween III' and the proposed anthology would better cover the holiday of 'Halloween'.

42ND STREET MEMORIES (2015)
EPISODE: 'The Rise And Fall Of America's Most Notorious Street'.
'Halloween' appears on a theatre marquee on 42nd Street in New York.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2015)
EPISODE: 'Zombie'.
The Snob says, "It's also psychically ripping off 'Halloween III'!"

THE CINEMA SNOB (2015)
EPISODE: 'Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers'.
The Snob says, "They're hacking away at Little Buddy's head from Part 3".

THE CINEMA SNOB (2015)
EPISODE: 'Silent Night, Deadly Night V: The Toy Maker'.
The Snob refers to this movie as 'Halloween III' Part 2.

THE NOSTALGIA CRITIC (2015)
EPISODE: 'Top 11 Halloween Guilty Pleasures'.
The Critic says, "It's like the 'Halloween III' of its day".

ATOP THE FOURTH WALL (2015)
EPISODE: 'Nightmares On Elm Street #5-6'.
Linkara wears the 'Halloween III' pumpkin mask during this episode.

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (2015)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III'.
'Halloween III' is mentioned.

BLACKCATLONER REVIEWS (2015)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
'Halloween III' is reviewed.

BEST OF THE WORST (2016)
EPISODE: 'Wheel Of The Worst #12'.
Colin Cunningham mentions 'Halloween III'. Also, the movie poster and clips are shown.

BLACKCATLONER REVIEWS (2016)
EPISODE: 'What The Hell, YouTube?'.
Blackcatloner talks about getting a copyright claim for his 'Halloween III' review.

BLACKCATLONER REVIEWS (2016)
EPISODE: 'It's A Deadpool, Breakfast Club, Fair Use Kind Of Thing'.
Blackcatloner recalls a copyright problem he had in regards to his use of the Silver Shamrock jingle in his review of 'Halloween III'.

BLACKCATLONER REVIEWS (2016)
EPISODE: 'Ghosts Of Halloween Past'.
Blackcatloner says, "The other Halloween films with Michael Myers were boring as hell. Halloween III's the only good one".

JEOPARDY (2016)
EPISODE: '#33.36'.
'Halloween III' is referenced in a clue and correct response in the 'Halloween Entertainment' category.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2016)
EPISODE: 'Captain America'.
The Snob says, "But they found Conal Cochran's lair".

THE CINEMA SNOB (2016)
EPISODE: 'The Burning Hell'.
The Snob says, "He looks like if Matlock decided to sell Silver Shamrock masks".

THE CINEMA SNOB (2016)
EPISODE: 'Trick Or Treat'.
The Snob says, "Across the country, Dr. Challis is also stopping stations from playing the Silver Shamrock commercial".

THE CINEMA SNOB (2016)
EPISODE: 'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'.
The Snob says, "Thanks, Grandma Cochran. I've seen 'Halloween III'. It's a much better movie than this".

HALF IN THE BAG (2016)
EPISODE: '10 Cloverfield Lane And Me Him Her'.
'Halloween III' is mentioned.

THE VENOMONTH OF HORRORS (2017)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
'Halloween III' is reviewed.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2017)
EPISODE: 'Halloween: Resurrection'.
The Snob points out that the intention of this movie was reconsidered for the next potential entry after 'Resurrection'.

HALF IN THE BAG (2018)
EPISODE: 'The Cloverfield Paradox And The Netflix Conundrum'.
Clips from 'Halloween III' are shown.

WATCH MOJO (2018)
EPISODE: 'Top 10 Movie Sequels That Were Barely Linked To The Originals'.
'Halloween III' ranks #1.

WATCH MOJO (2018)
EPISODE: 'Top 10 Creepiest Moments From The Halloween Franchise'.
Watching the "magic pumpkin" ranks #2.

THE KILL COUNT (2018)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
The kills of 'Halloween III' are discussed and analyzed.

HALF IN THE BAG (2018)
EPISODE: 'Halloween 2018'.
A clip from 'Halloween III' is shown.

CHRIS STUCKMANN MOVIE REVIEWS (2018)
EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
'Halloween III' is reviewed.

THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN (2018)
EPISODE: 'Reba McEntire/Lucy Hale/Glenn Howerton/Kelsea Ballerini'.
Guest Glenn Howerton names 'Halloween III' as the first horror movie he ever watched.

THE KILL COUNT (2019)
EPISODE: 'My Bloody Valentine 3D'.
A clip from 'Halloween III' is shown.

WATCH MOJO (2019)
EPISODE: 'Top 10 Great Horror Movies With Bad Rotten Tomatoes Scores'.
'Halloween III' ranks #4 with a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

WATCH MOJO (2019)
EPISODE: 'Top 10 Most Polarizing Franchise Movies Of All Time'.
'Halloween III' ranks #9.

FILMS UNDER CONSTANT CRITIQUE (2019)
EPISODE: 'Batman Forever And Batman & Robin'.
The servant of Athena says that the plot to 'Batman Forever' reminds him of the plot to 'Halloween III'.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2019)
EPISODE: 'Stephen King's IT'.
The Snob mentions 'Halloween III' during this episode.

TOO LOUD (2019)
EPISODE: 'Slumber Party'.
The Jack-O-Lantern, Skull, and Witch masks from 'Halloween III' were shown on display in Rachael's living room.

 MR. ROBOT (2019)
 EPISODE: '401 Unauthorized'.
When Elliot hacks into the lawyer's computer, a number of the accounts mention Silver Shamrock. a sinister corporation in 'Halloween III', which distributed demonic masks to children as part of a massive human sacrifice.

 THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS (2019)
 EPISODE: 'Halloween Hootenanny: Halloween'.
Darcy gripes that Joe Bob skips 'Halloween III'.

 THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS (2019)
 EPISODE: 'Halloween Hootenanny: Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers'.
Again expressing her annoyance that they're skipping 'Halloween III', Darcy opens the show voicing a Joe Bob marionette who declares it's the greatest 'Halloween' movie ever made.

 THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS (2019)
 EPISODE: 'Halloween Hootenanny: Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers'.
Darcy is dressed as Tom Atkins, who calls Joe Bob to voice his displeasure that 'Halloween III' wasn't featured in this marathon.

 9-1-1 (2019)
 EPISODE: 'Monsters'.
Chim tells Maddie that 'Halloween III' had nothing to do with the first two movies.

 HALF IN THE BAG (2019)
 EPISODE: 'Terminator: Dark Fate'.
'Halloween III' is mentioned.

 DEAD MEAT PODCAST (2019)
 EPISODE: 'The Asylum Movie Title Game'.
'Halloween III' is mentioned by James as a guess.

 THE CINEMA SNOB (2020)
EPISODE: 'Child's Play 2'.
Several 'Halloween III' references are made during this episode.

THE CINEMA SNOB (2020)
EPISODE: 'Little Shop Of Horrors'.
A commercial break hints the Snob will finally (re)review 'Halloween III', as do numerous Silver Shamrock jokes.

 THE CINEMA SNOB (2020)
 EPISODE: 'Halloween III: Season Of The Witch'.
'Halloween III' is reviewed during this episode.

 WATCH MOJO (2020)
 EPISODE: 'Another Top 10 Unexpected Horror Movie Deaths'.
The death of Buddy Kupfer, Jr. gets an honorable mention.

 DASHIE XP (2020)
 EPISODE: 'Ghetto Video Store'.
'Halloween III' is mentioned and the VHS cover is shown.

VIDEO

THE CIGARETTE AND THE WEED (1981)
 In the 'Halloween III' bar scene, this film appears on the TV, right before Challis asks for the channel to be changed.

 COMING SOON (1982)

'HALLOWEEN' UNMASKED (1999)

 SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE 13TH (2000)
 The jack-o-lantern mask that is pulled off the killer at the end is similar to the ones in 'Halloween III'.

 HORROR BUSINESS (2005)
 The movie poster is shown.

 PENNY DREADFUL (2005)
 The Silver Shamrock jingle can be heard the background of the kitchen scene.

 BAN THE SADIST VIDEOS! PART 2 (2006)
 The movie poster is shown in a newspaper article.

 GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM (2006)
 The movie is mentioned in a magazine.

 HALLOWEEN: 25 YEARS OF TERROR (2006)
 The movie is mentioned and discussed, and the poster and clips are shown.

 THIS CHANGED EARTH (2011)
 The 'Halloween III' VHS artwork is shown.

 STANDALONE: THE MAKING OF HALLOWEEN III (2012)
 'Halloween III' is discussed, and clips from the film are shown.

 NIGHT OF THE CREEPS: TOM ATKINS, MAN OF ACTION (2012)
 'Halloween III' is discussed.

 REWIND THIS (2013)
 The 'Halloween III' VHS video case is shown.
DEAN OF DARKNESS WITH DEAN CUNDEY (2013)
 'Halloween III' is mentioned.
CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13TH (2013)
 'Halloween III' is discussed.

 THE SASSY ONE WITH NANCY LOOMIS (2013)
 'Halloween III' is mentioned.

 AT ALL COST (2014)
 The motel where Adam and Brian goes to sleep is named 'The Rose of Shannon', in reference to the motel which Dr. Challis and Ellie spend their nights.

 24 X 36: A MOVIE ABOUT POSTERS (2016)
 The 'Halloween III' movie poster is shown.

 DON'T PANIC (2017)
 One of the characters, David, watches 'Halloween III'.

 TRAILER TRAUMA 3: 80S HORRORTHON (2017)
 The 'Halloween III' trailer is featured.
IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS (2019)
 Clips from 'Halloween III' are featured in the 1982 segment.

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