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Follows 

Followed by 

Remade as 

Plan 9 (2013)

Edited into 

Hellish Spiders (1968)
Special effects footage reused.
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996) (Video Game)
the trailer to Plan 9 is shown in the theatre at Horrorland Plaza.

References 

Dracula (1931)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Eros' big reveal speech makes many of the same points as Klaatu's but in a clumsy, amateurish way
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
The tunic worn by the Earl of Alban in combat is worn by John Breckenridge, the alien ruler.

Referenced in 

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The opening lines of the finale "Don't feed the plants" are an homage to the final narration given by Chriswell in Plan 9
Probe: Plan 10 from Outer Space (1988) (TV Episode)
Title referenced.
Midnight Movie Massacre (1988)
Poster in theater
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Episode #1.5 (1988) (TV Episode)
Referenced by name
Muppet Babies: Plan 8 from Outer Space (1988) (TV Episode)
Title referenced.
On the Trail of Ed Wood (1990)
the movie is mentioned in a interview
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Plan Six from Outer Space (1990) (TV Episode)
Title referenced.
Wings: Plane Nine from Nantucket (1991) (TV Episode)
The title is a reference to the title of the movie.
Seinfeld: The Chinese Restaurant (1991) (TV Episode)
Jerry, Elaine & George are planning on going to see the film. Jerry states how it is the worst film ever made.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (1993) (TV Episode)
Joel: (as Bela Lugosi) I'm going to go make Plan 9. I'll be right back.
Under a Killing Moon (1994) (Video Game)
"Plan 9 Flying Saucers"
Homicide: Life on the Street: See No Evil (1994) (TV Episode)
The film is advertised on a cinema marquee.
Ed Wood (1994)
Baby Ghost (1995)
Elliot is reminded of a movie he once saw and proceeds to describe it in detail.
Little Lost Sea Serpent (1995) (Video)
Ozzy makes a reference to the movie in one scene.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Amazing Transparent Man (1995) (TV Episode)
Plan 5 From Outer Space!
The Critic: All the Duke's Men (1995) (TV Episode)
Inspector Clay appears as one of the zombies.
Seinfeld: The Postponement (1995) (TV Episode)
mentioned once
The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: Casper vs. the Ultimate Fanboy/Field of Screams (1996) (TV Episode)
"Queen Bee from Planet 9" is a take on "Plan 9 From Outer Space."
Pinky and the Brain: Plan Brain from Outer Space (1996) (TV Episode)
Title referenced.
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Troldspejlet: Frankenstein and Me (1997) (TV Episode)
Forrest J Ackerman mentions the film during a guided tour through his Acker Mansion, a huge collection of sci-fi and monster memorabilia
The Simpsons: The Springfield Files (1997) (TV Episode)
The narration sequences are based on Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Showbiz Today: Episode dated 28 July 1997 (1997) (TV Episode)
Referenced in Sci FI con report
Orgazmo (1997)
Orgazmo's line "That was... too close!"
Starship Troopers (1997)
The psychic commercial opens the same way as plan 9 from outerspace
Bleeder (1999)
Lenny uses a shirt
Wild Zero (1999)
UFOs creating zombies
Laughing Boy (2000)
Bob Came from Outer Space (2000) (Video)
Referenced in dialog/visuals
The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (2001) (Video Game)
Level title: "Plan 9 from Outer Springfield"
Fanalysis (2002)
Fan is wearing a Plan 9 T-shirt.
Barely Legal Lesbian Vampires: The Curse of Ed Wood! (2003) (Video)
Mentioned by name.
Something to Do with Death (2003) (Video)
mentioned once
Exhumed (2003) (Video)
similar plot
Private Eyes (2004) (Short)
'Jonesy' quotes Plan 9 from Outer Space when he gets confused
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: Once Upon a Beginning (2004) (TV Episode)
The flimsy, wobbling gravestones pay homage to this film.
Night of the Fools (2004) (Video)
homage to Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (Video Game)
Para-Medic mentions this film during a conversation after you save.
Horror Business (2005) (Video)
Poster and t-shirt are shown.
The Naked Monster (2005)
Paul Marco (Kelton the Cop) in uniform, scratches his head with his gun, and faces off with the Monstersaurus.
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (Video Game)
The very first shot in story mode is a blue planet. When the camera pulls out, the blue planet is on a billboard advertising a drive-in movie theater's showing of "Plan 9 From Outer Space"
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
The Oompa Loompa's salute Willy Wonka in the same manner as the Plan 9 aliens salute their leader.
Purvos (2006) (Video)
Poster on the wall of the detective
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII (2006) (TV Episode)
Someone's onscreen Halloween joke credit is "Plan 9 From Dana Ghould" in homage to this film.
Good Eats: Fruit Ten from Outer Space (2007) (TV Episode)
Title Reference
Down by the Riverside (2007)
Dialogue reference
How I Met Your Mother: Ten Sessions (2008) (TV Episode)
Stella says this is the worst movie ever made
Best Worst Movie (2009)
IMDb ratings showing movie to be higher rated than "Troll 2."
My First Experimental Film (2009)
The director was trying to remake many of the elements from this film unsucessfully.
Jefferson Anderson: Tauno Muikku (2009) (TV Episode)
Pöysti and his date discuss this movie.
The Landlord (2009)
Poster seen on wall
Vampire City 2: Rock 'N Roll Zombies from Outer Space (2009)
The movie pays tribute to "Plan 9", one of the lead characters is named Ed E. Wood, the Chief Inspectors name is Daniel Clay, who was originally portrayed by Tor Johnson
Planet 51 (2009)
The inhabitants of the planet fear that Chuck is an evil alien who plans to turn everybody into a zombie, just like in "Plan 9"
Jeopardy!: Episode #26.162 (2010) (TV Episode)
Subject of a $600 clue in the category "Zombieland"
Brief Film Reviews: My DVD/Blu-Ray Collection (2010) (TV Episode)
DVD cover shown.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The A-Team/The Karate Kid/Winter's Bone (2010) (TV Episode)
Poster shown in "Why Are You in This Movie" segment introduction
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXI (2010) (TV Episode)
"Plan Onime from Outer Space" is listed among the opening credits.
Brows Held High: Zardoz (2011) (TV Episode)
mentions bad films
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann: Episode dated 24 October 2011 (2011) (TV Episode)
Keith calls Herman Cain's 999 Plan "Plan 999 from Outer Space."
Insectula! (2013)
mimics the introduction sequence
The Apprentice: The Wolf in Charge of the Hen House (2013) (TV Episode)
Penn mentions the title
Atop the Fourth Wall: Target $20 Lamp Review (2013) (TV Episode)
"when you make the aliens from Plan 9 look dignified..."

Features 

Criswell Predicts (1953) (TV Series)
The show's set, title card and theme tune were used for the Criswell segments which open and close the film

Featured in 

Night of the Creeps (1986)
House mother watches Plan 9 from Outer Space on TV.
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Episode #1.5 (1988) (TV Episode)
Footage is used for the "Film Dub" round
Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Episode #2.8 (1990) (TV Episode)
Clip shown during 'Film dubbing'
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
shows footage from
Ed Wood (1994)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1995)
Footage is shown.
100 Years of Horror (1996) (Video)
Svengoolie: Plan 9 from Outer Space (1996) (TV Episode)
This film is featured in this episode.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
On the TV in Jimmy's house
First Person: Smiling in a Jar (2000) (TV Episode)
The woman in the graveyard peering through the tree limbs.
The X-Files: Hollywood A.D. (2000) (TV Episode)
Mulder watches it as Scully comes by.
Stitch! The Movie (2003) (Video)
The live action scene on the television is footage from Plan 9 from Outer Space. The audio for this footage has been replaced.
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (Video)
Clips are shown
Hide and Creep (2004)
Playing on the video store TV at the beginning of the movie
Destroy All Humans! (2005) (Video Game)
clip
The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) (TV Movie)
Clips are shown
The Sci-Fi Boys (2006)
Footage of the movie was shown.
TCM Underground: Plan 9 from Outer Space/Bride of the Monster (2006) (TV Episode)
This film is featured in this episode.
Halloween (2007)
Clips from this are repeatedly seen on television
Breaking Bad: Cancer Man (2008) (TV Episode)
Walt Jr. is watching the movie.
Troldspejlet: Episode #39.8 (2008) (TV Episode)
DVD release of computer-colorized version reviewed + footage used
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Monsters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (2009) (TV Episode)
Footage shown when referenced as a movie starring Tor Johnson
Taste of Desperation (2009)
Conrad Brooks
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space (2009)
The main movie that's being riffed.
Atop the Fourth Wall: Doom #1 (2009) (TV Episode)
clip shown
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Return of the Vampire (2010) (TV Episode)
A clip of the Ghoul Man was shown.
Special Collector's Edition: Pack Ed Wood (2011) (TV Episode)
clips shown
David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (2011) (TV Episode)
Worst movie lines
Die Cody, Die (2011) (Short)
Featured playing on tv in film
The Dark Chronicles (2011)
featured in the movie
Lugosi: The Forgotten King (1985) (TV Movie)
Footage from this is shown.
The Movie Machine (2012) (Video)
scenes from the film are shown throughout, some tinted or with additional special effects added
Phelous & the Movies: Evil Toons (2012) (TV Episode)
clip shown
Brows Held High: W the Movie (2012) (TV Episode)
recalling cheap 1950s sci-fi films

Spoofed in 

Dead End (1985)
Tor Johnson and Vampira look-alike zombies, terrorizing a deliberately fake-looking graveyard
Plan 69 from Outer Space (1993) (Video)
Ed Wood (1994)
Silver Scream (2003) (Video)
one musical number
Space Zombies: 13 Months of Brain-Spinning Mayhem! (2004)
the entire film is a spoof of the Ed Wood classic
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004) (Video Game)
In "Plan 9", the aliens salute by crossing their arms over their chests in an X. In this game, the X-Nauts salute in a similar fashion.
Plan Live from Outer Space (2006) (Video)
A scene-by-scene spoof of Plan 9.
Beethoven's Big Break (2008) (Video)
crazy credits: poster "Plan K9 from Outer Space"

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