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Version of 

The Producers (2005)
The older version was not really a musical, despite the fact that the play-within-a-play, "Springtime for Hitler", was. This new version of "The Producers" is a musical.

Remade as 

The Producers (2005)
The musical is based on the Mel Brooks movie of the same name and was taken to Broadway and taken to the big screen.

References 

City Lights (1931)
To pour champagne into the violin player's pant.
Tugboat Annie (1933)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
title song played
Kismet (1955)
Anastasia (1956)
Roger de Bris explains his wearing a dress with the fact that he is going to the choreographers' ball and he is supposed to be the grand duchess Anastasia.
The Idiot (1959)
Bialystock refers to Bloom as "Prince Mishkin" at the beginning. Prince Mishkin is the title character of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Idiot", implying that Bloom is an idiot.

Referenced in 

Blazing Saddles (1974)
Right before the "I'm Tired" scene, after Jim tells Bart about Lili Von Shtupp, the tune that is playing in the background is the theme from the fictional play Springtime For Hitler which appears in Mel Brooks' first film The Producers. Other references to the previous film include when Governor Le Petomane echoes Max Bialystock's line "Hello Boys!"
Happy Days: Prisoner of Love (1983)
Title is song used in movie
Remington Steele: Springtime for Steele (1985)
Steele mentions the plot similarity between the crime he is trying to solve and the general plot of this film.
Spaceballs (1987)
Cassette tape on the Mel Brooks video shelf
Murphy Brown: Kyle (1989)
Murphy rents this movie to watch at home
Wayne's World (1992)
Matlock: The Play (1993)
The film critic in this episode declares that Ben Matlock's amateur performance in the play is so bad that he made the production the best piece of camp theater since Mel Brooks's "Springtime For Hitler", the play produced by the characters in the movie The Producers.
Terror 2000 - Intensivstation Deutschland (1994)
Peter Kern sings "Springtime For Hitler" to entertain his mistress.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
Crow: Oh, I fell on my keys.
Xena: Warrior Princess: The Play's the Thing (1999)
Gabrielle is duped by two down-on-their-luck producers who turn one of her scrolls into a play, hoping that it fails so they can make off with the money. Gabrielle even jokingly suggests changing the title of her play to "Springtime for Warlords", a reference to "Springtime for Hitler", the play in The Producers.
The Nanny: The Producers (1999)
title reference
Bamboozled (2000)
Back in the Saddle (2001)
mentioned once
Spider-Man (2002)
When Uncle Ben drops Peter off to go to the library, a bus can be seen driving by with a promotional advertisement
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Mel's Offer (2004)
Mel Brooks mentions something Andréas Voutsinas said when they were filming The Producers: "Or you got it, or you ain't"
Broadway: The American Musical: Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004)
Julie Andrews mentions the movie as the basis for the stage musical.
House M.D.: Kids (2005)
After Dr. Petra Gilmar's interview, Wilson says, "That's our Hitler!" in reference to a line from this film.
Spaceballs: The Documentary (2005)
Video seen in clip from Spaceballs, twice
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
It is mentioned in a magazine.
Paid to Play (2005)
A quote from The Producers is used in the narration of the film.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006)
Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Wordplay (2006)
crossword puzzle hint: "Max's partner in 'The Producers' "
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Referenced by name
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Movie (2007)
Yami: "Argh, I fell on my keys!"
Kabluey (2007)
a broke, down on his luck character references his "cardboard belt"
Robson Arms: Wrong and Wronger (2008)
Jason mentions "Springtime for Hitler" from the movie.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.39 (2008)
Included in a $100 question
Jeopardy!: Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Quarterfinal 7 (2010)
Incorrect guess on an $800 film-related clue in the category "Broadway Musicals"
The Cinema Snob: Hitler: Dead or Alive (2011)
"The Nazis show up before their auditions for The Producers..."
The Cinema Snob: Elves (2011)
"Great, now I have to return that DVD of The Producers I got for him."
Brows Held High: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2012)
Oancitizen hopes that the keeper of the pigeon coop is Kenneth Mars

Featured in 

100 Years of Comedy (1997)
Clips shown.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000)
This film is #11 on the list.
The Making of 'The Producers' (2002)
clips shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
The song "Springtime for Hitler" is #80 on the list.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006)
Clips are shown.
50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006)
Clips featured and discussed
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Clips are shown
The Nostalgia Critic: Dungeons and Dragons (2011)
Clip of musical scene
Brows Held High: Jubilee (2011)
Ken Mars' Nazi talking about Hitler.
The Nostalgia Critic: Dunston Checks In (2012)
Zero Mostel splashes Gene Wilder with water

Spoofs 

War and Peace (1956)
Max and Leo go watch a play called "War and Piece".

Spoofed in 

The Seducers (1992)
Title, premise, chracters get porn treatement.

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