Movie connections for
"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)

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Follows

"The Benny Hill Show" (1955)

Followed by

Benny Hill's World Tour: New York! (1991) (TV)

Edited into

The Best of Benny Hill (1974)
The Best of the Benny Hill Show: Vol. 1 (1981) (V)
Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (1982) (V)
Video Spotlight (1985) (V)
The Crazy World of Benny Hill (1988) (V)

Referenced in

Man About the House (1974)
"The Goodies: Radio 2 (#5.3)" (1975)
 -  where the ending music of the Benny Hill Show is used as the ending music for the episode.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Hellcats (#3.9)" (1990)
 -  "Looks like a Benny Hill skit"
"The Golden Girls: Ebbtide's Revenge (#6.12)" (1990)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
"Married with Children: England Show I (#6.24)" (1992)
 -  Kelly doesn't know England, Shakespeare and Churchill but she knows this show.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! (#6.6)" (1993)
 -  "She going to a Benny Hill audition
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
 -  During a scene in which an old lady walks across the screen, Servo slowly hums the show's theme.
"The Nanny: Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off (#1.16)" (1994)
 -  Fran mentions Benny Hill by name.
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (1996) (TV)
"NewsRadio: Zoso (#2.15)" (1996)
 -  Bill watches tapes of this show
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (#9.12)" (1997)
 -  Servo hums the theme during a chase scene.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Projected Man (#10.1)" (1998)
 -  "Doctor Benny Hill"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Screaming Skull (#10.12)" (1998)
 -  "It's a scary Benny Hil sketch."
"Freaks and Geeks: The Garage Door (#1.12)" (2000)
 -  Dr Schweiber mentions the show
"Saturday Night Live: Pierce Brosnan/Destiny's Child (#26.18)" (2001)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
A Janela (Maryalva Mix) (2001)
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)
 -  Referred to by name
The Making of 'The Italian Job' (2003) (V)
 -  they recall how Benny used to write everything down to put in skits during the filming
Citizen Shane (2004)
 -  The closing theme music from this show is played during a campaign ad.
"Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Kelis (#29.12)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned by young Bill Clinton
"Saturday Night Live: Colin Firth/Norah Jones (#29.14)" (2004)
 -  Referenced in Hollywood vs History
Shark Tale (2004)
 -  When Crazy Joe says "It's time for my show" and goes into his shell, the theme from The Benny Hill Show is played in his shell
"South Park: Quest for Ratings (#8.11)" (2004)
 -  Benny Hill theme played during animal clips
Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced in the show
V for Vendetta (2005)
 -  The talk show sketch featuring multiple Sutlers and soldiers forcing the audience to applaud at gunpoint
Click (2006/I)
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  Benny Hill theme heard
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Option Period (#1.9)" (2006)
 -  Ricky says that Lucy can go and write for Benny Hill if things don't work out.
"Tripping the Rift: Witness Protection (#3.8)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned by Chode
"The Footy Show: (#14.6)" (2007)
 -  The theme music from this title is played when the show features a website with a clip of Garry Lyon on a stretcher.

Featured in

Video Spotlight (1985) (V)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
"Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy" (1996) (mini)
The Filth and the Fury (2000)
100 Greatest TV Moments from Hell (2000) (TV)
Who Got Benny's Millions? (2002) (TV)
The Showbiz Set (2002) (TV)
"SexTV: Totties, Tits and Bonk Journalism/Girl Wrestler/A Moment with... Sharon Mitchell (#7.6)" (2004)
 -  Clip from show is used in this episode.
Fear of Fanny (2006) (TV)
 -  Character of Johnnie Cradock is seen watching a clip of "The Benny Hill Show" on TV
"SexTV: Anna Span/Testosterone/Jewel Tools (#9.30)" (2007)
 -  Clip from show is used in this episode.

Spoofed in

RoboCop (1987)
 -  The "I'd buy that for a dollar!" loop on the TVs is an obvious parody
"Family Guy: From Method to Madness (#3.18)" (2002)
 -  Stewie throws a "sexie party"
Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002)
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)
 -  Benny Hill style is imitated
"The Simpsons: A Star Is Born Again (#14.13)" (2003)
 -  Helen Fielding guests, and exits to the Benny Hill theme, when she says Americans don't understand British humor.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIV (#15.1)" (2003)
 -  When running from death, the footage goes super-speed and Benny Hill music plays, spoofing the iconic technique used for this show.
International Playboys' First Movie: Ghouls Gone Wild! (2004) (V)
 -  The Playboys and ghoul girls race in and out of doors on opposite sides of a hallway, a gimmiack comedian Benny Hill was well-known for
"Robot Chicken: Vegetable Fun Fest (#1.6)" (2005)
 -  "Yakety Sax" is played and everyone runs around
V for Vendetta (2005)
 -  funny chase scene on Deitrich's show imitates Benny Hill's classic chases (complete with funny music)
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007) (TV)
 -  "Yakety Sax" plays as Darth Vader runs around

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