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References 

The Golem (1920)
Elder Gutknecht's Library/Lab closely resenbles the one of Rabbi Loew in "Der Golem" - and they work on similar subjects.
Nosferatu (1922)
For a moment, as Elder Gutknecht reaches out in his tower, the shadow of his arm passes across the candlelit wall, much like a famous scene in the film Nosferatu.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Layout of the house, corpse bride
The Skeleton Dance (1929) (Short)
The dancing skeletons in Corpse Bride borrow routines from the Disney classic
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Alfred says to his wife "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
The Birds (1963)
A shot of multiple crows looking down on Vincent is filmed as a homage to the shots of multiple birds looking down in The Birds.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Town Crier yells "The dead walk the earth"; a common catchphrase in zombie movies and mythos coined in George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, where Peter (Ken Foree) deliver the even more famous line: "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth".
Victor Victoria (1982)
Characters names.
Vincent (1982) (Short)
1) dog design reminscent of dog in Vincent; 2) Finnis Everglot mistakenly refers to Victor as Vincent, a reference to this earlier film.
Beetlejuice (1988)
In the dinner scene, the fire turns green just as it does in the seance scene in Beetlejuice
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The butterfly that comes out of the bottle that Jack opens, is also the butterfly that Victor draws in Corpse Bride.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
In the beginning of both films Johnny Depp's characters frees a flying animal (bird and butterfly) from its cage and lets it fly out of his window.
Down to the Bone (2002) (Short)
A non-undead man gets sent down to the underworld, against his will, where skeletons sing and play music in a bar.

Referenced in 

Peep Show: Mugging (2005) (TV Episode)
Title displayed on cinema marquee.
Smallville: Void (2006) (TV Episode)
A poster for this film can be seen in Ally's dorm room.
The Girls of the Playboy Mansion: Here's Looking at You, Hef (2006) (TV Episode)
poster on Bridget's bedroom door
The Girls of the Playboy Mansion: 80 Is the New 40 (2006) (TV Episode)
a poster for the film is seen on a door
The Girls of the Playboy Mansion: Baby Talk (2006) (TV Episode)
poster in Bridget's room
Pushing Daisies: The Fun in Funeral (2007) (TV Episode)
Emerson refers to Chuck as the Corpse Bride
St. Trinian's (2007)
Taylor refers to Andrea as the corpse bride
Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: Coraline (2009) (TV Episode)
Hewy compares its animation to "Coraline"
Modern Family: Halloween (2010) (TV Episode)
Claire and Phil dress up as Corpse Bride and Groom.
Whitney: Nesting (2013) (TV Episode)
Alex made reference to the movie to Whitney

Featured in 

HBO First Look: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) (TV Episode)
clips
Troldspejlet: Episode #34.8 (2005) (TV Episode)
reviewed + footage used
At the Movies: Episode #2.41 (2005) (TV Episode)
Clips shown when this movie is reviewed and in an interview with writer/producer/director Tim Burton and actors Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV Special)
Troldspejlet: Episode #35.15 (2006) (TV Episode)
DVD release reviewed + footage used
Fila ton vatraho sou: Episode #1.6 (2007) (TV Episode)
Playing on TV
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Cop Out/The Crazies/A Prophet (2010) (TV Episode)
"Tim Burton in 3 Minutes or Less" segment.
The Nostalgia Chick: Sleepy Hollow (2012) (TV Episode)
mentioned when talking about Burton's style

Spoofs 

Spoofed in 

Robot Chicken: Adultizzle Swizzle (2008) (TV Episode)
Mrs. McNally's third graders act out Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride."

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