- The edited version of the opening shot from Free Willy that originally appeared after Jesse sets Willy free is used as the final scene. The end of the opening credits uses another wildlife clip from the first film as part of the sequence where Willy jumps in the wild.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
A clip from the first film's opening wildlife montage appears at the end of the movie.
Michael Jackson: Will You Be There (Music Video 1993)
Clips shown.- Reviewed.
"Good Morning... with Anne and Nick" Episode dated 11 February 1994 (TV Episode 1994)
Clips are shown and movie is reviewed by Tania Bryer."Troldspejlet" Episode #10.1 (TV Episode 1994)
reviewed + clip shownLove Affair (1994)
Movie is shown during the flight.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (Video 2010)
- A still is shown for the "In Current Release" bumper. Thumbs down from Siskel; thumbs up from Ebert.
"Late Show with David Letterman" Episode #1.10 (TV Episode 1993)
Discussed during Siskel & Ebert's interview."Saved by the Bell: The College Years" Guess Who's Coming to College? (TV Episode 1993)
Leslie says, "It was so sweet that you cried when they freed Willy.""The Larry Sanders Show" Off Camera (TV Episode 1993)
Mentioned by Larry"In Living Color" All Up in the Family (TV Episode 1993)
Rush Limbaugh: "Freeloading Willy".
Free Willy (TV Series 1994–1995)
"Roundhouse" Feminism (TV Episode 1993)
Spoofed as 'Fry Willy'.Tiny Toons Spring Break (TV Movie 1994)
As a killer whale is freed it jumps over a gate and lands on Elmyra, with Babs singing a parody of "Will You Be There" by Michael Jackson."The Simpsons" The Boy Who Knew Too Much (TV Episode 1994)
In a "Director's Cut" of the film, Jesse is crushed by Willy as he tries to jump over him."Mad TV" Episode #1.5 (TV Episode 1995)
Spoofed in the "When Harry Met Willy" sketch."Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" Dammit, Hollywood (TV Episode 1997)
The movie "Lickety-Split's Oily Adventure" is a parody of this film.