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Followed by 

Version of 

Fantastic Four (1967) (TV Series)
The Fantastic Four (1978) (TV Series)
Fantastic Four (1997) (Video Game)

Spin-off 

Fantastic Four (2005) (Video Game)
the video game is based on the film.
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006) (TV Series)
An animated series based on the film.

References 

Peter Pan (1953)
The Thing calls Johnny "Tinker Bell".
North by Northwest (1959)
Both movies have a character named Leonard with the exact same function and character traits.
The Flintstones (1960) (TV Series)
Johnny calls The Thing "Pebbles".
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Dr. Doom of the comics served as the inspiration for Darth Vader.
The Fantastic Four (1978) (TV Series)
In the extended cut, a dismantled H.E.R.B.I.E. is seen.
Scarface (1983)
The Thing calls Victor von Doom "Scarface".
Ghostbusters (1984)
Cited by the screenwriters as an inspiration for the screenplay's lighthearted tone.
The Terminator (1984)
Dr. Doom's metal shell is reminiscent of the T-800.
Larry King Live (1985) (TV Series)
Von Doom talks with an assistant about appearing on Larry King
Batman (1989)
When Ben asks for the mirror for the first time
Mallrats (1995)
Talk about Reed Richards' expansive private parts are discussed.
Kingpin (1996)
Johnny plays the same 'applying shaving foam to someone's face whilst their asleep' trick to Ben.
Family Guy (1999) (TV Series)
Logo seen on poster
X-Men (2000)
Susan Storm looks at an issue of People Magazine with her face on the cover. Also on the cover are the headlines "James Marsden eyes next superhero role" and "The Mystique of Rebecca Romijn".
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
The sequence where Dr. Doom advances in the parking lot with flickering slights (particularly the closeup of his right hand) are the same as the mummy in the hallway.
Dr. Phil (2002) (TV Series)
mentioned in dialog
X2: X-Men United (2003)
In the Extended Cut, Reed Richards changes his face to resemble Wolverine in an attempt to woo Sue Storm.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Billboard visible
The Incredibles (2004)
Both films feature a dysfunctional superhero group as the protagonists.

Referenced in 

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Mentions a character from the film
The O.C.: The Mallpisode (2005) (TV Episode)
Seth mentions this movie.
Dinner for Five: Episode #4.7 (2005) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned by Michael Chiklis, segment title on screen and then shown on screen underneath his name.
Sin City: The Premiere (2005) (TV Movie)
The movie is referenced
Making of Fantastic Four: The Video Game (2005) (Video)
The cast of the film talk about playing the character in both the film and video game.
Entourage: Oh, Mandy (2005) (TV Episode)
new "Fantastic Four" movie mentioned
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Doctor Doom action figure is seen.
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (2005) (Video Game)
The Thing, the Human Torch and Doctor Doom are playable characters.
Ultimate Spider-Man (2005) (Video Game)
The Human Torch appears in the game.
Heroes Are Born: Making 'The Fantastic Four' (2005) (Video)
The cast and crew talk about the film.
Drawn Together: The Lemon AIDS Walk (2006) (TV Episode)
The Thing is seen in Popeye's house.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006) (Video Game)
"Flame On" is the name of one of Sector's special moves.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four are playable characters.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Skeleton Show (2006) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned and joked about by Hannighan the Traveling Salesman's skeleton
The Ten (2007)
Jessica Alba is referred to as "Miss Fantastic" in a song
Tavis Smiley: Episode dated 23 January 2007 (2007) (TV Episode)
mentioned
Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2007) (Video)
Marvel Comics in the early Sixties and the development of the Fantastic Four and its characters.
Spotlight on the 'Fantastic Four' Lost Kirby Story (2007) (Video)
Comic References
Svengoolie: Bride of Frankenstein (2007) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by Svengoolie when he suggests Jessica Alba as a candidate for the Monster's bride (showing an image of Alba as Sue Storm in the film).
I exafanisi: Episode #1.1 (2008) (TV Episode)
Poster in Panos' room
Getaway: Episode #17.6 (2008) (TV Episode)
A DVD of this movie is shown in a promotion of other movies starring Jessica Alba available at BigPond Movies.
The Incredible Hulk (2008) (Video Game)
The Baxter Building appears in the game.
Step Brothers (2008)
In an alternate take, Brennan says "Holy Thing from the Fantastic Four shit".
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (2008) (Video Game)
The Baxter Building is found in the game.
The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (2008) (TV Episode)
mentions Ioan Gruffudd being known as Mr Fantastic
Scrubs: My Saving Grace (2009) (TV Episode)
J.D. references to it in his threatening speech to Mr Rosell
Spring Breakdown (2009)
mentioned during The Movie Numbers Game
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Tommy (2009) (TV Episode)
Jessica Alba in this movie mentioned.
The Super Hero Squad Show: And Lo... A Pilot Shall Come! (2009) (TV Episode)
Dr. Doom is the main antagonist of the first season of the Super Hero Squad series.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four are playable characters.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 2 (2010) (TV Episode)
Subject of a $7,500 question presented by Jessica Alba
B.O.B Feat. Bruno Mars: Nothin' on You (2010) (Video)
B.O.B mentions Mr. Fantastic in a verse.
Kick-Ass (2010)
Dave says that he envies the Fantastic Four
Rifftrax Shorts: William's Doll (2010) (TV Episode)
Bill: "And then Thing said 'It's clobberin' time!' You like this story, baby?"
Mr. Plinkett's Star Trek 2009 Review (2010)
Named as a recent movie made because of its recognizable brand name.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (2010) (Video Game)
The Bombastic Bagman suit has the Fantastic Four logo on it.
Super (2010)
the Human Torch is mentioned
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights: Episode #1.2 (2010) (TV Episode)
Chuck Wochek worked on Fantastic Four.
Paul (2011)
Poster can be seen.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011) (Video Game)
Doctor Doom is a playable character.
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (2011) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom appear in this game.
Marvel Pinball: Fantastic Four (2011) (Video Game)
A pinball game based on the Fantastic Four.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Chris Evans plays a comic book character & is called Tinker Bell again
How It Should Have Ended: How Captain America Should Have Ended (2011) (TV Episode)
Chris Evans nearly becomes The Human Torch instead of Captain America.
Spider-Man: Edge of Time (2011) (Video Game)
The Bombastic Bagman suit has the Fantastic Four logo on it.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) (Video Game)
Doctor Doom is a playable character.
Mad: Spy vs. Spy Kids/The Superhero Millionaire Matchmaker (2011) (TV Episode)
Rebecca didn't had the chance to tell Marissa Wilson that she loved her role in this movie.
Sherlock Holmes nevében (2011)
Poster in Mr. Nyúl's bedroom
RiffTrax: Captain America: The First Avenger (2012)
"Is there anything you can do?" "I'm doing it. I'm saving your life." Mike: "Which also prohibits you from doing anymore 'Fantastic Four' sequels." / Kevin: "It's clobberin' time!" Mike: "C'mon, that's the Thing's catchphrase, also didn't exist yet!" Kevin: "Well, it's mine now. I'm taking 'em all!" / Kevin: "I must admit I didn't think much of Chris Evans the first time I laid eyes on him. Because he was playing a gigantic douche in the 'Fantastic Four' movies."
This Means War (2012)
Cover seen on shelf in DVD store.
Mad: DolPhineas and Ferb Tale/VICTORious (2012) (TV Episode)
Dr. Doom & Mr. Fantastic appear in the VICTORious skit.
Svengoolie: The Invisible Woman (2012) (TV Episode)
A statue of Jessica Alba as Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman is on display on Sven's set.
Marvel: Avengers Alliance (2012) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom are playable characters.
DVD-R Hell: Bibleman (2012) (TV Episode)
"The only other time I saw superheroes fight less crime than this, it was Tim Story's 'Fantastic Four' movies."
Cartoon Corner: Animals United Review (2012) (TV Episode)
Another film distributed by Constantin Film.
Honest Trailers: The Avengers (2012) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by the narrator
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (2012) (Video Game)
Doctor Doom is a boss in the game.
RiffTrax: The Hunger Games (2012)
Bill: "Lousy douchebag Human Torch!"
Escape from Planet Earth (2012)
Jessica Alba plays a character that is associated with the color blue.
Honest Trailers: Twilight 4 Breaking Dawn (2013) (TV Episode)
Human Torch is mentioned
Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) (Video Game)
The corpse of hooded Green Arrow on the cover art resembles Dr. Doom.
Parks and Recreation: Article Two (2013) (TV Episode)
Garth mentions the Fantastic Four in his "Star Wars" filibuster.
Arrested Development: A New Start (2013) (TV Episode)
Mentioned in dialogue
Honest Trailers: Last Airbender (2013) (TV Episode)
"It's clobbering time!"
The Cinema Snob: Shock! Shock! Shock! (2013) (TV Episode)
"This is still better than Tim Story's Fantastic Four movies."
Avengers Assemble: The Serpent of Doom (2013) (TV Episode)
Dr. Doom is the main antagonist of the episode.
Watchman Video Broadcast: The Comic Con: Part 4 (2013) (TV Episode)
Talked about by Michael Hoggard, and the movie poster is shown.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes (2013) (Video Game)
Doctor Doom is a playable character in the game.
The Simpsons: Married to the Blob (2014) (TV Episode)
Martin Prince Sr. Is dressed up as Dr. Doom.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
The Baxter Building can be seen as a target by HYDRA.
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014) (TV Movie)
Mentioned that outside studio owned the film rights.
Hollywood Game Night: Clue Boom-Boom Pow (2014) (TV Episode)
Title used in Movie Mashup game.
Half in the Bag: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) (TV Episode)
title is mentioned
RuPaul's Drag Race: Sissy That Walk! (2014) (TV Episode)
Santino calls the final four "Ru's fantastic four."
Honest Trailers: The X-Men Trilogy (2014) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by the narrator
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado (2014) (Video)
Bill: "Maybe this is just a really awful Fantastic Four origin story."
Face Off: Twisted Trees (2014) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned
Killswitch (2014)
figure of The Thing seen
JonTron: Plug and Play Consoles (2014) (TV Episode)
Jon has a Fantastic Four Plug and Play console.
Marvel: Contest of Champions (2014) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom are playable characters.
Marvel Future Fight (2015) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four are playable characters.
Nostalgia Critic Real Thoughts: Super Mario Bros Movies (2015) (TV Episode)
Doug Walker and Rob Walker note that this film didn't have the main characters with their superhero costumes on until the last third act.
Honest Trailers: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2015) (TV Episode)
'The Human Touch was denied a bank loan'.
China, IL: Magical Pet (2015) (TV Episode)
Baby Cakes: "...like Reed Richards trying to tell Gandalf why dragons eat apples!"
Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's the Fantastic Four (2015)
The Tim Story Fantastic Four films were mentioned.
The Cinema Snob: The Fantastic Four (2015) (TV Episode)
"These Fantastic Four movies could be about anything."
Lego Marvel's Avengers (2016) (Video Game)
The Human Torch is a playable character.
JonTron: A Talking Cat!?! (2016) (TV Episode)
JonTron joked that the Fantastic Four produced A Talking Cat!?!
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers (2016)
Bill: "Human Torch got drunk and passed out in the leaf pile again. Idiot."
Honest Game Trailers: Doom (2016) (TV Episode)
'The Inhuman Torch'
The Late Late Show with James Corden: Jessica Alba/Kate Mara/Ken Jeong (2016) (TV Episode)
Jessica Alba talks about her experience playing the Invisible Woman.
The Cinema Snob: God's Not Dead 2 (2017) (TV Episode)
"Contact the Faith-tastic Four and they'll save the day."
Top 5 Best/Worst: Top 5 Worst Marvel Movies (2017) (TV Episode)
The movie is mentioned.
Fortnite (2017) (Video Game)
Doctor Doom is a playable character in a limited time mode.
Runaways: Kingdom (2017) (TV Episode)
Jonah's first words are "he feels fantastic." Julian McMahon had previously starred in two of the Fantastic Four films.
Honest Trailers: Thor: Ragnarok (2018) (TV Episode)
Korg is called 'Ben Dimm'
Marvel Strike Force (2018) (Video Game)
same characters from movies
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Both the Human Torch and Thanos snap their fingers to activate their powers.
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Deadpool grabs Cable the same way the Thing grabs Mr. Fantastic.
Incredibles 2 (2018)
During two scenes of Elastigirl's exploits, we see her mimicking the gimmicks used by The Fantastic Four. The first time when she opens the locks to the Screenslaver's apartment hideout by squeezing her hand under the door. The second was when the Screenslaver trapped Elastigirl in a near freezing chamber to dampen her rubbery powers and threaten to "break" her. Both are likely homages to The Incredibles' core characters being inspired by Marvel's First Family, The Fantastic Four.
Spider-Man (2018) (Video Game)
The Bombastic Bag Man skin has the Fantastic Four insignia on it.
Nostalgia Critic: Fantastic 4 Rise of Silver Surfer (2018) (TV Episode)
Another adaptation of the Fantastic Four comics.
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell: Episode #9.1 (2018) (TV Episode)
Image of The Thing from the movie used as an image of Peter Dutton.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Big Bird's Big Break (2018) (TV Episode)
Brought up in Tim Story's filmography.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Both the Human Torch and Iron Man snap their fingers to activate their powers.
Monkey in the Morning: Mary Sue (2019) (TV Episode)
The movie comes up in discussion.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Minions Episode V: The Rise of Gru (2019) (TV Episode)
Brought up in Tim Story's filmography.
Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong With Captain Marvel In 16 Minutes Or Less (2019) (TV Episode)
Narrator compares how Captain Marvel got her powers to how the title characters in this movie got theirs.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (2019) (Video Game)
The Fantastic Four are playable characters.
Everything Wrong with...: Everything Wrong With Avengers: Endgame In Time Travel Minutes Or Less (2019) (TV Episode)
Chris Evans in this movie mentioned by Narrator.
Nostalgia Critic: Spider-Man 3 (2020) (TV Episode)
The Critic jokes that Mary Jane is getting married to Mr. Fantastic.
Nostalgia Critic: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2020) (TV Episode)
The Critic calls Electro a fake member of the Fantastic Four.
The Wall: Holly and Michael (2020) (TV Episode)
Referenced in a question that Chris Evans portrayed two different Marvel superheroes.
How Didn't This Get Made?: Spidefer-Man (2020) (TV Episode)
Mentioned.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Beer Goggles for a Trailer (2020) (TV Episode)
Brought up in Tim Story's filmography.
The Simpsons: The Dad-Feelings Limited (2021) (TV Episode)
Comic Book Guy has a figure of The Thing.

Featured in 

Hot Popcorn: Movie Awards Greatest Moments (2005) (TV Special)
Jessica Alba stars
Late Show with David Letterman: Julian McMahon/Raul Midon/Piedmont Bird Callers (2005) (TV Episode)
Promotional excerpt shown during interview with Julian McMahon - Victor von Doom kills his doctor.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Jennifer Connelly/Ioan Gruffudd/Brian Regan (2005) (TV Episode)
A clip is shown during Ioan Gruffudd's interview.
Troldspejlet: Episode #34.1 (2005) (TV Episode)
reviewed + footage used
Heroes Are Born: Making 'The Fantastic Four' (2005) (Video)
Behind the scenes clips are shown.
Fantastic Tour (2005) (Video)
A documentary of the film with Jessica Alba.
Fantastic Four Video Diary Tour (2005) (Video)
Interviews, behind the scenes footage and scenes from the film
Making of 'Fantastic Four' (2005) (Video)
Clips, Interviews, behind the scenes footage and scenes from the film
Ben Moody Feat. Anastacia: Everything Burns (2005) (Video)
clips shown
At the Movies: The Worst Films of 2005 (2006) (TV Episode)
#10 on Ebert's list.
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV Special)
Nominated, clips shown.
Fantastic Four: The Baxter Building: Declassified (2007) (Video)
Clips, snippets of interviews and behind-the-scenes
Fantastic Four: From Comic Book to Film (2007) (Video)
Clips, snippets of interviews and behind-the-scenes
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: From Paris with Love/Dear John/Frozen (2010) (TV Episode)
Screenplay Cliché segment.
The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/Sex and the City 2/MacGruber (2010) (TV Episode)
Screenplay cliche segment: What's the worst that could happen?
Miss Representation (2011)
Short clip of Jessica Alba as Sue Storm. No dialogue.
Hollywood's Top Ten: Superpowers (2011) (TV Episode)
#5
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: Episode #1.666 (2011) (TV Episode)
The film is playing on one of the TVs in Jethalal's shop.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Superhero Movie Costumes (2013) (TV Episode)
The Thing is #7.
Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Hell Boy: Monsters & Makeup with Spectral Motion (2013) (TV Episode)
Michael Chiklis as The Thing is seen briefly in scenes from the movie.
Best of the Worst: Supergirl, Captain America (1990), and Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (2014) (TV Episode)
Jack and Jay mention it. Also, footage of this movie is shown.
Honest Trailers: Captain America: The First Avenger (2014) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
Honest Trailers: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
Honest Trailers: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
WatchMojo: Top 10 Makeup Effects in Comic Book Movies (2015) (TV Episode)
The makeup effects for the Thing are #6.
Nostalgia Critic: Why Is Nothing Original Anymore? (2015) (TV Episode)
among unnecessary remakes coming out in 2015
Nostalgia Critic: Fantastic Four (2015) (TV Episode)
movie is reviewed
Honest Trailers: Iron Man (2015) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
Honest Trailers: Fantastic Four (2005) (2015) (TV Episode)
Film trailer used
Half in the Bag: Fantastic Four (2015) (TV Episode)
clips shown
Honest Trailers: Fantastic Four (2015) (2015) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
Cinematic Excrement: The Fantastic Four (2016) (TV Episode)
Footage used due to being based on the same source material. Smeghead later alludes to the fact that this is his next target.
Cinematic Excrement: Fant4stic (2016) (TV Episode)
Footage used due to being based on the same source material.
Nostalgia Critic: Fant4stic (2017) (TV Episode)
Critic compares some things about this movie to the newer one
WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Superhero Castings (2017) (TV Episode)
Jessica Alba as the Invisible Woman is #9.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Things Superhero Movies Got Wrong! (2017) (TV Episode)
No Latveria is #8.
Honest Trailers: Catwoman (2017) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
WatchMojo: Top 10 Superheroes That Deserve Better Video Games (2017) (TV Episode)
The Fantastic Four are #5.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Super Villain Castings (2017) (TV Episode)
Julian McMahon as Doctor Doom is #8.
Honest Trailers: The Incredibles (2018) (TV Episode)
Clip is shown
WatchMojo: Top 20 Worst Superhero Movie Lines (2019) (TV Episode)
The #13 worst superhero movie line is "Priceless."
WatchMojo: Top 20 Evil Characters of All Time (2020) (TV Episode)
Victor Von Doom is #15.
WatchMojo: Top 20 Needlessly Sexualized Movie Characters (2020) (TV Episode)
The Invisible Woman is #10.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Superhero Movies That Have Aged Badly (2020) (TV Episode)
Fantastic Four is #7.

Spoofed in 

Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation N.A.U.G.H.T.Y. (2005) (TV Episode)
The Faculty 4 are a parody of the team.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Nukes, Hybrids and Lesbians (2007) (TV Episode)
Penn jokes people from Three Mile Island joined the Fantastic Four to become "The Fantastic Unknown Number".
The Simpsons: Husbands and Knives (2007) (TV Episode)
The Thung is a parody of the Thing from Fantastic Four.
Superhero Movie (2008)
A send-up of superhero films, from Batman Begins to Fantastic Four.
Robot Chicken: Monstourage (2008) (TV Episode)
Vic Mackey switches places with The Thing.
The Simpsons: Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes (2008) (TV Episode)
The Thung is a parody of the Thing from Fantastic Four.
Mad: Fantastic Four Christmases/Red & White Collar (2012) (TV Episode)
Fantastic Four Christmases is a spoof of this movie.
The Simpsons: 101 Mitigations (2019) (TV Episode)
The Thung is a parody of the Thing from Fantastic Four.

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