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Miss Congeniality (2000) Poster

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References 

My Fair Lady (1964)
Gracie calls Victor Melling Henry Higgins
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Gracie plays Lara's theme on the water glasses
Hawaii Five-O (1968) (TV Series)
Miss Hawaii is called "Five-O" in one scene
Dirty Harry (1971)
Victor Melling calls Gracie Hart "Dirty Harriet"
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Gracie calls Victor Melling Yoda
Rain Man (1988)
Cheryl Fraiser (Miss Rhode Island) says she talked like the Rain Man during her interview
A League of Their Own (1992)
Victor: "Eyebrows: there should be TWO."
Jurassic Park (1993)
Evita (1996)
Armageddon (1998)

Referenced in 

V.I.P.: Miss Con-Jeannie-Ality (2000) (TV Episode)
title reference
ER: Survival of the Fittest (2001) (TV Episode)
Open reference by a character
Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Macy Gray (2001) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned at the end of Action Talk Show
Miss Congeniality: Behind the Beauty (2001) (Video)
Making of featurette.
Miss Congeniality: Behind the Crown (2001) (Video)
Making of featurette.
Cleo: Episode #1.7 (2002) (TV Episode)
Movie poster visible
Dawson's Creek: The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest (2002) (TV Episode)
Jen says that Jack is going to make her watch it again.
Friends: The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss (2003) (TV Episode)
Chandler seems to be a huge fan of the film, recognizing that Charlie is watching it next door and wanting to watch it with Monica at the end of the episode.
Will & Grace: Strangers with Candice (2003) (TV Episode)
Karen: "I saw you in Miss Sweet Home Congeniality."
Las Vegas: You Can't Take It with You (2004) (TV Episode)
Mentioned in dialogue
Andy Barker, P.I.: Pilot (2007) (TV Episode)
Andy says that Miss Congeniality 2 comes close to being as good as Miss Congeniality 1.
Blonde Ambition (2007)
When Katie, Debra and Freddy are in the restaurant, the situation remember the scene of the movie "Miss Congeniality", where Grace Hart eats with Vic Melling in the restaurant.
Bones: The Verdict in the Story (2008) (TV Episode)
The exchange between Booth, Brennan, and Sweets is a reference to the scene where Gracie Hart teases Eric Matthews, that he likes her. Ernie Hudson is in both pictures.
Zombie Girl: The Movie (2009)
poster shown in an interview with Rebecca Elliott
ExTerminators (2009)
Alex calls Farah White's character "Miss Tennessee," which White played in Miss Congeniality.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.173 (2009) (TV Episode)
Subject of a $1,000 question
10 Things I Hate About You: Light My Fire (2009) (TV Episode)
While talking to Kat about Patrick, Bianca says, "You want to kiss him" with the same inflection in which Gracie says "You want to kiss me" to Eric.
Pointless: Episode #3.7 (2010) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by one of the contestants as a correct answer.
Bad Movie Beatdown: All About Steve (2010) (TV Episode)
another film produced by Sandra Bullock
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010) (Video Game)
Flint Paper calls Stinky "Miss Congeniality"
Impossible Dreams (2011) (Short)
in the alternate universe rental store there is a copy of the movie in which trans woman "Nicole Cage" plays the title role
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia: Grand Final (2011) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by Deni Hines while describing how Jesinta Campbell talked during her team's launch
Hiding (2012) (Video)
Mentioned in dialogue
Rewind This! (2013)
Video case is shown.
Orange Is the New Black: Blood Donut (2013) (TV Episode)
Poussey mentions film in prison barber shop.
Bum Reviews: Gravity (2013) (TV Episode)
"Okay, I know the Miss Congeniality movies were bad..."
Looking: Looking at Your Browser History (2014) (TV Episode)
Doris says Dom took her to see the film years ago.
Tosh.0: IceJJFish (2014) (TV Episode)
Title mentioned
Nostalgia Critic: Demolition Man (2015) (TV Episode)
"...played by Sandra Bullock, who is not in between Miss Congeniality and The Heat."
NCIS: Being Bad (2016) (TV Episode)
The title character is mentioned by Alex Quinn.
AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Grooming Show Dog Balls (2018) (TV Episode)
Mat Brunet calls Show Dogs a combination of Cats & Dogs, the plot of this movie, and the quality of Nine Lives.
Tamara Just Saw: Bird Box (2019) (TV Episode)
The movie is mentioned.
What We Do in the Shadows: The Curse (2020) (TV Episode)
Colin names this as one of Sandra Bullock's movies
Ghosts: Redding Weddy (2020) (TV Episode)
DVD seen on the table.

Featured in 

At the Movies: The Worst Films of 2000 (2001) (TV Episode)
One of their picks.
Banánové rybicky: Jak si uzít barvy (2003) (TV Episode)
Scene from it is shown.
The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.43 (2009) (TV Episode)
a clip is shown as part of a montage of Sandra Bullock's films to introduce her
WatchMojo: Top 10 Sandra Bullock Movies (2010) (TV Episode)
Miss Congeniality is #4.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Women Cops from Film (2013) (TV Episode)
Special Agent Gracie Hart is #5.
WatchMojo: Top 10 Funny Undercover Movies (2014) (TV Episode)
Miss Congeniality is #5.
MsMojo: Top 10 Ugly Duckling Transformations in Movies (2016) (TV Episode)
The ugly duckling transformation of Gracie Hart is #3.
Being George Clooney (2016)
clip shown
MsMojo: Top 10 Movies for a Girl's Night (2016) (TV Episode)
Miss Congeniality is #9.
Top 5 Best/Worst: Top 5 Best Sandra Bullock Performances (2018) (TV Episode)
The movie is ranked number 3
Nostalgia Critic: Fantastic 4 Rise of Silver Surfer (2018) (TV Episode)
Clip shown.
MsMojo: Top 10 Iconic Movie Heroines of the 2000s (2019) (TV Episode)
Gracie Hart is #7.
Romantic Comedy (2019)
clips shown
WatchMojo: Top 10 Awful Truths About Movies We Love (2020) (TV Episode)
Sexism & Body-Shaming get a not-so honorable mention.

Spoofs 

Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Victor Melling tells Gracie how to walk and describes it as a glide. While she is crossing the street a Taxi almost hits her. She yells at the cabbie "Hey I'm gliding here!".
The Right Stuff (1983)
The scene where the makeover-crew exits the warehouse
Rain Man (1988)
Seinfeld (1989) (TV Series)
Sex and the City (1998) (TV Series)
Armageddon (1998)

Spoofed in 

Austenland (2013)
When Miss Erstwhile makes her transformation and is walking down the lawn with a row of male servants in front of her, who then part to show her walking gracefully, it's like a throwback to Miss Congeniality when Gracie has her makeover and then walks out of the hangar.
Wilsberg: Treuetest (2013) (TV Episode)
Nachtweyh to Overbeck (on his undercover operation): "This is something you'll have to practice some more, Miss Undercover, huh?"
Minions (2015)
When Scarlett Overkill makes her entrance at Villain Con, while flying around, she adjusts the top of her dress. A nod to Sandra Bullock's earlier film.

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