Grey's Anatomy in Other Media

The following is a list of times that Grey's Anatomy has been referenced to in other media, particularly television.
==Movies==
*In the 2013 movie That Awkward Moment, one main character is called a "Grey's Anatomy motherfucker" when he confesses having had sex at the hospital.
*In the 2010 movie Grown Ups Kurt mentions he is unavailable on Thursday nights because Thursday is Grey’s Anatomy night. 
==Television==
*iZombie: In the 4th episode of the 4th season, "Brainless in Seattle: part 2," Liv is baking a lot of cakes in the kitchen, when Peyton walks in and says "Whoa, I remember this episode of Grey's Anatomy." She is referring to the episode where Izzie bakes a lot of cupcakes because she is grieving.
*Superstore: In the 11th episode of Superstore, Cheyenne is going into false labor, and on the speaker, Garret says: "Attention Shoppers, is there a doctor he... Who am I kidding, this is Cloud9, anybody here watches a lot of Grey's Anatomy?
*iCarly (2021): In the 9th episode of the iCarly revival season 2, "iHit Something," Carly and Freddie have been invited to a hospital prom at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. They had trouble finding the hospital on the GPS, and it is revealed that they had been pranked by the Prank Prince.
*The Middle: In numerous episodes of The Middle, Frankie is frequently seen watching Grey's Anatomy and heard shouting 'No talking in the McDreamy scenes'
*The Simpsons: In the simpsons episode "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Bart Simpson was going through an estate and saw a McMansion, McDonalds, McDreamy, and McSteamy.
*South Park: In "The Ring," Kenny goes to purchase a DVD of Grey's Anatomy, which Eric Cartman angrily asks him, "Grey's Anatomy? Kenny! What kind of douche-bag garbage are you watching?" 
*The Office: Kelly tells co-worker Kevin "I was watching 'Grey's Anatomy' and there was a life guard on it. And he had skin cancer too."
*Scrubs: Elliot asks J.D., "J.D., I really don't wanna do this. Can't we just go home, and put on our PJ's, and watch "Grey's Anatomy"?" In response, J.D. says, "Oh, I do love that show. It's like they've been watching our lives and then just put it on TV.
:In My Scrubs Dr. Cox's mentions how he hates summing up the storyline in Grey's Anatomy, which is what Scrubs does at the end of every episode.
*The O.C.: Dr. Neil Roberts is offered a new job. He tells his daughter the offer is from a hospital known for being "wonderfully quirky" and specifically names Seattle Grace Hospital. On the following episode, Kaitlin Cooper asks her mother Julie Cooper if Neil is still being bossed around by a short, sassy lady (Bailey).
::Once again, in the tenth episode of season 4 on The O.C., Seth Cohen goes to visit Dr. Neil Roberts at Seattle Grace Hospital and Seth asks him "so, you likin' it up here?" and Neil asks "seriously?" and Seth responds with "seriously."
*Degrassi: The Next Generation: Emma asks Manny to come over and watch TV saying it will just be: "you, me, and McDreamy.
*Lost: Both of ABC's 2005 mid-season replacements featured neurosurgeons named Shepherd as male leads. Lost focused on a spinal surgeon named Jack Shephard, while Grey's Anatomy's main character was of course Derek Shepherd. In the third season, Lost also introduced a character named Dr. Juliet Burke although her professional training is closer to that of Addison's.
*Never Ever by Helena Pielichaty: The polish cleaner talks to the art student about Meredith in Season 2 Episode 16/17 when she has her hand on an unexploded bomb, and how McDreamy should be with Mer.
*Family Guy: Joe Swanson says "No, I'm going in to watch Grey's Anatomy."
*The Big Bang Theory: Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali (Raj) was watching The Good Wife through someone's window with a telescope. He said (to Howard) "I'm telling you, this is my new Grey's Anatomy". In a later episode, the character Bernadette mentions that Raj has an online Grey's Anatomy fan group.
*Cougar Town: The character Laurie Keller mentions that Tom, who's a brain surgeon, is like McDreamy and the McSteamy. She does, however, say that they are cool, while at the time, Mark had already died.
*Parks and Recreation: Leslie makes a McSteamy music box for her mother. In another episode, Ann mentions that Chris let her pee with the door open so she could watch the rest of Grey's Anatomy. Chris said that season finale was amazing. Given the timeline, he was talking about Perfect Storm or he meant the mid-season finale of season 10, which would be Get Up, Stand Up.
*House: House says "So, you think maybe Grey's Anatomy got it all wrong?".
*Modern Family: When tasked to use a defibrillator, Phil Dunphy says he watches a lot of Grey's Anatomy, but that he fastforwards through the non-romantic scenes.
*In the second episode of Netflix's Jessica Jones, Jones impersonates a nurse and claims she used to work at "Seattle Grace".
*In season 3 episode 23 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Jake and Terry are in a hospital Terry admits he watches a lot of Grey's Anatomy. Jake says he only watched one episode where a guy had a bomb in his butt and then he goes on to say he feels like Sandra Oh.
*This Is Us: In the season five premiere, Madison and Kevin are impatiently waiting for the OB to come in and perform an ultrasound after she took a tumble and fell onto her stomach. Kevin tells Madison that the small hospital they are at isn't exactly Seattle Grace from Grey's Anatomy.
*Psych: in season 4 episode 13, Lassie accuses Shawn of only making up a story about a virus in Santa Barbara because he saw Outbreak. Shawn responds by saying he didn't watch it because he has a fear of Patrick Dempsey and says, "Either of you ever watch Grey's Anatomy? The man is completely terrifying."
*The Good Doctor: In season 4 episode 19, a Guatemalan patient of Dr. Claire Brown says she watches Grey's Anatomy, to which Claire replies that being a surgeon is nothing like that.
*Orange Is the New Black: In season 6 episode 12, Suzanne Warren quotes Cristina Yang.
*MAD: In Season 1 Episode 3, the "Grey's In Anime" sketch is seen. This is a mashup of Grey's Anatomy and several Japanese anime shows. Christina Yang and Meredith Grey push a patient in a wheelchair onto a bed. Derek Shepherd gives him a sedative, but the sedative causes him to hallucinate that the Grey's Anatomy cast resemble anime characters. Owen Hunt asks Meredith for the patient's vitals, and the latter replies that they are "Over 9000", referencing a popular meme from Dragon Ball Z.In particular, it references an exchange from the Dragon Ball Z Season 1, Episode 21 "The Return of Goku" in the Ocean Studios dub. When Goku shows impressive power, Nappa asks Vegeta what his scouter says about his power level. Vegeta shouts, "IT'S OVER 9000!". In this sketch, Owen says, "What? 9000?! That's impossible!" quoting Nappa's reaction verbatim. Owen says that he'll have to go "Super Surgeon", and his shirt flies off and his hair becomes spiky and golden, referencing the "Super Saiyans" from the Dragon Ball franchise. Lexie Grey now sports a hairstyle similar to that of Yugi Muto from Yu-Gi-Oh!, and holds up a card to summon the "Dark Physician", which is a parody of the "Dark Magician" from Yu-Gi-Oh!. However, Alex Karev plays a similar card known as "Malpractice Suit", creating a team of lawyers to sue the Dark Physician, which they do by handing him a subpoena. Lexie protests that they must work together to heal the patient, but Alex insists on doing it alone. This exchange, and Alex's poses, reference Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba's rivarly and opposing viewpoints in Yu-Gi-Oh!In particular, this references the Yu-Gi-Oh! four-part episode "Double Duel", Season 2 Episodes 21-24. In this duel, which is a 2-on-2 duel with Yugi and Kaiba against two opponents, Yugi urges Kaiba to work together to defeat them, but Kaiba shows disdain for doing so. Alex's poses are reminiscent of Kaiba's in those episodes.. Meredith (who is now wearing a Japanese school girl uniform) claims that the patient's vitals are "Over 10,000". Derek Shepard appears, with a hat resembling that of Ash Ketchum and Red from the Pokémon franchise. Derek tosses a Poké Ball, and out comes "Chekaflu", which looks like Pikachu from Pokémon with a head mirror and surgical mask. Derek tells Chekaflu to shock the patient like a defibrillator, mimicking Pikachu's Electric-type attacks. The patients point out that the patient has an "Esper Crystal" stuck in his chest (presumably a reference to an "Esper Shard" from the Magic The Gathering trading card game)An "Esper Crystal" is actually the name of an object in the Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius video game. However, this episode predates the release of that game by about five years.. Owen, Meredith, Lexie, Derek and Domo-kun (the mascot of the Japanese broadcasting station NHK) all shout "Metamorph to Robotic Surgeon!" in a five-way split screen before transforming into a giant robot (presumably a reference to Voltron: Defender of the Universe) made of office chairs and medical equipment. Robotic Surgeon shouts "Arrow of Light!" (presumably a reference to the Light Arrows from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time video game) and fires an "Arrow of Light" at the patient (shooting it out of a hypodermic needle attached to its arm). After this, the anime references fade away and the patient wakes up in the normal Grey's Anatomy world where Meredith tells him he just needed his appendix out (though the room is on fire and a silhouette of Super Surgeon Owen is still visible).
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