References to The Omen

Movies, TV shows, novels, and other works that have referenced, parodied, and spoofed The Omen.
==American Dad==
In the 2011 American Dad episode "Season's Beatings", most of the events of The Omen take place with a child named Nemo (omen spelled backwards).
==Good Omens==
The 1990 novel Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett satirizes the apocalypse and several events of the film, including the baby swap.The Anxious Bench "The Omen, Good Omens, and Why Neil Gaiman is Not the Antichrist" by Philip Jenkins, June 28, 2019
==Little Evil==
The 2017 Netflix comedy Little Evil stars Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly parodies the film.
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==MAD magazine==
Issue #189 from March 1977 parodied the film as "The Omenous" written by Dick DeBartolo with art by Harry North.
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The cover of the UK edition of Issue #180 (April 1977) parodied one of the promotional taglines from The Omen:
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==Saturday Night Live==
The sixth episode of the second season (hosted by Buck Henry in 1976) parodied the film as "The Ointment" and used the film's score by Jerry Goldsmith, unaltered.
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* Buck Henry as Robert Thorn
* Jane Curtin as Katherine Thorn
* Jim Belushi as Damien
* Dan Aykroyd as Father Brennan
* Laraine Newman as Mrs. Baylock
* Chevy Chase as Keith Jennings
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==The Simpsons==
The opening sequence of the 2019 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXX" features Maggie Simpson as a stand-in for Damien.
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==Soap==
Episode 10 of the 1977 TV series features a scene in which Jessica (Katherine Helmond) asks Mary (Cathryn Damon) if she'd seen The Omen and proceeds to describe what happens to Lee Remick's character (Katherine Thorn) in the movie.
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==South Park==
In 1998, Damien appeared in the season one episode, "Damien." A fire in his eyes is underscored with a parody of Jerry Goldsmith's "Ave Satani" using "rectus, dominus" as the lyrics.
Goldsmith's actual score was used for season ten's "Tsst" to underscore Cartman looking at the camera during the close of the episode.
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==The World's End==
Edgar Wright's 2013 film, the third in the "Cornetto Trilogy," features a character nicknamed "The O-Man" because he had a birthmark on his forehead that looked like a six.
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==Sources==
==External links==
* The Omen on IMDb, "referenced in"