In Popular Culture
Forbes magazine routinely lists Scrooge McDuck on its annual "Fictional 15" list of the richest fictional characters by net worth:
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In tribute to its famous native, Glasgow City Council added Scrooge to its list of "Famous Glaswegians" in 2007, alongside the likes of Billy Connolly and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
In Italy, the character's Italian name, Paperone, is used as a metaphor meaning "very wealthy person".
In 2008 The Weekly Standard parodied the bailout of the financial markets by publishing a memo where Scrooge applies to the TARP program.
An extortionist named Arno Funke targeted German department store chain Kaufhaus des Westens from 1992 until his capture in 1994, under the alias "Dagobert", the German name for Scrooge McDuck.
In the Workaholics episode "The Strike", Blake Anderson asks his boss Alice why she is being such a Scrooge McDuck.
American rapper Nicki Minaj referenced Scrooge McDuck in her verse on Birdman's song "Born Stunna (Remix)" off of his 2012 album Bigga Than Life.
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