Cultural References
Soylent Green is referred to in a number of television series and other media, either for dramatic or comedic effect.
In the American crime drama television series Millennium (1996–1999), the main character Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) uses the phrase "Soylent Green is people" as a login to the Millennium Group Database.
A 1993 episode of Saturday Night Live purported that Soylent Green had been made into a franchise, consisting of increasingly unsuccessful cinematic sequels. All clips shown played upon the dramatic final scene of the original film. A clip from the fifth sequel, Soylent Green II, shows Thorn (played by Charlton Heston (Phil Hartman)) crying, "Soylent Green is STILL made out of people! They didn't change the recipe like they said they were going to! It's STILL people!!".
Starting in the summer of 2011, a green wafer containing plankton was released under the name 'Soylent Green'. Created and produced by the Parallax Corporation, and manufactured under official license, its packaging is an imaginary concept of how Soylent Green might have been sold.
In a 2009 episode 12 "Omega" of "Dollhouse" the character Topher says "He's not a person. He's like Soylent Green. He's people." in reference to the character Alpha's many personalities.
In a 2012 Season 7 episode 20 "The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo" of "Supernatural" Bobby says "Dick is about to get into the Soylent green business."
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