Numerous storylines of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel featured zombies in various guises. Some resembled the voodoo model, while others craved human flesh, and had various degrees of autonomy. Other zombie storylines appeared on The X-Files and Charmed.
Michael Jackson's Thriller is a 1983 music video directed by John Landis. One of the most popular music videos of all time, is a horror film parody featuring choreographed zombies performing with Jackson. During the video, Jackson transforms into both a zombie and a werewolf.
In the South Park episode "Pinkeye", zombies overrun the town. In the episode, Chef is turned into a zombie based on the zombie played by Michael Jackson in the Thriller video.
Professional wrestler Tim Arson wrestled as "The Zombie" on the debut of ECW's program on Sci-Fi Channel, losing to Sandman.
The popular animated cartoon The Simpsons contains occasional references to zombies, most notably the Treehouse of Horror episodes.
Futurama, created by Matt Groening of The Simpsons fame, also references zombies, specifically "Zombie Jesus"("Sweet Zombie Jesus, it's huge!" wink and "Hanukka Zombie", though they are never seen on screen.
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