The Terminator
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The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction film that has spawned a franchise of movies, comic books, video games, theme park attractions and, most recently, a television series. The stories involve a future from which robots are sent back in time to avert a World War.
References
- A Movie Mania interstitial stars Kermit the Frog as "The Kerminator," sent from the future on a mission to save mankind. Nothing can stop him until Miss Piggy happens upon the cybernetic frog and inquires as to his recent whereabouts. When the Kerminator mistakes him for Sarah Connor, she assumes that he's been seeing another woman. In accessing his response options, his computer brain chooses to run like heck from the oncoming threat.
- The Muppet Parodies 1998 Calendar also features Kermit as "The Kerminator," equipped with a fly-swatter and shades warning enemies to "Bug-Off."
- The Sesame Street 25th anniversary special Stars and Street Forever! features John Goodman as an operator for a Tough Guy Hotline. After spewing a slew of Hollywood tough guy lines to Telly while pumping iron, he signs off by saying, "Hasta la vista, baby," a line made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the second film.
- Elmo's World: Jackets features a Muppet motorcyle jacket who quotes another of the title character's famous lines from the original film: "I'll be back," even using Schwarzenegger's signature, and often mocked, Austrian accent.
