- Reviewed; clips are shown.
Madonna: Into the Groove (Music Video 1985)
A music video, consisting of clips from the film, was released to accompany the song.Sex Violence & Values: Changing Images (TV Special 1986)
Clip from film seen with Rosanna Arquette and Will Patton."Siskel & Ebert" Matinee/Alive/Body of Evidence/Sniper (TV Episode 1993)
Clips are shown during the segment about Madonna.100 Years of Comedy (Video 1997)
Clips shown.
Rebecca (1940)
Roberta watches this movie on TV.The French Chef (TV Series 1962–2022)
The main character half-heartedly makes a complicated dish along with Julia Child on the television.The Time Travelers (1964)
Scenes from this SciFi movie seen on theater screen twiceEl show de Iris Chacon (TV Series 1972)
- Steven Wright comments on being cast in the unidentified upcoming movie
Desperately Pleasing Debbie (1985)
title reference"Newhart" Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 1 (TV Episode 1986)
title reference"Newhart" Desperately Desiring Susan: Part 2 (TV Episode 1986)
title reference"Saturday Night Live" Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek (TV Episode 1986)
Title mentioned during Church Chat.
Operation Mermaid (1963)
This is the film being shown in the theater at the end of DSS where Rosanna Arquette and Aiden Quinn reunite.Donahue (TV Series 1967–1995)
Mentioned in dialogue.Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
The entire Magic Box set is an extended reference to the Magic Show where Julie works in Celine and Julie go Boating.Foreigner: Urgent (Music Video 1981)
Junior Walker cover version of this song featured.Shao Lin tong zi gong (1981)
Large poster on Dez's door
Desperately Seeking Suzie... (Video 1985)
Video's title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's title.Desperately Sleazy Susan (Video 1985)
Video's title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's title."Sledge Hammer!" Desperately Seeking Dori (TV Episode 1987)
The title spoofs that of Madonna's popular movie.Ernest Rides Again (1993)
Nan, Dr. Abner Melon's wife wears an outfit similar to that of Madonna's Susan character in the 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan movie. She is seeking her totalled car, and her husband Abner who is out and about with Ernest, and her search for Abner becomes desperate. Also, the name Nan appears to rhym with the last three letters of the name Susan (San), so the movie is a reference to the title, and some visual resemblance.The Sweetest Thing (2002)