 In the episode "The Chip (Part 1)" of the cartoon television show "Freakazoid!, the well-known stock footage clip was played with a narration describing Richards's feats.It was also used in the 1977 documentary "Gizmo!," the episode "Fairly OddBaby" of "The Fairly OddParents", and in the episode "Chuck versus the Fear of Death" of "Chuck", as well as being referenced in the "Seinfeld" episode "The Apology".In its most notable usages, it was made into a parody in the "Homerpalooza" episode of "The Simpsons", which shows Homer Simpson becoming a carnival freak doing Richards's act (being a cannonball catcher), but quitting after it is revealed it would kill him to keep going.