Minecraft wiki entry for 2010_Indie_of_the_Year_Awards, associated text: In season 17 of South Park, the 2nd episode depicted a kid teaching Minecraft to adults.[39]
In the The Walking Deceased movie trailer, the Minecraft zombie sound can be heard at 0:30.[40]
In season 25 of The Simpsons, the 17th episode had a couch gag known as SimCraft, complete with Bartender Moe as a creeper blowing up the house.[41]
In Season 3 Episode 10 of Rick and Morty, the title characters mention or are seen playing Minecraft throughout parts of the episode.[42]
In Season 4 Episode 3, Rick returns to the game by opening a laptop and saying "Ok now I'm going to play some more Minecraft".
In Ready Player One (Steven Spielberg), the opening scene in the Oasis shows a Minecraft planet.
In season 10 of Adventure Time, an episode named Diamonds and Lemons shows the characters in a Minecraft-like universe.