The characters have made cameo appearances ( either visually or only voices ) and have been referenced in numerous television shows, such as Friends, Two and a Half Men, Celebrity Deathmatch, Robot Chicken, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and Saturday Night Live ( TV Funhouse ), in films such as Airheads, Clueless, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Jackass 3D, and even parodied in children shows such as Tiny Toon Adventures, Regular Show and Arthur.

The 1990 release The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken, with Bryan Hitt ( formerly of Wang Chung ) replacing Graham Lear on drums, Dave Amato debuting on lead guitar, and songwriter / keyboardist Jesse Harms, was a commercial disappointment.

* The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken ( 1990 )

In the 1960s, Dick Orkin created the popular syndicated comic adventure series Chicken Man.

Calf of Man, Lower Lighthouse One of two built by Robert Stevenson in 1818 to steer ships clear of Chicken Rock.

The Calf of Man and its offshore rocks have no fewer than four lighthouses: two lighthouses were built in 1818 by Robert Stevenson to warn mariners of the hazards of the Chicken Rocks off the south end of the Calf.

The Big Chicken has also appeared in the comic strip " Zippy the Pinhead " as a part of artist Bill Griffith's fascination with roadside icons, such as West Hollywood's " Tail of the Pup ", and the ubiquitous " Muffler Man " who was used to hold full-sized car mufflers, giant hot dogs, tires, or other items promoting various roadside businesses.

Books include The Disney Studio Story and Mickey Mouse: His Life and Times ( with Richard Holliss ); The Land of Narnia, illustrated by Pauline Baynes ; The Treasury of Narnia ( with Alison Sage ); Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman ; The Book of Guinness Advertising ; a biography of Wilbert Vere Awdry, entitled The Thomas the Tank Engine Man ; A Christmas Carol: The Unsung Story ; Cracking Animation: The Aardman book of 3-D Film-making, ( with Peter Lord ); Chicken Run: Hatching the Movie ; Three Cheers for Pooh ; and The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-earth with artist John Howe.

The original theme tune was called " Chicken Man ", which was also the theme tune of Grange Hill.

* Chicken Man – Stephen Spinella

Philip Carlo Testa ( April 21, 1924 – March 15, 1981 ), also known as " The Chicken Man " or " The Julius Cesar of the Philadelphia Mob " or " Philly ", was a Sicilian-born American Mafia figure known for his brief leadership of the Scarfo crime family.

In addition to scoring a number of motion pictures including Kingdom of Heaven, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, The Rock, Shrek, Chicken Run, Antz, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Domino, and Team America: World Police, Gregson-Williams has also worked on the video games Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

The text reads, " To Serve Man ," and the caption below reads, " Gustatus Similis Pullus "— dog Latin for " Tastes Like Chicken ".

* The song " Chicken in Black ", by Johnny Cash, parodies his persona as " the Man in Black ".

* April 21-Philip Testa " The Chicken Man ", Philadelphia crime family boss

After Caponigro's murder, Philip ' Chicken Man ' Testa led the family for one year until he was killed by a nail bomb at his home.

An old man, listed in the credits as " Chicken Man ", greets Joni and Santiago after they make it over the sulfur river and tells them they need to collect CrypTiles in order to make it past the Faces Within the Face.

" Chicken Man " comes by the opening in an ancient galleon, allowing the people to escape the island aboard his ship.

Some of these have included: premiering the North American Man / Boy Love Association ( NAMBLA ) documentary, Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys, in 1994 ; premiering a film in 1995 that accused Quentin Tarantino of plagiarism ; being protested by Reverend Fred Phelps in 2002 ( apparently for not choosing to show a film about Phelps ); and premiering a theatrical version of Brad Neely's Harry Potter parody Wizard People, Dear Reader, which eventually led to action by Warner Brothers to suppress future theatrical performances of the work.

There is currently a planning application being considered by Nottingham City Council for McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through restaurants on the land where the Man of Trent pub previously stood.

The city of Tokyo is overrun by its machines, as they all come alive for a night of revelry, with only a single, drunken human ( Chicken Man ) awake to witness it.

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Chicken Man may refer to:

* Chicken Man, the stage name of Fred Staten, nightclub performer

They wore clothes reminiscent of Roman armour, " against the space debris that kept falling onto the planet lost from other places, like television sets and bits of an Iron Chicken ", and they spoke in whistles.

Chicken Shack's debut release was " It's Okay With Me Baby ", written by and featuring Christine.

Chicken Shack had a hit with " I'd Rather Go Blind ", which featured Christine on lead vocals.

This use of " chicken " survives in the phrase " Hen and Chickens ", sometimes used as a British public house or theatre name, and to name groups of one large and many small rocks or islands in the sea ( see for example Hen and Chicken Islands ).

*" Junk in the Trunk ", an episode of the television series Robot Chicken

For example, the chain used to offer small chicken drumsticks which they called " peg-legs ", but now offer small chicken fingers known as " Chicken Planks ".

Chicken " sashimi ", known as toriwasa, is considered by some to be a delicacy ; the Nagoya kōchin, French poulet de Bresse and its American derivative, the blue foot chicken, are favored by many for this purpose, as, besides their taste, they are certified to be free of Salmonella.

Most grouse species are listed by the IUCN as " least concern " or " near threatened ", but the Greater and Lesser Prairie Chicken are listed as " vulnerable " and the Gunnison Grouse is listed as " endangered ".

The Chicken Coop Murders gained renewed public interest and attention following the release of the 2008 movie " Changeling ", directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie.

More directly, the Gill-man appeared in the Robot Chicken episode " Shoe ", voiced by Seth Green.

Ditchingham is also the home of the " Chicken Roundabout ", a traffic roundabout inhabited by a colony of chickens which has survived the construction of a bypass through their home.

* Randy W. Rudder-Author / Screenwriter / Producer " Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music ", " Music City Reader 2005 "

She has a cool bedside manner, and is known to prescribe " PCS ", also known as " Pulaski's Chicken Soup ", for minor ailments.

Olive Oyl appeared in the Robot Chicken episodes " The Sack " and " Squaw Bury Shortcake ", voiced by Kelly Hu.

*" Knob of the Week ", a sketch in the style of the Chicken Cannon " honouring " various acts of stupidity by various groups.

In Harryhausen's films, model animated characters interact with, and are a part of, the live action world, with the idea that they will cease to call attention to themselves as " animation ", which is different from the more obviously " cartoony " and stylized approach in movies like Chicken Run and The Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.

Its most common folk name is " Mother Carey's Chicken ", Mother Carey being a supernatural figure representing the sea.

Fenton-Stevens was also a cast member on Spitting Image and later sang lead on their UK number one hit, " The Chicken Song ", also co-written and produced by Pope.

Paul Heaton ’ s hand is recognisable in quirky song titles such as " The Rose of My Cologne ", " The Cat Loves The Mouse " and " Never Lost A Chicken To A Fox ".

Locals will often include " make a at the Big Chicken ", or " it's about x miles past the Big Chicken ".

* " The Chicken Or the Egg-Head ", Frank Fenton