Editing Max and Moritz (section)

== Legacy and cultural significance==
Busch's classic tale of the terrible duo (now in the [[public domain]]) has since become a proud part of the culture in German-speaking countries. Even today, parents usually read these tales to their not-yet-literate children. To this day in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, a certain familiarity with the story and its rhymes is still presumed, as it is often referenced in mass communication. The two leering faces are synonymous with mischief, and appear almost logo-like in advertising and even [[graffiti]].{{cn|date=August 2023}}

''Max and Moritz'' is the first published original foreign children's book in Japan, translated into [[rōmaji]] by Shinjirō Shibutani and Kaname Oyaizu in 1887 as ''{{lang|ja-Latn|Wanpaku monogatari}}'' ("Naughty stories").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotenseki/html/he22/he22_07214/index.html|title=Wanpaku monogatari|access-date=2010-08-02|language=ja}}</ref>

During [[World War I]], the Red Baron, [[Manfred von Richthofen]], named his dog Moritz, giving the name Max to another animal given to his friend.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The red air fighter|author=Richthofen, M.|date=1972|publisher=Arno Press|isbn=9780405037849|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wHfzAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2015-06-14}}</ref>

The two [[Sturer Emil]] vehicles produced in World War II were named Max and Moritz by their crews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sturer Emil: a Rare Specimen from Stalingrad |url=https://warspot.net/438-sturer-emil-a-rare-specimen-from-stalingrad |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=warspot.net |language=en|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914163705/https://warspot.net/438-sturer-emil-a-rare-specimen-from-stalingrad| archive-date= 14 September 2021}}</ref> 

After [[World War II]], German-U.S. composer [[Richard Mohaupt]], together with choreographer {{ill|Alfredo Bortoluzzi|de}}, created {{ill|Max und Moritz (Mohaupt)|lt=Max und Moritz|italics=yes|de}}, a [[burlesque dance]] ({{langx|de|Tanzburleske|italics=no}}), which premiered at [[Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe]] on 18 December 1949.<ref>Otto Friedrich Regner, Heinz-Ludwig Schneiders: ''Reclams Ballettführer''. 8. Auflage. Reclam, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-15-008042-8.</ref>

The Max and Moritz story inspired [[Rudolph Dirks]] to create [[The Katzenjammer Kids]],<ref>[[August Derleth|Derleth, August]] in [[Rudolph Dirks|Dirks, Rudolph]]: ''The Katzenjammer Kids'', [[Dover Publications]], New York 1974</ref> which would in turn serve as inspiration for [[Art Clokey]] to create his antagonists for [[Gumby]], the Blockheads.{{cn|date=September 2023}} 

''Max and Moritz'' (along with ''The Katzenjammer Kids'') may have served as inspiration for [[Ragdoll Productions]]' British children's show ''[[Rosie and Jim]]'', [[Mike Judge]]'s animated series ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', Terrence and Phillip of the Terrence and Phillip Show from ''[[South Park]]'' (the show's creators, [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]], having said South Park was inspired by ''Beavis and Butt-Head''), and George Beard and Harold Hutchins in the "[[Captain Underpants]]" series by [[Dav Pilkey]].{{cn|date=September 2023}}

The [[Max & Moritz Prize]]  is an award for comic books, comic strips, and other similar materials, awarded at each of the biennial International Comics Shows of Erlangen since 1984.<ref name=comicsalon>{{cite web | title=Max und Moritz Award | website=Comic-Salon  | date=28 November 2017 | url=https://www.comic-salon.de/en/max-und-moritz-award | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>

''Der Fall Max und Moritz'' ({{langx|en|The Max and Moritz Case|italics=yes}}), by Jörg M. Günther, published in 1988, is a satirical treatment in which the various misdeeds in the story – both by the protagonists and their surroundings – are analysed via the regulations of the German [[Strafgesetzbuch]].{{cn|date=September 2023}}

In the early 2020s, the [[Efteling]] amusement park in the Netherlands opened a pair of [[rollercoaster]]s named [[Max & Moritz (roller coaster)|Max & Moritz]].<ref>{{cite web  | title=Max & Moritz replaces Bob at Efteling | website=Coaster Kings | date=10 October 2018 | url=https://thecoasterkings.com/max-moritz-replaces-bob-at-efteling/ | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>

Max and Moritz are featured in ''[[The Defeated]]'', a [[streaming]] television series distributed by [[Netflix]] in 2021. Set in 1946, in post-war [[Berlin]], the two main characters are brothers named "Max" and "Moritz", and the book also features prominently throughout the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/493801/why-max-mclaughlin-from-the-defeated-looks-so-familiar/|title=Why Max McLaughlin From The Defeated Looks So Familiar|publisher=looper.com|date=21 August 2021|access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>