Editing Rejected (section)

==In popular culture==
* A fan of the film, quoting, "I am the Queen of France!" appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref>[http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/wahoo/index/php/20080225.phtml Late Show with David Letterman] ''CBS'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403010438/http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/wahoo/index/php/20080225.phtml |date=3 April 2008 }}</ref>
* The alternate dimension scenes from the ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' episode "[[Broodwich]]" were an acknowledged homage to [[Don Hertzfeldt]]. Hertzfeldt's films, and ''Rejected'' in particular, were a strong early influence on [[Adult Swim]] writers and ''Aqua Teen'' creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3242&page=1 | title=ANIMATIONWorld Magazine | work=Animation World Network | access-date=25 January 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015071400/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3242&page=1 | archive-date=15 October 2007 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* A 2013 episode of the [[Fine Brothers]]' web series ''YouTubers React'' featured ''Rejected''.<ref>{{YouTube|bV2A9GpB0-0|YouTubers React to Rejected}}</ref>
* The introduction section of the 2006 video game ''[[Prey (2006 video game)|Prey]]'' features a crude scrawling in the room's bathroom that is a direct reference to the first sketch; "My spoon is too big."<ref>{{YouTube|6POOdFh3ZEM|
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* Musician [[Neil Cicierega]]'s album ''[[Hip to the Javabean]]'' features a song titled "Consumer Whore", which is named after a line from the short film. The response line, "And how!" crosses over into the next track, "Between You and Me".
* In the first episode of [[The Simpsons (season 26)|the 26th season of ''The Simpsons'']], ''[[Clown in the Dumps]],'' the opening [[The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag]] was created by Don Hertzfeldt.  ''Rejected'' established the roots of a dystopia by consumerism style of satire through the guise of rejected advertisements; this shortcuts directly to the point.  It depicts Homer using a time-traveling remote control to regress to his original 1987 character model, then accidentally going into a distant future incarnation of the show called The Sampsans where he and his family have evolved into grotesque, mindless, catchphrase-spouting mutants.  Carey Bodenheimer of [[CNN]] wrote: "[''The Simpsons''] kicked off season 26 with a staggering, Don Hertzfeldt-directed intro sequence."
* The infamous "My anus is bleeding" scene was featured in the ''[[Off the Air (TV series)|Off the Air]]'' episode "Holes".