Editing Siskel and Ebert (section)

==In popular culture==
A reference to Siskel & Ebert can be heard in the 1989 film, ''[[Police Academy 6: City Under Siege]]''. At one point during a high speed chase, Captain Harris shouts: "Look out for Gene and Roger's fruit stand!"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freer |first1=Ian |title=Police Academy 6: City Under Siege |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/police-academy-6-city-siege-review/ |website=[[Empire (magazine)|EmpireOnline.com]] |date=January 2000 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> This was because Siskel and Ebert hated both the cliché of fruit stands being destroyed in movie car chases and the [[Police Academy (franchise)|''Police Academy'' film series]].

In 1993, Siskel and Ebert were satirized on the popular Nickelodeon series ''[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]'' in the episode "Doug's Monster Movie" in which they appear in a dream sequence and vote two thumbs down on Doug's home movie.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Doug's Cartoon/Doug's Monster Movie|series=[[Doug (TV series)|Doug]]|airdate=June 6, 1993|season=3|number=8}}</ref>

The 1993 episode of ''[[Animaniacs]]'', "Critical Condition", featured a parody of Siskel & Ebert, with their names parodied as Lean Hisskill & Codger Eggbert. The characters were voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]] and [[Chuck McCann]] (later [[Billy West]]), respectively.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Critical Condition/The Three Muska-Warners |series=Animaniacs |air-date=November 8, 1993 |season=1 |number=36}}</ref>

The 1998 film, ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'', featured characters based on the duo. The [[Mayor of New York City]], Mayor Ebert, is portrayed by [[Michael Lerner (actor)|Michael Lerner]], and Gene, the mayor's aide, is played by Lorry Goldman. During the film, Gene resigns from working for Mayor Ebert by giving him a 'thumbs down' gesture. Of the characters, Ebert pointed out in his review that the characters were producer Dean Devlin and director Roland Emmerich's jabs at his and Gene Siskel's negative reviews of ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' and ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]''. Gene Siskel particularly singled out this aspect, saying, "If you're going to go through the trouble of putting us in a monster movie, why don't you at least take the advantage of having the monster either eat or squash us?"<ref>{{cite episode|host1=Siskel, Gene (host)|host2=Ebert, Roger (host)|title=Godzilla/Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/Bulworth/The Horse Whisperer|series=Siskel & Ebert|network=Buena Vista Television|season=12|number=37|air-date=May 30, 1998|url=https://www.siskelebert.org/?p=2998}}</ref> Ebert gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of four.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/godzilla-1998|title=Godzilla|date=May 26, 1998|website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Roger|last=Ebert|access-date=February 20, 2024|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref> Siskel placed the film on his list of the worst films of 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siskelebert.org/?p=4579|title=Worst of 1998|website=Siskel And Ebert Movie Reviews|access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref>