List of Harry Potter parodies

Since its creation, the Harry Potter franchise has spawned a number of parodies and homages in various works. Parodies are distinct from regular fandom production in that their main purpose is to lampoon the franchise and in some cases may feature elements from others as well. Parodies that have been created or works which have featured them include:

Arthur
Arthur is a series airing weekdays in the United States of America on PBSKids and on multiple networks in Canada. An animated children's series that has also attracted a wide adult following due to a number of factors. It is noted for being the second-longest running program of its type behind only The Simpsons. It is based on picture books by author Marc Brown, who also serves as an executive producer on the series. The Harry Potter franchise was parodied on the program through the Henry Skreever books, which portray the main character as an anthropomorphic individual similar to the other characters on the program, and containing elements that are rough analogues of Harry Potter features, such as a "Mangling Maple."

Epic Movie
Epic Movie was a film by directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, who are known for making a number of other parody films of the same bent. Though largely panned by both critics and audiences, the film did reasonable box office business. The film is a sendup of various movies of an "epic" nature, and other titles parodied in the film included the original The Chronicles of Narnia film and the version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featuring Johnny Depp.

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy was an animated series once aired on Cartoon Network. The Harry Potter franchise was parodied in four separate episodes on Grim Adventures. Each involves the character of Nigel Planter, a student at Toadblatt's School of Sorcery.

MAD
MAD is a United States humour magazine with a long history and following. MAD parodied the original Harry Potter title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and later directly parodied each Harry Potter film. Potter was also parodied in a number of other regular features within the magazine. The series was also parodied in at least two segments on MadTV, a late-night sketch comedy series aired on FOX, loosely connected with the magazine.

Potted Potter
Potted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff is a stage show that compresses the events of the entire Harry Potter book series into a seventy minute stage production. It has toured worldwide and earned accolades from many major publications.

Potter Puppet Pals
Potter Puppet Pals is both a fan production and a parody. It is a series of videos released through YouTube featuring the Potter characters as puppets. Numerous skits were produced, the most well-known of which is most likely "The Mysterious Ticking Noise," in which several of the characters performed an oddly catchy song.

Saturday Night Live
Harry Potter was parodied in a number of sketches on another late night comedy series aired NBC, Saturday Night Live. In one such sketch, Potter (portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, the Potter actor from the films) himself returned to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry well after the Battle of Hogwarts and greeted a group of first-year students, while catching up with old acquaintances.

The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an animated series that airs on a Sunday night comedy block in the United States of America on FOX, and is notable for being the longest running program of its type. Potter was parodied in at least five different installments of The Simpsons, including its film, The Simpsons Movie.