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==1900-1909==
* ''[[The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln]]'' (1908)


'''Trafe''' ("torn") is a [[Yiddish]] term used to denote any food which is not [[kosher]]
==1910-1919==
* ''[[Abraham Lincoln's Clemency]]'' (1910)


'''Trafe''' is also the name of a [[funk]]/[[Rock and roll|rock]] band from [[Georgetown, Canada]], consisting of members Jason Coté, Max Halparin, Owen Rosser, and Nick Van Doorn. And your mom.
==1920-1929==
* ''[[The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Abraham Lincoln]]'' (1924/I)

==1930-1939==
* ''[[Abraham Lincoln (1930)]]'' (or ''D.W. Griffith's "Abraham Lincoln"'')

==1940-1949==
==1950-1959==
==1960-1969==
*"The Chase", episode 2.8 of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which aired in 1964, included [[Robert Marsden]] as Abe.

*[[Star Trek: The Original Series]] [[1969]] episode "[[The Savage Curtain (TOS episode)|The Savage Curtain]]" (3.22), where an alien creates an image of him to represent "Good" in a Good vs. Evil experiment. He was one of [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk's]] heros growing up in the 23rd century. He was played by actor [[Lee Bergere]].

==1970-1979==
* The American [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney theme parks]] feature an [[Audio-Animatronics]] Abraham Lincoln in the show [[Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln]] and the Hall of Presidents.

==1980-1989==
The 1988 telefilm ''[[Lincoln (1988 telefilm)|Lincoln]]'' starred [[Sam Waterston]] in the title role, and [[Mary Tyler Moore]] as his wife. The movie was based on a novel by [[Gore Vidal]].

[[Robert V. Barron]] appeared as Lincoln in ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' (1989), and episodes of ''[[Out of This World]]'' (#2.15, 1988).

Appears as [[Joshua Speed]] in [[Parke Godwin]]'s sci-fi novel The Snake Oil Wars.

==1990-1999==
* [[The Speeches of Abraham Lincoln]] (1995)

* ''[[A&E Biography]]'': Abraham Lincoln - Preserving the Union" (1997)

*An Abraham Lincoln robot acts as a defense attorney for an African-American child in ''[[Bebe's Kids]]'' (1992).

*Episode 20 of the animated children's television show ''[[Animaniacs]]'', which first aired in 1993, included a segment called "Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago". [[Peter Renaday]] voiced the President.

*In the 1993 film ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]'', [[Dan Aykroyd]]'s character dresses as Lincoln for a costume ball, as the President's stovepipe hat effectively covers his cone-shaped head.

*An episode of ''[[Family Matters]]'' features a thief who is dressed as Lincoln, with [[Steve Urkel]] ([[Jaleel White]]) pointing him out as "our nation's 16th President".

*Talk show ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' started in 1993, with [[Dino Stamatopoulos]] as the original potrayer of Lincoln. In 1999, [[Mike Sweeney]] took over this role.

* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode ''[[Mind over Murder]]'', a parody on [[Mentos]] commercials features [[John Wilkes Booth]] unsuccessfully attempting to assassinate Abraham Lincoln

==2000-2009==
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode ''[[Holy Crap]]'', after [[Brian]] mentions the Old Testament story in which "God told Abraham to kill Isaac," a cutaway shows President Abraham Lincoln shooting bartender Isaac from the Television Show [[The_Love_Boat|Love Boat]].
*In the film ''[[Bedazzled (2000 film)|Bedazzled]]'' (2000), [[Brendan Fraser]]'s character makes a deal with the [[Devil]] ([[Elizabeth Hurley]]) for seven wishes. Upon wishing to be [[President of the United States]], he is transformed into Lincoln and finds himself in [[Ford's Theatre]].
* ''Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided'' (2001)
* Humorous shorts featured on the [[Happy Tree Friends]] and Friends cartoon on G4TV portray Lincoln as someone who drinks too much. The shorts are called "Hard Drinkin' Lincoln," and at the end of every episode, Boothe is always shooting Abe.
* Director [[Steven Spielberg]] is currently planning a movie on Lincoln with [[Liam Neeson]] in the leading role. The movie will be based on a biography of Lincoln by [[Doris Kearns Goodwin]]. [http://imdb.com/title/tt0443272/]
* In the fourth episode of [[Pamela Anderson]] television series ''[[Stacked]]'', [[Ed Trotta]] portrays Lincoln in "Gavin's Pipe Dream".
* In episode 508 of the series ''[[South Park]]'', [[David Blaine]] brings the memorial statue of Lincoln to life. The giant stone Lincoln must be killed by a giant stone John Wilkes Booth.
* Also parodied as a main character on the show ''[[Clone High]]'', [[Abe (Clone High)|Abe]] is a clone of Abraham Lincoln
* In the [[Image]] graphic novel [[Tales from the Bully Pulpit]], Lincoln is brought into a battle by [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and the ghost of [[Thomas Edison]], the two main characters, as their secret weapon.
* [[The Immortal]], a character from [[Invincible]], bears a certain resemblance to Lincoln. [[Robert Kirkman]] followed through on this, and in a back-up story from issue 25, confirmed that the Immortal was, in fact, Abraham Lincoln.
* The web comic [http://www.thinkin-lincoln.com Thinkin' Lincoln] features a portrayal of Lincoln as the main character.
* A daily political comedy podcast at [http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheAbrahamLincolnLogs TheAbrahamLincolnLogs] is represented as being written by Lincoln.
* The [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]], a Flash animation-based music video, features a [[zombie]] version of Lincoln as one of the combatants.
*Though [[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]] is set in modern times, Lincoln is strangely the current President of the United States in the story's plot. One episode even features him as Grim's replacement in Billy and Mandy's group of friends.

[[Category:Abraham Lincoln]]
[[Category:In popular culture|Lincoln in popular culture]]

Revision as of 00:21, 6 July 2006

Trafe ("torn") is a Yiddish term used to denote any food which is not kosher

Trafe is also the name of a funk/rock band from Georgetown, Canada, consisting of members Jason Coté, Max Halparin, Owen Rosser, and Nick Van Doorn. And your mom.