Not only is Vin Scully beloved by most Dodgers fans, he was the voice many producers and directors of television shows and movies listened to while growing up. As a result, many references to Scully, or Scully himself, have popped up over the years in pop culture. A few:
►”X-Files” creator Chris Carter is a big fan of Scully and named one of the main characters, Dana Scully, after Vin.
►In the season six “X-Files” episode “The Unnatural,” Scully’s voice is heard in the background calling a game.
►His narration plays an important part in the movie “For Love of the Game.” Kevin Costner asked that Scully be hired as the play-by-play announcer. Director Sam Raimi let Scully come up with most of his own dialogue and listened to his advice on one key scene: “I said to Sam after he showed me the game — not the movie, just the game — ‘Sam, for 99.9% of the time, you’re right on the money. But you couldn’t resist going Hollywood. The last play to preserve this whole thing, it could have happened, but it’s a stretch. I would hate to see you do a stretch when it’s so good up to here.’ Well, they re-shot the scene.”
►Dennis Conroy, the announcer of the Springfield Isotopes on “The Simpsons” is based in part on Scully. Harry Shearer provides Conroy’s voice.
►If you played the MLB series of video games on Sony Playstation in the early 2000s, then you were able to hear Scully announce the action.
►Scully can be heard calling baseball games in the films “Bachelor in Paradise,” “Wake Me When It’s Over,” “Experiment in Terror,” “Fireball 500,” “Zebra in the Kitchen,” “The Party,” “Game 6,” “The Bucket List,” and many others.
►Scully can be heard calling games on the TV shows “General Electric Theater,” “Alcoa Premiere,” “Mister Ed,” “The Joey Bishop Show,” “The Fugitive,” “Highway to Heaven” and “Brooklyn Bridge.”
►Television and film writer Ken Levine is a big Dodgers fan. He was a main writer on season seven of “MASH” and named several characters after Dodgers players. In the final episode of the season, the character of Sgt. Scully, who returned in future episodes, was named for Vin.
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Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully looks over Dodger Stadium before a game on July 3, 2012. Scully has worked as an announcer for the Dodgers organization for more than six decades. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully, with wife Sandi at his side, waves to the crowd during a ceremony honoring the Dodgers broadcaster before the game Sept. 23, 2016, at Dodger Stadium.
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Vin Scully and Hall-of-Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax embrace during the pregame ceremony honoring the Dodgers broadcaster on Sept. 23, 2016.
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Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts (30) joins MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, right, in presenting a check to Vin Scully to be donated to the Dodgers broadcaster’s favorite charity during a pregame ceremoney Sept. 23, 2016.
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Vin Scully speaks to family, friends and fans during a pregame ceremony honoring the legendary Dodgers broadcaster Friday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Fans wipe away tears during the pregame ceremony honoring Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully.
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A fan holds a letter from Vin Scully that was given out before the Dodgers game on Friday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully stands in front of street sign marking “Vin Scully Way” at the Dodgers’ spring training complex in Vero Beach, Fla., in 1985. (Jayne Kamin / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully with Jerry Doggett in the announcer’s booth at Dodgertown during spring training in Vero Beach, Florida on April 8, 1985.
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Vin Scully, center, poses for a photo with Dodgers pitching greats Don Drysdale, left, and Sandy Koufax during spring training in Vero Beach, Fla., in 1985. (Jayne Kamin / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully speaks to Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser, left, as Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson listens during a November 1989 charity benefit. (Steve Lowry / Associated Press)
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Vin Scully sits in the broadcast booth at Dodger Stadium in September 1999. Scully’s talents have landed him speaking roles in several baseball-themed movies and television shows. He even served as a game show host. (Bob Carey / Los Angeles Times)
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From left, longtime Kings announcer Bob Miller, legendary Lakers announcer Chick Hearn and Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully talk before a show for Fox Sports in December 2000. (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully has broadcast Dodgers games since before the team moved to L.A. in 1958.
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Vin Scully speaks during manager Joe Torre’s introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium in November 2007. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully acknowledges the crowd after receiving a standing ovation before a game between the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox at the Coliseum in March 2008. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully listens to legendary UCLA coach John Wooden at an interview in June 2008. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully announces, “It’s time for Dodgers baseball,” before the team’s season opener against the San Francisco Giants in April 2009. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Hall of Fame Dodger announcer Vin Scully before the start of a Dodgers - Reds game at Dodger Stadium on August 22, 2010.
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Vin Scully looks at a Sandy Koufax bobblehead doll while in the broadcast booth on Aug. 7, 2012. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
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Vin Scully acknowledges the cheers of the crowd during his bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium on July 25, 2013. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)
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Vin Scully waves to fans as he rides in a car with his wife, Sandra Hunt, while serving as the 2014 Rose Parade Grand Marshal. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers announcer Vin Scully takes the stage to speak about his decision to come back for a 66th season in the broadcast booth during a news conference at Dodger Stadium on July 30, 2014.
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Vin Scully is applauded on the field at Dodger Stadium, by family members, as he is recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the “longest tenured sports team employee” on September 23, 2015.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) houston.mitchell@latimes.com
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