

In 2018, Banacek was the subject of an episode-length parody in The Simpsons ('Homer Is Where The Art Isn't'), referencing items from the series' storytelling format to its establishing shots, including Goldenberg's theme music. 'Even a one thousand zloty note cannot tap dance.'.'No matter how warm the smile on the face of the Sun, the cat still has her kittens under the porch.'.'You can read all the books in the library my son, but the cheese will still smell after four days.'.'Just because the cat has her kittens in the oven doesn't make them biscuits.'.


One of Banacek's verbal signatures was the quotation of strangely worded yet curiously cogent 'Polish' proverbs such as: He then collected from the insurance companies 10% of the insured value of the recovered property. Peppard played Thomas Banacek, a suave, Polish-American freelance investigator based in Boston, who solved seemingly impossible thefts (see locked room mystery).
