episode 11, episode "Meat the Parrots" of the show Happy Endings, Penny complains that she never had a kid sister; the closest she got was a My Buddy doll. When asked why she never got a Kid Sister doll, she said she did, but they weren't that close. On the Bleacher Report podcast Simms & Lefkoe, Chris Simms parodies the commercial theme of My Buddy as "My Homie" in an homage to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In the music video for Wanksta, by rapper 50 cent, there is a likeness of the My Buddy doll that presents a more 'gangster look'. The song Growing Pains by Ludacris makes a reference to the My Buddy theme song ("Wherever I go they went, they my buddies"). References 1980s toys Doll brands Hasbro products Products introduced in 1985