ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌvðə kɹˈɪɾɪk ɛntˈaɪɾəld "dˈɑːktɚ. dʒˈeɪ", ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə mˈeɪn kˈæɹɪktɚ dʒˈeɪ ʃˈɜːmən wˈɜːks tə dɪskˈʌvɚɹ ɐ kjˈʊɹ fɔːɹ hɪz bˈɔs tˈɜːmɪnəl dɪzˈiːz, wʌzɐ pˈæɹədi ʌvðə stˈoːɹi.
The 1994 episode of The Critic entitled "Dr. Jay", in which the main character Jay Sherman works to discover a cure for his boss' terminal disease, was a parody of the story.