When it comes to pop culture references, it seems our cousins the Amish get all the attention. Englishers probably consider them more “exotic,” and therefore more cinematic or something. Yes, there are plenty of books written by Mennonites about Mennonites, but when it comes to pop culture references from the outside, they are few and far between. Besides the CBC show Pure, we don’t appear much in music, television, and feature films. Still, we did manage to find a handful of Menno pop culture references. Here they are. (These are real).

The Simpsons

In this 2003 episode of the Simpsons, the family calls on the Amish to help them build a treehouse. Marge is impressed with their work and comments, “The Amish are so industrious. Not like those shiftless Mennonites,” who are shown playing c

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