On December 1st, 2018, Nickelodeon airs the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "Al Be Back" in which the character Raphael is dressed in an outfit and wig reminiscent of James Brown?s iconic purple satisfies and hairstyle in order to carry out a Soul-impressed set at a regional carnival. As himself (voice) in the 1993 The Simpsons episode "Bart's Inner Child".