ɪnðə kɹˈɛdɪts ʌvðɪ ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɪlm fɹˈiː bˈɜːdz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn ɐ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ fɹˈʌnt pˈeɪdʒ ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt mˈɪʃən ɪz dˈɑːktɚd tə ɹˈiːd: "æz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst tˈɜːbjʊlənt, tɹˈædʒɪk jˈɪɹz ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən hˈɪstɚɹi dɹˈuː tʊ ɐ klˈoʊs, mˈɪliənz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə wˈɜːld wɜː wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ænd lˈɪsənɪŋ æz ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt ˈæstɹənˌɔːts fɹˈæŋk ɡˈɑːblɚ, dʒˈɪm snˈuːd, ænd bˈɪl wˈɑːɾəlz bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst tˈɜːkiz tʊ ˈɔːɹbɪt ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈɜːld.
In the credits of the animated film Free Birds (2013) a newspaper front page about the Apollo 8 mission is doctored to read: "As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts – Frank Gobbler, Jim Snood, and Bill Wattles – became the first turkeys to orbit another world.