Wax Museum at Fishermans Wharf of the sculptures were created by Gem's Wax Figures in London. A few were crafted by Ron Fong, others by Los Angeles wax sculptor Henry Alvarez, and the museum's resident sculptor, Kahn Gasimov who was hired away from London's Madame Tussauds. The underground exhibits contained more than 270 figures and scenes, ranging from "The Last Supper" and "Wizard of Oz" to King Tut and the Chamber of Horrors which included Anton LaVey, the late San Francisco satanist whose wax figure attended his funeral. There were famous sports-people and important historical figures including a display of dictators featuring Fidel Castro, Saddam
The Famous Five (novel series) go Scrumping', featured a parody of the Five in a cautionary tale about five friends who are caught cider scrumping and turned into cider. A 2005 story in "The Guardian" also parodies the Famous Five. It argues that Anne, Dick, George and Julian are caricatures rather than characters, portraying Anne as having no life outside of domestic labour. It highlights what the writer, Lucy Mangan, considers to be the power struggle between Dick, George and Julian while Anne is sidelined. On 31 October 2009, the BBC programme "The Impressions Show" featured a sketch in which Ross Kemp meets The Famous