If the victims survive, they win the "game" and can go free; they are supposedly rehabilitated by Jigsaw and learn how to appreciate their lives. When he woke up in his bathtub after he had been subdued and placed there by Art Blank, Rigg left the bathroom.

In fact, the study has been replicated with slight changes, such as using video, and similar results were found (Bandura, 1963). In the 2011 film Insidious there is a scene in which Josh (the father) is working late in the classroom and Billy is drawn in chalk on the blackboard behind his head. After he finishes, the screen then cuts to footage of Ryan stuck in the trap for Anna and Mitch, and vice-versa for Ryan.Two spotlights revealed William's file clerk, Allen, and his secretary, Addy, who were standing on similar platforms with barbwire around their necks. He sports many of Billy's qualities, like appearing on a TV screen, trapping two characters in a familiar "game" and pitting them against each other.

After Jill was injured during a robbery by one of her patients, Cecil Adams, and therefore lost her unborn child, John suffered from severe depression and became somehow emotionally attached to the puppet as it was one of the few memorabilia left from his child.When Detectives David Tapp and Steven Sing discover Jigsaw's latest hideout, they remove blankets from several covered items, one of which is Billy. In the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "The Marines", Frylock is captured by a puppet parodying Billy who demands him to shove a grapefruit spoon in his eye. The iconic puppet character with its evil cackling laugh is used in the SAW movies by John Kramer ( Tobin Bell), also known as the killer Jigsaw, who chooses his victims based on if they don't seem to appreciate their life. Amanda's Letter • Billy the Puppet • Billy's Tricycle • Bobby the Puppet • Corbett's Toy • Dylan's Pig • Hacksaws • Hidden Blade • Hoffman's Stalker Notes • Recorded Messages • Jigsaw Pieces • Jill's Box • Jill's Key • John Kramer: Conundrum of Carnage • Mannequins • Miniature Models • Mr. When Bobby unsuccessfully tried to pass the fence, the last TV turned on and showed the puppet which told him that he had to play the game he had lied about for several years.

There is also a flashback of Jigsaw giving a less menacing, early version of Billy to Jill Tuck as a gift for their unborn son Gideon. When a TV turned on in front of her, a video tape showing the puppet instructed her that she had to grab the key to the device from an acid-filled beaker. Experimental pop artist Eric Millikin created a large mosaic portrait of Billy out of Halloween candy and spiders as part of his "Totally Sweet" series in 2013. Additionally he recorded a video in which he used the puppet, which had been found at one of Jigsaw's early crime scenes, to give Seth the instructions for his game.Via video, Jigsaw's puppet introduced them to their test and guided them through every single one of their trials. Billy is always depicted wearing a black tuxedo with a white shirt and gloves, red bow tie, and red handkerchief in the breast pocket. Jigsaw had chosen Jeff because the latter lost his son, Dylan, in a car accident three years ago and therefore neglected both his wife and daughter as the only thing he cared about was getting his revenge on Timothy Young, the drunk driver who killed his son. After Mateo fails his game, Billy appears next to Gabriela with a "Play Me" tape around his neck ready for her game to commence. Caliborn, a character from the Internet comic Homestuck, shares many similarities to Billy in both the red swirls on his cheeks and a fascination with games.