has the film had any influence on anyone?
A  2002 NBC reality television show entitled "Meet My Folks".
Meet the Parents
The success of the film was initially responsible for a 2002 NBC reality television show entitled "Meet My Folks" 
what is 'meet the parents'? A comedy film. when did this film release? 2000. who is the producer of this film? Nancy Tenenbaum . what is the theme of the film? The theme revolves around  portrayal of Jewish characters' roles in modern film as well as of how male nurses are portrayed in media. can you name some characters from this film? Jack Byrnes, Dina Byrnes, Kevin Rawley, Debbie Byrnes, Denny Byrnes, Bob Banks, Larry Banks , and Greg. do you know who plays the role of the first character? Robert De Niro where is he from? Manhattan, New York City. which was his first directorial debut? "A Bronx Tale". apart from comedy, has he taken up roles in other type of films? Yes, crime drama and mystery thriller. did he also show interest in other things apart from acting? Yes, he owns businesses like a film production company and restaurants .He is also strongly opinionated regarding American politics. who wrote the script for the film? Jim Herzfeld. how much did the film rate when it was first released? The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes certified the film "Fresh" with an average rating of 6.9/10. when did the film release? The original one in 1992 and the remake in 2000. which theatre did it first run in? Its first theatrical release was in United States and Canada . what kind of criticism did the film receive? It received a generally positive response from film critics, being commended on the subtlety of its humor as well as being named as "the funniest" or "one of the funniest" films of the year by several critics.
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Meet the Parents [SEP] Influence
The success of the film was initially responsible for a 2002 NBC reality television show entitled "Meet My Folks" in which a young woman's love interest, vying for her family's approval, is interrogated by the woman's overprotective father with the help of a lie detector machine. In September 2002, NBC also aired a situation comedy entitled "In-Laws". During the development of it, NBC called it "a "Meet the Parents" project" which prompted an investigation by Universal into whether NBC was infringing on Universal's copyright. Universal did not pursue any action against NBC but neither show lasted more than one season.