scenes from "the graduate" have been well-remembered by many people, since it appeared. in one of them, one-word advice for corporate success ("plastics") is given by a family friend of benjamin's. (reportedly, sales of stock in plastics companies jumped in the months after the movie appeared.) another scene, where ben tries to stop elaine from marrying another man, has been imitated and parodied in television programs, including the cartoon series "daria".