List of references to Weezer in media: Difference between revisions
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| align="left"|'''''Family Guy''''' | | align="left"|'''''Family Guy'''''<br>'''Episode:''' ''Peter & Lois' Wedding''<br>(Season 18, Episode 6)<br>'''Air date:''' [[November 10]], [[2019]] | ||
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Characters are discussing bands who are performing at the World Trade Center. | |||
<blockquote><poem>Bonnie: My last show was a [[Weezer]] concert. | <blockquote><poem>Bonnie: My last show was a [[Weezer]] concert. | ||
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| align="left"|'''''The Simpsons'''''<br>'''Episode:''' ''The Wettest Stories Ever Told''<br>(Season 17, Episode 18)<br>'''Air date:''' [[April 23]], [[2006]]<br><br>'''Episode:''' ''Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh''<br>(Season 20, Episode 19)<br>'''Air date:''' [[May 3]], [[2009]]<br><br>'''Episode:''' ''The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds''<br>(Season 31, Episode 21)<br>'''Air date:''' [[May 10]], [[2020]] | |||
| align="left"|''''' | | align="left"|[[Image:Sailorsdelight.png|200px]]<br><br>[[Image:Weezsimp1.PNG|200px]]<br><br>[[Image:Weezsimp2.png|200px]] | ||
| align="left"|[[Image: | | align="left"|"[[Island in the Sun]]" was used during a montage in the episode "The Wettest Stories Ever Told". | ||
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The end credits for "Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh" features a parody of "[[Beverly Hills]]" themed around Waverly Hills, a parody of Beverly Hills in Springfield. | |||
Weezer notably appears as the fictional band Sailor's Delight in "[[Weezer TV appearance: 05/10/2020 - The Simpsons|The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds]]". Various references to the band and their music can be seen throughout the episode: | |||
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Sailor's Delight being a cover band is likely a reference to the popularity of Weezer's cover of [[Africa]]. | |||
[[Piece of Cake]] and [[Happy Hour]] can be heard during the band's concert. | |||
The song titles for [[Buddy Holly]], [[Island In The Sun]], [[Blue Dream]] and [[Beverly Hills]] can be seen on the band's setlist. | |||
A segment of [[Blue Dream]] can be heard during a chase sequence. Notably, this episode aired almost a year before the song would be [[Van Weezer|officially released]]. | |||
Weezer | Weezer appears as themselves during the episode's credits playing a cover of [[The Simpsons Theme]]. | ||
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==Webseries== | |||
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| align="left"|'''''Satina'''''<br>'''Episode:''' "Bring Your Demon to Work Day"<br>(Episode 1)<Br>'''Air date:''' [[April 18]], [[2020]] | |||
| align="left"|[[Image:Weezusposter.jpg|200px]] | |||
| align="left"|A poster for a band called Weezus can be seen in the bedroom of the main character, Dave. The poster is designed to resemble Weezer's [[Weezer (The Green Album)|second self-titled album]]. | |||
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That's all I've got so far, It's not done!"</poem></blockquote> | That's all I've got so far, It's not done!"</poem></blockquote> | ||
YIIK creator Andrew Allanson has stated the inspiration for main character Alex Eagleston was [[Rivers Cuomo]], specifically during the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' era.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160429132301/https://www.zam.com/article/441/yiik-preview YIIK preview]. Porreca, Raymond. ZAM. 28 April 2016.</ref> | YIIK creator Andrew Allanson has stated the inspiration for the design of main character Alex Eagleston was [[Rivers Cuomo]], specifically during the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' era.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160429132301/https://www.zam.com/article/441/yiik-preview YIIK preview]. Porreca, Raymond. ZAM. 28 April 2016.</ref> | ||
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