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1	!!Comic Books
2	* ''[[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 The Witch and the Warrior]]'': Wonder Woman's fight with a brainwashed Superman takes them past a billboard advertising ''RENT'' in Times Square.
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4	!!Film
5	* ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'': Gary stars in a parody of ''RENT'' called "LEASE", which exaggerates the HIV/AIDS aspect of the musical ("Everyone has AIDS").
6	* ''Film/HedwigAndTheAngryInch'' has Yitzak leaving the company because he's offered the part of Angel in the Polynesian tour of ''RENT''. This ShoutOut happened because Creator/JohnCameronMitchell was offered the same part, but he turned it down because of Hedwig.
7	* ''Film/IncestTheMusical'': School gossip that ties into the film's themes:
8	-->'''Jenny:''' So did you hear that the [=PTA=] is going to boycott the theater department's production of ''[=RENT=]''? It's something about their depiction of non-normative sexual relationships.
9	* ''Film/TickTickBoom'', based on Jonathan Larson's other musical, expands the story to be about Larson himself and his eventual creation of both ''RENT'' and the titular musical as a result of ''Superbia's'' failure.
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11	!!Literature
12	* In ''Literature/LoveAnthony'', Beth looks through a box of memorabilia from her college years and young adulthood, including a ticket stub for ''RENT''.
13	* In ''Literature/MyDarkVanessa'', Vanessa hears one of her dormmates singing "Seasons of Love" across the hall with the door open.
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15	!!Music
16	* ''Music/TheLonelyIsland'' mentions the musical in the song "No Homo".
17	-->Ey yo, I kinda like the musical ''RENT'' (no homo)
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19	!!Live Action TV
20	* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Penny is an aspiring actress. In one episode, she gets a gig as a stand-in of Mimi in a production of ''Rent''. It's off-screen. The episode dealt with Sheldon's escalating lie when the guys invented a cousin who is a drug addict.
21	* ''Series/BroadCity'': Lincoln casually wonders why the hell the characters would think they didn't have to pay rent.
22	* The cast of ''Series/{{Glee}}'' covered "Take Me Or Leave Me" and "Seasons of Love" on the show.
23	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Dean quoting ''RENT'' as an inspirational speech for a play in an episode.
24	* In one of his last few episodes of ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Michael's coworkers sing "Seasons of Love" to him after a disastrous award party.
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26	!!Theatre
27	* ''Theatre/TitleOfShow'': During "Nine People's Favorite Thing", the cast arranges themselves in a line at the front of the stage and sings "Five-hundred and twenty-five-thousand, six-hundred people/Loving our show"
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29	!!Western Animation
30	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "Behind the Laughter", Homer mentions that while ''The Simpsons'' went on hiatus, he acted in a sequel to ''RENT'', where he played a DastardlyWhiplash landlord called Mr. Stingely.
31	-->'''Homer:''' I literally [[ChewingTheScenery chewed the scenery]].
32	* In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode "You and I Bee-come One", this bit of dialogue is spoken after Eggman mentions that he created something to keep Sonic and friends occupied:
33	--> '''Orbot:''' Tickets to that musical about people who think they can live in an upscale city apartment for free?
34	--> '''Eggman:''' [[TakeThat Even worse!]]

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