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* New Zealand's Prime Minister is a fan of ''Film/TheMatrix'' (to the point of believing in the Matrix) and Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.

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* New Zealand's Prime Minister is a fan of ''Film/TheMatrix'' (to the point of believing in the Matrix) and Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.''Franchise/{{Cars}}''.
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* New Zealand's Prime Minister is a fan of ''Film/TheMatrix'' (to the point of believing in the Matrix) and Pixar's ''Film/{{Cars}}''.

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* New Zealand's Prime Minister is a fan of ''Film/TheMatrix'' (to the point of believing in the Matrix) and Pixar's ''Film/{{Cars}}''.''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.
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* Bowie!Bret sings that he's "jamming out with the [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick Jaggernauts]]".

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* Bowie!Bret sings that he's "jamming out with the [[Music/TheRollingStones [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Mick Jaggernauts]]".
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* In lyrics and choreography, "Stay Cool" mimics the performance of "Cool" from ''Film/WestSideStory'' as Bret, Murray and their respective "gangs" confront their tormentors, dance style.

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* In lyrics and choreography, "Stay Cool" mimics the performance of "Cool" from ''Film/WestSideStory'' ''Film/{{West Side Story|1961}}'' as Bret, Murray and their respective "gangs" confront their tormentors, dance style.

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* The accompanying video for "Not Crying" borrows its slow dissolve between faces from the 1985 music video for the song "Cry" by Godley & Creme(former members of Music/TenCc).
** The video's chain link fence scene is a reference to the [[Music/{{Tatu}} t.A.T.u.]] video for "All The Things She Said".

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* The accompanying video for "Not Crying" borrows its slow dissolve between faces from the 1985 music video for the song "Cry" by Godley & Creme(former members of Music/TenCc). \n** The video's chain link fence scene is a reference to the [[Music/{{Tatu}} t.A.T.u.]] video for "All The Things She Said".



* The song "Bowie" (a.k.a. "Bowie's in Space" musically mimics [[Music/SpaceOddity "Space Oddity"]], "John, I'm Only Dancing", [[Music/LetsDance "Let's Dance"]] and [[Music/{{Low}} "Sound and Vision"]], and lyrically references [[Music/HunkyDory "Changes" and "Life on Mars".]]

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* The song "Bowie" (a.k.a. "Bowie's "Bowies in Space" Space")
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musically mimics [[Music/SpaceOddity "Space Oddity"]], "John, I'm Only Dancing", [[Music/LetsDance "Let's Dance"]] and [[Music/{{Low}} "Sound and Vision"]], and lyrically references [[Music/HunkyDory "Changes" and "Life on Mars".]]



** Bret accidentally driving a car into the pool is a reference to another famous (and possible apocryphal) Keith Moon story.

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** * Bret accidentally driving a car into the pool is a reference to another famous (and possible apocryphal) Keith Moon story.



* "The Prince of Parties" and its accompanying video is reminiscent of later [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] work, specifically "Rain".
** Music/RaviShankar gets name-dropped in the song.

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* "The Prince of Parties" and its accompanying video is reminiscent of later [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] work, specifically "Rain".
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"Rain". Music/RaviShankar gets name-dropped in the song.



** Dave's rap is done in the style of the opening theme from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.

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** * Dave's rap is done in the style of the opening theme from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.



** Bret mentions his friends going to see ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' without him.

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** * Bret mentions his friends going to see ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' without him.



** The ending of the episode shows the New York skyline shot in the style of ''Friends''.
** The B-plot of the episode, where Mel wants Bret to apologize to her for what he did in her dream, if lifted from an episode of ''Friends'', where Phoebe and Ross had a similar misunderstanding.

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** * The ending of the episode shows the New York skyline shot in the style of ''Friends''.
** * The B-plot of the episode, where Mel wants Bret to apologize to her for what he did in her dream, if lifted from an episode of ''Friends'', where Phoebe and Ross had a similar misunderstanding.



** Bret and Jemaine wear costumes from ''Series/Babylon5''.

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** * Bret and Jemaine wear costumes from ''Series/Babylon5''.
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* Coco tell Bret that her friend visited New Zealand because she's a huge Film/TheLordOfTheRings fan.

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* Coco tell Bret that her friend visited New Zealand because she's a huge Film/TheLordOfTheRings ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' fan.



* "Frodo, Don't Wear the Ring" summarizes the story from the first Film/TheLordOfTheRings film and the end of the third film; Bret plays Frodo and Legolas, Jemaine plays Sam and Gimli, Murray plays Gandalf, Mel plays Arwen, Eugene plays Saruman and Dave plays Aragorn.

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* "Frodo, Don't Wear the Ring" summarizes the story from the first Film/TheLordOfTheRings [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing first]] ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film and the end of the [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing third film; film]]; Bret plays Frodo and Legolas, Jemaine plays Sam and Gimli, Murray plays Gandalf, Mel plays Arwen, Eugene plays Saruman and Dave plays Aragorn.

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* The robot on the "Happy 80th Birthday, son" card is the titular monster from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot
"Robot"]].

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* The robot on the "Happy 80th Birthday, son" card is the titular monster from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot
[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot "Robot"]].

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* The robot on the "Happy 80th Birthday, son" card is the titular monster from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Robot".

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* The robot on the "Happy 80th Birthday, son" card is the titular monster from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Robot".[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot
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* Jemaine!Bowie visits Bret in his dreams, each time in a different stage persona: as [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust]], as the clown from the "Ashes to Ashes" music video and as Jareth from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.
* Dream Bowie suggests that Bret try wearing an EyepatchOfPower to look cooler. Bowie had worn an eyepatch in promo videos for "Rebel Rebel" and "Little Wonder", and as part of his Halloween Jack stage persona.
* The song "Bowie" (a.k.a. "Bowie's in Space" musically mimics "Space Oddity", "John, I'm Only Dancing", "Let's Dance" and "Sound and Vision", and lyrically references "Changes" and "Life on Mars".

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* Jemaine!Bowie visits Bret in his dreams, each time in a different stage persona: as [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust]], as the clown from the [[Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps "Ashes to Ashes" Ashes"]] music video and as Jareth from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.
* Dream Bowie suggests that Bret try wearing an EyepatchOfPower to look cooler. Bowie had worn an eyepatch in promo videos for [[Music/DiamondDogs "Rebel Rebel" Rebel"]] and [[Music/{{Earthling}} "Little Wonder", Wonder"]], and as part of his Halloween Jack stage persona.
* The song "Bowie" (a.k.a. "Bowie's in Space" musically mimics [[Music/SpaceOddity "Space Oddity", Oddity"]], "John, I'm Only Dancing", [[Music/LetsDance "Let's Dance" Dance"]] and [[Music/{{Low}} "Sound and Vision", Vision"]], and lyrically references [[Music/HunkyDory "Changes" and "Life on Mars".]]



* The robot on the "Happy 80th Birthday, son" card is from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Robot".

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* The robot on the "Happy 80th Birthday, son" card is the titular monster from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "Robot".
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* Bret says Jemaine is hassling him, and calls him Creator/DavidHasselhoff.

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* Bret says Jemaine is hassling him, and calls him Creator/DavidHasselhoff.[[Creator/DavidHasselhoff David Hassle-hoff]].
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* The animated backgrounds in the music video for "Boom!" resemble those from the Music/BlackEyedPeas music video for "Hey Mama".
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* The accompanying video for "Not Crying" borrows its slow dissolve between faces from the 1985 music video for the song "Cry" by Godley & Creme(forner members of Music/10CC).

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* The accompanying video for "Not Crying" borrows its slow dissolve between faces from the 1985 music video for the song "Cry" by Godley & Creme(forner Creme(former members of Music/10CC).Music/TenCc).
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* The accompanying video for "Not Crying" borrows its slow dissolve between faces from the 1985 music video for the song "Cry" by Godley & Creme(forner members of Music/10CC).
** The video's chain link fence scene is a reference to the [[Music/{{Tatu}} t.A.T.u.]] video for "All The Things She Said".
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* Bret claims the vest top his mom gave him made him look like Creator/BruceWillis.
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* The "everyday music" montages that open and close "Evicted" are reminiscent of Music/Stomp.

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* The "everyday music" montages that open and close "Evicted" are reminiscent of Music/Stomp.Music/{{Stomp}}.

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* The opening and closing "everyday music" montages are reminiscent of Music/Stomp.

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* The opening and closing "everyday music" montages that open and close "Evicted" are reminiscent of Music/Stomp.

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* The opening and closing "everyday music" montages are reminiscent of Music/Stomp.
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* Jemaine wants his clothes to give him the look of a "casual Music/{{Prince}}".



* Keitha's mother supposedly thinks that Keitha sounds like Creator/MarilynMonroe. (She really, really [[SmallNameBigEgo doesn't]]).



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* The opening number, the faux-French ballad "Rambling through the Avenues of Time", is a parody of Peter Sarstedt's "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" and Music/BillyJoel's "Piano Man".
* Bret's fascination with ''Film/TopGun'', as well as the concept of wingmen, comes up again in a nod to season 1's "Girlfriends".
* John the mugger says Jemaine's mugging getup reminds him of Hamburglar.
* Dave mistakes New Zealand for [[Literature/PeterPan [=NeverNeverLand=]]].
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* The song "Fashion is Danger" is a parody of "Fame" and "Fashion" by Music/DavidBowie, and the musical number is a parody of "Fade to Grey" by Visage.
** Bret and Jemaine wear costumes from ''Series/Babylon5''.
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* The episode revolves around celebrity impersonators, among them those for [[Music/U2 Bono]], Music/EltonJohn, and Barack Obama. The Conchords themselves impersonate Music/SimonAndGarfunkel, despite looking nothing like them.

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* The episode revolves around celebrity impersonators, among them those for [[Music/U2 [[Music/{{U2}} Bono]], Music/EltonJohn, and Barack Obama. The Conchords themselves impersonate Music/SimonAndGarfunkel, despite looking nothing like them.

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* Bret says Jemaine is hassling him, and Creator/DavidHasselhoff.

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* Jemaine remembers the time he and Bret were supposed to see ''Film/MarchOfThePenguins'' together, but Bret bailed out on him.
* Bret says Jemaine is hassling him, and calls him Creator/DavidHasselhoff.


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* Bowie!Bret sings that he's "jamming out with the [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick Jaggernauts]]".


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** Dave's rap is done in the style of the opening theme from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.


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* The episode revolves around celebrity impersonators, among them those for [[Music/U2 Bono]], Music/EltonJohn, and Barack Obama. The Conchords themselves impersonate Music/SimonAndGarfunkel, despite looking nothing like them.
* New Zealand's Prime Minister is a fan of ''Film/TheMatrix'' (to the point of believing in the Matrix) and Pixar's ''Film/{{Cars}}''.
* "Demon Woman" is a spoof of the song "Devil Woman" by Music/CliffRichard, and the accompanying music video is done in the style of Music/JudasPriest.
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* [[Film/{{Chinatown}} "Forget it, Brian. It's New Zealand Town"]].
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* Bret's AngryDance imimics Kevin Bacon's angry dance in ''Film/{{Footloose}}''.

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* Bret's AngryDance imimics mimics Kevin Bacon's angry dance in ''Film/{{Footloose}}''.

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* Bret is afraid of Music/MissyElliot coming to his apartment to kill him.

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* Bret is afraid of Music/MissyElliot Music/MissyElliott coming to his apartment to kill him.



* "Sexy Lady" is a parody of two separate songs:
** "Same Girl" by Music/RKelly;
** and"The Girl Is Mine", a duet by Music/MichaelJackson and Music/PaulMcCartney.

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* "Sexy Lady" is a parody of two separate songs:
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songs: "Same Girl" by Music/RKelly;
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Music/RKelly; and "The Girl Is Mine", a duet by Music/MichaelJackson and Music/PaulMcCartney.

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* A number of famous rappers are name-dropped in Bret's diss rap that opens the episode, among them Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/{{50Cent}}, Music/SnoopDogg, Mos Def, Music/JayZ, Music/LilWayne, and Music/QueenLatifah.

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* A number of famous rappers are name-dropped in Bret's diss rap that opens the episode, among them Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/{{50Cent}}, Music/FiftyCent, Music/SnoopDogg, Mos Def, Music/JayZ, Music/LilWayne, and Music/QueenLatifah.Music/QueenLatifah.
* Bret is afraid of Music/MissyElliot coming to his apartment to kill him.



* Murray tries to assign ''Series/{{Friends}}'' roles to the people around him, with Jemaine as Ross (because he's sulky), Bret as [[SuperGullible "naive"]] Joey, Murray as Chandles, Mel as "the weird female" (Phoebe), and Murray's friend Jim as Monica.

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* Murray tries to assign ''Series/{{Friends}}'' roles to the people around him, with Jemaine as Ross (because he's sulky), Bret as [[SuperGullible "naive"]] Joey, Murray as Chandles, Chandler, Mel as "the weird female" (Phoebe), and Murray's friend Jim as Monica.

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