Line #109 ReferencedBy/DavidBowie


1	A list of references, shout-outs, homages, parodies... to Music/DavidBowie. For references to his role as Jareth the Goblin King, see ''ReferencedBy/{{Labyrinth}}''.
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5	* In the third episode of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', Spike and Jet visit a space casino that is, according to several signs posted around, named "Spaiders [sic] from Mars".
6	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
7	** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': Main antagonist Yoshikage Kira is modeled after Bowie's getup during the 1980s; in particular, his pink suit takes after one that Bowie wore during the supporting tour for ''Music/LetsDance''.
8	** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'': Diego Brando's Stand is named Music/{{Scary Monsters\|AndSuperCreeps}}, following the manga's long tradition of titling Stands after various music references.
9	* ''Manga/{{Shy}}'': World-renowned {{Superhero}} [[SociopathicHero David Wonder Jones/Stardust]] is a pretty blatant ShoutOut to Creator/DavidBowie. His superhero name is derived from ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars'', he shares his first name with his inspiration, and like his inspiration, he's a British rock star.
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12	* The ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' Eighth Doctor story "The Zygon Who Fell to Earth" is a variation on the plot of ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'', with its cover an homage to the film's U.K. release poster.
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15	* ''ComicBook/DoctorWhoTitan'':
16	** The Eleventh Doctor's companion John Jones is a blatant NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Bowie. As well as sharing Bowie's real surname, he is an unsuccessful sixties blues musician who is fated to become famed as "Xavi Moonburst" and "The Tall Pale Earl", and much of his dialogue consists of direct quotations or parodies of Bowie lyrics.
17	** Cover A (the newsstand cover) of ''The Twelfth Doctor'' Issue 2.9 is a parody of the cover of ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'': The Doctor and the TARDIS take the places of Bowie and the red phone box, and the name of the street is changed from K. West to C. Oswald, the latter referring to this Doctor's first companion. Earlier in 2016, an alternate ''Twelfth Doctor'' cover was a spoof of the ''"Heroes"'' cover, with the Doctor again replacing Bowie. (The art for this cover was revealed prior to Bowie's death. Incidentally, Twelve's actor, Creator/PeterCapaldi, said in an interview that Bowie would be his dream guest star for ''Doctor Who'' shortly before the latter's passing.)
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20	* In ''Fanfic/SorrowfulAndImmaculateHearts'', Clark Kent's chat handle is "[=MajorTom=]".
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23	* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': A cover version of Bowie's "Changes" by Butterfly Boucher, featuring a Bowie guest appearance, turns up on the soundtrack.
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26	* ''Film/AlmostFamous'': Fans waiting in the lobby of a hotel in Cleveland think they spot Bowie sneaking into an elevator.
27	* In ''Film/AnAmericanPickle'', FishOutOfTemporalWater Herschel looks in confusion at pictures of Bowie on the wall of his great-grandson Ben's apartment and asks Ben if it's his father, to a negative response. Then he points at a picture of Bowie's [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust]] period and asks Ben if it's his ''mother''.
28	* ''Film/AnyWayTheWindBlows:'' Two characters have a conversation of how Bowie's output in the 1980s was far better than most people want you to believe.
29	* ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'': The TitleCard sports a quote from "Changes", which symbolizes the teens' constant neglect and abuse that they take not just from their parents but from the other adults around them.
30	-->"...and these children that you spit on, as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through..." — David Bowie
31	* ''Film/{{Control}}'': Ian Curtis listens to "The Jean Genie" on his radio, tying into how the real Curtis and the rest of Music/JoyDivision cited Bowie as a major influence on their output (to the point where Joy Division's original name was Warsaw, taken from Bowie's [[Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum "Warszawa"]]).
32	* ''Film/Deadpool2'': The titular protagonist, oblivious to Bowie's passing, laments that the late artist is one of the few things keeping him going following his girlfriend's murder. His friends, not wanting to break the man even further, held out on informing him about Bowie's death.
33	* Creator/DarrenAronofsky described the astronaut period in ''Film/TheFountain'' as an {{homage}} to "Space Oddity"; the protagonist's name "Tom" originating from the Major Tom of the popular song.
34	* ''Film/FrancesHa'' has the title character running down the street at one point while Bowie's "Modern Love" plays over the soundtrack.[[note]]This is an {{Homage}} to a similar scene in Leos Carax's film ''Film/MauvaisSang''.[[/note]]
35	* In ''Film/GlassOnion'', Miles cues up "Star" and "Starman" during the after-dinner party. Later, when [[spoiler:fuming over the destruction of the Glass Onion]], he alludes to "Moonage Daydream" by [[spoiler:mockingly describing Helen with the line "I'm an alligator."]]
36	* As part of the AnachronismStew in ''Film/GoldenQueensCommando'', one of the film's main characters, Black Cat, spends the entire film dressed as 80s-David Bowie. In a movie set in ''World War II''. [[https://www.activecontext.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/goldenqueenscommando.jpg The one on the right, by the way]].
37	* ''Film/HunkyDory'' is named after Bowie's album, and during the finale, Davy (played by Creator/AneurinBarnard, who wears make-up to appear more androgynous) and Stella sing "[[https://streamable.com/hyfdc Life on Mars?]]" for their school's play/musical.
38	* ''Film/JojoRabbit'': "'Helden'", the German version of "'Heroes'", plays over the end credits.
39	* In the opening of ''Film/{{Justice League\|2017}}'', a tabloid newspaper from Metropolis asks the question "[[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy DID THEY RETURN TO THEIR PLANET?]]" with three pictures -- Bowie, Franchise/{{Superman}} and Music/{{Prince}}. Both Bowie and Prince passed away the same year in RealLife -- 2016, when the film was in the making.
40	* In the film version of ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'', the song Sam is looking for (the song that makes her want to stand up in her brother's car while he's driving) is "Heroes".
41	* ''Film/RedWhiteAndRoyalBlue'': Prince Henry named his pet dog David after Bowie.
42	* Linda from ''Film/Snatched2017'' has a David Bowie ticket stub in her scrapbook.
43	* In ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'', Brian Slade is a clear fictionalisation of Bowie. He is a bisexual seventies glam rock star who rises to fame in the stage persona of pansexual alien "Maxwell Demon", and fakes his own death on stage before returning to fame in the eighties under a new identity as a cheesy stadium rock star (a reference to the sense of betrayal felt by many seventies Bowie fans during his mass-market-light-entertainment ''Music/LetsDance'' era).
44	* Bowie appears in the credits montage of ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' when Ozymandias visits Studio 54.
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47	* Creator/EricIdle's 1999 novel ''Literature/TheRoadToMars'' takes place in a future where a RidiculouslyHumanRobot of choice is the [=BowieBot=] android. Carlton, one of the 4.5 models -- looking like Bowie in his ''Music/LetsDance'' days -- serves as a secretary to the heroes (a comedy team) and has the book's primary subplot, in which it explores the concept/history of humor and whether an artificial intelligence can ever acquire a sense of it. (This book started as an unproduced screenplay; Idle is a friend of Bowie's and wrote the concept/part for him to play.)
48	* In ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}'', Mark Renton is a big fan, noting that he owns every album of his. One chapter is even called "Music/StationToStation". In [[Film/{{Trainspotting}} the film]], Diane has a poster of him on her wall. In fact, she was supposed to sing "Golden Years" in the shower, but they went with "Temptation" by Music/NewOrder.
49	* Bill from ''Literature/IThinkILoveYou'' once got a David Bowie haircut in a failed attempt to look like Ziggy Stardust.
50	* In ''Literature/YouLookDifferentInRealLife'', the protagonists listen to David Bowie in the car. Justine tries to remember if the song is called "We Can Be Heroes" or just "Heroes."
51	* In ''Literature/PlanetEarthIsBlue'', "Space Oddity" is Bridget and Nova's favorite song. Nova has a T-shirt from Bowie's 1978 World Tour which she and Bridget found at a thrift shop. In one scene, Joanie sings along to "Let's Dance" on the radio while Nova taps her knees.
52	* Adam from ''Literature/{{Clade}}'' used to be a David Bowie fan when he was in university. He remembers driving around to "Queen Bitch."
53	* The character of Wonko the Sane in Creator/DouglasAdams' novel ''Literature/SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish'' is said to sort-of resemble a David Bowie stuck on top of another David Bowie and with two more David Bowies attached to the end of each arm. He is, however, human.
54	* ''Literature/TheManyHalfLivedLivesOfSamSylvester'': Billy Clement, who died in TheEighties, was a huge David Bowie fan. His favorite song was "Space Oddity." He and his girlfriend once posed for pictures dressed as Jareth and Sarah from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', and they also included ''Fame and Fashion'' in their TimeCapsule.
55	* ''Literature/{{Wonder\|2012}}'': Miranda frequently listens to "Space Oddity", and some of the lyrics serve as an {{epigraph}} to Olivia's narrative chapter.
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58	* ''Literature/ChristianeF'': Christiane F. mentioned she went to a Bowie concert. This is dramatized in the film adaptation, with Bowie appearing as himself.
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61	* In the ''Music/FlightOfTheConchords'' TV series, he appears in the aptly-titled episode "Bowie" as a Gandalf-esque figure (portrayed by Jermaine) who appears to Bret in three dreams, each time in the guise of a different character: [[spoiler: Ziggy Stardust, the Pierrot from "Ashes to Ashes", and Jareth]]. The fun continues in the song "Bowie", which references a number of Bowie songs and music videos.
62	* ''Series/SpittingImage'': He was one of the many British celebrities made into a puppet by this show. One sketch had him and Music/MickJagger sing and dance together in a parody of the music video of "Dancing in The Street". Then suddenly vicar Ian Paisley interrupts and claims it's time for "shouting in the street", causing the entire background to collapse. The Bowie puppet also appeared in a spoof of ''Film/AbsoluteBeginners''.
63	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'''s eleventh season poked fun at the "Dancing in the Street" video via a Creator/DennisMiller "Weekend Update" commentary.
64	* ''Series/TheSiflAndOllyShow'' claims the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built in anticipation of Bowie's arrival.
65	* ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'' as well as ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'' were named after Bowie songs and prominently featured them. The latter even had a MonsterClown resembling Bowie's Pierrot turn up. Gene Hunt would often call himself "The Gene Genie".
66	* Creator/JimmyFallon has an impersonation of Bowie in his repertoire and has used it on several occasions.
67	** In ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skits in the late 1990s he poked fun at his [=NetAid=] appearance and his "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" duet with Music/BingCrosby.
68	** When openly-Christian American football player Tim Tebow was making sports headlines in 2012-13, Fallon opened several episodes of ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' as "Tebowie", who dressed like a football-themed [[Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars Ziggy Stardust]] and sang parodies of songs like "Music/SpaceOddity" and "Ziggy Stardust" to follow Tebow's RealLife rise and fall in the NFL. The "Space Oddity" spoof was released as a vinyl single for Record Store Day 2012 and later appeared on Fallon's album ''Blow Your Pants Off''.
69	* ''Series/ClassicAlbums'': One episode was devoted to ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars''.
70	* ''Series/TheYoungOnes'': In the episode "Nasty" the young ones conduct a funeral ceremony. As the vicar says "ashes to ashes" Rick sings "Funk to funky, we know Major Tom's a junkie", in references to "Ashes To Ashes" from ''Music/ScaryMonstersAndSuperCreeps''.
71	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
72	** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival Survival]]", Derek wears a ''Music/LetsDance'' tee shirt; most of it is obscured by his jacket, but part of the "David Bowie" logo is prominently visible.
73	** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars The Waters of Mars]]", the action takes place at Bowie Base One, an astronaut colony on Mars (in turn acting as a roundabout reference to [[Music/HunkyDory "Life on Mars?"]]).
74	** The Twelfth Doctor's initial look was based on Bowie.
75	** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"]] derives its name from ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth''.
76	* Two recurring villains in ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' are named in honour of him or characters he played. One is given his birth name, David Robert Jones, and the other is given the name of his character in ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'', Thomas Jerome Newton. (Note that both of these characters are ''always'' referred to by FullNameBasis, with all three names given).
77	* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'': In the first episode, Elsa sings David Bowie's "Life on Mars."
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80	* Murdoc from Music/{{Gorillaz}} has mismatched eyes, in reference to Bowie's eyes[[note]]which aren't really mismatched; they just look that way because one of them was permanently dilated due to a childhood injury[[/note]].
81	* The TitleTrack of ''Music/TheManWhoSoldTheWorld'' was covered by Music/{{Nirvana}} and can be heard on ''Music/MTVUnpluggedInNewYork''.
82	* Music/FrankZappa, who held a grudge against Bowie following his "poaching" of guitarist Adrian Belew in 1978, poked fun at the music videos of "Let's Dance" and "China Girl" in his song "Be In My Video", from ''Music/ThemOrUs'' (1984).
83	--> ''Let's dance the '''bloooooz''' (oh yes) let's dance the '''blooooz''' (we'll dance them very much) let's dance the '''blooooooz''' (sure we will) under the megawatt moonlight''.
84	* The 1977 EP ''Bowi'' by Music/NickLowe was a PunBasedTitle on the Bowie album ''[[Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum Low]]''. Lowe did this because ''Low'' seemed a pun on his name, without the final letter "e". So he did the same with Bowie's name.
85	* Music/JoyDivision:
86	** The band initially called themselves "Warsaw", after the Bowie song [[Music/LowDavidBowieAlbum "Warszawa"]].
87	** ''Music/{{Closer}}'' references ''Music/StationToStation'' twice: the album cover recreates that of the Bowie album, while the intro to "The Eternal" replicates that of the Bowie album's TitleTrack.
88	* Music/PhilipGlass based both his "1st Symphony "Low"" (1992) and "4th Symphony "Heroes"" (1996) on the Bowie albums of the same name. Even the individual movements of those compositions are named after songs from these albums.
89	* Music/EddieAndTheHotRods based their song "Always Crashing In The Same Bar" on Bowie's "Always Crashing In The Same Car".
90	* "Car Thief" from Music/BeastieBoys ''Music/PaulsBoutique'' has the line
91	--> ''You be doing nose candy on the Bowie coke mirror''
92	* The punk band Music/{{Crass}} was named after the line "the kids were just crass" from the song "Ziggy Stardust" from ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars''.
93	* Music/RedHotChiliPeppers: In the music video of "Dani California" from ''Music/StadiumArcadium'' the band dresses up as several rock bands, representing different music genres. At one point Flea dresses up like Ziggy Stardust.
94	* The final track on ''Music/DangerDaysTheTrueLivesOfTheFabulousKilljoys'', "Vampire Money", by Music/MyChemicalRomance has the line "sparkle like Bowie in the morning sun" serving as a ShoutOut to Bowie's famous liberal use of glitter during his Glam period and also a TakeThat to a [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga certain]] franchise's depiction of bloodsuckers.
95	* Shortly after Bowie's death, Gavin Dunne, better known as Music/MiracleOfSound, released a tribute song to him: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvfC109XyYA "The Man Who Rocked the World"]].
96	-->And now I look to the stars/Oh with an ache in my heart/For now the man who rocked the world/Is going home
97	* In Creator/NeilCicierega's ''[[Music/MouthAlbums Mouth Silence]]'', the track "Transmission" recreates a {{numbers station\|s}} using samples from "Space Oddity" (specifically the guitar riff and countdown). The numbers generated are all ASCII codes, which when converted into characters spells out "Music/{{SMASH MOUTH}}".
98	* Music/EchoAndTheBunnymen frontman Ian [=McCulloch=]'s solo song "Me and David Bowie" is a homage to the singer and his influence.
99	* Music/{{Chumbawamba}} name-check Bowie in "How To Get Your Band on Television" as one of the many UsefulNotes/LiveAid participants that they disdain, singling out his connections with the fashion industry (infamous for its use of sweatshops) and his sponsorship deals.
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102	* ''Theatre/{{Starmania}}'': The character Ziggy in this RockOpera is an obsessive Bowie fan, whose name is obviously a shout-out to Ziggy Stardust.
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105	* Bowie's music, naturally, appears in several {{Rhythm Game}}s:
106	** The first ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' has a cover of "Ziggy Stardust" as a mid-tier difficulty song. ''Guitar Hero 5'' has both "Fame" and then "Under Pressure" as an encore song. "Fame" is notably the only song in the game to have a unique challenge: as a singer, the player must hit all of the descending "Fame"'s near the end of the song.
107	** The first ''VideoGame/DJHero'' has "Let's Dance", used for two mash-ups: one with 50 Cent's "Disco Inferno" and another with Music/{{Marvin Gaye}}'s "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
108	** ''VideoGame/RockBand 1'' contains "Suffragette City" and ''3'' has "Space Oddity". Most notably, the ''LEGO'' spinoff not only has "Let's Dance" on the setlist, but even features a LEGO version of Bowie himself performing the song. As for DLC, his songs include: "Queen Bitch" and "[='Heroes'=]" (both covers), "Moonage Daydream", "Modern Love", "Blue Jean", "Ziggy Stardust", "Young Americans", "Fame", and "Under Pressure".
109	* Creator/HideoKojima loves David Bowie, which is heavily reflected in his ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series:
110	** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', one of the first lines protagonist Snake says on the radio to his commanding officer is "Can you hear me, Major Tom?". "Space Oddity" was intended to be the credits theme when the plot of the game had a larger emphasis on space travel.
111	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' stars Snake's new [[PrivateMilitaryContractors PMC]], Music/DiamondDogs, and the game's AbandonedHospitalAwakening opening is practically a WholePlotReference to the lyrics of the song. Originally, the game was even intended to open to "Diamond Dogs", but the final product instead uses a Midge Ure cover of another Bowie song, "The Man Who Sold the World". Another reference comes with the year the game takes place -- 1984, which, besides the obvious [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Orwellian reference]], was a track on ''Diamond Dogs''.
112	** It's gotten to the point where Kojima's fans have half-jokingly [[https://i.imgur.com/UJCExyA.png suggested]] that every character in the series is based on a version of Bowie from ''some'' point in his decades-long career, including stage personas, stage costumes, and characters in his material.
113	* ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound\|1994}}'': Carbon Dog's second form is named Diamond Dog.
114	* The title of ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' may be a reference to the opening lines in "Moonage Daydream":
115	-->''"I'm an alligator\
116	I'm a mama-papa coming for you\
117	I'm a space invader\
118	I'll be a rock and rollin' bitch for you."''
119	* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'''s [[LouisCypher Louis Cyphre]] looks remarkably like David Bowie, right down to the mismatched eyes.
120	* Bowie was the main inspiration for the design of Albert Wesker of the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series.
121	* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'''s ''Blood and Wine'' expansion has a sidequest named "Turn and Face the Strange", named after a lyric from the song "Changes".
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124	* Strong Sad dresses as Bowie in the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' HalloweenEpisode "Halloween Fairstival". His costume incorporates the lightning strike makeup from the ''Music/AladdinSane'' cover.
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127	* ''Webcomic/HarkAVagrant'': [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=201 "Bowie and Ronno Want Ice Cream".]]
128	* ''WebVideo/YouCanPlayThis'': [=JewWario=] enjoyed dressing up as Bowie in ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'', and prominently did so in his review of the the Japan-only NES game based on the movie, ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'', and ''WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh'' 's review of ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'' (see also below).
129	* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick'': She reviewed ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and expressed her hot feelings for Bowie in his tights.
130	* ''WebVideo/BrowsHeldHigh'': Oancitizen's review of ''Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth'' is one huge shout-out to Bowie. He put his entire review to rhyme and sang it to the melodies of various famous Bowie songs, including "Space Oddity", "Ziggy Stardust", "Fame", "As The World Falls Down", "The Man Who Sold The World", "Suffragette City", "Magic Dance" (from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''), "Life On Mars", "Starman", "Changes", "Let's Dance", "Ashes To Ashes" and "Heroes". He also mimicked some of the imagery from Bowie's music videos.
131	* On ''WebVideo/NarutoTheAbridgedComedyFandubSpoofSeriesShow'', he's an indestructible ninja with a habit of breaking into song and insisting that he's not David Bowie.
132	* One member of ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'''s Evil League Of Evil is called Dead Bowie, but it's not clear whether he's meant to be the man himself or just a themed villain.
133	* In the Podcast/RiffTrax of ''Film/HawkTheSlayer'', a cheesy turn-of-the-'80s sword-and-sorcery film, the heroes venture through a spooky forest and Mike warns "They'd better cheese it before [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} David Bowie starts waving his codpiece around!]]" .
134	* An episode of ''[[WebVideo/{{React}} Elders React]]'' released shortly after Bowie's death. Most of the cast were visibly saddened, especially fans of his. Even those who weren't gush over the late artist's talent.
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137	* ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'': The Shame Wizard's look seems to be based on David Bowie and he sings a Bowie-esque [[https://youtu.be/EjUGOYjMcQU song]] about... shame.
138	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In the 2011 episode "Foreign Affairs" Peter Griffin announces "Dancing in the Street" with Bowie and Jagger is [[HoYay "the gayest video of all time"]] -- then the entire video is shown, as a OverlyLongGag.
139	* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'': A Bowie-esque [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gZ4rOhBZtk song]] plays when the substitute science teacher is accidentally sent into space.
140	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' portrays him as the shapeshifting overlord of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. ("The guy from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' turned into a bird!") [[spoiler:In Season 5, it's mentioned that he isn't the ''real'' David Bowie, just a guy who likes to pretend to be him!]]
141	* The jewel-hoarding canine villains of the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E19ADogAndPonyShow A Dog and Pony Show]]" call themselves Diamond Dogs.
142	* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' movie ''[[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriendsTheGreatRace The Great Race]]'', Thomas briefly imagines himself with Aladdin Sane's lightning bolt on his face.
143	* In the ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' episode "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E11PotatoesOnMarsBortronLeprechaun Potatoes on Mars]]", the first song featured in the episode is a homage to "Life on Mars?".
144	* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Fart, a gaseous being who appeared in the episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS2E2MortynightRun Mortynight Run]]", sings a Bowie-esque [[https://youtu.be/TgqiSBxvdws song]]
145	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS31E9ToddToddWhyHastThouForsakenMe Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?]]", after Lisa tries to explain reincarnation to Todd, she meets Bowie reincarnated as a fly.
146	* In the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode [[Recap/StevenUniverseFutureS1E15MrUniverse "Mr. Universe"]], Greg sings along to a track from a CD by Kerry Moonbeam, a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. Kerry is voiced by Creator/JemaineClement, a prolific Bowie impressionist.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Bowie, from the franchise's 2023 reboot, has been [[https://twitter.com/standupmonkey/status/1665060710567518209 confirmed]] to be named after David Bowie.
148	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'': Main character Tom Majors gets both his name and the in-universe username [=MajorTom=] from "Space Oddity".
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151	* On most platforms, the [[https://emojipedia.org/singer singer]] [[https://emojipedia.org/man-singer emoji]] [[https://emojipedia.org/woman-singer family]] is designed to reference Bowie's appearance on the cover of ''Aladdin Sane''.

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