Line #13 ReferencedBy/Tommy


1	As a cult musical and one of the first rock operas, ''Tommy'' has naturally had some impact on pop culture, particularly its movie incarnation.
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3	!!Examples:
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6	* In ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueElite'', Vera Lynn Black's "Miss Morphine" persona is very obviously inspired by Music/TinaTurner's "Acid Queen" outfit from the movie.
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9	* In ''Film/LatterDays'', Christian at one point talks about Ann-Margaret's performance in the movie version of ''Tommy''.
10	* In ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome'', the character "Captain Walker", the missing pilot and father figure, is a reference to Captain Walker from the play and movie.
11	* In ''Film/BackstreetDreams'', Stevie says to the autistic child Shane, "And Tommy doesn't know what day it is. That's you, Shane."
12	* In ''Film/KeepTheChange2017'', Will asks the hippie Dylan which show tune he wants to sing. He picks "The Acid Queen." Will says, "Great song, but not a show tune."
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15	* In Creator/CarlHiaasen's novel ''Literature/DoubleWhammy'', RecurringCharacter Skink [[ItMakesSenseInContext goes undercover at a televangelist's broadcast]] as someone the reverend will "heal" by restoring his sight. As the audience cries out, "See! See!", Skink, in spite of himself, [[GotMeDoingIt gets caught up in the spirit of the thing]], and [[WaxingLyrical starts yelling out, "See me, feel me!]]"
16	* In ''Literature/EyeContact'', Kevin addresses Adam, an autistic boy who loves pinball, as "my small Pinball Wizard."
17	* In ''Literature/BeautifulMusicForUglyChildren'', John argues that ''Face Dances'' is the lamest sellout album of all time, saying "These people did ''Tommy''. This album blows ass compared to ''Tommy''."
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20	* The song "Pinball Wizard" was performed in one episode of ''Series/{{Glee}}''.
21	* It was also performed on ''[[Series/BradyBunchSpinOffs The Brady Bunch Variety Hour]]''.
22	* And the 1993 UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade where it was performed by the cast of the stage version.
23	* The movie has been referenced several times on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''.
24	* In one episode of ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'', Rebecca, who was supposed to keep an eye on Paula's son, ends up losing him in a club. She repeats, "Tommy, can you hear me?"
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27	* One of the vast number of pop culture nods in Music/BobDylan's [[Music/RoughAndRowdyWays "Murder Most Foul"]] is the line "Tommy, can you hear me? I'm the Acid Queen."
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30	* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', one of Doug's {{Imagine Spot}}s portrays him as the champion of an arcade game, wearing an outfit inspired by Music/EltonJohn's Local Lad costume from the movie.
31	* In the ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' MusicalEpisode "[[Recap/CloneHighS1E09RaisinTheStakesARockOperaInThreeActs Raisin The Stakes]]", most of the songs are inspired by songs from ''Tommy'', most explicitly "You Are My Son" (a thinly-disguised substitute for "It's a Boy".)
32	* In ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'', Todd compares his rock opera to ''Tommy''.
33	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' is called "Mommy Can You Hear Me?"

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