- In Megamind, Megamind trains Tighten with a Donkey Kong-like obstacle course while "Mr. Blue Sky" plays in the background.
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie: "Mr. Blue Sky" plays during the final sequence, in which Mario and Luigi get up and prepare for a new day.
- Aloha, Bobby and Rose: At one point, the protagonists drive past a billboard advertising Electric Light Orchestra.
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: The film opens with Baby Groot dancing to "Mr. Blue Sky" while the rest of the team battles the Abilisk as a Funny Background Event.
- Hunky Dory: Davy (Aneurin Barnard) sings "Livin' Thing
" during the finale for his school's play/musical.
- The Light Jar: During Nate's twelfth birthday party, Sam plays "Mr. Blue Sky," Nate's Missing Mom's favorite song ever. Nate almost cries, then cheers up and dances with the guests.
- Community: In "Debate 109", Jeff attempts to one-up Jeremy Simmons during the first round of debates by leading the audience in a performance of "Evil Woman", using the song to tie into his argument that humans are inherently evil.
Music
- Randy Newman's "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band" is both musically In the Style of them and a lyrical tribute, though sung from the point of view of a Know-Nothing Know-It-All Unreliable Narrator "fan" who calls a cello a "big violin, the one that stands on the floor" and thinks that two of the members of the band are named Johnny and Bobby Joe.I love their "Mr. Blue Sky"
Almost my favorite is "Turn to Stone"
And how 'bout "Telephone Line"?
I love that ELO!
