Version of
The Music Man (2003) (TV)
Edited into
Right Here in River City: The Making of Meredith Willson's 'The Music Man' (1998) (V)
Referenced in
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies: Trouble Right Here in Ridgemont City (#2.6)" (1966)
- Song parody in title from movie
"The Doris Day Show: The Music Man (#5.9)" (1972)
- Title reference
"The Brady Bunch Hour: (#1.4)" (1977)
- The Bradys sing "76 Trombones."
"Mork & Mindy: Mork vs. the Necrotons: Part 1 (#2.11)" (1979)
- When Orson tells Mork "We've got trouble," Mork asks, "Right here in Boulder City?"
"Diff'rent Strokes: The Music Man (#4.24)" (1982)
- The episode title is based on the title of this film
"The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: To All the Ghouls I've Loved Before (#1.1)" (1985)
- Flim-Flam makes a veiled reference to the song "Trouble."
"Girls on Top: Skankin' (#1.6)" (1985)
- Shelley sings "76 Trombones."
"The Facts of Life: The Lady Who Came to Dinner (#7.20)" (1986)
- A song from this musical is sung.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sidehackers (#3.2)" (1990)
- "Trouble" Servo: Right here in River City.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (#3.13)" (1991)
- "Think system"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Unchained (#5.8)" (1992)
- "Wells Fargo...Wells come on everybody!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Fire Maidens of Outer Space (#5.16)" (1992)
- A character in the film mentions the word "trouble," after which Tom adds, "Right here in River City."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
- Master: There's been enough trouble. Servo: Right here in River City.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Swamp Diamonds (#6.3)" (1993)
- Joel (singing): "Oh, the Wells Fargo wagon is . . ."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
- Servo: We're talking about trouble right here in River City.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Village of the Giants (#6.23)" (1994)
- Crow: (singing) The Wells Fargo wagon is a...
True Lies (1994)
"The Beatles Anthology: March '63 to February '64 (#1.2)" (1995)
- Mention before preforming "Til There Was You"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Undead (#9.6)" (1997)
- Smolken sings 76 Trombones.
"Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997)
- Mentioned on Sprockets
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
'Til There Was You (1997)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
"The Nanny: The Wedding (#5.22)" (1998)
- The song, "Pick a Little, Talk a Little" is playing in the background during a flashback sequence.
The Other Sister (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) (V)
- Referenced by name
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, with Feeling (#6.7)" (2001)
- Spike's line about "seventy-six bloody trombones" is a music man reference.
Analyze That (2002)
The School of Rock (2003)
- Both films feature a music con man who starts up a band for children and is eventually chased by the kids parents - and then forgiven.
Sons of Provo (2004)
- Jill says that she and Kirby met while performing together in this musical during high school.
Reefer Madness: Grass Roots (2005) (TV)
- mentioned once
Pittsburgh (2006)
- This movie features a stage version of the movie by the same name.
"Family Guy: Patriot Games (#4.20)" (2006)
- Peter gets the audience to sing "Shipoopi"
The Second Chance (2006)
- (said sarcastically) "The Music Man has come to River City"
"Gilmore Girls: French Twist (#7.7)" (2006)
- Olivia says that Stars Hallow is the kind of town that Professor Harold Hill should move to and sucker everybody into buying musical instruments.
Halo 3 (2007) (VG)
- A marine says, "Oh, there's trouble, right here in River City!"
Sex and the City (2008)
- the "76 trombones" comment
"Saturday Night Live: Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift (#34.12)" (2009)
- It is referred to in the Broadway meeting segment.
Featured in
Precious Images (1986)
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) (TV)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)
- Memorial Tribute: Buddy Hackett
"Broadway: The American Musical: Give My Regards to Broadway: 1893-1927 (#1.1)" (2004)
- A musical number from the movie is shown.
"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)
- Featured in Episodes One and Five
"Broadway: The American Musical: Tradition: 1957-1979 (#1.5)" (2004)
- The musical number 'Seventy-six Trombones' is shown.
Ira & Abby (2006)
- Ira watches The Music Man on TV.
Spoofed in
The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)
- The Stooges lead the outlaws in a parody of "Ya Got Trouble".
Hysterical (1983)
"The Simpsons: Marge vs. the Monorail (#4.12)" (1993)
- Lyle Lanley's support-winning song is a spoof of a musical number from this film.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
"The Simpsons: All Singing, All Dancing (#9.11)" (1998)
- The song "Monorail" is a spoof of a song from this movie.
Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)
- The song at the train station parodies "The Wells Fargo Wagon" from this musical.
"Family Guy: Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows (#3.17)" (2002)
- The scene where Lois and Brian are speaking along to a tune on the piano mirrors that of Marian's piano-teaching scene from "The Music Man", right down to the melody used.
That's Easy for You to Say! (2005) (V)
- brandon sees himself as the Music Man in his dream
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