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References 

The Apartment (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960) (TV Series)
The three 'band-aids' who deflower William refer to him as "Opie"
The Hustler (1961)
Manager telling wife/girlfriend something that the audience can't hear - woman's suicide attempt follows
Star Trek (1966) (TV Series)
Stolen Kisses (1968)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Rude Boy (1980)
Sid and Nancy (1986)

Referenced in 

The Critic: Episode #1.2 (TV Episode)
Jay says he will review "Almost Famous: The Jon Lovitz Story" on his next episode
All Access: The Making of 'Almost Famous' (2000) (TV Movie)
documentary about the movie
Saturday Night Live: Kate Hudson/Radiohead (2000) (TV Episode)
Mentioned during the monologue
Little Nicky (2000)
Frontline: The Merchants of Cool (2001) (TV Episode)
Billboard shown in segment "Under-the-Radar Marketing".
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Prelude to a Dream (2002) (Video)
Gilmore Girls: Happy Birthday, Baby (2003) (TV Episode)
Jess rents the film to watch with Rory.
Checked Out (2003)
Pyburn quotes Crudup.
The O.C.: The Third Wheel (2004) (TV Episode)
As the band Rooney pulls up behind a club, Summer quotes the line from Almost Famous, "It's all happening!"
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop (2004)
Groupies.
Entourage: Oh, Mandy (2005) (TV Episode)
mentioned in dialogue
Elizabethtown (2005)
An item in the "travel scrapbook" includes lyrics from a fictitious song, "The Road," by J. Bebe and R. Hammond. This is a reference to another Crowe film, Almost Famous. Jeff Bebe and Russell Hammond were members of Stillwater, the band William Miller toured with.
Jeopardy!: 2005 College Championship Quarterfinal 5 (2005) (TV Episode)
referenced in clue in "Movie Songs" category
Broke (2006)
Character mistakes memory for a scene from "Almost Famous"
Entourage: One Day in the Valley (2006) (TV Episode)
Ari mentions Almost Famous, the house party scene is an homage to the film
Jeopardy!: Episode #22.228 (2006) (TV Episode)
correct response in "I've Zine the Movie" category
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (2008) (Video Game)
Strong Sad's plan to be a snooty rock journalist and sell the rights to the story of his exploits to a snooty independent movie studio refers to this movie, which chronicles Cameron Crowe's work at Rolling Stone
Madagascar 2 (2008)
A declaration of love is made during a potential plane crash
Under the Influence (2008)
Film is discussed
Psych: High Top Fade Out (2009) (TV Episode)
In a discussion about the musicians' "code," Shawn says, "Even Patrick Fugit knows that."
Psych: Let's Get Hairy (2009) (TV Episode)
Shawn wonders aloud whether "Polexia" was Anna Paquin's name in "Almost Famous." It was.
American Dad!: My Morning Straitjacket (2009) (TV Episode)
When stan is trying to get backstage, he's dressed as the character William Miller and says he's a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine, and Roger is dressed like the Penny Lane character.
Jeopardy!: 2010 College Championship Semifinal 3 (2010) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by a contestant during interview
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.141 (2010) (TV Episode)
Contestant mentions the film while discussing her past work as a rock journalist
Marmaduke (2010)
At one point in the film while Marmaduke is throwing a party, there is a crowd of dogs surrounding a pool with a dog on top of a shed near the pool. Right before the dog jumps off the roof, he says "I am a Golden Dog", refering to the line that Russell Hammond says in the same exact scene in Almost Famous, but only with humans.
Weeds: Viking Pride (2010) (TV Episode)
mentioned in dialogue
Dancing with the Stars: Movie Night (2012) (TV Episode)
Brendan Fevola and Jessica Raffa dance their Rumba to Tiny Dancer, a song from the soundtrack of Almost Famous.
Supernatural: Bitten (2012) (TV Episode)
"I am a golden god!"
Californication: In the Clouds (2013) (TV Episode)
Referenced in dialogue

Features 

The Midnight Special (1972) (TV Series)

Featured in 

The Beatles Revolution (2000) (TV Movie)
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV Special)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti - A Classic Album Under Review (2008) (Video)
Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) explains the difference between a groupie and a band aid to William Miller (Patrick Fugit)
20 to 1: Scene-Stealing Songs (2009) (TV Episode)
Clips shown in a segment on the song Tiny Dancer.
Great Movie Mistakes (2010) (TV Movie)
Clips of mistakes shown
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.46 (2010) (TV Episode)
Clip of Jaywalking interviewee Samer Sourakli's brief role as 'Mustache Boy'
Todd's Pop Song Reviews: Glitter (2011) (TV Episode)
"Is it like that scene in Almost Famous..."
Hollywood's Top Ten: Super Soundtracks (2011) (TV Episode)
Honorable mention, clips shown

Spoofs 

Airplane! (1980)

Spoofed in 

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Person on house roof at party says shes a golden goddess and jumps into pool
Ned (2003)
Lead charcters deflowering
The Rocker (2008)
Fish gets on a roof above a swimming pool and says the line, "I'm a golden Fish"

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