The Simpsons opening sequence Bart writes "Being right sucks", a reference to the 2000 episode "Bart to the Future" where Lisa succeeds Trump as Commander-in-Chief. During the opening sequence, Lisa is seen being ejected from band rehearsal due to her non-conformist saxophone playing. She exits the room playing a saxophone solo, which sometimes changes. Some of the solos have similarities with pieces by Donovan, Frank Zappa, James Brown, and Charlie Parker. "The Simpsons" composer Alf Clausen said that the session musicians who perform her solos do not try to play at the second grade level and instead "think of Lisa as a really good
The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence the ending scene of the 2016 film "Christine", about a TV reporter/newscaster, the song is heard playing on the TV, and sung along to by one of the characters. Many of the outdoor scenes in the opening sequence were filmed along Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. In 2001, "The New York Times" stated that it is not unusual for people walking along the mall to be so reminded of the show that they toss their hats in the air, as Mary did at the end of the sequence. The iconic hat toss was filmed at the intersection with 7th Street. On