Editing The Music Man (section)

==In popular culture==
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''The Music Man''{{'}}s popularity has led to its being mentioned, quoted, parodied or pastiched in a number of media, including television, films and popular music.

===Television===
''The Music Man'' has been parodied in a number of TV shows, including ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", written by [[Conan O'Brien]]. At some point during the second Broadway revival, O'Brien was approached about playing the role of Harold Hill for a brief run, but he ultimately could not fit it into his schedule. He says, on the DVD commentary track for the aforementioned ''Simpsons'' episode, that it was the hardest choice he's ever had to make professionally, because ''The Music Man'' is one of his favorites. O'Brien did, however, as host of the [[58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards|2006 Emmy Awards]], sing a parody version of "Ya Got Trouble" in his opening monologue targeting [[NBC]] and their slide in the ratings.

The television program ''[[Family Guy]]'' has parodied the musical at least three times. In the episode "[[Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows]]", Lois chastises Brian's high standards in a spoof of "Piano Lesson". In another episode, "[[Patriot Games (Family Guy)|Patriot Games]]", Peter showboats after scoring a touchdown by leading a stadium full of people in a rendition of "[[Shipoopi]]", complete with choreography from the film. In Episode 22 of ''[[Boston Legal]]'', "Men to Boys", Alan Shore sings a parody of the song "Trouble" to convince patrons of a restaurant not to eat the salmon.  Several ''Music Man'' songs were used in ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', for example in the season 2 episode "Sex, Lies and Politics" in which lawyer John Cage spurs the jury into singing "Ya Got Trouble" with him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allymcbeal.tktv.net/music2.html |title=Season Two Music |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 March 1999 |website=allymcbeal.tktv.net |access-date=5 August 2022 |quote='Ya Got Trouble' (Meredith Wilson) from 'The Music Man,' performed by Peter MacNicol and the jury}}</ref>  Season 2 Episode 15 (2012), "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000", of the TV show ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', makes numerous allusions to ''The Music Man'', including a song based on "Ya Got Trouble".<ref>Schenkel, Katie. [http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2012/01/28/cartoonclack-my-little-pony-music-man/ "Harold Hill comes to My Little Pony – CartoonClack"], Cliqueclack.com, January 28, 2012</ref>

[[MSNBC]]'s [[Keith Olbermann]] has numerous times referred to [[Fox News]] TV host [[Glenn Beck]] as "Harold Hill" on the air.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30109453 Transcript of April 7, 2009 ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann'' in which Olbermann refers to Glenn Beck as Harold Hill], NBC News accessed April 27, 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29972795 Transcript of March 30, 2009 ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann'' (same)], NBC News, accessed April 30, 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714123757/http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/30766456/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ Transcript of May 13, 2009 ''Countdown with Keith Olbermann'' (same)], MSNBC, accessed April 30, 2010</ref>

Robert Hanson stars in a community theater production of ''The Music Man'' in the Netflix original show ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''.

===Film===
In the 1960 film ''[[The Apartment]]'', [[Jack Lemmon]]'s character is given tickets to the show but is stood up at the Majestic Theatre. In ''[[Romy and Michele's High School Reunion]]'' (1997), Michele sings "The Wells Fargo Wagon". The next year, in ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'' (1998), Robbie teaches Rosie to sing "'Til There Was You" for her 50th wedding anniversary.

The 2006 [[mockumentary]]/[[documentary]] ''[[Pittsburgh (2006 film)|Pittsburgh]]'' centers on actor [[Jeff Goldblum]] as he attempts to secure a [[Permanent residence (United States)|green card]] for his Canadian actor/singer/dancer girlfriend, [[Catherine Wreford]], by appearing with her as the leads in a summer [[Regional theater in the United States|regional theatre]] production of ''The Music Man'' in Goldblum's hometown of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].

===Music===
The political satire group the [[Capitol Steps]] parodies numerous songs from musicals, including ''The Music Man''.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} To evoke turn of the 20th century [[Main Street USA]] at some of its theme parks around the world, [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] uses songs from the show, including "[[76 Trombones]]" and "Wells Fargo Wagon".<ref>{{cite web|website=Attractions|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/close-up-movies-behind-main-street-usa-disneyland-paris| title=Close-up on the movies behind Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris|date=July 3, 2020|accessdate=July 17, 2021}}</ref> [[Bill Hayes (actor)|Bill Hayes]] parodied "Rock Island" in a 1959 industrial musical ''Good News About Olds'' written by [[Max Hodge]], with Oldsmobile product terminology serving as the "whatayatalk".<ref>Ruel, Todd. [http://www.goneautos.com/Blog/files/Podcast_009_Florence_Henderson_Bill_Hayes.html "Gone Autos Podcast #9: Florence Henderson & Bill Hayes-Let's Talk About a Rocket"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506134035/http://goneautos.com/Blog/files/Podcast_009_Florence_Henderson_Bill_Hayes.html |date=2021-05-06 }}, GoneAutos.com, September 29, 2013, accessed October 27, 2018</ref>

The North Iowa Band Festival in [[Mason City, Iowa]], is a yearly event celebrating music with a special emphasis on marching bands. Willson returned several times to his home town of Mason City during the 1950s to participate in the event, including leading the "Big Parade", and the stars of the film version participated in the event in 1962.<ref>Skipper, John. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080525144645/http://nibandfest.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=31 "North Iowa Band Festival"], nibandfest.com, May 25, 2008 (archived)</ref>