# Obscure references in shows

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-references-in-shows/918402>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 18, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-references-in-shows/918402 "2020-08-18T12:53:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-references-in-shows/918402/81 "2020-08-20T21:14:31Z")

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> [@simster](#):
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> You realize that the movie Bohemian Rhapsody was about Freddie Mercury (and Queen) and that the main actor was , in fact, playing Freddie Mercury.

Actually, the main character’s name is Bohemian Rhapsody. They named him after a song written by Freddie Mercury, it’s another Easter Egg.

> [@Munch](#):
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> I believe you just got whooshed there.

Also this.

[Also, I lifted it right from a year old reddit thread.](https://www.reddit.com/r/shittymoviedetails/comments/b3od9d/in_the_movie_bohemian_rhapsody_2018_the_main/)

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-references-in-shows/918402/82 "2020-08-20T21:25:44Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> I believe you just got whooshed there.

Excusable, I think, since it’s hard to imagine anyone would make a joke that lame.😉

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-references-in-shows/918402/83 "2020-08-20T21:29:45Z")

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Stranger Things is always going for that 80s movie vibe. In the most recent season they used the obscure song “Goldrush” by Yello that I immediately recognized. John Hughes was a big fan of Yello and used their music in movies like Ferris Bueller and Planes/Trains/Automobiles.

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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-references-in-shows/918402/84 "2020-08-20T23:42:10Z")

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> [@Gray\_Ghost](#):
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> I had no idea he was Ken Tremendous. Loved that blog.

Here’s a podcast hosting a reunion:

> **[‎A Few More Words: The Fire Joe Morgan Reunion on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fire-joe-morgan-reunion/id757346885?i=1000485803825)**
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> ‎Show A Few More Words, Ep The Fire Joe Morgan Reunion - Jul 22, 2020

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