Your Chancellor-" Clinkscales' lips twitched in a brief parody of a smile as he nodded at his old friend and colleague "-has been prodding at me for weeks.

The song opens with a brief parody of the Dragnet theme.

When Shaggy has the staff and is on the bridge in the Gryphon's Tower challenging the gryphon there is a brief parody of the Lord of the Rings.

And the brief parodies of television shows and movies offer mere glimpses of wit.

A brief parody of Scared Straight was included in the television series The Office in the 2006 episode entitled "The Convict".

The British sitcom The IT Crowd features a brief parody of the show in Episode 5 of Season 2.

During the montage, there is a brief parody of the George Bellows painting "Dempsey and Firpo".

There is also a brief parody of The Full Monty as well as an appearance by Severus Snape (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch).

The Barron Knights recorded a brief parody of Pop Muzik ("Chop Suey") as part of their comedy medley "Food for Thought".

A brief parody of "One of These Things" is seen, with three dancing kids and one dead kid.