![]() ![]() If you don’t know it, check it out! You’re in for a laugh. It even has a reference to Felicia Day’s Do You Wanna Date My Avatar music video. The video is well made and, apart from the fact that Hall is playing on a laptop without a mouse, it’s quite accurate and has a cool message. Jace Hall’s music video was featured on IGN and gained more than 17 million views. ![]() It’s about WoW and the good ol’ 2010 days when the behemoth MMORPG was at its peak with 12 million active subscribers. Speaking of songs, here’s one which is not just a reference. What Happens in Azeroth, Stays in Azeroth This small reference reminds us that World of Warcraft is a popular MMORPG turned pop culture phenomenon. Randy says that he always wanted to take on 30 people at once, opens the door, and runs into the crowd yelling Leeeeroy Jenkins. Not another Leroy Jenkins reference! In Season 4, episode 8, Earl and Randy are trapped in a trailer surrounded by an angry mob. The entire scene lasts about 15 seconds so it’s not a big thing as in other shows but it’s still nice when we see a reference to our most beloved/hated MMORPG. In Season 4, episode 19 after Barney and Ted make a deal, Barney storms out of the room yelling “Alright chums, let’s do this! Barney A-Stiiiinson!”. In Season 3, Episode 6, Ted meets a girl while playing WoW. How I Met Your Mother contains two WoW references. A costume from the show is in possession of the National Museum of American History. The show rapidly became an Internet sensation. You can imagine what kind of situations arise when you put together a bunch of socially awkward MMO-addicted misfits. The show revolves around the lives of The Knights of Good guild members as they are struggling with real-life and in-game issues. Due to copyright issues, the name of the MMORPG is not mentioned once. The Guild web series is based on creator Felicia Day’s experience with World of Warcraft. The Goat MMO Simulator Rouge class is a frequent misspelling of the WoW Rogue. Goatwind City is clearly a Stormwind City reference. “You know what” is obviously WoW as 100 was the level cap back in 2014 when Warlords of Draenor was the current expansion. The DLC description states that the “Level cap is 101, 1 level higher than you-know-what”. Goat MMO Simulator is a 2014 free DLC that allows players to experience the game as an MMO. ![]() If you don’t know what Goat Simulator is, you have been missing out on a really funny and fun game. In The Hot Troll Deviation episode, Bernadette dumps Howard because he is cheating on her…with a troll in WoW. In the other, the foursome gets the fabled Sword of Azeroth but Sheldon ninjas it and sells it on eBay. In one of them, someone steals Sheldon’s battle ostrich. The four friends are avid World of Warcraft players so the MMORPG gets mentioned quite frequently. This long-time-running sitcom contains several WoW references. The ad for this episode featured Peter and Stewie depicted as the orc and human from the Battle for Azeroth cover. They get surrounded by whelps and eventually die. The trio then recreates the real Leroy Jenkins stunt and, as you can expect, things don’t go too well. One thing leads to another and Peter, Cleveland, and Joe find themselves in a pickle as coast guard members.Ĭleveland suggests they pull a Leroy Jenkins. Peter buys a naval cap from a thrift store. The episode Veteran Guy that aired on April 1st, 2018 contains a Leroy Jenkins reference. The Make Love, Not Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King PvP achievement is a reference to this South Park episode. Sadly, the beloved cosplayer died due to COVID-19. ![]() Jenkins was cosplayed by Jarod Nandin at Blizzcon in 2013. The plot revolves around the squad’s struggles with Jenkins, aka “the griefer”, aka “the one which has no life”. The show creators collaborated with Blizzard Entertainment to create the in-game scenes from the Make Love, Not Warcraft episode. South Park doesn’t just have a World of Warcraft reference. ![]()
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