 " It 's About Time ! " features multiple cultural references . Aspects of the time machine are based on H.G. Wells ' famous novel The Time Machine . During the " My Nemesis " musical number , caricature of The Archies , a fictional garage band in the animated television series The Archie Show , are shown and begin to sing and play instruments during the course of the sequence . The song itself parodies the style of musician Elvis Costello . The Dr. Feelbetter show incorporates elements of confrontational talk shows Dr. Phil and The Jerry Springer Show . 
