b ors , ▁Modern ▁Family , ▁Sm ash , ▁Super natural , ▁Super store , ▁and ▁Bob ' s ▁Burg ers ▁have ▁included ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁show . ▁The ▁film ▁Team ▁America : ▁World ▁Police ▁includes ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁plays ▁a ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁Le ase , ▁a ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁par ody ▁of ▁R ent ; ▁the ▁finale ▁song ▁is ▁" Every one ▁has ▁A ID S ! ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁song ▁" Out ▁Ton ight " ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁Ash le igh ▁Murray , ▁Ash a ▁B rom field , ▁Hay ley ▁Law ▁and ▁Camil a ▁M endes ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" Ch apter ▁E igh teen : ▁When ▁a ▁Str anger ▁C alls " ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁River dale . ▁In ▁the ▁film ▁Dead pool , ▁W ade ▁Wilson ▁is ▁seen ▁we aring ▁a ▁R ent ▁T - sh irt . ▁Stan ▁Lee ▁also ▁referenced ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁(" C over ▁you ") ▁when ▁he ▁said ▁as ▁the ▁DJ ▁in ▁the ▁strip ▁club ▁" You ▁can ' t ▁buy ▁love .. " ▁- ▁" but ▁you ▁can ▁rent ▁it ... ▁" ▁▁ ▁R ent ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁referenced ▁in ▁other ▁musical s . ▁Y itz h ak ▁in ▁Hed wig ▁and ▁the ▁An gry ▁In ch ▁we ars ▁a ▁R ent ▁ ▁T - sh irt ▁and ▁speak s ▁of ▁his ▁asp iration ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Angel . ▁The ▁off - B road way ▁musical ▁rev ue