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Although " The Elements " is a pastiche of the Major-General's song, it has itself been parodied, including by the group Amateur Transplants ( of London Underground fame ) as The Drugs Song.

The Jewish parody group Shlock Rock acknowledges Lehrer and " The Elements " as inspiration for " The Shabbat Song ".

In the episode " Ex-File " of NCIS, Timothy McGee and Abby Sciuto hum the song, and it forms a key clue in their case.

In The Big Bang Theory episode " The Pants Alternative ", a drunk Sheldon Cooper starts to sing the song during his acceptance of an award from his university.

In the 2006 episode of Gilmore Girls called " The Real Paul Anka ", Luke Danes's daughter April and her classmates sing the song on the bus.

Other pastiches of " The Major-General's song " in " The Elements " mode include the " Boy Scout Merit Badge Song ," which lists all the merit badges of the Boy Scouts of America and the 2012 webcomic xkcd pastiche " Every Major's Terrible ", which lists the faults associated with various undergraduate majors.

Daniel Radcliffe sang " The Elements " on The Graham Norton Show in 2010.