References in Popular Culture
The song as well as the phrase "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" has been used and parodied in popular culture ever since its release. In the animated MTV series Daria, characters can be seen dancing to the song, in an episode released mere weeks after the song's release. In the 1999 film Superstar, lead character Mary Catherine Gallagher gets advice from Jesus Christ, played by Will Ferrell, telling her to "Get jiggy wit it, Na na na na na na". In the Seinfeld episode The Reverse Peephole, Jerry is disappointed at not being selected as DJ for a house party, stating "I was ready to get jiggy with it." The song is also featured in the video game Backyard Football '08. The song has also been spoofed in radio shows, including The Chris Moyles Show and WTKS-FM's radio show The Monsters In The Morning, where the song was renamed "Chicken Weenie With It". In the Xbox Live Arcade version of Banjo-Kazooie, there is an achievement you earn by earning a jiggy named "Getting Jiggy With It". The song has become somewhat of a theme-song for JS Giguere, goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche. "Gettin Jiggy Wit It" plays at Pepsi Center whenever Giguere stops play after making a spectacular save. Giguere's nickname throughout his NHL career has been in fact, "Jiggy". DJ Screw created a "Chopped and Screwed" version of the song. Jam band Phish covered the song on their 1999 album Hampton Comes Alive. King Crimson referred to the song in "The World's My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum" on 2000's The ConstruKction of Light album. The song was also included in ESPN's compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 4.
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