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The music video for 2006's "Situations" by Escape the Fate is based on the video for this song.
The song appears in Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Van Halen as one of the most difficult songs on the setlists. In a job advertisement for playtesters for future Guitar Hero games was released by Neversoft in 2008, "Hot For Teacher" was one of four songs applicants had to be capable of playing to receive a job.
The song was covered by mandolinist David Grisman on the tribute album Strummin' With The Devil: Bluegrass Tribute to Van Halen.
The song was referred to in the Family Guy episode "Untitled Griffin Family History" when Nate Griffin tells Quagdingo that he is going to hollow out a log to play the opening to "Hot For Teacher".
The song was mentioned by Frank Zappa when he appeared on CNN's Crossfire and debated issues with Washington Times commentator John Lofton in 1986.
The song was referenced to in the Psych episode, "Yin 3 in 2D" as a clue when Shawn (James Roday) discovers two of his record albums (rated and catalogued by "sweetness") missing: The Smiths' Meat Is Murder and Van Halen's 1984 and remembers the first track off of Meat Is Murder ("The Headmaster Ritual") and the second track off of 1984 ("Hot For Teacher"), leading them to the next clue.
The song appears in the third season episode of Glee called "Mash Off".
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