In Popular Culture
- The psychedelic rock band, Poisoned Electrick Head, took their name from the last three words of the Bonzo's song, "My Pink Half of the Drainpipe".
- Indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie took their moniker from a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song by the same name.
- When British actor, David Threlfall, appeared on Celebrity Mastermind in 2010, the Bonzo band were his specialist subject.
- The Bonzo's song, "Look Out There's a Monster Coming", was used when late night comedian, Craig Ferguson, introduced Geoff Peterson (his robot skeleton co-host) on episode #6.127 which aired 5 April 2010.
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