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James Van Der Beek is commonly referenced in an assortment of television shows and movies. In the movie The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard the character Jibby Newsome turns on Dawson's Creek and exclaims "James Van Der Beek! My nigga!" On the television show Tosh.0, in which Van Der Beek actually appears, the comedian Daniel Tosh makes somewhat frequent references to the Beek. In Ke$ha's music video for "Blow", she has a laser war with Van Der Beek and refers to him as "Van Der Douche". On the new television series I Just Want My Pants Back, the protagonist of the show Jason Strider says, "I was like a young James van der Beek!" after apparently playing it smooth with a girl he slept with the previous night. His best friend replies, "James van der Beek? That's your gold standard?" He is also satirically depicted in a trailer for David Firth's cartoon series Burnt Face Man. His name appears in the song "Bustin' Up a Starbucks" by Mike Doughty. An image of Van Der Beek weeping in a scene of Dawson's Creek went viral across social media in 2011 as a reaction face and/or with various captions.
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