Uses of the Dandy Warhols' music in media

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor guest-starred as himself in an episode of The Loop, a Fox comedy series. The episode also guest-starred Adam Brody of The O.C. as a gay man going to a party attended by Courtney.
  • The Dandy Warhols were reportedly featured in the movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen but (supposedly) the scene was edited out of the final cut. Courtney Taylor-Taylor can be seen walking by the camera wearing a Dandy Warhols t-shirt that says "The Dandy Warhols [heart] Almost Everybody". He is billed as Courtney Alan Taylor.
  • Caroline Preiss and Alex Rankine, characters on the Australian crime drama Stingers, once made a comment referencing that they had met the Dandy Warhols at a party the night before, whilst wearing matching Dandy Warhols banana t-shirts.
  • The Dandy Warhols are referenced in Patton Oswalt's album Feelin' Kinda Patton in a bit AbOUT hiding all the cool stuff you did in your youth from your children.

Uses of the Dandy Warhols' music in media

  • In Veronica Mars
    • "We Used to Be Friends" from Welcome to the Monkey House features as the title theme of the series. The song is referenced in the season one episode "Lord of the Bling" when Veronica says, "We used to be friends...a long time ago."
    • The first episode features the song "Insincere Because I", and "Little Drummer Boy" features in "An Echolls Family Christmas".
    • A sticker on Veronica's locker in the first season bears a strong resemblance to the cover of the album Welcome to the Monkey House, which features a banana against a black background.
    • Courtney Taylor-Taylor made a guest star appearance in the season two episode "Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang" performing the song "Love Hurts". The song "Smoke It" also appeared in this episode.
    • For the season three opening credits, the producers changed the visual style of the opening credits and asked if they could remix "We Used To Be Friends" to better suit the new noir style opening. The Dandy Warhols agreed and also suggested the remix studio that was eventually used. This remixed "noir" version of "We Used To Be Friends" has yet to be commercially released or even heard in its entirety.
  • In The O.C.
    • "We Used to Be Friends" is used throughout the episode "The Secret".
    • "(You Come In) Burned" is used in the episode "The Best Chrismukkah Ever".
    • "Holding Me Up" is used in the episode "The Perfect Storm".
  • The Channel 4 television comedy-drama Teachers, features many of the band's recordings throughout the four series. Tracks featured include "Get Off", "Cool Scene", "Boys Better", "Cool As Kim Deal", "Solid", "Every Day Should Be A Holiday", "Godless", "Bohemian Like You", "The Dandy Warhols Love Almost Everyone", "I Am Sound", "You Were The Last High", "Plan A", "We Used to Be Friends" and "Little Drummer Boy".
  • "Bohemian Like You" is heard:
    • in the opening scene of the movie Delirious (2006 film).
    • as the theme song of a long series of Vodafone commercials beginning in 2002, as the brand was extended to several new markets (such as Germany and Italy).
    • on the second Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack album, Radio Sunnydale, after it appeared in the season five episode "Triangle".
    • as a background track during a scene in the movie Flushed Away.
    • in the movie The Replacements, twice.
    • in an episode of Six Feet Under, and on the show's soundtrack album.
    • in the opening of the episode "Longshot" from the television show Numb3rs in 2007.
    • as the theme song for the Infogrames game Le Mans 24 Hours.
    • in an Israeli commercial in 2008.
    • in a Holden commercial in 2002.
    • in various VH1 shows, including The Fabulous Life of....
    • in a party scene in the movie Igby Goes Down
    • as the theme song for BBC Radio 5 Live's programme 606 Football phone in.
    • on season 7 of Dancing with the Stars as music for the tango by Cody Linley and Julianne Hough. (played by DWTS house band)
    • in the opening scene of the Chuck episode Chuck Versus the Angel de la Muerte.
  • "Get Off" is heard:
    • in the Counter-Strike movie Chicks Dig X-Pec.
    • in the snowboarding video Saturation by Absinthe Films.
    • in the "Blind" skateboard video What If? during Jake Duncombe's section
    • in the British comedy Teachers
  • "Grunge Betty" is heard:
    • in the 5th episode of the first season of the popular British teen drama Skins.
  • "Boys Better" is heard:
    • in Good Will Hunting, and in the parody of that movie in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
    • in the Daria episode "Through A Lens Darkly".
    • in the Six feet under episode "Nobody Sleeps".
  • "You Were The Last High" is heard:
    • in the skate video What If? by Blind.
    • as one of the 9 Songs of the film of the same name.
    • in Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, when Lara calls her assistant Bryce who is repairing a helicopter.
    • in the UK TV series Balls of Steel, The Annoying Devil makes prank in public.
  • "We Used to Be Friends" is heard:
    • in the football game FIFA Football 2004.
    • as the opening song of the Australian reality television series My Restaurant Rules.
    • in the "Pink Flamigos" episode of Wonderfalls
    • In ''Thrillville: Off the Rails
    • In the Turkish Commercial of Chewing Gum called "First" 2007
  • "Shakin" is heard
    • as the lead-in music to Fox Sports' coverage of the 2002-2003 NFC Playoffs
    • in the 5th episode of the second season of the popular British teen drama Skins.
  • "Solid" is heard
    • in the 2001 independent film ''The Fluffer
    • in the American show Undeclared as its opening theme
  • "Nietzsche" appeared in the 2001 film Antitrust and in 24, season 3 episode 14.
  • "Godless" appeared in the 2001 film Antitrust.
  • "Mohammed" appeared also in the 2001 independent film The Fluffer.
  • "Bohemian Like You" and "Boys Better" appeared in the 2002 film Igby Goes Down.
  • "Everyday Should be a Holiday" plays in There's Something about Mary when Matt Dillon's character is stalking Mary from a car, and the song is included in the movie's soundtrack.
  • "Cool as Kim Deal" and "Everyday Should Be a Holiday" are used in different episodes in season one of [...] and the City.
  • "Mission Control" is used in Gossip Girl in the episode "Carnal Knowledge."
  • "Sleep" was featured at the end of the second episode of the first season of the show Queer as Folk, as well as at the beginning of the series finale. It was also featured in the film Crazy/Beautiful.
  • "Godless" is used by comedian Bill Bailey in the end credits of his show Part Troll.
  • "I Am a Scientist" is used by spots for shows on The Science Channel.
  • "I Am a Scientist" is used in spots for the Discovery Channel's Mythbusters.
  • "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth" can be heard faintly in the background of the pizza parlor in the Daria episode "Arts 'N' Crass".

In Video games:

  • The Dandy Warhols performed the song 'All I have to do is Dream', for the Stubbs the Zombie soundtrack.