Visual & Musical References in Crazy Ex Girlfriend (Season 4) 

Rachel Bloom as inspiration for Rachel Bloom

I almost SCREAMED when I saw "Show Stoppin' Number". I would've never made the connection betweens these two songs but its brilliant

Reference to tgwdlm is everything

Show Stopping Number... I’ll allow it.

And the set complete! Thank you so so much for taking the time to do this for our favorite groundbreaking yet critically underrated show! I'll be coming back to these videos for all my rewatches.

These videos are great! Not being a musical fan, I've missed so many references. The beauty of good parody is that it stands on its own, but is even better if you get all the references. This is such a great show.

This was interesting, and then you had the TGWDLM reference and it became hysterical

"I hate everything but you" is such a mood.😍 It kind of reminds me of Meat Loaf ("You took the words out of my mouth"). And at some point it's really getting emotional ❤️ Thanks for the video!

I was not ready for Professor Hidgens! 😂

NO NOT THE END STOP MAKING ME CRY I WANT THIS SHOW TO GO FOREVER

thank you! You've reminded me that a complete rewatch is an antidote to 2020.

Don't Be a Lawyer always sounds exactly like Paula Abdul's Straight Up to me. So catchy.

haha 8:54 self-referential Rachel Bloom moment :D niiiice though I don't believe there's really a direct quote there but thematically, yep

I watched all four of these twice in a row.......this is so good

I cheered when show stoppin' number came up

Cant wait to see what Rachel Bloom comes up with next!! These are so cleaver!! Awwwww that Yes We Have No Bananas brought a tear to my eye, thought of my grandpa!

I thought I was the only one that noticed "Loves not a game" was luck be a lady!! Yeeess!!

I lOvE tHIs thank you so much for your hard work Ana! I love CXGF and Rachel Bloom's brilliant mind so much... and your videos have found-pointed out these amazing parodies and references I might have missed!!! Thank you for taking your time to give me such a joy🥨🥨🥨 oh and the intro...tight

"I Hate Everything But You" is kinda a reference to all Bruce Springsteen stuff, but I'd say Thunder Road is probably the closest Boss song to it? So many other references i had no clue about though so these videos are amazing!!

"Love's not a game" is definitely "Luck be a lady", but the colorful outfits are more in line with the stage productions than the movie (of Guys and Dolls).

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE! THE EDITING IS AMAZING AND IT WAS GREAT SEEING THE ONES I KNEW, THE ONES I DIDN'T, AND REMEMBERING THE GREAT SONGS FROM THIS SHOW

"I hate everything but you" is a song that reminded me of "I would do everything for love" by Meatloaf

I always thought Time to Seize the Day was a reference to the season 1 intro And that hello nice to meet you was referencing oh my God I think I like you

I love that starkid reference

Phenomenal editing, really.

I never saw the It Only takes a taste similarity! CEG and Waitress are my fav things in the world

I EXPECTED SHOW STOPPIN NUMBER TO BE HERE AND WASNT DISAPPOINTED

Were you like IN the show? Great video... again!!! Thanx, Ana!!!

Nice! I wondered if the pirate king song was also a reference to Pirates of Penzance

SONGS: GROUP/DUOS: No One Else Is Singing My Song The Cringe The Group Mind Has Decided You’re In Love Trapped In A Car With Someone You Don’t Want To Be Trapped In A Car With Hello Nice To Meet You Sports Analogies Gratuitous Karaoke Moment The Tick Tock Clock Slow Motion Love’s Not A Game Other Cast Members/Guest Stars: Meet Rebecca! Our Twisted Fate Don’t Be A Lawyer I Want To Be A Child Star Forget It What U Missed While U Were PopUlar Hungry V*gina Metaphor Elated V*gina Metaphor Itchy V*gina Metaphor Funky Cat Nostalgia Cat Anti Depressants Are So Not A Big Deal Apple Man DARRYL: Farewell Fair Mustache How To Clean Up GREG: I Hate Everything But You Real Life Fighting Awkward PAULA: I’ve Always Never Believed In You REBECCA: What’s Your Story? Time To Seize The Day I’m Not Sad You’re Sad The Darkness Etta Mae’s Lament Eleven O’Clock VALENCIA: I’m The Bride Of The Pirate King

I'm kind of (but not really, or I wouldn't be doing it) ashamed to admit this, but what I love about this video is that my knowledge of references stops around 2005, so this "catches me up" with what the kids were into circa Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, lol

This was amazingly well done and edited, thank you!! I can already tell I‘m going to come back and rewatch these videos in the future, and I‘m definitely subscribing to watch whatever you do next!

i love how you edit in the opening. thanks for all four videos haha

REBECCA: what’s your story? time to seize the day i’m not sad you’re sad the darkness etta mae’s lament eleven o’ clock PAULA: i’ve always never believed in you DARRYL: farewell fair mustache how to clean up GREG: i hate everything but you real life fighting is awkward VALENCIA: i’m the bride of the pirate king GROUP SONGS: no one else is singing my song the cringe the group mind has decided you’re in love trapped in a car anti depressants are so not a big deal the tick tock clock slow motion love’s not a game DUO SONGS: hello nice to meet you sports analogies gratuitous karaoke moment OTHER CAST MEMBERS/GUESTS: our twisted fate don’t be a lawyer i want to be a child star forget it what u missed while u were popular hungry vagina metaphor elated vagina metaphor itchy vagina metaphor funky cat nostalgia cat apple man

Ana, you are so incredibly talented! Your editing skills are phenomenal. Thank you so much for these videos!

Thank you so much !! I just finished the show and I so wanted to put my finger on every reference.

Thanks so much for all four videos! They were great and made me want to delve deeper into all of the numbers that inspired the show.

Your editing skills are fantastic, thank you for making these videos!

Love's Not a Game also has a very brief reference to Fugue for Tinhorns also from Guys and Dolls. You can hear the horns right after the line "they're our dear friends, they are not horses"

I did not know that The Darkness was based off of He's My Boy but gosh that is a fantastic song to be inspired by!

I am OBSESSED with these videos. Thank you so much putting all the hard work ij doing this, it's freaking brilliant!

Thank you for making these!

I do love the way you edit this ngl

i expected there would be commentary on this but im so glad there wasnt i was n o t expecting like half of these connections to the songs lmao

I love the La la land one

thank you so much for these ♥♥♥

OMG A STARKID REFERENCE HERE !!?!??!!! YES PLEASE

the moment is me is also evan hansen inspired but amazing job!

Etta Mae's Lament - this one is influenced by 'You can't get a man with a gun' from Annie Get Your Gun And 'Pirate King' is a take off of all Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.

You were so awesome by doing that. congrats on the hard work it sure toke

Whoever making these videos, is doing God's work.

Thank you SO MUCH for this.

PORFFESSOR HIDGENS IS THAT YOU??

5:00 This is still better than the new Cats movie adaptation

Amazing work!! Love these videos

CEG is over... and now so is this series!! Oh no!!! TAT

Forget It is the Queen of the Night from the Magic Flute as well.

"I Hate Everything But You" - I think it's also a reference to Ugly Kid Joe's "Everything About You".

Thank you for all the effort you put into this 🧡🧡

In Forget It Rebecca's Mom is dressed as the Queen of the Night from Mozart's Magic Flute

Awesome series of videos! I loved it! I feel like for Etta Mae's lament you could also put You can't get a man with a gun from Annie get your gun? Maybe it's a stretch but idk that's one I thought of for it too.

Amazing work, thank you!

10:01 is when I knew you were one of my people

6:36 The denim vest outfit is also specifically a reference to the "Live 1975-1985" album cover

I loved how obvious the nod to la la land was

This is freaking amazing thank you!

the dog barking during pet sounds i never got that HAHAHA

This is so amazing!

not gonna lie, apple man is a bop and made me fall in love with tim a lot.

I love the pirate king reminds me most of poor wandering one from pirates of Penzance

These are so great thank you!!!

The SHADE when the La La Land inspired number alone is 100% better than the entirety of La La Land

Eleven o clock's stage reminds me of freaky Friday the musical when they hold the hourglass.

Never noticed nice to meet you and it only takes a taste they are SO similar

Also in Love's not a game, everytime Father Brah says "Jesus says it's cool", I thinkbof Spooky Mormon Hell Dream

Also "Forget it" really resembles "No way" from Six the musical

For "Bride of Pirate King" you missed....I am a Pirate King! From Pirates of Penzance!

I always thought "Trapped in a car" began by referencing "Stuck in the middle with you."

I... I had no idea The Big Comfy Couch lasted until 2006.

This is so wonderful! Wow

Amazing work!

Thanks so much for this!

I can't believe I never noticed any of these!!!!!

I can't believe they missed the references to Die Antwoord in "I'm not sad, you're sad" and Jesus Christ Superstar in the beginning of "Love is not a game".

Thank you so much for this!

A c a u t i o n a r y t a l e alsofrickingcellblocktangohecc

I love seeing some of my my fave musicals especially TL5Y & Waitress Edit: BITCH IS THAT MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD SHOW THE BIG FUCKING COMFY COUCH

Just finished crying

never scene that intro of FRIENDS tho

Nicely surprised that you got Marry Me by Emilie

Great video!!

Funky cat is more a reference to Rum Tum Tugger than Mr Mistofolees

love the song Don't be A lawyer. don't love Season 4 of Crazy Ex Girlfriend. I Hate Season 4 so much.

Funky Cat is supposed to be Rum Tum Tugger. 😉

The group mind has decided youre in love reminds me lily allen’s its not fair

It is so weird to see the videos that were reference with the song of CXG, feeling confused 😔

how did you figured it out??

the greg song "i hate every thing but you " IS A PARODY OF MEAT LOAF ALIVE THEY USED THE SAME PIANO RIFT GET SOME ROCK IN YOUR LIVES PPL ROCK WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL

Theres a lot of reaching in this video

chess first launched in 82 or 83. the one with murray head