Referenced By / The J. Geils Band

Anime & Manga

• In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, one of the more influential antagonists is a serial rapist named J. Geil, who is renamed Centerfold in translations.

Film – Live-Action

• In the film version of Confess, Fletch, a security guard at a yacht club mentions the band, and can't believe his co-workers never heard of them.
• In One-Trick Pony, Jonah talks about a club's history as a blues club where the J. Geils Band used to play.

Live-Action TV

• Veronica Mars: In the first season episode "Ruskie Business", Veronica muses, "J. Geils was right — love stinks."

Western Animation

• The Simpsons: In "The Boys of Bummer", Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney sing an anti-Bart version of "Love Stinks" over the radio. Bart groans, "My favorite song, ruined!", and tears off a J. Geils poster in his room.

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