Teenage Dirtbag - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

• The song appears in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill at the end of episode four, Combat Jack. While driving away from a road block, United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Sgt. Brad Colbert, Cpl. Ray Person, LCpl. James Trombley, Cpl. Walt Hasser, and Rolling Stone's embedded reporter Evan Wright (all occupants of the point Humvee) bust out singing it, changing the lyrics "He drives an IROC" to "He drives in Iraq". When they are done singing it Colbert says "Thank you, Ray" and Ray responds, "Thank you, Sergeant."

• British girl group Girls Aloud performed a cover of the song on their first U.K. tour for their album What Will The Neighbours Say? in the spring of 2005. They later recorded a studio version of the track for BBC Radio 1's 40th anniversary compilation Radio 1 Established 1967. In 2011, Weezer performed a cover of 'Teenage Dirtbag' on their festival tour and Wheatus responded by covering 'My Name is Jonas' on their 2011 tour. This came about after a Twitter conversation between the two bands regarding the common mistake of people thinking the song is in fact a Weezer song. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain covers this song in concert. During the 2009 Glamour Kills tour, the song was also covered numerous times by All Time Low frontman Alex Gaskarth.. English-Irish boy band One Direction sang a live cover on their Take Me Home Tour multiple times.

• The 2011 documentary Bully features a version of the song during the opening credits. This version is performed by Scala & Kolacny Brothers.