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===Television=== The plot of the ''[[Father Ted]]'' episode "[[Competition Time]]" revolves around the three main characters [[Father Ted Crilly]], [[Father Dougal McGuire]] and [[Father Jack Hackett]] entering the "All [[Priests]] [[Stars in Their Eyes]] Lookalike Competition". Due to confusion about who is going as Elvis all three do it, appearing in sequence as Elvis at different stages of his career, winning the competition. [[Jeff Yagher]] played an Elvis impersonator (as well as Elvis himself) in an episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' called "[[The Once and Future King (The Twilight Zone)|The Once and Future King]]". The man who played Elvis' boss at the Crown Electric company was [[Red West]], a real life schoolmate and best friend of Elvis. In the ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]'' episode "[[All Shook Up (Sledge Hammer!)|All Shook Up]]", Hammer ([[David Rasche]]) investigates a string of Elvis impersonator murders by participating in a contest as one. In the ''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon Adventure]]'' anime, one of the main villains, [[Etemon]] has the character of an Elvis impersonator. In the ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' series, Robert 'Bobby Elvis' Munson (''[[Mark Boone Junior]]''), one of the main characters, does Elvis impersonations in Lake Tahoe, leading to him sometimes being referred to as Elvis. In an episode of ''[[Married... with Children]]'', the character [[Peggy Bundy]] claims to have seen Elvis at a mall, prompting a large number of Elvis impersonators to come to her home so she can share her "experience". In a 2006 episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' - ''[[Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.]]'' (S1-E18) ''-'' [[Marshall Eriksen|Marshall]] and [[Lily Aldrin|Lily]] are serenaded by a Korean Elvis impersonator played by [[George Cheung]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0606103/characters/nm0156475 |title="How I Met Your Mother" Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM (TV Episode 2006) - IMDb |access-date=2024-07-24 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In "[[Meltdown (Red Dwarf)|Meltdown]]", an episode of the British TV series ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', Clayton Mark portrays a 'wax droid' version of Elvis who, under the command of [[Arnold Rimmer]] along with other 'wax world' historical figures, is engaged in battle with the evil historical figures. In the end credits of the episode, Mark sings the theme tune in the style of Elvis. In an episode of the American sitcom ''[[The Golden Girls]]'', the characters of [[Blanche Devereaux|Blanche]] and [[Rose Nylund|Rose]] are considering hiring an Elvis impersonator for their "Hunka Hunka [[Burning Love|Burnin' Love]] Fan Club", yet Rose mixes up the Elvis list with the guest list for the wedding of the character of [[Sophia Petrillo|Sophia]]. As a result, Sophia's wedding reception is filled with Elvis impersonators (one played by a young [[Quentin Tarantino]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miramax.com/subscript/quentin-tarantino-golden-girls-elvis-video|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082757/http://www.miramax.com/subscript/quentin-tarantino-golden-girls-elvis-video|archive-date=2013-10-12|date=2012-10-16|work=Miramax|title=Watch: Quentin Tarantino makes a GOLDEN GIRLS cameo… as Elvis}}</ref> instead of members of her own family, and Rose exclaims, "Either I got the Elvis list mixed with the guest list for the wedding or everyone in Sophia's family appeared on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''!" In "Wedding Card", an episode of the Canadian sitcom ''[[Corner Gas]]'', Oscar and Emma Leroy admit to having no photos of their wedding because "it was an Elvis wedding". Their fellow townspeople understand this sentiment, but in the final scene they are shown burning those selfsame photographs, which display both Oscar and Emma dressed as Elvis. In the "Boo Haw Haw" [[Halloween]] special of [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', one of the titular characters named Eddy is dressed-up as a [[zombie]] Elvis for trick-or-treating. The main character of Cartoon Network's ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' is heavily influenced by Elvis along with [[James Dean]] and [[Michael Jackson]]. The original unaired pilot even had Johnny Bravo as a literal Elvis Presley impersonator. The [[Disney Channel]] sitcoms ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' and ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]'' both featured main characters dressing up and acting like Elvis. The [[Sprouse twins|Martin twins]] dressed-up as twin-Elvises in an episode of ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody|The Suite Life]]'' where they were appearing on a gameshow called "Risk It All!", and [[Miley Stewart|Miley's]] brother [[Jackson Stewart (character)|Jackson]], in ''Hannah Montana'', impersonated Elvis twice: The first time was to fool a gossip reporter, as a coverup, after Miley accidentally blabbed the Hannah-secret to her; and the second time was when Miley and Lily impersonated [[Dolly Parton]] and Miley's "Mamaw" Ruthie, respectively, after it came out that Ruthie and Dolly (portrayed by Parton herself) had a fight over [[Elvis Presley]]. In an episode of ''[[Due South]]'', season 1, episode 10, "The Gift of the Wheelman", it's Christmas time and the police station is filled with Santas, elves and Elvises. A season one episode of ''[[Full House]]'' had the character Uncle Jesse ([[John Stamos]]) play Elvis in a concert. Talent shows focused on imitating already famous singers will often have Elvis impersonators. i.e., the Chilean version of the European show ''My name is...'' featured at least three of them. An advertisement for [[State Farm|State Farm Insurance]] featured four Elvis impersonators, each of which performed the company's "magic jingle" in succession, causing representatives from the company to appear out of thin air. The final Elvis impersonator made a splash by parachuting in on top of a car. The [[Big Brother 24 (American season)|24th]] season of the American adaptation of ''[[Big Brother (American TV series)|Big Brother]]'' featured Daniel Durston, an Elvis impersonator from Las Vegas, Nevada. Durston was the fifth houseguest evicted, lasting 37 days in the house. In an episode of ''[[Friday Night Dinner]]'', Jonny Goodman is said to have been married to his girlfriend by an Elvis impersonator, to which Jackie Goodman exclaims, "You got married by an Elvis?!".
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