"José Jiménez was a fictional character created and performed by comedian Bill Dana on The Steve Allen Show in 1959 and who became increasingly popular during the 1960s. This character introduced himself with the memorable line: "My name...José Jiménez"."
> I think in one of his blogs Jim said that ending was
> improvised, which is amazing. You already posted a couple
> references, here's a cheat sheet for the others:
>
> "Father, I want to kill you! Mother, I want to... Ha ha
> ha...!" This is from "The End" by the Doors.
>
> "Look out, Rover! And let Joker take over!" A takeoff on
> the children's game Red Rover.
>
> "Doe! A deer! I killed that deer!" A takeoff on the Sound
> of Music.
>
> "Why don't you come up to the lab And see what's on the
> slab" This is from Rocky Horror.
>
> "Oh, look at her skin Her skin's the color mocha Livin' La
> Vida Joker!" A takeoff on "Livin La Vida Loca" by Ricky
> Martin.
>
> "Will the real caped crusader Please stand up" A takeoff
> of "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem. The Jose Jimenez bit
> also incorporates Eminem's "My Name Is."
>
> "The Joker has left the building!" Elvis, of course.
>
> Did I miss any?
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