American Idol is a television phenomenon. It has described itself as "the best platform for new talent in television history" - and this is no groundless boast, given its consistenly through the roof ratings. Season Five, for example, was the number one television show of the year on Nielsen Ratings, as was Season 4 and Season 3.

Simon Cowell, among the American Idol judges, is by far the most harsh in his criticism of the show’s young hopefuls. In this mashup, Mr. Cowell disses the wrong contestant when Buffy the Vampire Slayer auditions for American Idol.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon, was a highly successful TV series which ran from 1997 to 2003. It enjoyed a cult following. Buffy was played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

In a preview of next season's Heroes, we see Hiro succumb to South Park's Brown Noise.

Captain James Tiberius Kirk of television’s Star Trek is an American icon. The Captain, whose courage is legendary, will boldly go where no man has gone before. And so he does in this mashup.

Here, Kirk, played by William Shatner, will hit the dance floor, bust out some moves and risk the scorn of the judges.

The judges in question are Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Their comments, whether praise or criticism, are often as entertaining as the show’s dance numbers.

Casablanca is one of a handful of Hollywood’s timeless classics. It won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1943, and it appeares on television with regularity to this day. Casablanca stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund. Ms. Berman’s role is one any actress would dream of playing, as does Paris Hilton in this mashup.

Paris Hilton is, of course, one of today’s mega-celebrities. She is a model, actress, singer and has starred in 4 seasons of TV’s The Simple Life.

Despite the fact that he is very busy running an evil empire in Austin Powers, Dr. Evil makes time for a guest appearance on Wayne's World. In this mashup, Dr. E busts a few moves and earns street cred for his rapping.

Dr. Evil and Wayne are cheered on by Dieter, host of "Sprockets", and Linda Richman, hostess of Saturday Night Live's "Coffee Talk". All four personalities, of course, belong to comedian Mike Myers’ goofy lineup of characters.