 Cruise's character, Joel Goodson, famously lip-syncs and dances in his underwear as this song plays after his parents leave him home alone.In 1986, the song was also featured in the TV series "ALF", in a caricature of the aforementioned Tom Cruise scene, in which Alf has similarly been left home alone and trashes the house.Activision created a series of "" television commercials directed by Brett Ratner based on the scene, each featuring a different set of celebrities lip-syncing to the lyrics while using the new instrument controllers.