For a Lego building blocks competition in "Independent Movie", Steve Smith and his friends build life-size replicas of Ron Howard at various stages of his life, from his days as "Opie" on the Andy Griffith Show, to "Richie Cunningham" of Happy Days and as a director, both with a baseball cap and without. When Snot learns of his father's death, he shows no interest in attending the funeral. Steve forces the decision by smashing the statue of Opie, and, with the remaining figures strapped to the top of Barry's car, drive to the funeral.