Phase One was the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It comprises Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers. Since those movies established the characters on the big screen, they are full of big details that are embedded in the minds of MCU fans. However, for this list, we've focused on smaller details: those that are still significant but have escaped the notice of many fans.
The Iron Man cartoon was part of the Marvel Super Heroes series, which was syndicated to various local TV stations in 1966, so we don't blame you for not recognizing the music. Redditor u/Waxymix must either be old or an extreme Marvel geek to have made this connection. Check out the Redditor's comparison video.
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"I have to thank Burger King," said Downey in the Daily News article. "It was such a disgusting burger I ordered. I had that, and this big soda, and I thought something really bad was going to happen." The actor then said that at that moment of clarity, he tossed all of the drugs in his car into the ocean and got cleaned up, claiming that the "American cheeseburger" scene from Iron Man was a special tribute to Burger King saving his life.
Many MCU fans had probably forgotten this monumental cameo, or else it never registered for them since Musk was far less famous when Iron Man 2 came out. According to Redditor u/liavz123, "Robert Downey Jr.(Tony) met Musk and toured the SpaceX facility to help Downey’s interpretation of Stark. It was so helpful that they invited Elon to do the cameo."
