Referenced By / REO Speedwagon

Anime & Manga

• Jojos Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency feature a character named Robert E.O. Speedwagon.

Literature

• Siren Novels: In Dark Water, an REO Speedwagon song comes on during Paige's shift as a waitress, and she can't resist singing along. Vanessa sends her a text scolding her for singing in front of human men when she knows the effect a siren's voice has on them.

Live-Action TV

• Cobra Kai: The episode "Different but Same" has an unexpected bonding moment between Johnny and Daniel through them listening to "Take It on the Run."
  Johnny: You like Speedwagon?
  Daniel: What kinda man doesn't?

Video Games

• Mario Party 4 features a drag racing minigame entitled "Mario Speedwagons".

Western Animation

• South Park: In "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy," "Can't Fight This Feeling" plays during Ike and Ms. Stevenson's Falling-in-Love Montage.