Referenced By / The Walking Dead

Anime & Manga

• In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, while F.F. is battling Kenzo, Jolyne is wondering how Kenzo is able to move with such speed despite his age and calls him 'The Walking Dead'.

Literature

• In Experimental Film, Simon tells Lois that her phone is charging next to her in case she wants to catch up on The Walking Dead.

Puppet Shows

• The Muppets live shows The Muppets Take the Bowl and The Muppets Take the O2 had a film insert of the Swedish Chef in The Walking Bread.

Web Original

• Dragon Ball Z Abridged: In Episode 31, Gohan mentions on how the gang previously held a Walking Dead themed party called "The Walking Zed".
• Honest Trailers:
  • The series got two trailers, one for Seasons 1-3 and Seasons 4-6.
  • In the trailer for Finding Nemo, Coral is nicknamed "The Walking Dead Season 4", accompanied by clips of Marlin calling her name (referencing the number of times Rick called Carl's name).

Western Animation

• Adventure Time: In "From Bad to Worse", the "TS-19" label on Science's tank is a reference to The Walking Dead, in which "Test Subject 19" is plot-significant and "TS-19" is an episode title.
• Family Guy:
  • In "The Most Interesting Man in the World", a newly-cultured Peter tries to get his family to read books instead of watching TV; when Chris demands to watch The Walking Dead, Peter suggests he read Frankenstein.
  • In "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)", when Chris tries to kill Peter, thinking he's a character named Arthur Valentine turned into a zombie.
  Chris: I've seen The Walking Dead! I have to destroy your brain and then talk about it for the next hour!
• The Loud House: In "One Flu Over the Loud House" (a parody of zombie media in general), Lincoln's walkie-talkie breaks and he exclaims, "Dangit, the walkie's dead!"
• Robot Chicken:
  • A sketch from "Collateral Damage in Gang Turf War" has the Nerd in a parody of the series.
  • There is an episode titled "Walking Dead Lobster".
  • One special, titled "Look Who's Walking", is entirely dedicated to spoofing the series.