Editing Day of the Nerd/References

{{TabR|nogags}}

== Cultural references ==
*The teachers sing a parody of "{{W|Hot Blooded}}" by {{W2|Foreigner|band}}.
*The [[House of Sci-Fi-Mystery]] has a poster for the film ''[[C.H.U.D.]]''
*[[Cornelius Morgan]] directed the 1967 ''{{ap|Radioactive Man|franchise}}'' movie, based on {{ap|Radioactive Man|TV series|the camp television show}}. This is a reference to the 1966 ''{{W2|Batman|1966 film}}'' film, which was based on the 1960s ''{{W2|Batman|TV series}}'' TV series.
**A scene from the ''Radioactive Man'' film features {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} running around with an atomic bomb, referencing the famous bomb scene from the film.
**Radioactive Man and the cast members perform "The Radioactive-atus", a parody of the {{W|Batusi}} dance.
*Cornelius Morgan directed an episode of ''{{W2|Sliders|TV series}}''.
*The {{W|Moon landing}}s are supposedly faked by [[NASA]].
*[[Ham]] suggests having a ''{{W|Dungeons & Dragons}}''-style quest to prove they're the biggest nerds.
*[[Otto]] reads a book by {{W|J. R. R. Tolkien}}.
*When a tire from the [[school bus]] comes through the window of the [[Krusty Burger]], the [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]] tells [[the Superfriends]] to take the tire to the [[Springfield Tire Yard|Flaming Mountain of Tires]], for only there can it be destroyed, a reference to the {{W|One Ring}} only being able to be destroyed in [[Mordor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
**When [[Barney]] mentions that the cheeseburger gave him gas, the Squeaky-Voiced Teen holds up a mop and says "It shall not pass!", referencing [[Gandalf the Grey]]'s line "You shall not pass!" during his fight against the [[Balrog]].
*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s cat, [[Comicachu]], is designed and named after [[Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
*[[Professor Frink]] uses [[The Mononizer]] to merge the ''{{W2|Dune|franchise}}'' novels ''{{W2|Dune|novel}}'', ''{{W|Dune Messiah}}'', and ''{{W|Children of Dune}}'' into one book, the ''[[Big Book of Dune]]''.
*Professor Frink used his Mononizer on the ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequel trilogy. The new singular film features [[Princess Leia]] telling [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] that he's her only hope and that [[Darth Vader]] is her father, [[Han Solo]] telling [[Luke Skywalker]] that he's frozen in carbonite but then is thawed out immediately, and Luke saying that he blew up all the [[Death Star]]s.
*[[Kent Brockman]] asks {{ap|Doug|nerd}} when ''[[Thelma & Louise]] 3'' starts. {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}} then goes to get an answer from [[Kirk]].
*Two nerds spent a week making a working replica of a robo-techno-{{W|Gundam}} missile launcher bot.
*A nerd exclaims "Sweet {{W|Jonathan Frakes|Jonathan Frake's}} beard!" Frakes played {{W|William Riker}} in ''[[Star Trek]]: {{W|Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation}}''.
*After his mansion gets blown up, Cornelius Morgan says "You blew it up! You maniacs! Damn you! Damn you all to [[Hell]]!", referencing the famous quote from ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' when George Taylor ([[Charlton Heston]]) sees the destroyed [[Statue of Liberty]] and realizes that he's on Earth.
*[[Database]] finds some of [[Batman]]'s armor, and Professor Frink calls dibs on anything without "bat nipples."

== Continuity ==
*[[Homer]] mentions the time he went to space. ("[[Deep Space Homer]]")
*[[Dr. Babcock]] is the scientist faking the [[Mars]] rover and Moon landings. ("Deep Space Homer")

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Continuity]]