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Many videos in the lonelygirl15 series contain explicit references to popular culture. This page attempts to document those references.

References by Bree

• Daniel Returns, and More Interesting Factoids (Yay!) contains a references to Professor Calculus, a character in the Belgian Comic books, "The Adventures of Tintin."
• Proving Science Wrong! contains a reference to "The Tolstoy Principle" which is actually called The Anna Karenina Principle, and is a reference to Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel."
• Still At Daniel's contains a references to the book Guilliver's Travels.
• Ransacked! contains a reference to the Rubik's Cube.
• The Cowboy contains a reference to Bruce Wayne (Batman's secret identity).
• Sorry Jonas contains a reference to the French Resistance in WWII.
• Flesh Wound is a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The camera work and dialogue may also be a reference to Reservoir Dogs.
• Losing My Religion is a reference to the R.E.M. song of the same name.
• Blog Girl contains a reference to the Pink Floyd album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
• OUT OF THE BUNKER!!! contains a reference to the slogan "Don't Mess With Texas," the litter prevention campaign that has been educating Texans about litter prevention since 1986.

References by Gemma

• Nut Kills Man contains a reference to the popular game Rock, paper, scissors.
• An Awkward Silence contains a references to Vicky Pollard, a fictional character from the BBC TV and radio show Little Britain played by Matt Lucas.

References by Jonas

• My Name Is Jonas contains references to Stacy Peralta, Max Headroom, and a popular Weezer song with the same title as the blog.
• Happy Thanksgiving contains references to Bruce Wayne (Batman's secret identity) and Oliver Twist.
• The Anti-Cribs is a reference to the popular MTV show, Cribs.
• Roadtrip contains a reference to a flux capacitor from the movie Back to the Future.
• 45 Seconds contains a reference to the Zapruder film.
• Truth or Dare contains a reference to Jimi Hendrix's death.
• For The Ladies contains references to Gilligan's Island and Can't Buy Me Love.
• Sleepover contains references to It Happened One Night, the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood," and the Sugarhill Gang song "Rappers Delight."
• Storm The Castle contains references to The Princess Bride and Jimi Hendrix.
• Interrogation 101 contains a reference to Resevoir Dogs.
• Spring Break Sucks contains a reference to The Matrix via Jonas's shirt.
• Hug It Out is a reference to a popular quote from the TV show Entourage.
• Spanglish is a reference to a movie of the same name, starring Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni and spanish actress Paz Vega.
• Oh, The Places You'll Go is a reference to the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.

References by Daniel

• Warwalking contains references to the Mathew Broderick movie, WarGames.
• Purple Monkey Returns contains a reference to the movie Point Break.
• Bree And I Hooked Up contains a reference to the "walk of shame," commonly practiced by college students the morning after an embarrassing hookup.
• Hungover's video tags contiain references to the Superbowl.
• Bree Is Crazy compares Gemma to Posh Spice.
• Quitting The Sauce contains another reference to Bruce Wayne, the secret identity of Batman.
• In No Trespassing, Daniel refers to Taylor as "S-M-R-T," a reference to the episode of The Simpsons, "Homer Goes to College."
• Sweating Bullets is a reference to a song by thrash metal band Megadeth.

References by Taylor

• I Know What Boys Like is a reference to the 1982 song "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses.
• Like A Virgin is a reference to the popular song by Madonna of the same name.

References by Sarah

Mr. Park Ranger may be a reference to Yogi Bear's name for his "nemesis," Ranger Smith.

External Links

Pop culture on Wikipedia