Pop culture references

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

References to Books

Bree getting some new material for her videos.

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 Gulliver's Travels.
Happy Thanksgiving contains a reference to Oliver Twist.
Happy Thanksgiving, The Cowboy, and Quitting The Sauce contain references to Bruce Wayne (Batman's secret identity).
Oh, The Places You'll Go is a reference to the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.

The Great Wall of Jonas.

Warwalking contains references to the Mathew Broderick movie, WarGames.
Roadtrip contains a reference to a flux capacitor from the movie Back to the Future.
Purple Monkey Returns contains a reference to the movie Point Break.
45 Seconds contains a reference to the Zapruder film.
For The Ladies contains references to Can't Buy Me Love.
Sleepover contains a reference to a scene in the movie "It Happened One Night" (1934).
Storm The Castle contains a reference to The Princess Bride.
Interrogation 101 contains a reference to Reservoir Dogs.
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.
Spring Break Sucks contains a reference to The Matrix via Jonas's shirt.
Spanglish is a reference to a movie of the same name, starring Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni and Spanish actress Paz Vega.
Rockin' the Boat contains a reference to The Blue Lagoon, starring Brooke Shields.

Sarah knows what boys like.

Jonas shows off his "crib".

Bree The Cookie Monster is likely a reference to the Cookie Monster of the childen's show Sesame Street.
Where's Daniel? contains a reference to Carmen Sandiego which was a short-lived game-show as well as a long-running series of educational games.
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.
My Name Is Jonas contains a reference to Max Headroom.
The Anti-Cribs is a reference to the popular MTV show, Cribs.
For The Ladies contains a reference to Gilligan's Island.
Hug It Out is a reference to a popular quote from the TV show Entourage.
In No Trespassing, Daniel refers to Taylor as "S-M-R-T," a reference to the episode of The Simpsons, "Homer Goes to College".
Mr. Park Ranger may be a reference to Yogi Bear's name for his "nemesis," Ranger Smith.
In Rockin' the Boat, Sarah is seen wearing a Grim shirt from the show "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy."

Gemma's version of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Nut Kills Man contains a reference to the popular game Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Ransacked! contains a reference to the Rubik's Cube.
Bree And I Hooked Up contains a reference to the "walk of shame," commonly practiced by college students the morning after an embarrassing hookup.
Sorry Jonas contains a reference to the French Resistance in WWII.
Hungover's video tags contain references to the Super Bowl.
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.