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Outside references are deliberately inserted references to The Walking Dead from TV shows, movies, and other outside sources.
Advertising
Bing
- An extra on the set of The Walking Dead, wants to date another extra, who turns out to be a zombie. They both search on Bing, for respectively 'Dating an actor' and 'Eating an actor'. [1]
Blast
- A woman demonstrates how you can remove blood from clothes with Blast. [2]
Bright House Network
- Two employees from Bright House Network visits a house, in which Glenn, Maggie and Daryl are staying. [3]
KFC
- Archive footage from Made to Suffer is featured in this commercial for KFC. [4]
Windows 8
- A man, using Windows 8, dreams that a zombie apocalypse breaks out. [5]
TV Series
The Office
- In the episode The Inner Circle, suggests Dwight to give Deangelo a zombie-survival kit, in case he wakes up from his coma in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, referring to Rick. [6]
Ugly Americans
- There is an episde called The Stalking Dead, which is about zombies. [7]
Saturday Night Live
- On March 2nd, 2013, a Walking Dead skit aired, featuring Daryl Dixon, Rick, Carl Grimes, and Maggie Greene. [8]
Glee
- In the episode Swan Song, Brittany appears to Sam and says she has something important to ask him in which he responds that The Walking Dead isn't based on a true story, much to her surprise.
Entourage
- In the episode Out With A Bang, Ari intends to destroy a waitor's audition for sleeping with his wife. He tells his assistant, Lloyd to ruin his chances of auditioning for multiple shows, listing The Walking Dead even if he only appears as a 'pus-faced zombie'.
The Big Bang Theory
- In the Season 6 episode, The Spoiler Alert Segmentation, Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter head to their apartment to catch up on The Walking Dead. Sheldon asks Leonard if he has seen the episode where Lori dies, accidentally spoiling it for Leonard. Leonard replies "No", and Sheldon counters with "Or maybe she doesn't, let's find out."
Conan
- On the April 2, 2013 taping of Conan in Atlanta, Georgia, a skit aired with Michael Rooker and Melissa McBride (portraying their characters of Merle Dixon and Carol Peletier respectively) invading the set of Conan, warning Conan O'Brien and the audience about walkers outside and asking if they can stay at the set for a while. However, they trouble Conan by shooting various members of the set including Andy Richter, a cameraman and Conan's basketball stunt double. They eventually leave when Conan says they are trying to do a "show", with Merle grabbing a female audience member by the hand and running out with her alongside Carol.
Video Games
World of Warcraft
- A quest is named "The Walking Dead", but has nothing to do with zombies. [9]
Zombie Pandemic
- In Zombie Pandemic, it is possible to find a tank, a dead horse and blood stains near the stadium, referring to The Walking Dead. [10]
- The CDC is also possible to find. [11]
The Last Stand
- In The Last Stand: Dead Zone is a unique weapon named Governor's Advantage. A possible reference to The Walking Dead.