This is a list of references of movies, television, and miscellaneous pop culture seen on The Walking Dead.

For references from shows, movies, and other outside sources to The Walking Dead, see Outside references.

TV Series[]

Films[]

Title	Episode(s)	Description	Screenshot
Day of the Dead	"Us"	Zombie Bub can be spotted in the tunnel attack. If you look carefully, you'll spot his red shirt and suit, along with his slack-jawed expression.
Creepshow	"No Sanctuary"	A facsimile of the creepy crate featured in a Creepshow story directed by George Romero, "The Crate", is visible in the premiere.
Dawn of the Dead	"Say the Word"	A zombified version of Stephen ‘Flyboy’ Andrews appears in the scene where Merle is forced to fight for his life in the Governor’s zombie fighting arena.
	"This Sorrowful Life"	Merle finds a car and blasts music inside of it, attracting a horde of walkers around the vehicle. One of the zombies that the music attracts is recognizable as being that film's aptly named ‘Plaid Shirt Zombie’, who is seen at the deserted airport hangar.
	"Conquer"	Aaron hits with a machete in the exact same way as the classic film.
An American Werewolf in London	"After"	One of the walkers in the forest bears a striking resemblance to the reanimated Jack from An American Werewolf in London.[1]

Comics[]

Title	Episode(s)	Description	Screenshot
Super Dinosaur	"Claimed"	When Michonne stumbles on the room of dead children, there's comic on one of the corpses. Robert Kirkman's comic Super Dinosaur is being clutched by one of the dead children.
Invincible	"Remember"	Carl finds in his attic the comic and later returns to Enid. Invincible is another story written by Robert Kirkman.
The Astounding Wolf-Man	"Remember"	On the back of a comic is an advertisement for Robert Kirkman's The Astounding Wolf-Man.

Books[]

Title	Episode(s)	Description	Screenshot
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	"30 Days Without An Accident"	The passage Carol reads to the kid before the knives come out is from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, where Tom and Becky Thatcher are lost in a cave, with little hope of rescue and a candle that's burning down to almost nothing.
	"Internment"	Lizzie Samuels was seen talking to Hershel Greene about Tom Sawyer. She was saying that she was enjoying it, but Carol would never get to finish it, but Hershel insisted that Carol would give it her best try.
	"The Grove"	Lizzie, Mika and Carol talk about it on the train tracks.
	"Consumed"	Carol is packing a copy of it into her bag.
Selected Short Stories by Jack London	"Claimed"	Rick Grimes is asleep in a bed with a copy of “Selected Short Stories” resting on his chest.

Pop culture[]

Title	Episode(s)	Description	Screenshot
Morley [2]	"Save the Last One"	Dale Horvath contemplates smoking a cigarette while standing on the roof of his RV.
	"Consumed"	Daryl finds a carton of Morley Lights soft packs on the floor next to Noah, who is trapped under a bookshelf.

Fear the Walking Dead[]

Books[]

Title	Episode(s)	Description	Screenshot
To Build a Fire by Jack London	"Pilot"	Travis is trying to discuss why the story "To Build a Fire," by Jack London is important.
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson	"Pilot"	The book where Nick hid his junk.

Pop culture[]

Title	Episode(s)	Description	Screenshot
Eat Me, Drink Me logo	"Pilot"	Matt draws a heart on Alicia's arm, the logo of Marilyn Manson album.
	"So Close, Yet So Far"	There's a heart on Matt's bedroom.
UC Berkeley	"So Close, Yet So Far"	Alicia's acceptance letter to UC Berkley can be seen.
Monopoly	"The Dog"	At Clarks' home, Madison, Nick and Alicia are playing Monopoly.

Comic Series[]

Brands[]

Title	Issue(s)	Description	Image
Wal-Mart	Issue 38-43
McDonalds	The Governor Special

Notes[]