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{{quote|''"While other people were out living their lives, I wasted mine watching TV, because deep down, I knew it might one day help me save the world. Plus, I would have lost my Workman's Comp if I had gone outside."''|'''Fry''', ''[[Futurama]]'', "When Aliens Attack"}}

 

 

Contrast [[Cultured Badass]] and [[Wicked Cultured]]. Sometimes the eponymous bunny ears of a [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]].

 

* Revy from ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' kills a dozen people while listening to White Zombie's '[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgMt0yih0kw Electric Head Part 1]' on her walkman.

** At least in the manga; for the anime, she plumps for the just-as-awesome '[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tidMgtDD8 Peach Headz Addiction]' by Breath Frequency.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Deadpool]]: Olsen Twins, Bea Arthur, Fat Albert, Lord of the Flies, Lethal Weapon, The Warriors, Golden Age, Steve Ditko...

** This ends in disaster when he meets the Mercy Twins, who happen to resemble [[Britney Spears]] ''heavily'', and carry a huge chip on their shoulder because of it. So naturally, the first thing he mentions...

* Doc Magus from ''[[Marvel Comics 2]]''. His Sanctum Sanctorum is in [[Ascended Fanboy|a comic book shop]].

* [[Spider-Man]] has spouted off pop culture jokes while fighting since the beginning.

* Marv from [[Sin City]] has an affinity for country music and cars. He's gone on more than one monologue about the current versions of both.

 

== Film ==

* Bill from ''[[Kill Bill]]'', [[Author Appeal|who seems to be a fan]] of ''[[Star Trek]]'' and [[Silver Age]] comics.

* Abigail Whistler from ''[[Blade|Blade: Trinity]]'', who was listening to trip hop while kicking ass. Kind of counterlogical too. Why would you want to cut off one of your main senses while wading into melee combat?

** Also something of an [[Informed Attribute]]. While we're told she likes to listen to her playlist in battle, she's never actually wearing the earbuds when we see her fight.

* Abed from ''[[Community]]'' IS this trope.

* Chris Partlow from ''[[The Wire]]'', assassin and fan of Baltimore Club.

** For a man who has the whole of time and space to explore, the Doctor seems awfully fond of early 21st century Earth pop culture. For example, he seems to be a [[Harry Potter]] fan, and once gave a humanitarian speech to an alien race that was threatening to kill a third of Earth's population... with lyrics from ''[[The Lion King]]'' and gave an inspirational speech in "The Idiot's Lantern"... which was [[Kylie Minogue]] lyrics.

*** In one [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel, the Eighth Doctor (yes, the one with the [[Gorgeous Period Dress|cravat]] and the long hair) [[Waxing Lyrical|quotes]] "All Along the Watchtower", whilst in an [[Enemy Mine]] situation with a man who [[Organ Theft|literally stole his heart]], trying to escape a creepy [[Eldritch Location]] (ie., [[It Makes Sense in Context]]):

* When not wasting hordes of Jaffa or otherwise saving the world, Colonel Jack O'Neill from ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' never misses an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He's also a bit of a ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan, getting upset when the USAF wouldn't name the first Earth built starship "Enterprise". Also, when he travelled back in time, he said his name was James T. Kirk...then said it was [[Star Wars|Luke Skywalker]].

** Teal'c, surprisingly, after he acclimatises to Earth culture. Turns out he's a huge fan of ''[[Star Wars]]''.

* Dean Winchester from ''[[Supernatural]]'' is a fan of classic rock and B-grade horror movies. In "Hollywood Babylon", his movie knowledge paid off.

* Spike from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' has moments of this.

*** Specifically, he liked the song "Helter Skelter," likely an allusion to Charles Manson's fixation on the same.

** "Figures." [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Fangs]] Spike.

* [[Chuck]] Bartowski loves his video-games, Sci-Fi movies, and ''MacGyver''.

* Sawyer from ''[[Lost]]'', given the amount of [[The Nicknamer|references]] he makes.

* On [[The Nanny]], title character Fran is absolutely this trope. In one episode, her pop culture knowledge actually helps her successfully track down the guy who'd kidnapped C.C.'s dog ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]).

** In "The Nanny Napper", Fran is arrested for allegedly kidnapping a foreign woman's baby (she was simply holding him for her on the subway, before being separated). She likens her plight to that of a soap opera, which the foreign woman watches too, leading to an intense conversation about the show, which convinces the police to drop the charges.

* In ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' (the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC) it turns out Garrus and Legion are this. It doesn't get much play in the game, but then most of their activities are subject to [[Law of Conservation of Detail|conservation of detail]] (Garrus listens to pop and dance music while in combat, and Legion is a gamer nerd in his spare time).

* [[Gamer Chick|Zoey]] in [[Left for Dead]] knows just how to handle the [[Zombie Apocalypse]] because of her love for horror movies. May overlap with [[I Know Mortal Kombat]].

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[The Venture Bros]]'': 21 was already pop culture savvy by the first three seasons, but by Season 4, he became a pumped up pop culture badass.

* When Dr. Drakken accidentally sucked everyone into television reality, [[Kim Possible|Ron]] was able to navigate the reality with his extensive knowledge of shows and their subsequent timeslots.

 

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