Fallout cultural references " Doctor Who " . The Vault Dweller may come across a blue British police box in a random encounter ; as they approach it , a light on top begins to spin and the box de - materializes . This is a reference to the , a time - traveling ship from the UK TV series . " Dune " . Mentats are used to raise Perception and Intelligence . In Frank Herbert ' s " Dune " , Mentats are human computers that often use a substance called " Sapho Juice " to enhance their consciousness . Mad Max . Mad Max , " The Road Warrior " , was an influence on the entire Fallout series ; most obviously his dog and the design for the leather jacket in Fallout , " Fallout 2 " , " Fallout 3 " and " " . Max in turn was influenced by Harlan Ellison , in his post - apocalyptic short stories " " and " Eggsucker " , and his script for the graphic novel " Vic and Blood " . Ellison in turn was almost certainly not the progenitor , and in no way the only exponent , of a genre that the Fallout series proves is alive and kicking . Monty Python . Mrs . Stapleton , the librarian in the hub , shares the same name with a character from the British Dental Association skit , performed by Monty Python ' s Flying Circus . " Pulp Fiction " . Just outside the entrance to Vault 13 is a corpse . Examining the corpse provides the message : " You see Ed . Ed is dead . " This may be a reference to the line from " ' s Gold Watch " story : " Zed is dead . " This also is a possible reference to influential alternative rock band , who had a song called " Ed is Dead " on their 1987 debut album . " The Simpsons " . The intro movie shows a TV with the brand name Radiation King , which is the name of the TV Homer had as a young boy . " South Park " . If Officer Kenny in the Hub dies in battle , your character will exclaim " They killed Kenny ! Those Bastards ! " ( Alternatively , if you kill Officer Kenny , the message " You killed Kenny ! You bastard ! " will appear in the message box ) . This is a reference to the running joke of Kenny dying in numerous episodes of the popular TV series , , in response to which Kyle will say that same line . " Soylent Green " . When the Vault Dweller is trying to blackmail Iguana Bob , one of the dialogue options is to say " Prime Choice Select is made of people ! ! ! ! It ' s made of people ! ! ! " . This is a reference to Charlton Heston ' s famous line from the film . TOOL . In many buildings in " Fallout " and " Fallout 2 " , there are some posters that are of Maynard from . The poster is part of the album art from the band ' s album " " from 1993 . " They Live " . The Brotherhood soldiers who accompany you to the mutant military base will sometimes say " I ' ve come to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I ' m all out of bubble gum " , a line from the 1988 movie . When the player enters the Skumm Pitt in Junktown , and talks to one of the Skulz Gangers , one of the available dialogue options is " I came here to kick ass and chew gum . . . I think you can guess the rest . " " Planet of the Apes " . The line " I can ' t believe those bastards finally did it . Damn them all to hell . " in Captain Maxson ' s diary is strikingly similar to Charlton Heston ' s famous outcry ( " We finally really did it . . . You maniacs ! You blew it up ! Ah , damn you ! God damn you all to hell ! " ) from the final scene of the . " Batman ( 1989 film ) " . In The Hub ' s Old Town district , the thugs guarding the Brotherhood initiate prisoner ( quest - related ) will attack you on sight and one of them will sometimes say : " Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight ? " , just like the recurring line of Joker in Tim Burton ' s . " WarGames " . Slappy in The Hub says " Let ' s go play " . Robin Hood . Loxley , the leader of the Thieves ' Guild is a reference to one of the names given to the famous outlaw Robin Hood : Robin of Loxley . Loxley ' s fake British accent and anachronistic clothing are part of the reference .