Popular Culture In California City Show

California City Show has seen references of various popular culture since its run, with notable examples being Mountain Dew, Team Fortress 2, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and many more. Several of these references are often altered in the series to avoid copyright infringement, and in one case, an entire episode was altered but the original can still be found.

## Popular Franchises

### Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is referenced in episodes Pearlton Harbor, Dewnation Supernova, The Not-So-Great Outdoors, and A Man of Brown Problems. The bottles and their colors appear in the series, but the labels however are blank due to copyright reasons.

In the latter of the four episodes listed, Doritos is also mentioned when Dorito fish appear.

### Team Fortress 2

There are several TF2 references in the series as well, including in Jackpipe Wrestler where Dell Conagher (better known as the Engineer) appears and is depicted as a deer. In Rushing To Save, The Tomislav minigun appears and is used by David and the creator of an unusually intelligent robot that has enslaved Lamar and both of them use them to attempt to take down the horde. In Infinite Pimp Zone, Lamar receives a replica of the Righteous Bison. The Cumulonimbus Accord is inspired by the 2015 TF2 short Turbulence.

### Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Though not having much on the series, Lamar gets laser lenses at the very start of Season 4, which can be seen in various episodes since, and a crossover movie California City Aqua Teen Hunger Force was also released in April of 2021. Lamar's older bounty hunter partner Levar also has laser lenses as well. Lamar originally had a pair of two jewels on the back of his head, but they have since been removed in later episodes.

### Miscellaneous

Several references have been made in the series. In Fox Finale, two characters parodying Mickey Mouse and Homer Simpson serve as allegories for The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox respectively. In some Season 4 episodes, Raymond The Bear makes a debut in two episodes: Dewnation Supernova and Relay Car Race. However, he is mostly mute. Sonic from AOSTH also makes an appearance in Lapis To The Rescue after temporarily appearing out of a cell phone. Hank Hill provides a propane tank for Levar in Grill Meets World. In Levi's Bear, Junichiro forces his friends to play a song from the 1993 SNES game Rocky and Bullwinkle. Apple products have also appeared as well, such as in The Little iPod That Could and The iPhone Of The Past. In The Big Yellow Canine, a dog resembling Clifford the Big Red Dog, but in Yellow, appears. In One Man's Treasure, a Peter Griffin replica appears as a temporary replacement of Dolo Reeves, but this reference was removed in later airings to avoid copyright issues, instead being replaced by an obese deer character who looks close to him, but with blue pants instead of green. The original episode however can still be found despite this thanks to fans. In Must Be 21 For Love, the Brickle berry and Paradise PD characters make cameo appearances in original form but were altered in later airings. The character Fender Gibson appears in Too Many of You and his name is an allegory of the two major guitar companies Fender and Gibson. In Pedro's Super Pandemonium, Chip n Dale appear, but their appearance here is different, and their outfits are from the 1995 Sega Genesis Bootleg Squirrel King.