History ShoutOut / TheWalkingDead

For the [[Series/TheWalkingDead TV show]], see '''[[ShoutOut/TheWalkingDeadTVShow here]]'''.

For the [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDead video game]], see '''[[ShoutOut/TheWalkingDeadVideoGame here]]'''.

* The helicopter crew from Vol. 4 are from "some news station... the one with the asshole weatherman" referencing Romero's ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''.

* In the first issue we meet Morgan Jones and his son, Duane. Duane Jones was the name of the actor who played Ben in the original ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead''.

!From the [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead Comic Series]]

!From the [[Series/TheWalkingDead TV Series]]
* Several notable zombie shoutouts have been collected by Whatculture.com in their top 13 [[http://whatculture.com/tv/the-walking-dead-13-easter-eggs-and-details-you-probably-missed.php easter eggs list]].
* Carl's T-Shirt has the logo for Science Dog on it, which is a reference to Robert Kirkman's other comic book series, ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}''.
* The CDC has been referring to the zombie problem under the code name "Wildfire," and they've been studying it in their secret underground lab. "Wildfire" was also the government's code name for certain categories of pandemic, and the secret underground lab built to combat them, in ''Literature/TheAndromedaStrain''.
* In "Bloodletting," you see for a split second quite a bit of [[Series/BreakingBad Blue Sky]] in Merle's drug stash while Daryl is looking for some antibiotics for T-Dog.
* As Glenn is explaining his plucky compliance to the group's sometimes insane requests of him to Maggie, he likens it to "playing ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''."
* T-Dog compares Daryl to Franchise/{{Rambo}} in his search for Sophia.
* In "Prey", while [[spoiler: looking for Andrea in the warehouse, the Governor starts dragging his shovel on the ground and whistling a song,]] much like in The Shining.
* In "This Sorrowful Life", when Merle [[spoiler:is rounding up walkers to lure towards the governor,]] the first walker we see, stumbling out of the building, looks a lot like one of the zombies encountered at the airport in ''Film/DawnOfTheDead''.
* In "Infected", according to the WordOfGod, the scene of man getting out bed after turning into a walker and his guts spilling out of his body is a homage to a scene from ''Film/DayOfTheDead.''
* In "Seed", when Carl is picking through the abandoned kitchen, a tin of canned meat can be seen with the brand name "Smeat", most likely in reference to the preferred food of smokers in ''Film/{{Waterworld}}''.
** The packaging is in fact identical. This is noted to be a common prop, however its prevalence in the aforementioned film - which features a post-apocalyptic setting populated by scavengers surviving on the leftovers of civilization - supports the idea that it may have been used deliberately in this case.
* The cold open to "The Grove", with Music/TheInkSpots' song "Maybe" playing on the soundtrack, is very much in the style of the original ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', going from a wholesome kitchen setting to reminding that there's a zombie apocalypse underway. You almost expect RonPerlman to narrate how war never changes when the opening credits roll.
** [[spoiler:Carol killing Lizzie]] is very similar to George killing Lennie in ''Of Mice and Men''.
* During the tunnel attack in "Us", we briefly glimpse a walker that's a dead ringer for "Bub" from ''Day of the Dead''.
* The Governer's appearance during the flashbacks in "Live Bait" is very similar to [[EscapeFromNewYork Snake Plissken]].


!From the [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDead Video Game]]
* Duck is heard mentioning ''Super Dinosaur,'' a kid's comic done by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.
* One of the achievements for Episode 2: [[VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland "You Fight Like a Dairy Farmer"]].
* In Episode 2, [[spoiler:After finding out the St. Johns are using Mark for dinner, one of the things that Lee can shout at the dinner table is [[SoylentGreen "IT'S PEOPLE!"]] But this choice causes the group to dismiss you as behaving weird, and everyone, including Clementine, starts eating, so the game even gives you a backhanded slap for trying to be meta.]]
* In Episode 3, a container of [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Banang]] can be seen in the cup holder.
** The Banang container returns in 400 Days. It's on the pantry shelf in the diner during Shel's story. And in Episode one of Season Two, it shows up again, this time it can be seen next to the sink during the kitchen scene.
** * Another bottle of [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Banang]] can be seen by the sink in the kitchen during the scene where Carlos treats Clementine's wound.
* In Episode 3, Duck will try to join in your investigation of the missing medicines, calling himself Dick Grayson and you "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} the greatest detective]]."
* When Lee discovers the blow torch has a gas leak, Omid tells him to turn it off because he doesn't want to [[Series/MythBusters lose an eyebrow]].
* There are a number of Star Wars references in Episode 4; Ben at one point utters the line "[[StarWars I have a bad feeling about this...]]"
** Later, Molly loans [[ItMakesSenseInContext Hilda]] to Lee. When he promises to not scratch it, Molly responds "I've got your promise, right? [[ReturnOfTheJedi Not a scratch]]"?
* This isn't the first time someone known as [[DayOfTheDead Dr. Logan]] has worked through the rigors of a ZombieApocalypse.
* At one point in Episode 4 Molly calls Lee a chicken, at which point Lee can angrily ask ''[[VideoGame/BackToTheFuture "What did you call me?"]]'' Bonus points for TellTaleGames developing for ''that'' series of games, too.
* [[spoiler:When the group is trapped in the mansion]], if you wait long enough before starting to break down the wall, Christa will say [[TheShawshankRedemption that they aren't lifers in a prison that can spend 30 years digging a hole out of there]].
* The second to last segment of Chapter Five nets you an achievement called "[[Film/Se7en What's in the bag]]"[[note: It's because you can find the Lucille's head, wife to the Stranger, in the bowling bag.[[/note]]
* In Episode 2 of Season 2, one of the lodge's Christmas decorations is a duck that will look very familiar to people who've played GoneHome.
* In that same episode, the ski resort itself is called the [[Film/BackToTheFuture Lone Pine Ski Resort]].
* When in the comic shop in Season 2, Episode 3, you can see, briefly, a few posters of Invincible, on of Robert Kirkman's other stories.
* The logo on Nick's hat looks a lot like the stylised 'O' from [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved Halo]].

* Another bottle of [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Banang]] can be seen by the sink in the kitchen during the scene where Carlos treats Clementine's wound.

* When Lee discovers the blow torch has a gas leak, Omid tells him to turn it off because he doesn't want to [[MythBusters lose an eyebrow]].

* In "Infected", according to the WordOfGod, the scene of man getting out bed after turning into a walker and his guts spill out of his body is a homage to a scene from ''Film/DayOfTheDead.''

* Carley is a reporter in a ZombieApocalypse who's demonstrated skill is marksmanship, exactly like Alyssa of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOutbreak''. Or, she's [[VideoGame/DeadRising2 Rebecca Chang]]. [[CaptainErsatz Bonus points for sharing a physical resemblance]].
* Lee bears a fairly strong resemblance to [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 Marvin Branagh]], but he's an ex-convict instead of a cop.
* Glenn was hiding in an icebox. Asian man hiding in an icebox... Where have we seen this [[TheHangover before?]]

* Ben looks and acts a lot like Shaggy from WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo.

* Molly sneaks around in her hood, and hacks people with mountain gear Hilda like its a scythe. Like an [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]].

* [[spoiler:Brie's death]] is the requisite intestines-spewing death seen in tons of zombie movies since ''DayOfTheDead''. Too bad they didn't have [[spoiler:Brie]] yell "[[DefiantToTheEnd Choke on 'em!]]".
* In episode 1 of season 2, Clementine encounters [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice a dog]] [[Film/IAmLegend named Sam.]]

* The cold open to "The Grove", with The Ink Spots' song "Maybe" playing on the soundtrack, is very much in the style of the original ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', going from a wholesome kitchen setting to reminding that there's a zombie apocalypse underway. You almost expect RonPerlman to narrate how war never changes when the opening credits roll.

* In episode 1 of season 2, Clementine encounters [[SamAndMax a dog]] [[Film/IAmLegend named Sam.]]
* Another bottle of [[SamAndMax Banang]] can be seen by the sink in the kitchen during the scene where Carlos treats Clementine's wound.

* The cold open to "The Grove", with The Ink Spots' song "Maybe" playing on the soundtrack, is very much in the style of the original ''{{Fallout}}'', going from a wholesome kitchen setting to reminding that there's a zombie apocalypse underway. You almost expect RonPerlman to narrate how war never changes when the opening credits roll.

* In "Us", we briefly glimpse a walker during the tunnel attack that's a dead ringer for "Bub" from ''Day of the Dead''.

* In the tunnel scene in "Us", we briefly glimpse a walker that's a dead ringer for "Bub" from ''Day of the Dead''.

* In "This Sorrowful Life", when Merle [[spoiler:is rounding up walkers to lure towards the governor,]] the first walker we see, stumbling out of the building, looks a lot like one of the zombies encountered at the airport in Film/DawnOfTheDead.
* In "Infected", according to the WordOfGod, the scene of man getting out bed after turning into a walker and his guts spill out of his body is a homage to a scene from Film/DayOfTheDead.
* In "Seed", when Carl is picking through the abandoned kitchen, a tin of canned meat can be seen with the brand name "Smeat", most likely in reference to the preferred food of smokers in {{Waterworld}}.

* "The Grove" opens with ''Maybe'' by Ink Spots very much in the style of the original ''{{Fallout}}'', going from a wholesome kitchen setting to reminding that there's a zombie apocalypse underway. You almost expect RonPerlman to narrate how war never changes when the opening credits roll.

* The CDC has been referring to the zombie problem under the code name "Wildfire," and they've been studying it in their secret underground lab. "Wildfire" was also the government's code name for certain categories of pandemic, and the secret underground lab built to combat them, in ''TheAndromedaStrain''.

* When in the comic shop in Season 2, Episode 2, you can see, briefly, a few posters of Invincible, on of Robert Kirkman's other stories.

* In episode 1 of season 2, Clementine encounters [[SamAndMax a dog named Sam.]]