Trivia / Ancient Aliens

• Completely Different Title:
  • Known in France as Alien Theory (untranslated).
  • Known in Québec as Nos ancêtres les extraterrestres (Our Alien Ancestors).
• Referenced by...: Thanks to Memetic Mutation, the Aliens meme has been referenced in popular culture for a good while.
  • The aliens meme was referenced at in issue 0 of Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers during a conversation of Clarke's Third Law.
  • Name-dropped in one of Lemon Demon's most popular songs, Touch-Tone Telephone, as well as having a shared name with another song in the same album.
  • The South Park episode "A History Channel Thanksgiving" is centered on a parody of the show, which demonstrates the Thanksgiving holiday commemorates aliens (both the Pilgrim Fathers and the Indians, who appeared onscreen as Grey Aliens in Pilgrim/Indian costumes). Turns out there's truth in it.
  • Tsoukalos himself appeared in an episode of the dramedy Resident Alien, "Welcome Aliens," hosting an Ancient Aliens panel at a scifi convention. And since it's a show where all the stuff they talk about in Ancient Aliens is true, the main character is blown away by how knowledgable Tsukalos is.