Popular Culture
Alka-Seltzer is referenced in the track 'Supersonic' by British band Oasis, with the lyrics "I know a girl called Elsa, she's into Alka Seltzer, she sniffs it through a cane on a supersonic train".
The theme song of the Between the Lions segment "Fun with Chicken Jane" is a parody of the jingle.
On March 28, 2006, the 75th anniversary of Alka-Seltzer was celebrated in Las Vegas by a Guinness World Record–setting buffet, which included 510 items and was hosted by actress/comedian Kathy Griffin.
On March 22, 2003, Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit performed a series of microgravity experiments with water spheres and Alka-Seltzer, which were described as "effervescent antacid tablets".
Alka-Seltzer was mentioned by Metallica in Master of Puppets's leaflet.
In the Black Books episode "The Blackout" Bernard Black refers to Alka-Seltzer as "Fizzy-good, you know,fizzy-good-make-feel-nice".
In Thomas Harris's bestseller books Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs FBI detective Jack Crawford drinks Alka-Seltzer continuously.
The main characters in Donna Tartt's book "The Secret History" regularly drink Alka-Seltzer to cure their hangovers.
The 2011 movie Rango features a retro Alka-Seltzer packet.
In The Simpsons episode "Moe Baby Blues", Grampa Simpson dresses up as Speedy Alka Seltzer.
In "Chocolat (2000 film)", Vianne offers Reynaud some Alka-Seltzer after she finds him sleeping in the display window of her chocolaterie.
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