References in Popular Culture
Sherman was mentioned in The Simpsons episode "Brother from the Same Planet". Marge Simpson remembered how she had a crush on him. In another episode, "Lisa the Tree Hugger", Homer compared Jesse's "non-threatening good looks" to Sherman.
Sherman was also mentioned in The Nanny episode "My Fair Nanny". While Fran was advising Maggie on how to increase her popularity in high school, Fran told her to discuss 'the three universal topics: boys, clothes, and Bobby Sherman.' When Maggie asked who Sherman is, Fran told her to use Marky Mark, even though he 'doesn't have half the talent of Bobby'. Sherman also appeared as himself in one episode of Frasier.
The movies would also make a reference to Sherman. In the 1999 film Dick, a 1972 teen magazine ran a contest to win a date with Sherman, with an entry deadline of midnight on June 18, attracting the interest of two teenage girls. Late on the night of the June 17, they wandered around the apartment complex where one of them lives, in order to mail in their entry before it was too late - and in the process, they encountered other people sneaking around the complex, and end up playing a major role in the Watergate scandal.
The phrase "Peace, Love, and Bobby Sherman" became a popular saying in the 1960s and 1970s.
In Nickelodeon's series "Big Time Rush", in the episode "Contest", Sherman was mentioned by an old woman telling Logan "You're cute, but you're no Bobby Sherman".
In the 2012 "Dark Shadows (film)", the character Carolyn Stoddard is seen reading a teen magazine, circa 1972, featuring a full back cover of Bobby Sherman.
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