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The novel is referenced in "The Leadership Breakfast," the eleventh episode of the second season of The West Wing. In the opening scene, Josh and Sam are trying to make a fire in the Mural Room fireplace because the building's heat isn't working. As he's piling wood into the fireplace, Josh says, "It's like Ice Station Zebra in here."
The novel is parodied in the Sea lab 2021 third season episode, "Frozen Dinner." The Sea lab crew must rescue scientists aboard Ice Station Zebra, a research station on top of an ice floe. The ice floe has turned upside down and trapped the two men, while the Sealab crew tries to rescue them in a submarine. While the scientists immediately turn to cannibalism, the Sea lab sub — led by a German crew resembling that from Das Boot — predictably fumbles the rescue.
The rock band Silkworm titled a song "Ice Station Zebra" on their 1997 album Developer.
An episode of the TV series Get Smart was titled "Ice Station Siegfried."
An episode of the TV series "Breaking Bad" mentions a fictional company called Ice Station Zebra associates.
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