References in Popular Culture
- In the fourth-season Seinfeld two-part episode "The Pitch" and "The Ticket" (both aired 16 September 1992), a Nightmare Cafe promotional poster - featuring the three leads in front of the café door - can be seen on one wall of the NBC lobby.
- In The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror V" (aired 30 October 1994), the title of the third segment — "Nightmare Cafeteria" — is a reference to Nightmare Cafe.
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“Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.”
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