References in Popular Culture
- "What Katie Did" is the name of a song by The Libertines that may have been inspired by the book. The lyrics refer to the characters, e.g. "Hurry up Mrs. Brown". The group Babyshambles later released a song entitled "What Katy Did Next". Both were written by former Libertines and current Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty.
- "What Kate Did" is the name of the ninth episode of season 2 of Lost.
- "What Kate Does" is the name of the second episode of season 6 of Lost.
- A character named Katy Carr appears in the first volume of Alan Moore's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. As Katy beats a student at Ms Coote's school, the headmistress says she believes in the "School of Pain".
- Idahoan songwriter Josh Ritter includes a reference to What Katy Did in his song "Monster Ballads" on his penultimate album The Animal Years.
- In the movie Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch, a Steve Coogan fan says her name is Katy and he answers "What Katy did next".
- The protagonist of Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle introduces her own story by saying "This is no 'Story of a Bad Boy,' no 'What Katy Did,'" to indicate that she is not remorseful for her unladylike behavior.
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