List of references to Heroes

As Heroes grows in popularity and becomes a part of pop culture, many other media make reference to Heroes.

References to Heroes

Cable & Deadpool

In Issue #39 (Mistaken Identities, June 2007) of the Marvel comic book Cable & Deadpool, Deadpool stabs T-Ray with a katana. Before he does so, he says that his "katana was forged by the same guy who made the one on Heroes." Incidentally, Issue #39 was colored by Chris Sotomayor, and numerous issues prior to #39 were drawn by Staz Johnson.

Chuck

Commercials for NBC's Chuck (which debuted directly before Four Months Later) teased, "Save the Geek, Save the World".

Ctrl+Alt+Del

In the It's on My Mind issue of the webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ethan asks Lucas if he is familiar with Sylar's habit of absorbing powers by taking their brains. Ethan, excited that Lucas is skilled at Halo, takes out a saw. Lucas balks, explaining that Sylar's victims usually end up dead.

The Daily Show with John Stewart

An episode of The Daily Show aired a featurette lampooning Heroes.

Epic Movie

A promo for Epic Movie (starring Jayma Mays) poked fun at the success of Heroes.

Family Guy

A commercial for an episode of Family Guy showed quick cuts of Stewie Griffin wearing a cheerleader outfit, then talking to a tied up cheerleader, interspersed with title cards that read "Save the Baby, Save the Planet".

Jeopardy!

On the February 13, 2007, episode, the $600 answer in the first round under the category TV is So Dramatic was, "Save Hayden Panettiere, who plays an indestructible cheerleader on this NBC drama, save the world." On the May 3, 2007, episode, the $800 answer in the second round under the category Famous Young Women was, "On this show an Internet stripper has unnatural abilities that would appeal to a genetics professor." Both answers, of course, were "What is Heroes?"

Kyle XY

During Lockdown (August 27, 2007), an exasperated Hillary exclaims, "Oh, for the love of Peter Petrelli!"

The Office

During The Negotiation (April 5, 2007), Dwight says, "You know who's a real hero? Hiro, from Heroes. That's a hero."

One Life to Live

Christian Vega's studio apartment prominently features an in-progess painting, which just so happens to be the exact same as Isaac's unfinished painting of Sylar, A Long Shadow. Incidentally, Hayden Panettiere once had a small role on One Life to Live. Additionally, some find great parallels between One Life to Live's Niki/Viki storyline and Heroes's Niki/Jessica storyline.

Shaq's Big Challenge

In episode four (17 July 2007) of Shaq's Big Challenge, contestents had to lose 20 pounds in order to see a Miami Heat game. An announcer, over images of Miami Heat cheerleaders, said "Lose the weight, see the cheerleaders".

The Simpsons

Promotions on a local Pennsylvania station featured characters from The Simpsons as characters from Heroes, touting them as extraordinary people discovering extraordinary abilities. Instead of an eclipse, a donut was used.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

An episode of Studio 60, guest starring Masi Oka, featured a sketch in which a woman dressed as a cheerleader leans up against Masi Oka and says, "Save me, save the world".