She's Come Undone Allusions and Cultural References

When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.

Literary and Philosophical References

Historical References

Pop Culture References

  • Queen for a Day (1.8, 1.48)
  • Your Hit Parade (1.10)
  • The $64,000 Question (1.12, 1.15)
  • Tic Tac Dough (1.12)
  • Winner Take All (1.12)
  • Lucille Ball and Ricky Ricardo (1.34)
  • The Edge of Night (1.51; 3.20; 7.6)
  • Dr. Kildare (2.7, 2.61; 3.20)
  • Ben Casey (2.7)
  • Shelley Fabares, "Johnny Angel" (2.7)
  • The Rockettes (2.7)
  • Jackie Kennedy (2.8; 12.93)
  • Richard Chamberlain (2.65)
  • Jack LaLanne (3.3)
  • Bonanza (3.27)
  • Rawhide (3.27)
  • Perry Como (3.30)
  • The Lennon Sisters (3.32)
  • The Four Seasons (3.43)
  • Art Linkletter (3.65)
  • Search for Tomorrow (3.91; 8.84; 18.20)
  • The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show (4.1)
  • Marilyn Monroe (4.31; 6.224; 15.1)
  • Lana Turner (4.109)
  • Dolores del Rio (throughout Chapter 5)
  • Rolling Stones (5.13)
  • As the World Turns (5.53)
  • A Hard Day's Night (5.71)
  • Mary Poppins (5.71)
  • Jack Benny (5.75)
  • Elvis Presley (6.208; 10.45; 19.103; 24.119)
  • The Beatles (6.208)
  • My Three Sons (7.35)
  • The Mod Squad (8.6, 8.42; 11.127)
  • Guiding Light (8.38)
  • Petticoat Junction (8.38)
  • Merv Griffin (8.42)
  • The Newlywed Game (8.74)
  • Laugh-In (8.97)
  • Hair (9.1)
  • Carol Burnett (9.54; 11.196)
  • Princess Grace (9.91)
  • Cinderella (9.93; 22.23; 25.97)
  • Snoopy (10.16; 14.46)
  • Dear Abby (10.38)
  • Howdy Doody (11.1; 15.1)
  • The Beatles, "Lady Madonna" (11.2)
  • Billie Holiday (11.56; 15.14; 25.123)
  • Woodstock (11.101)
  • Yoko Ono (11.110)
  • Jeopardy (11.111; 14.44)
  • The Dixie Cups, "Chapel of Love" (11.153)
  • Elsie the Cow (11.155)
  • Mr. Potato Head (11.227)
  • Ironside (12.64)
  • The Temptations (13.12)
  • The Shirelles (13.12)
  • James Brown (13.12)
  • Diana Ross (13.12)
  • Aretha Franklin, "Respect " (13.16, 13.47; 15.38)
  • Robert Mitchum (13.31)
  • West Side Story (14.3)
  • The Beverly Hillbillies (14.43)
  • Paul McCartney (14.100)
  • The Beatles, Abbey Road (14.102)
  • John Lennon (14.102)
  • Joni Mitchell (14.183)
  • The Four Tops (15.1)
  • Dionne Warwick (15.4)
  • Raggedy Ann (15.6)
  • The Jolly Green Giant (15.6)
  • Marlo Thomas (15.8)
  • The Association, "Cherish" (15.21)
  • The Three Stooges (15.59)
  • Jiminy Cricket (16.24)
  • Maverick (17.26)
  • Mike Douglas (19.103)
  • Archie Bunker (19.104)
  • Santana, Abraxus (19.104)
  • Charlie's Angels (20.21; 22.23)
  • Jim Morrison (20.203)
  • The Young and the Restless (21.68)
  • Sesame Street (21.193)
  • Captain Kangaroo (21.194)
  • Rod Stewart (22.96)
  • I Love Lucy (23.24)
  • Deliverance (24.37)
  • Days of Our Lives (24.80)
  • The Waltons (24.80)
  • Porky Pig (24.119)
  • Casey Kasem (25.12)
  • Mia Farrow (25.27)
  • Barbie and Ken (25.46)
  • Gomer Pyle (25.270)
  • Helen Keller (25.277)
  • Mel Brooks (26.8)
  • Body Heat (26.33)
  • Kathleen Turner and William Hurt (26.33)
  • The Dukes of Hazzard (26.47)
  • Hollywood Squares (26.51)
  • Hawaii Five-O (26.51)
  • The Patty Duke Show (26.51)
  • Smurfs (26.61)
  • Dallas (26.62)
  • The Twilight Zone (26.82)
  • Three's Company (26.82)
  • Johnny Carson (26.82)
  • M*A*S*H (26.82)
  • Battlestar Galactica (26.84)
  • Joanie Loves Chachi (26.84)
  • Bewitched (26.84)
  • Good Morning America (26.87)
  • As the World Turns (26.88)
  • That's Incredible (26.88)
  • Dr, Who (26.88)
  • Phil Donahue (26.88)
  • Richard Simmons (26.98)
  • Michael Jackson (27.2)
  • Boy George (27.21)
  • Bob Seger, "Against the Wind" (27.146; 27.157)
  • Bruce Springsteen (27.146)
  • The Eagles, "Life in the Fast Lane" (27.292)
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