Pop Culture References
- Kid Robot Custom toy makers first toy was a Cheech Wizard.
- Puma released a limited special edition shoe and matching hoodie inspired by Cheech Wizard.
- The Beastie Boys songs "The Sounds of Science" from their 1989 album Paul's Boutique and "Sure Shot" from their 1994 album Ill Communication reference Cheech Wizard.
- The cable TV show, "Burn Notice", had an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) Cheech Wizard graffiti in the background of one scene.
- The Cheech Wizard is often drawn in graffiti murals and street art.
- Aesop Rock references Bode's Cheech Wizard in his song "Fast Cars" off of the album "Fast Cars, Danger, Fire And Knives". He raps, "it's A-E-S-O-P-R-O-C-K, the peak twister. Defender of the son of Vaughn Bode's Cheech Wizard."
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