January 25, 2004
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer appears, with dual floppy drives, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer. | 
(Copyright 2004 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
March 21, 2004
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer appears, with "ergonomic" keyboard and LCD monitor. | 
(Copyright 2004 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
May 17, 2004
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. - A personal computer appears in a newspaper business: system unit, monitor, and keyboard.
- A laptop computer with external mouse is shown in a house, hooked up to the Internet, showing a Web page receiving "hate Spam".
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(Copyright 2004 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
May 18, 2004
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A Power Pals computer logo looks similar to the Mac OS logo. | 
(Copyright 2004 Nickelodeon) |
May 23, 2004
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer with flat-panel screen is used to edit a newspaper. |  
(Copyright 2004 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
June 18, 2004
The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. - A character accesses the Internet on a personal computer. The software says "You've got nothing!", and later "You've got tons of mail!", and "You've got commitment!", references to America Online software's "You've got mail!" message.
- A laptop computer is used to run a "Virtual Camper Program", with virtual reality goggles.
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August 4, 2004
| Thailand issues a 3-baht postage stamp promoting the Information Technology program, depicting a personal computer keyboard and monitor. |
September 10, 2004
| Screen Gems releases the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse in the USA. A Sony VAIO laptop computer appears. |
November 21, 2004
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A child mentions that he used to stand on an overpass and drop computers on the freeway. A woman responds "That's how we got our Kaypro". |
January 16, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A man at an employment agency plays a computer game resembling Doom. | 
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
February 6, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. Personal computers are used to view pictures, play games, and view Web site videos. |   
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
February 15, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A fairy refers to the "WANDOS 2.0" operating system, a reference to the Windows operating system. | 
(Copyright 2005 Nickelodeon) |
February 20, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer is used to access an Internet Web site. |  
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
March 20, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer is used at an insurance agency. | 
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
March 22, 2005
| Netherlands issues a 39-cent postage stamp depicting a laptop computer. |
March 27, 2005
| Netherlands issues a postage stamp depicting business symbols, including a personal computer. |
April 3, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A recruitment sign for prison guards says "Must know Microsoft Powerpoint, sadism". | 
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
April 17, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A scene from the future shows someone with a laptop computer. | 
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
May 11, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A personal computer with keyboard and mouse appears. | 
(Copyright 2005 Nickelodeon) |
May 15, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A home personal computer and a portable laptop are used to access the World Wide Web. |   
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
June 22, 2005
Buena Vista Pictures releases the film Herbie Fully Loaded to theaters in the USA. - A computer and MultiSync LCD monitor appear.
- A Hewlett-Packard laptop computer appears.
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(Copyright 2005 Buena Vista Pictures) |
August 4, 2005
| Thailand issues a postage stamp depicting a handheld computer. |
September 18, 2005
| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. An 8-year-old girl has a personal computer in her bedroom. | 
(Copyright 2005 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) |
October 19, 2005
| Costa Rica issues a postage stamp depicting a child at a computer, showing a mouse and keyboard. |
November 16, 2005
| Cuba issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer. |
November 16, 2005
| Morocco issues a 6-dirham postage stamp for the World Summit on the Information Society meeting in Tunis, depicting a laptop computer. |
November 22, 2005
| Switzerland isues a stamp depicting children and a personal computer. |
Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Personal Computers
Disney References in Pop Culture
Video Game References in Pop Culture
Chevrolet Corvette References in Pop Culture
This Day in History
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