Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper

Television shows with references to Don’t Fear the Reaper

• Saturday Night Live – “Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult” – The famous “More cowbell!” skit with Christopher Walken (2000)
• The Stand – Theme for first episode (1994)
• Grounded for Life – “Don’t Fear the Reefer” (2002)
• Six Feet Under – “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (2002)
• Smallville – “Precipice” (2003)
• Red vs. Blue – “Don’t Ph34r the Reaper” (2003)
• Veronica Mars – Pilot (2004)
• Bones – Promo TV spots (2005)
• The Simpsons – “Don’t Fear the Roofer” (2005) It is also the song for the end credits of the episode The Parent Rap.
• That 70s Show – Halloween Special
• Supernatural – Played during a scene in the episode “Faith” in which Sam and Dean realize that a reaper is involved in the miracles performed by a faith healer.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX – “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (2007)
• History Rocks: The Seventies – Played during the Jonestown segment in this 2007 The History Channel show.
• Prison Break – Spanish version played in intro of “Bang & Burn” (2007)
• Top Gear – Played during first part of tribute to the first Stig (Season 3 episode 2)
• My Name Is Earl – Guitar section played during “The Professor”
• Nip/Tuck – The Song can be heard in the background of the episode Rose & Raven Rosemburg during the scene where Christian and Sean are in the dorm room
• True Blood – Version by Heaven 17 plays during the scene when Bill & Sookie enters Fangtasia and while they were talking to Longshadow (the Bartender)