Editing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (section)

==In popular culture==
In 1995 [[Cartoon Network]] referenced the concept in a commercial, having [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]] (from [[Scooby-Doo]]) as the central figure in the 'Cartoon Network Universe'.<ref name="cnvelma01">{{cite AV media
 | date = March 1995
 | title = Cartoon Network - March 1-13, 1995 Commercials, ID's & Interstitlals
 | medium = Television production
 | language = en
 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k5-Jli_OIM&t=9m21s
 | access-date = 2020-12-21
 | publisher = Cartoon Network
}}</ref> The commercial cites connections as arbitrary as fake appearances, sharing of clothes, or physical resemblance.

The concept was also presented in an episode of the TV show ''[[Mad About You]]'' dated November 19, 1996, in which a character expressed the opinion that every actor is only three degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon. Bacon spoofed the concept himself in a cameo he performed for the independent film ''[[We Married Margo]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://web.mac.com/jdshapiro/Site/WeMarriedMargo.html#1 | title = We Married Margo | work = J.D. Shapiro's Official Website}}</ref> Playing himself in a 2003 episode of ''[[Will and Grace]]'', Bacon connects himself to [[Val Kilmer]] through [[Tom Cruise]] and jokes "Hey, that was a short one!".<ref>''Will and Grace'', Season 5 episode 2 "Bacon and Eggs"</ref> The headline of ''[[The Onion]]'', a satirical newspaper, on October 30, 2002, was "Kevin Bacon Linked To [[Al-Qaeda]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theonion.com/articles/kevin-bacon-linked-to-alqaeda,37/|title=The Onion, Volume 38, Issue 40|publisher=theonion.com |access-date=May 26, 2013}}</ref> Bacon provides the voice-over commentary for the [[NY Skyride]] attraction at the [[Empire State Building]] in [[New York City]]. At several points throughout the commentary, Bacon alludes to his connections to Hollywood stars via other actors with whom he has worked.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

In ''[[Scream 2]]'', written by [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]], a sorority sister played by [[Portia De Rossi]] refers to Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.stillscreaming.com/scream/trilogy/two/scream_two_references.php | title = References Made During Scream 2 | publisher = Still Screaming}}</ref> Bacon himself later starred in ''[[The Following]]'', also created and written by Williamson, and broadcast on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] between 2013 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2015/05/the-following-cancelled-fox-1201423293/| title = 'The Following' Cancelled By Fox | date = May 8, 2015 | publisher = [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref>

The annual ''[[31 Days of Oscar]]'' event on the [[Turner Classic Movies]] television channel sometimes includes a "360 Degrees of Oscar" strand where each film shown shares an actor with the previous one.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roush |first1=Matt |title=Worth Watching: Super Bowl Mania (Also Kitten and Puppy Bowls), 31 Days of Oscar on TCM, A Case of 'Poisoned Love' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/910578/whats-on-tv-saturday-february-1-sunday-february-2/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=TV Insider}}</ref> It has been used as recently as 2020.

In 2009, Bacon narrated a [[National Geographic Channel]] show ''The Human Family Tree''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/the-human-family-tree-3706/Overview | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090711124359/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/the-human-family-tree-3706/Overview | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 11, 2009 | title = The Human Family Tree | publisher = [[National Geographic Channel]]}}</ref> – a program which describes the efforts of that organization's [[Genographic Project]] to establish the genetic interconnectedness of all humans. Bacon appeared in a commercial for the [[Visa (company)|Visa]] [[Debit card|check card]] that referenced the game. In the commercial, Bacon wants to write a check to buy a book, but the clerk asks for his ID, which he does not have. He leaves and returns with a group of people, then says to the clerk, "Okay, I was in a movie with an extra, Eunice, whose hairdresser, Wayne, attended Sunday school with Father O'Neill, who plays racquetball with Dr. Sanjay, who recently removed the appendix of Kim, who dumped you sophomore year. So you see, we're practically brothers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afJRKbBEr2Q  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/afJRKbBEr2Q| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=VISA CHECK CARD The Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon |date=May 5, 2010 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=Sep 4, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2011, [[James Franco]] made reference to Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon while hosting the [[83rd Academy Awards]].{{clarify|date=December 2020}} [[EE (telecommunications)|EE]] began a UK television advertising campaign in November 2012, based on the Six Degrees concept, where Bacon illustrates his connections and draws attention to how the EE 4G network allows similar connectivity.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.saatchi.co.uk/news/archive/ee_debuts_multi-million_pound_marketing_launch_campaign_starring_kevin_bacon_ | title = EE debuts multi-million pound marketing launch campaign starring Kevin Bacon | publisher = The Lovemarks Company, Saatchi & Saatchi London | access-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref>

In [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s song "Lame Claim to Fame", one of the lines is, "I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows Kevin Bacon."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/3432173/Weird-al-yankovic-lame-claim-to-fame/I-know-a-guy-who-knows-a-guy-who-knows-a-guy-who-knows-a-guy-who-knows-a-guy-who-knows-kevin-bacon|title=I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy / Who knows a guy who knows Kevin Bacon|website=Genius}}</ref> American rapper MC Zappa also makes reference to the game in his 2018 song "Level Up (The Ill Cypher)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/16599085/Mc-zappa-level-up-the-ill-cypher/Word-they-be-chasin-heaven-like-jason-nevin-but-theres-more-degrees-of-separation-than-kevin-bacon|title=Word; they be chasin' heaven like Jason Nevin / But there's more degrees of separation than Kevin Bacon|website=Genius}}</ref>

The most highly connected nodes of the Internet have been referred to as "the Kevin Bacons of the Web", inasmuch as they enable most users to navigate to most sites in 19 clicks or less.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/02/any-two-pages-on-the-web-are-connected-by-19-clicks-or-less/ |title=Any Two Pages on the Web Are Connected By 19 Clicks or Less |work=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |last=Stromberg |first=Joseph |date=February 18, 2013 |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Discussion: Network science |author=Albert-László Barabási |date=February 18, 2013 |volume=371 |doi=10.1098/rsta.2012.0375 |pmid=23419844 |issue=1987 |pages=20120375 |journal=[[Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]] |doi-access=free }}</ref>