Editing Jolt Cola (section)

==Legacy and influence==
The Jolt Awards were presented annually from 1991 by ''[[Dr. Dobb's Journal]]'' until it ceased publication in 2009. The awards logo was modeled on the old Jolt Cola logo and Jolt Cola was served at the presentation ceremonies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drdobbs.com/joltawards/jolt-awards-a-short-history/225700154|title=Jolt Awards: A Short History|last=Hildebr|first=J. D.|date=June 2, 2010|website=Dr. Dobb's|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref>

Dennis Nedry from the 1993 film ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' drinks Jolt Cola and has a few cans on his workspace.

Jolt Cola is featured in the 1995 motion picture ''[[Hackers (film)|Hackers]]''. Two hosts of a pirate television broadcast claim to be sponsored by the beverage and advertise Jolt Cola as "the soft drink of the elite hacker".

Jolt makes a brief appearance in a season eight episode of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', during which Mike, Tom Servo, and Crow riff upon the 1975 film ''[[The Giant Spider Invasion]]''.

Jolt makes a brief appearance in season 3, episode 5 "Chapter Five: The Flayed" of ''[[Stranger Things]]''. Jim Hopper, the Chief of police for the town of Hawkins, Indiana, rushes into a 7-11 convenience store with Joyce Byers, and a Russian scientist, and 2 of them, Jim and Joyce, rush to the cooler, grab two 12oz cans of Jolt, and chug as fast as they can due to being extremely parched from walking a long distance without any food or drink.

Jolt is the subject of the [[Warlock Pinchers]] song "Jolt Is" from their 1988 album ''Pinch a Loaf''.<ref>{{cite web |title='Jolt Is' by Warlock Pinchers on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/jolt-is/1369630531?i=1369630537 |access-date=9 April 2025}}</ref> It begins with a brief interview of teen pop star [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]], where she claims that she's tried [[Fruit Stripe|Fruit Stripe Gum]], but admits she never tried Jolt when asked.

[[Tracy Jordan|Tracey Jordan]] demands a Jolt Cola in the 2010 episode of [[30 Rock]], [[Reaganing]], despite acknowledging that "It does not exist anymore!"<ref>{{Cite web |title=30 Rock: Season 5, Episode 5 script {{!}} Subs like Script |url=https://subslikescript.com/series/30_Rock-496424/season-5/episode-5-Reaganing |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=subslikescript.com}}</ref>