Editing Gigantor (section)

==Theme song and miscellany==
* The title song "Gigantor" was written by Louis C. Singer and [[Eugene Raskin]].<ref name=cd/> A cover version, performed by [[The Dickies]], reached #72 in the U.K in 1982. It can be also found on their re-release of ''[[Dawn of the Dickies]]'' 2000 Captain Oi! Records<ref>Boehm, Mike. (February 16, 1988) Los Angeles Times ''[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-16-ca-43147-story.html Punks Make Contact at Lively Dickies/Circle Jerks Show.]'' Section: Calendar; Page 8.</ref> A cover version of the theme song "Gigantor", performed by [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], is included on the 1995 [[tribute album]] ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'', produced by [[Ralph Sall]] for [[MCA Records]].<ref name=cd/> The Australian Japanese punk band [[Mach Pelican]] also released a cover of the song on their 1999 self-titled album.
* The ''Gigantor'' theme is parodied in the ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]'' episode "How I Spent My Weekend".
* The [[Gigantour]] music festival, created by [[Megadeth]] frontman [[Dave Mustaine]], is named after ''Gigantor''.
* [[7L & Esoteric|MC Esoteric]]'s 2008 release ''Esoteric vs. Japan – Pterodactyl Takes Tokyo'' extensively samples both the theme song and various episodes.
* In the film ''[[Night at the Museum]]'' and its [[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian|sequel]], Jedediah calls Larry Daley "Gigantor".
* In the film ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'', a man on the bus refers to another man on the bus as "Gigantor".
* [[Styles of Beyond]] sampled the original theme song for the hidden track "Gigantor" from the album ''[[Megadef]]''.
* The series was parodied as ''Torboto'' in a 2007 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' ''[[TV Funhouse]]'' sketch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxqapxhOvjg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/nxqapxhOvjg| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=TV Funhouse: Torboto – SNL |publisher=YouTube |date=September 2, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>