before and after "dragon ball z" debuting in the u.s. in 1996, krillin became a part of the country's pop culture. in 1994, the character was featured on the cover of voodoo glow skulls' first full-length album "who is, this is?", though his face was removed in the 2012 digital re-release. the song "blessing" by chance the rapper mentions krillin referencing android 18 to the lyricist's delight. krillin appears in an episode of "mad" watching the other "dragon ball" characters after they are drafted for the oakland a's by billy beane in a parody of the film "moneyball".