Given the increase in the number of fictional women mathematicians and scientists on television and in the movies, educators who wish to incorporate pop culture into their classrooms need tools with which to evaluate these portrayals. In this article we summarize studies related to the impact of Hollywood representations on girls and then we provide a case study example of the character Fred Burkle from the television series "Angel." In addition we provide a theoretical foundation and popular culture role model checklist that can be used to analyze other representations.