Tulsa King Fans Are Obsessing Over The Silicon Valley Reference In Episode 9

Martin Starr has been a cult television favorite since his teenage years, first as Bill Haverchuck in "Freaks And Geeks," then as the hard sci-fi scribe and cater waiter Roman DeBeers in "Party Down." Some fans may know Starr best for his role as Bertram Gilfoyle in HBO's "Silicon Valley." In Episode 9 of "Tulsa King," Starr paid homage to his time as the misanthropic coder. Manfredi and Tyson (Jay Will) enlist Bodhi to hack into Caolan Waltrip's laptop. When asked how he knows so much about computers, Bodhi replies, "I spent five years at an internet startup."

Fans immediately understood Bodhi's response as a cheeky reference to his five years spent acting in "Silicon Valley" between 2014 and 2019 (via IMDb). "Ha. Did anyone catch the Silicon Valley reference?" tweeted @jjokerst. "That was smooth." Fans were similarly chuffed on the r/tulsaking subreddit. "I like the Easter egg of Bodhi working for a silicon valley startup for 5 years," u/plan_mm chimed in with a winky face.

Starr may have a history of playing computer-savvy characters, but the actor admits his expertise is purely fictional. "For the most part, I use my computer to write and Google whatever pops up in my brain that I want to know about in the moment," he told Fast Company during his time on "Silicon Valley." "Other than that, tweeting may be about as tech-savvy as I get."