…says Tony Stark, the King of pop-culture references
That’s My Dad
You are my daaaaad. You’re my dad! Boogie woogie woogie
Okay but just think , at this point Tony is probably trying to push down an anxiety attack because he’s in space on an alien ship, which is so triggering for him. So for him to tell Peter “no more pop culture references” is him making a joke, trying to stay focused on the people around him and what they’re saying instead of focusing on the situation they’re in. Even when he does focus on landing the ship, he focuses on the mechanics of it which he knows about and showing Peter how to land it, not the fact that it’s an alien ship or they’re landing on an alien planet.