I think that a good process would go a long way to cleaning things up.
Here's my take on a good way to keep the Fun Facts section clean and informative:
If you see a fun fact that you think is questionable:
Either:
1) Remove the fun fact, and then on the Talk: page, cite the fun fact removed, and give an explanation. aka, "The talking computer is so prevalent in television and movies that it is impossible to ascribe Strong Bad's computer as a reference to a particular show, or even to make it unusual."
or similarly,
2) On the Talk: page, mention the fun fact that you think needs to be removed with an explanation, and if someone agrees or if no one has disagreed after a few days, remove the fun fact.
If your precious fun fact is removed by someone else:
1) On the talk page, cite your fun fact, and explain why you think it should be on the page. If support for your argument doesn't appear, or there are more people who disagree than agree, drop it.
It's not like we are having a shortage of fun facts, so if your fun fact is removed by someone else, please don't worry about it. It's not the end of the world. It's not a personal offense to you or what you think is fun or obscure. It's just that if there are too many fun facts, it's difficult to find the truly brilliant references amid the teeming hordes of middling or dubious references.
Quality over quantity in this case.
And also: HRWiki: Teeming Hordes of Dubious References
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Man, that came out a lot harsher than I wanted it to.. If you want to take the last half of this post the way I mean it turn up the "lightheartedness" about 2 notches.