History ParentalBonus / WesternAnimation

* ''Series/NatureCat'': In ''Nature Cat's Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire'', a song called "Nature Come Back", which is a parody of Ambrosia's "Baby Come Back", is sung. As the song is from the 70's, this is a joke only grandparents of the target demographic would possibly be able to get.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has the creepy Slade, whose behavior toward Robin, Terra, and Raven is vaguely pedophilic.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'': The series is ''very'' heavy on 1980s references, especially with ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''. These references are so old that they would have counted as parental bonuses with [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans the original 2003 cartoon]], nevermind ''Go''.
** The final part of the episode "Where Exactly on the Globe is Carl Sanpedro" takes place in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia Croatia]]. Where ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is filmed. A bunch of jokes about it is made. It might even top the Phineas and Ferb example with Shaun of the Dead above.

* ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey'' contained references to and parodies of anime most children would not be familiar with, such as ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', and ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. ...Of course, this was during [[UsefulNotes/TheJapaneseInvasion the early 2000's anime bubble]] so [[OccidentalOtaku more than a few kids]] in the target audience did recognize them. ... Even though they really [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids usually]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids shouldn't.]]

*** This one predates the Animaniacs by several decades, first appearing (probably) in a Babbit and Catstello cartoon from the late 40s. "If the [[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode Hays Office]] would only let me, I'd give him the bird all right."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''' popularity peak can be traced to its frequent use of the Parental Bonus.

** When Tootie becomes a secret source to Timmy's parents to expose Vicki as evil, her cover name is Deep Toot.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' has a song from the trio of ComicBook/BlackCanary, ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, and Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} that's not so much Parental Bonus as "Get the kids out of the room ''now''. The song starts by listing the sexual issues of the male heroes through very poorly disguised lyrics: Franchise/GreenLantern's "ring" is small but pretty strong; ComicBook/BlueBeetle is cute but is an inexperienced virgin; Franchise/TheFlash, of course, is "sometimes way too fast"; ComicBook/GreenArrow is a switch-hitter; Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'s "little fish" is unimpressive; and ComicBook/PlasticMan has, obviously, all sorts of interesting possibilities. And then to wind it up, they're inviting Batman to join them for a foursome.

* ''WesternAnimation/JuliusJr'' has these in spades. One example is how Julius' Halloween costume resembles [[Franchise/SpiderMan Doc Ock]]'s suit. Also, in the season 2 episode "Great Inventini", it turns out that the Great Inventini is actually [[MobileSuitHuman a tiny slug creature in a humanoid-sized suit]]- a shoutout to ''Film/MenInBlack'' where small aliens control a similar mecha to blend into our world.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is full of references to other ''Franchise/StarWars'' stories, including ones kids would likely not know about. The show makes references to characters and events from ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' and the extended universe (including the only canon appearance of Delta Squad from ''VideoGame/RepublicCommando''), along with [[CallForward call forwards]] to the Original Trilogy. Some of the episodes even reference events in the real world, with the "Umbara Arc" being written like a [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]] movie and an arc on Orto Plutonia commenting on colonization.

** The best Yakko lampshading has to be during "Baloney And Friends" where Yakko expresses a preference for chasing after the just-exited "cute girls" (the "Princess of Props".)

** In one episode, Mac was frustrated because Bloo ''left him'' (clearly behaving more like a husband whose wife just left him than a little boy whose BFF just left him). To make it even better, Mac goes to an ice cream parlor right afterward.... and everybody who watches the show knows that he reacts to sugar like others react to drugs. The following scene looks... ripped out of a relationship-drama movie.
** In ''Partying is Such a Sweet Soiree'', Bloo tells Mac what they got for their party: "...and on the 6th floor, Ring around the Rosey, [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre If you know what I mean]]..." Mac answers: "Not really." Bloo: "Yeah, me neither." And just a few minutes later, Mac gets into a pretty extreme form of the MushroomSamba. Sugar seems to contain ecstasy in the FHFIF-universe, at least for Mac. "High" doesn't even come close to describing sweet little Mac's behaviour for the rest of the episode.
** In the episode ''Store Wars'', the group passes by the window display of a store for women's underwear. Bloo walks right past it, but 8 year old Mac takes a glimpse while smiling in a pretty strange way. Adult woman Frankie and female imaginary friend Coco look at it interested and coward Eduardo covers his eyes in horror.
** That show had a Blues Brothers reference of all things. And not just any Blues Brothers reference, they almost quoted verbatim the most famous line of the movie:

*** On a similar note, in the episode "Nightmare on Wilson Way", after Eduardo becomes a zombie, Bloo mutters "Well, Ed is dead." "Ed is Dead" is the name of a Pixies song.
** They also parodied the Death Star trench run. No, not Luke's, ''Red Leader's''. And in an episode that Blu gets fantastically rich, he sails around inside the house on a tiny steamboat. It's name: The Bloosatania. And then there was Arthur Dent trying to Hitchhike to Magrathea...

** [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Mac waking up next to]] [[CreatorsPet Cheese]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything and trying to 'explain' to Bloo.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' pilot movie, ''Return of the Roar'', Simba tells Kion that they need to talk (about Kion's use of the [[MakeMeWannaShout Roar of the Elders]] and what it means for him). Kion assumes he means TheTalk, which apparently they've already had. ("We already had the talk! "Can you feel the love tonight," remember?"). It's more or less confirmation that Simba and Nala had sex and conceived Kion's older sister Kiara during the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" scene in [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 the original movie.]]

** Then there was the time Billy quoted Frank Booth. Yes, [[Film/BlueVelvet that Frank Booth.]] Former page quote originator for ClusterFBomb and TropeNamer of AnythingThatMoves.

--->'''Beethoven''': I am Ludwig von Beethoven! Vorld famous composer und pianist!\\

'''Beethoven''': A PIANIST!\\

'''Beethoven''': ''(confused)'' But that is vat I am! A pianist!\\

* ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'': Gromit has been seen reading the following books: "Electronics for Dogs", "[[Literature/TheRepublic Pluto's Republic]]", and (while in prison) "Literature/CrimeAndPunishment" by [[IncrediblyLamePun Fido Dogstoyevski]]. Gromit was also enrolled in [[Literature/HarryPotter Dogwarts]] University, but that hardly counts as ''Parental'' Bonus.

** The most famous example is a restaurant called "[[ADateWithRosiePalms Chokey Chicken]]". This one ''was'' caught, and later episodes changed the name to "Chewy Chicken".

---> I think we're gonna get letters about this.

-->'''Mojo Jojo:''' That's all just well enough, because in reality there is only room enough in this world for one Mojo Jojo. One shall be the number of Mojo Jojos in the world, and the number of Mojo Jojos in the world shall be one. Two Mojo Jojos is too many, and three is right out!

''(Mung and Truffles head offscreen)''
--->'''Chowder:''' Mung! Where are you going? The kitchen's ''that'' way!

-->'''Angelica:''' If you don't remember to ask for the password, anybody could just waltz right into the club. Count Draculator, [[UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein Sadman Husseini]] or even Chuckie.

--->'''Wanda''':Oh no, now he's evil AND a genius!\\

-->'''Flash:''' Yep. Fastest man alive.
-->'''Hawkgirl:''' Which might explain [[SpeedSex why you can't get a date]].
-->'''Flash:''' Yeah... hey, what's THAT supposed to mean?

--->Carter Hall staring at Hawkgirl's backside
--->'''Hawkgirl:''' What?
--->'''Carter Hall:''' I missed the dress.
--->'''Hawkgirl:'''*seductive voice* You didn't miss it last night.

---> '''Amanda Waller:''' Bruce's DNA was easy enough to obtain. He left it all over town.\\

---> '''[[RebelliousPrincess Princess]] Audrey of [[{{Ruritania}} Kasnia]]''': I'm a world class party girl. I intend to go out with a bang. Several, if it can be arranged.

---> '''Arthur''': This is all my fault!\\

---> '''J. Gander Hooter''': But FOWL High Command must surely realize that one hundred trillion dollars is difficult to come by!\\

---> '''Bloo''': It's a hundred and six blocks to Mac. I've got a full bladder, half an idea where I'm going, it's Tuesday and I'm wearing sunglasses.\\

-->Who's that tap-tap-tapping on my window? Is it that pesky raven again? Stupid raven....

--->'''An adult''': [[PhraseCatcher Aren't you a little young]] to know about all these old detective shows?
--->'''Phineas''': [[CatchPhrase Yes. Yes we...]]
--->*puts on sunglasses*
--->'''Phineas''': ''are.''
--->'''[[Series/CSIMiami YEAHHHHHH!!!!!]]'''

--> "The tennis instructor? [[SarcasmMode That neeever happens]]."

* A RunningGag in ''Westernanimation/{{Buzz Lightyear of Star Command}}'' is XR reading a magazine called ''Victoria's Circuits''.

* Two examples in ''Westernanimatino/MiloMurphysLaw'': The title of the episode "Some Like it Yacht" is a reference to 'Film/SomeLikeItHot'', and the school sign says [[Music/SirMixALot "I like big boats and I cannot lie."]]

** In reference to Mr. Lunt being forced to play [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream Ophelia]] because "in Shakespeare's time all the women were played by men!":

** One of my favorites comes from the episode in which Dr. Lipschitz visits:

** One episode sees Billy get Eris to let him ride her like a mechanical bull. It starts predictably silly, with Billy going nuts on top of Eris' back, while she looks ready to rip his head off from all his wild movements. But then at one point it cuts to a close up of Eris that's nowhere near as wildly animated, with her sporting a much more pained grimace, and Billy can be seen not moving much either very closer behind her, looking very much like he's "riding" her in a totally different sense.

*** Ron occasionally cheering that something [[Music/{{Scorpions}} "hurricane rocks!"]]

** In the episode "Double O'Chipmunk" Dale, after his devices wreck the Ranger HQ, in shown wearing only a bowtie, like a {{Chippendales dancer|s}}.

* The second season of Netflix's adaptation of ''Green Eggs and Ham'' pays homage to the James Bond films, and even has a reference to ''Game of Thrones'' in its last episode.