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* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': In "Nora", Barry and Iris meet their KidFromTheFuture, Nora. Barry points out if they screw up, Nora might "Marty [=McFly=] herself out of existence." Iris goes, ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Right, Terminator 2."]]'' Barry is mystified and says that was from ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

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* ''Series/TheFlash2014'': In "Nora", Barry and Iris meet their KidFromTheFuture, Nora. Barry points out if they screw up, Nora might "Marty [=McFly=] herself out of existence." Iris goes, ''[[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay "Right, Terminator 2."]]'' Barry is mystified and says that was from ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.''Film/BackToTheFuture1''.
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* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Index is shown watching a MagicalGirl anime, and applying her rather warped worldview to it. For one thing, she doesn't seem to understand that it's fiction. She assumes the protagonist goes through a TransformationSequence to hide from witch hunters, but gets hung up on the blatantly wrong symbology and magic.

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* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Index is shown watching a MagicalGirl anime, and applying her rather warped worldview to it. For one thing, she doesn't seem to understand that it's fiction. She assumes the protagonist goes through a TransformationSequence to hide from witch hunters, but gets hung up on the blatantly wrong symbology and magic.
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* In ''Get A Job'', Roger tries dyeing his hair and beard black in an attempt to look younger. As he and his son Miles argue, Miles give the parting shot "You look like Creator/BillyMays!". Roger thinks he means ''Willie'' Mays, the baseball player.

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* In ''Get A Job'', ''Film/GetAJob'', Roger tries dyeing his hair and beard black in an attempt to look younger. As he and his son Miles Will argue, Miles give Will gives the parting shot "You look like Creator/BillyMays!". Roger thinks he means ''Willie'' Mays, the baseball player.

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* In ''Get A Job'', Roger tries dyeing his hair and beard black in an attempt to look younger. As he and his son Miles argue, Miles give the parting shot "You look like Creator/BillyMays!". Roger thinks he means ''Willie'' Mays, the baseball player.



* In ''Get A Job'', Roger tries dyeing his hair and beard black in an attempt to look younger. As he and his son Miles argue, Miles give the parting shot "You look like Creator/BillyMays!". Roger thinks he means ''Willie'' Mays, the baseball player.
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* In ''Get A Job'', Roger tries dyeing his hair and beard black in an attempt to look younger. As he and his son Miles argue, Miles give the parting shot "You look like Creator/BillyMays!". Roger thinks he means ''Willie'' Mays, the baseball player.
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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Stu gets frustrated during a game of charades when Howard fails to guess ''Film/DancesWithWolves''. Howard responds that he doesn't watch musicals.

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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' "Family Feud", Stu gets frustrated during a game of charades when Howard fails to guess ''Film/DancesWithWolves''. Howard responds that he doesn't watch musicals.
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-->'''Stu''': It's not a musical, you imbecile!

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star", when Bart recites a Latin prayer at the dinner table.
-->'''Homer:''' Bart, what the hell are you saying?\\

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** In "Marge vs the Monorail", Creator/LeonardNimoy of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fame appears as the guest of honor at the monorail's ribbon-cutting ceremony, where Mayor Quimby says "[[Franchise/StarWars May the Force be with you]]" to him.
--->'''Nimoy:''' Do you even know who I am?\\
'''Quimby:''' I think so. [[DiggingYourselfDeeper Weren't you one of]] ''Film/TheLittleRascals''?
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In "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star", when Bart recites a Latin prayer at the dinner table.
-->'''Homer:''' --->'''Homer:''' Bart, what the hell are you saying?\\
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-->''We're out, the jukebox plays "Jumping Jack Flash"\\
She says "I love Johnny Cash, the man in red"\\

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-->''We're out, the jukebox plays "Jumping "[[Music/TheRollingStones Jumping Jack Flash"\\
Flash]]"\\
She says "I love Johnny Cash, Music/JohnnyCash, the man in red"\\
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* Music/FountainsOfWayne's "I'll Do the Driving" includes an example, although the subject of the song makes the mangled reference without any prompting:

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* Music/FountainsOfWayne's "I'll Do the Driving" includes an example, although the [[TheDitz ditzy]] subject of the song makes the mangled reference without any prompting:
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* ''[[Series/TheMunsters Munster, Go Home!]]'': Herman mistakes the portrait of [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Elizabeth II]] on some counterfeit British pounds for Film/MaryPoppins.
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* From ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'':

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* From ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'':''Film/Armageddon1998'':

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