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-->'''Melissa:''' They're friends with a hunk of wood with a face drawn on it!

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* "Fight"
** Janine purposefully misinterprets Zara's threat of "beating up" Joya as [[{{Franchise/StarTrek}} "beaming up"]].
** Ava references ''Series/StrangerThings'' when she sees Gregory standing like a statue in the hallway.
-->'''Ava:''' What's your favorite song Gregory?!
** Janine frequently plays [[{{Franchise/ToyStory}} Toy Story]] movies for her class to watch. Though she can't watch 3 anymore because it makes her cry.
* In "The Fundraiser", Ava calls Henry "[[Characters/MarvelComicsBruceBanner Bruce Banner who's in the middle of a growth spurt]]". She also calls Jacob [[Creator/ConanOBrien Conan O'Crien']].
* In "Fire", Ava compares Janine's round face to the Sun Baby from ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}''.
* "Mural Arts"
** Jacob mentions that he grew up with ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' and boasts at how intellectually layered it is.
-->'''Melissa:''' They're friends with a hunk of wood with a face drawn on it!
** Janine's old school mural featured [[{{WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants}} [=SpongeBob=]]] wearing a durag. Ava also brings up how Joshua, a regretful traitor, called Mr. Hill "Squidward".
* In "Teacher Appreciation", Janine, her friends, and sister are playing ''Drought''. Jacob hypes it up as a popular indie board game, though the others seem to find it too complicated.
* "Festival"
** Jacob mentions that he's been called ''Film/StuartLittle'' by a parent who likes him.
** Mr. Johnson sweeps Draemond off the stage like Sandman during Amateur Night at the Apollo.
* In "Teacher of the Year", Ms. Teagues comments that Juneau, the capitol of Alaska, reminds her of [[{{Film/Juno}} another funny movie]].
* In "Mom", Melissa pays homage to [[Film/MeanGirls Regina George]] when "complimenting" a teacher's sweater.
-->'''Melissa:''' Hey! Teal sweater! Yeah! ''(to Greg)'' You see I'm lying, that sweater's hideous.
* In "Franklin Institute", Gregory asks Janine to cover him in the event that [[{{Film/NightAtTheMuseum}} the exhibits at the museum come to life because of a magic spell]].

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* "Wrong Delivery"
** The episode starts with Jacob stating that the Spiderman film series is due for a reboot while his coworkers suggest different celebrities to replace Creator/TomHolland.
** During his lesson, Jacob describes ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' as the original ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.
** Ava was inspired by ''[[Series/DragonsDen Shark Tank]]'' as a way for the Abbott staff to present their ideas on what to do with the grant money.
* "Story Samurai"
** Creator/JoshGad was a former member of the Story Samurai and is still respected by them.
** The group also performed in a UsefulNotes/BernieSanders rally without his permission.
** During his performance, Jacob pretends to be [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_the_Tiger a tiger who wants to sell cereal]].
** In TheStinger, the Story Samurai pay homage to Music/MichaelJackson by dancing in the halls.
* "The Principal's Office"
** Micah is a huge fan of ''[[{{WesternAnimation/Bluey}} Bluish]]'', and frequently disrupts Gregory's lessons with references to it. Gregory later figures out a way to deal with Micah's disruptions by putting pictures of Bluish and Bongo on the board and using them in a story problem to engage with him.
** Kirsten calls Janine "[[{{Literature/TheHobbit}} Bilbo Baggins]]" after greeting her at the door.
* In "Juice", Mr. Johnson prays to [[{{Franchise/SuperMarioBros}} the Mario Brothers]] to watch over the plumbers who'll have to fix Abbott's broken bathrooms.
* "Candy Zombies" have multiple references to various characters thanks to the kids dressing up in costumes.
** Several to the Marvel Comics and Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse; namely, Storm, Wanda Maximoff, Thanos and there are two students dressed as Thor and a Dora Milaje.
** When Baby Thanos is caught, he removes the foam gem from Mr. Johnson's forehead and Mr. Johnson screams, with the camera focusing on Melissa desperately reaching for him, referencing ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
** There are also several students dressed as Disney and Pixar characters such as [[Franchise/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]], [[Film/Aladdin2019 Aladdin and Jasmine]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Moana]], [[WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon Raya]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} Russell]] etc.
** Ava lends her Marylin Monroe costume which is based on her character from ''Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes'' to Janine.
** At the end, Mr. Johnson also reveals he's had a fake '20s style picture of him made a la ''Film/TheShining'' just to spook people.
* "Attack Ad"
** Tariq kept merchandise of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', and ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (among other interests) at the place he shared with his now ex-girlfriend.
** Jacob finds out about the commercial from a student talking about ''Anime/OnePunchMan''.
** Greggo knows that Janine's favorite movie is ''Film/{{Jumanji}}''.
* In "Egg Drop", Melissa mishears "The One with the Bitch Tattoo" as ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. She liked [[Literature/MillenniumSeries the book]] but thinks [[Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo2011 the movie]] was [[TakeThat "meh"]].
* In "Sick Day", Ava mistakes a child's drawing of her mother for ''Film/TheBabadook'' and turns down having to read "Literature/AmeliaBedelia".
* "Read-A-Thon"
** The principal compares the Holiday Hookah club to a Creator/DisneyChannel grinding fest.
** Barbara reveals that she always disliked [[{{Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus}} Ms. Frizzle]].
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* "Pilot"
** Miss Teagues' class dances to [[{{Creator/Pinkfong}} Baby Shark]] while she does away with their pee-stained carpet.
** Ava sings [[{{Music/WhitneyHouston}} I Believe the Children are our Future]] while walking away in victory.
* In "Light Bulb", the power switches for the school are labeled with "Boyz II Men" songs.
-->'''Jacob:''' It's ironic, because I'm "On Bended Knee".
* "Wishlist"
** Ava jokes about being the other [[Creator/AvaDuVernay famous Ava director.]]
** She then compares having to erase her Barbara video to be the same as {{Music/Beyonce}} being forced to delete Music/Lemonade2016.
* "Gifted Program"
** Ava mentions the film ''[[{{Film/OneHundredAndTwentySevenHours}} 127 Hours]]'' while talking with Jacob and then gives the okay for him and Janine to re-open their [[Film/XMenFilmSeries "mutant academy"]].
** Jacob compares himself to Creator/RobinWilliams as he leads the gifted program.
* In "Work Family", Jacob admits to loving ''Film/GreenBook'' despite its racist implications.
* "Step Class"
** Janine's step class is compared to ''Stomp the Yard'' and she herself is christened as ''Film/MajorPayne''.
** After Gregory defends himself saying he was "Born This Way", Jacob tells him not to slander [[{{Music/LadyGaga}} Lady Gaga's]] good name.
* "Open House"
** Taylor compares Janine's wardrobe to the late [[{{Creator/FredRogers}} Mr Rogers]].
** Ava sings ''[[{{Music/MaryJBlige}} Mary J. Blige's "I'm Going Down"]] in the last scene of the episode.
* "Zoo Balloon"
** Mr. Johnson enjoys watching ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' whenever Abbott has a major field trip. Later he compares his situation to ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' when he has to watch a group of kids who couldn't go with everyone.
** Barbara recounts a time [[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory a boy named August got lost in a chocolate river]].
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