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* Some of the passages Otho recites during the séance are lifted from Thomas Lovell Beddoes' poem "The Warning."
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* Betelgeuse is a big fan of TheExorcist.
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* In "Pest O' The West," Beej makes a speed painting he dubs the ''[[LeonardoDaVinci Mona Lydia]].''
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* Doubling with GeniusBonus, in "Forget-Me-Nuts," the heroes accompany Dr. Zigmund Void (himself a ShoutOut to SigmundFreud) into BJ's brain. The words "Bukowski Was Here" are scrawled on one of the cranium walls; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Charles Bukowski]] was a writer who was known, among other things, for his newspaper column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man."
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* Doubling with GeniusBonus, in "Forget-Me-Nuts," the heroes accompany Dr. Zigmund Void (himself a ShoutOut to SigmundFreud) into BJ's brain. The words "Bukowski Was Here" are scrawled on one of the cranium walls; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Charles Bukowski]] Creator/CharlesBukowski was a writer who was known, among other things, for his newspaper column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man."
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!! The film
Though not as many as the media spawned from it, the film has a few:
* The fly screams "[[Film/TheFly1958 Help me! Help meeeeeeeeee!]]" when trapped by Betelguese. The presence of Creator/GeenaDavis makes this an ActorAllusion.
* "[[Film/DirtyHarry Go ahead, make my millennium!]]"
* During the sequence where Adam and Barbara enter Juno's office and see her speaking to the recently deceased football team, a movie theater full of ghosts can be seen through Juno's office window. Two of those ghosts appear to be [[Film/TheBluesBrothers Jake and Elwood Blues]].
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Though not as many as the media spawned from it, the film has a few:
* The fly screams "[[Film/TheFly1958 Help me! Help meeeeeeeeee!]]" when trapped by Betelguese. The presence of Creator/GeenaDavis makes this an ActorAllusion.
* "[[Film/DirtyHarry Go ahead, make my millennium!]]"
* During the sequence where Adam and Barbara enter Juno's office and see her speaking to the recently deceased football team, a movie theater full of ghosts can be seen through Juno's office window. Two of those ghosts appear to be [[Film/TheBluesBrothers Jake and Elwood Blues]].
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* The character of Prince Vince is based on the title character from Tim Burton's stop-motion short ''Vincent''.
* The title of "How Green Was My Gallery" is a pun on ''Film/HowGreenWasMyValley'', although it has nothing to do with the plot.
* The title of "How Green Was My Gallery" is a pun on ''Film/HowGreenWasMyValley'', although it has nothing to do with the plot.
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* The character of Prince Vince is based on the title character from Tim Burton's stop-motion short ''Vincent''.
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* At the end of the ChristmasEpisode, Lydia quotes from ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
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* In "This Is Your Lice," Beetlejuice explains that he's the host, [[Series/ThePriceIsRight Bob Barfer]].
** The title of the story is a reference to an old show called ''This Is Your Life,'' in which the guest of honor would be visited by important people from their past.
* At the end of theChristmasEpisode, ChristmasEpisode "Get Me to the Church on Slime," Lydia quotes from ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
** The title of the story is a reference to an old show called ''This Is Your Life,'' in which the guest of honor would be visited by important people from their past.
* At the end of the
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!! The comic books
Being based on the cartoons, the comics naturally continue the tradition of offering shout-outs to other forms of media. These include:
* At the end of the ChristmasEpisode, Lydia quotes from ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
* The cover of the first Crimebusters issue makes a reference to "[[Film/TheUntouchables Elliot Mess and his Unwashables]]."
!! The comic books
Being based on the cartoons, the comics naturally continue the tradition of offering shout-outs to other forms of media. These include:
* At the end of the ChristmasEpisode, Lydia quotes from ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
* The cover of the first Crimebusters issue makes a reference to "[[Film/TheUntouchables Elliot Mess and his Unwashables]]."
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* In "Rotten Sports," there's a shower montage which is clearly an homage to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', except that Beetlejuice gets ''scrubbed'' rather than stabbed.
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* The television announcer seen in a number of episodes, such as during the Pranksgiving competition in "Snugglejuice," is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed parody of Howard Cosell.
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* The television sports announcer seen in a number of episodes, such as during the Pranksgiving competition in "Snugglejuice," is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed parody of [[Series/MondayNightFootball Howard Cosell.Cosell]].
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* In "To Beetle or Not to Beetle," when Romeo attempts to woo Lydia, Beetlejuice fends him off by donning a hockey mask and wielding a chainsaw, a la Jason in ''Franchise/FridayThe13th''.
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* In "To Beetle or Not to Beetle," when Romeo attempts to woo Lydia, Beetlejuice fends him off by donning a hockey mask and wielding a chainsaw, HockeyMaskAndChainsaw, a la Jason in ''Franchise/FridayThe13th''.[[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] and [[Franchise/TheTexasChainSawMassacre Leatherface]].
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** "The Chromazone" is ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' on PostModernism.
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** Also in the same episode, after BJ robs Prince John's accountant, he crafts a pool full of coins and goes swimming in the money like [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Uncle Scrooge]].
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* From "Super Zeroes":
-->'''Beetlejuice:''' (''as "Super Beetleman"'') As Creator/JackKirby is my witness, I'll never go arch-villainless again!
-->'''Beetlejuice:''' (''as "Super Beetleman"'') As Creator/JackKirby is my witness, I'll never go arch-villainless again!
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* In "Ghost Writer in the Sky," when Beetlejuice becomes famous for writing his (highly fictitious) memoirs, he's featured on ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyles_of_the_Rich_and_Famous Deathstyles of the Rich and Heinous]]'', hosted by Robin Mulch. Later in the episode, he's shown being given a [[UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize Pullet Surprise]] award.
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* The television announcer seen in a number of episodes, such as during the Pranksgiving competition in "Snugglejuice," is a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed parody of Howard Cosell.
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* In "Ship of Ghouls," the ocean liner on which Beetlejuice and Lydia take their cruise is called the ''[[Film/TheExorcist X. X. Orcist]].''
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* In "Ghost to Ghost," BJ and Lydia finally drive away Boris Todeoff by dressing up as a pair of film critics who are very obvious parodies of SiskelAndEbert.
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* In "The Birdbrain of Alcatraz," Beetlejuice gets sent to a prison run by a two-headed ghoul. The male half is called the Warden; the female half is called June Cleaver. "[[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Warden June Cleaver!]]"
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* In "To Beetle or Not to Beetle," when Romeo attempts to woo Lydia, Beetlejuice fends him off by donning a hockey mask and wielding a chainsaw, a la Jason in ''Franchise/FridayThe13th''.
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* A few episodes have BJ facing off with Germs Pondscum, an {{expy}} of JamesBond.
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* Doubling with GeniusBonus, in "Forget-Me-Not" the heroes accompany Dr. Zigmund Void (himself a ShoutOut to SigmundFreud) into BJ's brain. The words "Bukowski Was Here" are scrawled on one of the cranium walls; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Charles Bukowski]] was a writer who was known, among other things, for his newspaper column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man."
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* Doubling with GeniusBonus, in "Forget-Me-Not" "Forget-Me-Nuts," the heroes accompany Dr. Zigmund Void (himself a ShoutOut to SigmundFreud) into BJ's brain. The words "Bukowski Was Here" are scrawled on one of the cranium walls; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Charles Bukowski]] was a writer who was known, among other things, for his newspaper column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man."
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* In "Gold Rush Fever," Beetlejuice turns into a fly and buzzes around the chandelier, shrieking "[[Film/TheFly Help me! Help me!]]"
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** "Highs-Ghoul Confidential" is a spoof of ''Film/{{Carrie}}'', and the title is a pun on ''High School Confidential''.
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** "To Beetle or Not to Beetle" does the same with {{Shakespeare}}'s plays.
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* A few episodes have BJ facing off with Germs Pondscum, an {{expy}} of JamesBond.
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* In the episodes where he appears, Donny Juice (BJ's brother) is voiced to sound like televangelist Jimmy Swaggart.
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* "Robbin Juice of Sherweird Forest" borrows a lot of elements from ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', including the archery contest and several backgrounds.
** Also in the same episode, after BJ robs Prince John's accountant, he crafts a pool full of coins and goes swimming in the money like [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Uncle Scrooge]].
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** "Dragster of Doom" is partially a play on ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''.
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** "Highs-Ghoul Confidential" is a spoof of ''Film/{{Carrie}}'', and the title is a pun on ''Film/HighSchoolConfidential''.
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!!The animated series
The ''Beetlejuice'' cartoon relies heavily on {{Shout Out}}s and {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s. Among the former:
* While training for a fitness contest, Jacques - who is himself a shout out to Jack [=LaLanne=] - copies a scene out of the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' franchise.
* One of Beetlejuice's other neighbors is a tap-dancing spider named [[Creator/GingerRogers Ginger]].
* The Monster Across the Street resembles [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Gossamer]].
* The Prom Scene from the WholeEpisodeFlashback in "Highs-Ghoul Confidential" is a subtle one to Stephen King's ''Film/{{Carrie}}'', minus the bucket of pigs' blood.
* In "Pest O' The West," Beej makes a speed painting he dubs the ''[[LeonardoDaVinci Mona Lydia]].''
* Doubling with GeniusBonus, in "Forget-Me-Not" the heroes accompany Dr. Zigmund Void (himself a ShoutOut to SigmundFreud) into BJ's brain. The words "Bukowski Was Here" are scrawled on one of the cranium walls; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Charles Bukowski]] was a writer who was known, among other things, for his newspaper column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man."
* Several episodes are {{Whole Plot Reference}}s to other TV shows, books, and films:
** "Brinkadoom" is this to ''Theater/{{Brigadoon}}''.
** "Uncle B.J.'s Roadhouse" is a spoof on ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse''.
** "The Unnatural" borrows heavily from ''Film/TheNatural''.
** "Journey to the Center of the Neitherworld" plays with the creations of Creator/JulesVerne.
** "Mr. Beetlejuice Goes to Town" riffs on ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington''.
** "Dr. Beetle and Mr. Juice" is, naturally, a pun on ''Literature/DrJekyllAndMrHyde''.
** "Moby-Richard" deliberately invokes ''Literature/MobyDick'' for its plot.
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The ''Beetlejuice'' cartoon relies heavily on {{Shout Out}}s and {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s. Among the former:
* While training for a fitness contest, Jacques - who is himself a shout out to Jack [=LaLanne=] - copies a scene out of the ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' franchise.
* One of Beetlejuice's other neighbors is a tap-dancing spider named [[Creator/GingerRogers Ginger]].
* The Monster Across the Street resembles [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Gossamer]].
* The Prom Scene from the WholeEpisodeFlashback in "Highs-Ghoul Confidential" is a subtle one to Stephen King's ''Film/{{Carrie}}'', minus the bucket of pigs' blood.
* In "Pest O' The West," Beej makes a speed painting he dubs the ''[[LeonardoDaVinci Mona Lydia]].''
* Doubling with GeniusBonus, in "Forget-Me-Not" the heroes accompany Dr. Zigmund Void (himself a ShoutOut to SigmundFreud) into BJ's brain. The words "Bukowski Was Here" are scrawled on one of the cranium walls; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski Charles Bukowski]] was a writer who was known, among other things, for his newspaper column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man."
* Several episodes are {{Whole Plot Reference}}s to other TV shows, books, and films:
** "Brinkadoom" is this to ''Theater/{{Brigadoon}}''.
** "Uncle B.J.'s Roadhouse" is a spoof on ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse''.
** "The Unnatural" borrows heavily from ''Film/TheNatural''.
** "Journey to the Center of the Neitherworld" plays with the creations of Creator/JulesVerne.
** "Mr. Beetlejuice Goes to Town" riffs on ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington''.
** "Dr. Beetle and Mr. Juice" is, naturally, a pun on ''Literature/DrJekyllAndMrHyde''.
** "Moby-Richard" deliberately invokes ''Literature/MobyDick'' for its plot.
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