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* In "The Dinosaur", the government has a crate that contains "[[Franchise/SpiderMan someone who shouldn't exist, he's half spider, half man, and he fights crime]]."
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* In "The Dinosaur", the government has a crate that contains "[[Franchise/SpiderMan "[[ComicBook/SpiderMan someone who shouldn't exist, he's half spider, half man, and he fights crime]]."
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** The missing dog poster handed by the small boy. Not only does the dog look suspiciously like ''Animation/{{Reksio}}'', it's even named Rex.
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* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in ''Film/QuickChange'', albeit with swapped patterns.
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* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in ''Film/QuickChange'', albeit with patterns swapped patterns.on the coat and pants.
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* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in ''Film/{{QuickChange}}'', albiet with swapped patterns.
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* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in ''Film/{{QuickChange}}'', albiet ''Film/QuickChange'', albeit with swapped patterns.
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* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in "[[Film/{{QuickChange}}]]", albiet with swapped patterns.
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* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in "[[Film/{{QuickChange}}]]", ''Film/{{QuickChange}}'', albiet with swapped patterns.
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* In "The Dinosaur", the government have a crate that contains "[[Franchise/SpiderMan someone who shouldn't exist, he's half spider, half man, and he fights crime]]."
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* In "The Dinosaur", the government have has a crate that contains "[[Franchise/SpiderMan someone who shouldn't exist, he's half spider, half man, and he fights crime]]."
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** Possibly unintentional but one of Dan's main weapons in the robot battle was his units own torn-off arm, similar to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''.
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** Possibly unintentional but one of Dan's main weapons in the robot battle was his units own unit's torn-off arm, similar to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''.
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* The entirety of "Ye Olde Shakespeare Dinner Theatre" is one big ShoutOutToShakespeare.
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* The entirety of "Ye Olde Shakespeare Dinner Theatre" is one big ShoutOutToShakespeare.ShoutOutToShakespeare.
* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in "[[Film/{{QuickChange}}]]", albiet with swapped patterns.
* In "The Bank", Chris wears a clown costume that resembles a similar one used by Grimm in "[[Film/{{QuickChange}}]]", albiet with swapped patterns.
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* A similar version of Quincy Jones' ''Series/{{Ironside 1967}}'' plays during Elise's fight with the android in "Technology".
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* A similar version of Quincy Jones' Music/QuincyJones' ''Series/{{Ironside 1967}}'' plays during Elise's fight with the android in "Technology".
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* Dan has a poster of Music/TheRamones in his apartment. (Though, sometime in the second season, it's replaced by a poster for a fictional band with a suspiciously similar logo.)
* Chris and Elise have ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' lampshades in their room.
* After Chris runs over a road runner in "New Mexico", Dan is pretty sure that it's [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner THE Road Runner]]. Also, there's also a blue screen of death on the librarian's computer in the beginning.
* When Dan is puppeteering an unconscious Chris to buy explosives, he says [[Series/ILoveLucy "I've got some 'sploding to do!"]]
* The comic book store in "Canada" has posters of ComicBook/SpiderMan and ComicBook/ScottPilgrim in the window.
** Dan explains his thing about arson by simply claiming that fire is "The Cleanser", in reference to a particularly funny chalkboard gag from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* In "The Beach", while looking for the free toy in his cereal, Dan asks "[[Film/{{Se7en}} What's in the box! What's in the bo-ox!]]". Also, the theme and the attacking of Dan's boat when they release the aquarium shark into the ocean is pretty much a homage to ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
* A similar version of Quincy Jones' ''Series/{{Ironside 1967}}'' plays during Elise's fight with the android in "Technology".
** Puppet versions of Dan and Chris are named [[Series/{{Supernatural}} "Dean" and "Moose"]], respectively.
* In "The Fancy Restaurant", a family named Dufresne is kidnapped, which is a reference to a Creator/MitchHedberg routine.
* In "The Family Camping Trip", Dan mentions ''[[WesternAnimation/SlackerCats Slasher Cats]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/EekTheCat Eek! The Murderer]]'' as movies featured at the horror festival.
* In "The Gym", Chris and Elise's "Come work out with us, Dan" is eerily similar to a certain pair of twins who said [[Film/TheShining "Come play with us, Danny."]]
* "Burgerphile" has two employees named Mac and Carl, likely references to real-life fast food franchises UsefulNotes/McDonalds and Carl's, Jr.
** Hortense's Burgerphile uniform is very similar to that of Hooters waitresses, save for the oversized burger-shaped hat.
** Jeff states that employees are to toss out the burgers when they get that 'rancid rainbow', which my be a reference to an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.
* In "The Lemonade Stand Gang", Dan quotes [[Film/ThePrincessBride "inconceivable!"]].
* In "Ye Olde Shakespeare Dinner Theatre", Dan [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera sneaks around a theatre while wearing a cape and white mask covering only part of his face]]. The mask also has a large nose, referencing ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac''.
* In "Baseball", Dan and Chris disguise themselves as bat boys to elude security, but Dan actually dresses in a mask and cape.
--->'''Dan:''' [[Film/Batman1989 I'm Batboy!]]
* "The Salvation Armed Forces" has one to ''Film/TheProfessional''.
--->'''Dan:''' Gather the troops. We attack in two hours.
--->'''Crunchy:''' What troops?
--->'''Dan:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVVV-REEE-OOOOONNNNEEE!]]
* In "The Magician", as Dan plots how to break into the Magic Manor, he refers to the building as the [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Sanctum Sanctorum]].
* In "The Monster Under the Bed", Chris makes reference to a monster called Ugrigoth of the Website/DeviantArt.
** When we finally get a good look at the monster under the bed, it's drawn in an imitation of [[{{Comicbook/Hellboy}} Mike Mignola]]'s art style.
* In "Golf", the pet store is called [[Music/EltonJohn Bennie and the Pets]].
* In "The Gym", Chris claims the new diet he's on consists of [[Series/That70sShow "food that food eats"]].
* In "The Dinosaur", the government have a crate that contains "[[Franchise/SpiderMan someone who shouldn't exist, he's half spider, half man, and he fights crime]]."
** [[Film/JurassicPark "SHOOT HER! SHOOT HER!"]] (of course you couldn't expect an episode with a dinosaur to ''not'' have some sort of reference like that).
** After the feed on the [=TVs=] behind Elise cuts out in "The Dinosaur", the "Breaking News" logo is written in a [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid distinctive font]].
* In "The Telemarketer", after Dan breaks into Chris and Elise's living room, he starts watching ''Series/TheHauntingHour'' on their TV.
* An instrumental song that sounds a lot like [[Film/RockyIII "Eye of the Tiger" shows up in training montages]], both in "Dancing" and "The Mechanic".
* In "Gigundo-Mart", Dan calls Chris [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bulkhead]].
** In reference to the great deals the store has, there's this one:
--->'''Chris:''' [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} ...Psychiatric help... five cents, the doctor is in...]]
* In "Anger Management", the meditation chant is "[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie Ba weep granna weep nini bong]]."
** Chris' anger management workbook is called "[[Film/{{Psycho}} We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes]]".
* In "The Mummy", one of the Neanderthal models at the museum is clearly [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] with a beard.
* In "The Mechanic", when Dan has to fight in a robot made from his car, he mentions all the [[Film/RobotJox B-grade movies involved with giant robots was actual training]].
** Possibly unintentional but one of Dan's main weapons in the robot battle was his units own torn-off arm, similar to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''.
* In "The Family Cruise", Dan uses the phrase "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Make it so, Number Two]]."
* In "Summer Camp", after Dan and Chris escape from the gate, one of the boys calls "[[Film/RedDawn1984 Avenge me, boys! Avenge me!]]"
* The entirety of "Ye Olde Shakespeare Dinner Theatre" is one big ShoutOutToShakespeare.
* Chris and Elise have ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' lampshades in their room.
* After Chris runs over a road runner in "New Mexico", Dan is pretty sure that it's [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner THE Road Runner]]. Also, there's also a blue screen of death on the librarian's computer in the beginning.
* When Dan is puppeteering an unconscious Chris to buy explosives, he says [[Series/ILoveLucy "I've got some 'sploding to do!"]]
* The comic book store in "Canada" has posters of ComicBook/SpiderMan and ComicBook/ScottPilgrim in the window.
** Dan explains his thing about arson by simply claiming that fire is "The Cleanser", in reference to a particularly funny chalkboard gag from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* In "The Beach", while looking for the free toy in his cereal, Dan asks "[[Film/{{Se7en}} What's in the box! What's in the bo-ox!]]". Also, the theme and the attacking of Dan's boat when they release the aquarium shark into the ocean is pretty much a homage to ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.
* A similar version of Quincy Jones' ''Series/{{Ironside 1967}}'' plays during Elise's fight with the android in "Technology".
** Puppet versions of Dan and Chris are named [[Series/{{Supernatural}} "Dean" and "Moose"]], respectively.
* In "The Fancy Restaurant", a family named Dufresne is kidnapped, which is a reference to a Creator/MitchHedberg routine.
* In "The Family Camping Trip", Dan mentions ''[[WesternAnimation/SlackerCats Slasher Cats]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/EekTheCat Eek! The Murderer]]'' as movies featured at the horror festival.
* In "The Gym", Chris and Elise's "Come work out with us, Dan" is eerily similar to a certain pair of twins who said [[Film/TheShining "Come play with us, Danny."]]
* "Burgerphile" has two employees named Mac and Carl, likely references to real-life fast food franchises UsefulNotes/McDonalds and Carl's, Jr.
** Hortense's Burgerphile uniform is very similar to that of Hooters waitresses, save for the oversized burger-shaped hat.
** Jeff states that employees are to toss out the burgers when they get that 'rancid rainbow', which my be a reference to an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.
* In "The Lemonade Stand Gang", Dan quotes [[Film/ThePrincessBride "inconceivable!"]].
* In "Ye Olde Shakespeare Dinner Theatre", Dan [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera sneaks around a theatre while wearing a cape and white mask covering only part of his face]]. The mask also has a large nose, referencing ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac''.
* In "Baseball", Dan and Chris disguise themselves as bat boys to elude security, but Dan actually dresses in a mask and cape.
--->'''Dan:''' [[Film/Batman1989 I'm Batboy!]]
* "The Salvation Armed Forces" has one to ''Film/TheProfessional''.
--->'''Dan:''' Gather the troops. We attack in two hours.
--->'''Crunchy:''' What troops?
--->'''Dan:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVVV-REEE-OOOOONNNNEEE!]]
* In "The Magician", as Dan plots how to break into the Magic Manor, he refers to the building as the [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Sanctum Sanctorum]].
* In "The Monster Under the Bed", Chris makes reference to a monster called Ugrigoth of the Website/DeviantArt.
** When we finally get a good look at the monster under the bed, it's drawn in an imitation of [[{{Comicbook/Hellboy}} Mike Mignola]]'s art style.
* In "Golf", the pet store is called [[Music/EltonJohn Bennie and the Pets]].
* In "The Gym", Chris claims the new diet he's on consists of [[Series/That70sShow "food that food eats"]].
* In "The Dinosaur", the government have a crate that contains "[[Franchise/SpiderMan someone who shouldn't exist, he's half spider, half man, and he fights crime]]."
** [[Film/JurassicPark "SHOOT HER! SHOOT HER!"]] (of course you couldn't expect an episode with a dinosaur to ''not'' have some sort of reference like that).
** After the feed on the [=TVs=] behind Elise cuts out in "The Dinosaur", the "Breaking News" logo is written in a [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid distinctive font]].
* In "The Telemarketer", after Dan breaks into Chris and Elise's living room, he starts watching ''Series/TheHauntingHour'' on their TV.
* An instrumental song that sounds a lot like [[Film/RockyIII "Eye of the Tiger" shows up in training montages]], both in "Dancing" and "The Mechanic".
* In "Gigundo-Mart", Dan calls Chris [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bulkhead]].
** In reference to the great deals the store has, there's this one:
--->'''Chris:''' [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} ...Psychiatric help... five cents, the doctor is in...]]
* In "Anger Management", the meditation chant is "[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie Ba weep granna weep nini bong]]."
** Chris' anger management workbook is called "[[Film/{{Psycho}} We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes]]".
* In "The Mummy", one of the Neanderthal models at the museum is clearly [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] with a beard.
* In "The Mechanic", when Dan has to fight in a robot made from his car, he mentions all the [[Film/RobotJox B-grade movies involved with giant robots was actual training]].
** Possibly unintentional but one of Dan's main weapons in the robot battle was his units own torn-off arm, similar to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''.
* In "The Family Cruise", Dan uses the phrase "[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Make it so, Number Two]]."
* In "Summer Camp", after Dan and Chris escape from the gate, one of the boys calls "[[Film/RedDawn1984 Avenge me, boys! Avenge me!]]"
* The entirety of "Ye Olde Shakespeare Dinner Theatre" is one big ShoutOutToShakespeare.
