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** Spike's story is a mash-up of elements from JamesBond, BurnNotice, and TheEmperorsNewGroove.
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** Chapter 16 was [[InMemoriam dedicated]] to MichaelJackson, and as such, includes a parody of his famous ''Thriller''.
** Chapter 21 starts with the four Eds watching {{Wrestling/WWE}} Summerslam, which made them decide to create their own wrestling company.
** Chapter 21 starts with the four Eds watching {{Wrestling/WWE}} Summerslam, which made them decide to create their own wrestling company.
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* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7614248/1/The-Ed-Of-The-World The Ed Of The World]]'': Ed's theory of the moon getting out of orbit and striking Earth may be a reference to ''TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', though it may be just a coincidence.
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* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821436/1/Ed-Edd-Eddy-n-Edna Ed, Edd, Eddy n Edna]]'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[MadnessMantra Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[MemeticMutation [[RuleOfThree Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[OverlyLongGag Can't sleep, clowns will eat me."]]
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* ''FanFic/Pattycakes'': The beginning of ''Part One'' is one of ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'', which also began with Dash having a good day.
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* ''FanFic/Pattycakes'': ''{{FanFic/Pattycakes}}'': The beginning of ''Part One'' is one of ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'', which also began with Dash having a good day.
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* ''FanFic/TheNon-Bronyverse'': TD's lectures to the [[FunWithAcronyms DORKS]] on the history of the Human race are entirely composed of references to everything from ''Film/StarWars'' to ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''.
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* ''FanFic/TheNon-Bronyverse'': ''{{FanFic/The Non-Bronyverse}}'': TD's lectures to the [[FunWithAcronyms DORKS]] on the history of the Human race are entirely composed of references to everything from ''Film/StarWars'' to ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''.
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* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821436/1/Ed-Edd-Eddy-n-Edna Ed, Edd, Eddy n Edna]]'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[MadnessMantra Can't sleep, clowns will eat me,]] [[MemeticMutation Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, me,]] [[OverlyLongGag Can't sleep, clowns will eat me."]]
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* ''Fanfic/MyLittleCastlevania'': The author was really going for one or two Shout Outs per chapter, and it shows:
** [[Literature/{{Cujo}} A small child is attacked by a St. Bernard that used to be such a sweet dog.]]
** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda “It’s a secret to everypony.”]]
** Several lines are actually lyrics from different songs, ranging from [[TheEagles Hotel California]] to [[MichaelJackson Thriller]].
** A lot of Rose’s scenes have shout-outs to ''Fanfic/EyesWithoutAFace'', the author’s [[AuthorAppeal admitted most favorite MLP fanfic.]]
** [[Film/IronMan "Are they in a cave, WITH a box of scraps?"]]
** The words Twilight must say to a magic book in order to look up its contents? [[ArmyOfDarkness "Klatuu Verata Nikto."]]
** Twilight at one point mentions World 8 of ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mare Sisters]]'' to describe [[ThatOneLevel doing something that's really hard.]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians'': In keeping with his canon status as a PopCulturedBadass, Dresden tosses lots of references into his dialogue and narration.
** Pinkie Pie will occasionally get in on the act, such as calling Discord [[Franchise/StarTrek Q]].
** One chapter name is "Single Rainbow All The Way Across The Sky".
** "Princess Celestia" eats a banana while subjecting [[spoiler: Fancypants]] to exile. This is a possible reference to the popular fan-animation FriendshipIsMagicBitch.
** "If we made a deal, it was just a matter of time before the Nickleheads’ [[Series/{{Firefly}} sudden but inevitable betrayal.]]"
** "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice … been fooled, [[Music/TheWho won’t get fooled again.]]"
** [[Creator/MontyPython “Give up the whole demon thing and take up lumberjacking – I’ve heard it’s a pretty lucrative career. Plus, you get to dress up in women’s clothing and hang around in bars.”]]
** [[Literature/AnimalFarm Four legs good, two legs better.]]
** [[Film/BackToTheFuture one-point-twenty-one jiggawatts]]
** [[Literature/HarryPotter Well, unless it was one of those evil magical journals that was really serving as a container for the soul of a legendary dark wizard. Wizards named Harry have a bit of a bad record with those.]]
** [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} “Since almost everypony thinks you’re dead, you should sing a song about how you’re still alive!" ... When she was a couple lines in and fully occupied with a strange little song about how she considered this a triumph and was making a note about how big a success it was...]]
** The Gatekeeper says that there's a "young and impetuous" Warden called Jenkins; Pinkie asks if he's [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Leeroy]], to which Rashid says that he's [[Franchise/MassEffect Richard.]]
*** “Ah, yes, ‘settling disagreements.’ I thought we had dismissed that claim.”
** “Yes, well sometimes we have to use what tools are at our disposal, not the ones we want."
** [[LooneyTunes “Be vewy, vewy quiet, .... “I’m hunting wabbit.”]]
** [[Film/{{Terminator}} “Doesn’t anyone watch the good old classics anymore?” I put on a very bad imitation of an Austrian accent. “‘I’ll be back.’ ‘Hasta la vista, baby.’ Anyone?”]]
** [[CSIMiami “Looks like Discord,” I paused for dramatic effect, “...just got stoned.” For some reason, that prompted Pinkie to scream "Yeeeeaaah!" and put on a pair of sunglasses.]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittlePonyVs'': One of the mannequins animated by Esmeraude during the shopping mall fight does a brief [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] impression.
* ''FanFic/MystarasLittlePoniesFriendshipIsAdventuring'': A big one to PhineasAndFerb. {{Exp|y}}ies of Dr. Doofensmirtz, Vanessa, and Perry the Platypus appear during a dance party.
** The Ghostly Gang, [[PacMan two of which were Bonnie and Clyde, were forced to retire after being chased around a maze by a giant yellow beholder. Afterwards, they had 3 daughters who they named Inky, Blinky and Pinkie.]]
** [[Literature/{{Cujo}} A small child is attacked by a St. Bernard that used to be such a sweet dog.]]
** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda “It’s a secret to everypony.”]]
** Several lines are actually lyrics from different songs, ranging from [[TheEagles Hotel California]] to [[MichaelJackson Thriller]].
** A lot of Rose’s scenes have shout-outs to ''Fanfic/EyesWithoutAFace'', the author’s [[AuthorAppeal admitted most favorite MLP fanfic.]]
** [[Film/IronMan "Are they in a cave, WITH a box of scraps?"]]
** The words Twilight must say to a magic book in order to look up its contents? [[ArmyOfDarkness "Klatuu Verata Nikto."]]
** Twilight at one point mentions World 8 of ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mare Sisters]]'' to describe [[ThatOneLevel doing something that's really hard.]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians'': In keeping with his canon status as a PopCulturedBadass, Dresden tosses lots of references into his dialogue and narration.
** Pinkie Pie will occasionally get in on the act, such as calling Discord [[Franchise/StarTrek Q]].
** One chapter name is "Single Rainbow All The Way Across The Sky".
** "Princess Celestia" eats a banana while subjecting [[spoiler: Fancypants]] to exile. This is a possible reference to the popular fan-animation FriendshipIsMagicBitch.
** "If we made a deal, it was just a matter of time before the Nickleheads’ [[Series/{{Firefly}} sudden but inevitable betrayal.]]"
** "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice … been fooled, [[Music/TheWho won’t get fooled again.]]"
** [[Creator/MontyPython “Give up the whole demon thing and take up lumberjacking – I’ve heard it’s a pretty lucrative career. Plus, you get to dress up in women’s clothing and hang around in bars.”]]
** [[Literature/AnimalFarm Four legs good, two legs better.]]
** [[Film/BackToTheFuture one-point-twenty-one jiggawatts]]
** [[Literature/HarryPotter Well, unless it was one of those evil magical journals that was really serving as a container for the soul of a legendary dark wizard. Wizards named Harry have a bit of a bad record with those.]]
** [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} “Since almost everypony thinks you’re dead, you should sing a song about how you’re still alive!" ... When she was a couple lines in and fully occupied with a strange little song about how she considered this a triumph and was making a note about how big a success it was...]]
** The Gatekeeper says that there's a "young and impetuous" Warden called Jenkins; Pinkie asks if he's [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Leeroy]], to which Rashid says that he's [[Franchise/MassEffect Richard.]]
*** “Ah, yes, ‘settling disagreements.’ I thought we had dismissed that claim.”
** “Yes, well sometimes we have to use what tools are at our disposal, not the ones we want."
** [[LooneyTunes “Be vewy, vewy quiet, .... “I’m hunting wabbit.”]]
** [[Film/{{Terminator}} “Doesn’t anyone watch the good old classics anymore?” I put on a very bad imitation of an Austrian accent. “‘I’ll be back.’ ‘Hasta la vista, baby.’ Anyone?”]]
** [[CSIMiami “Looks like Discord,” I paused for dramatic effect, “...just got stoned.” For some reason, that prompted Pinkie to scream "Yeeeeaaah!" and put on a pair of sunglasses.]]
* ''Fanfic/MyLittlePonyVs'': One of the mannequins animated by Esmeraude during the shopping mall fight does a brief [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] impression.
* ''FanFic/MystarasLittlePoniesFriendshipIsAdventuring'': A big one to PhineasAndFerb. {{Exp|y}}ies of Dr. Doofensmirtz, Vanessa, and Perry the Platypus appear during a dance party.
** The Ghostly Gang, [[PacMan two of which were Bonnie and Clyde, were forced to retire after being chased around a maze by a giant yellow beholder. Afterwards, they had 3 daughters who they named Inky, Blinky and Pinkie.]]
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* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821436/1/Ed-Edd-Eddy-n-Edna Ed, Edd, Eddy n Edna]]'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, Can't sleep, clowns will eat me."]]
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4821436/1/Ed-Edd-Eddy-n-Edna Ed, Edd, Eddy n Edna]]'': [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, Can't sleep, clowns will eat me, Can't sleep, clowns will eat me."]]
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* ''Fanfic/AHairyProblem'':
** A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''
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* ''Fanfic/AHairyProblem'':
**''Fanfic/AHairyProblem'': A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''Girl]]''.
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* ''FanFic/InnerDemons'':
** Queen!Twilight's [[CompellingVoice mind control spell]] is very similar to a [[CodeGeass Geass]]. In fact, her statement when shutting down Cadence's magic -- "Never use magic again!" -- is very similar to Lelouch's "Never speak again!" moment with Mao. Lezard even refers to this ability as "the Power of the Queen", and his explanation of how it works sounds very similar to the mechanics of Lelouch's Geass.
** Queen!Twilight's [[CompellingVoice mind control spell]] is very similar to a [[CodeGeass Geass]]. In fact, her statement when shutting down Cadence's magic -- "Never use magic again!" -- is very similar to Lelouch's "Never speak again!" moment with Mao. Lezard even refers to this ability as "the Power of the Queen", and his explanation of how it works sounds very similar to the mechanics of Lelouch's Geass.
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**''FanFic/InnerDemons'': Queen!Twilight's [[CompellingVoice mind control spell]] is very similar to a [[CodeGeass Geass]]. In fact, her statement when shutting down Cadence's magic -- "Never use magic again!" -- is very similar to Lelouch's "Never speak again!" moment with Mao. Lezard even refers to this ability as "the Power of the Queen", and his explanation of how it works sounds very similar to the mechanics of Lelouch's Geass.
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** [[JeffDunham "Once you go Purple, you never go back!"]]
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* ''FanFic/MyLittleMagesTheNightmaresReturn'': To Creator/LaurenFaust's other works; the first mages were apparently the WesternAnimation/PowerpuffGirls, and the first Church of Faust was founded by [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Mac and Bloo]].
** In chapter one, when Twilight complains about having to use the ''Charon'', Celestia suggests the ''[[GilligansIsland Minnow]]''. Twilight changes her mind.
** Pinkie Pie mentions that Magiville's haunted house was actually just [[ScoobyDoo Old Man Jenkins in a bedsheet.]]
** Twilight uses [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven's]] incantation in one chapter.
** "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Honk honk, mother hubbard!]]"
** During [[spoiler:Pinkie's fight with the Grand Master, she uppercuts him while shouting something that sounds like '[[StreetFighter Shower You Can]]'.]]
* ''FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn'': Frequent, to the point of near-{{Plagiarism}}. The scene of the Grand Ruler dancing and doing hopscotch is inspired by a sketch from ''TodaysSpecial''.
** Replacement villain Serpent-Terror was named after a mecha from ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' before the author changed his name to Serpent-Tyrant.
** The general plot of Titan's return and the way the heroes face him of shows parallels to the first episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
** Inquirius is named after the species/homeplanet of the unnerving mentor of ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo''.
** The author admitted that the Uniforce is inspired from another DeusExMachina from ''{{Medabots}}'', combined with [[Anime/YuGiOh Exodia's power]].
** The Uniforce is basically [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the Triforce]].
** Most of the songs were lifted from other sources, including TodaysSpecial and ShiningTimeStation. He does cite where they came from, narrowly avoiding {{Plagiarism}}.
** The sequence in the third fanfic where the team goes to "Brogan" is heavily inspired by the Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers movie.
* ''FanFic/TheNon-Bronyverse'': TD's lectures to the [[FunWithAcronyms DORKS]] on the history of the Human race are entirely composed of references to everything from ''Film/StarWars'' to ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''.
** During TD's shift at Sugarcube Corner, [[Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}} Pinkie gives him a cupcake before leading him down to the basement where he collapses]]. It turns out to be a hay allergy.
** [[Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony Cloud Kicker]] appears at the Gala in her EthicalSlut mode.
** TD mentions that he's from "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeley,_Colorado a backwater town]] that has been so cleverly dubbed [[SouthPark 'The Opposite of Hawaii' by a certain popular cutout animation show.]]"
* ''FanFic/OfMaresAndMagic'': Sprinkled throughout, including;
** [[spoiler:Sea Pony Lyra makes an appearance.]]
** [[spoiler:At one point, Trixie ends up heading into the Everfree Forest to find the CMC, and stumbles upon [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks a certain village]].]]
* ''FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow'': Pinkie Pie suggests space as the Mane 6 hiding spot. For a moment, she turns into [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} the Space Core]] whilst doing so.
** Rainbow Dash's new trick is the "Double Rainboom".
** There are also a few allusions to fandom memes, such as Rainbow Dash getting a [[SomethingElseAlsoRises wingboner]] on seeing [[ShipTease Berry Bubble]].
** An interesting one, but Applejack refers to a certain tan pony as [[Fanfic/TimeLordsAndTerror "the Professor"]].
*** [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Also, PKE energy is mentioned]].
*** Later, ''AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAdventures'' short: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEQzEizgSY ''Doctor Whooves In: Crossed Wires'']], the female counterpart to the Doctor is called "The Professor." ''On A Cross And Arrow'' was noted as one of the influences in the short's creation, per WordOfGod.
** Speaking of fan fic nods, Twilight mentions a universe where [[FanFic/AWorldWithoutRainbows Rainbow Dash DIDN'T pull off the Sonic Rainboom]] while explaining the concept of alternate universes to her friends.
** Twilight remarks at one point that Rarity's powers of observation would have made her a great detective, a possible reference to the SherlockHolmes FusionFic [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-study-in-rainbows.html A Study in Rainbows]].
** "Well, speak o' [[MyLittlePonyTheMovie th' smooze]]."
* ''Fanfic/OnAWhisperOfWind'': A magician named [[GenderFlip Presto]]? Seems [[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons familiar]]...
* ''FanFic/OurFirstSteps'': Apart from shout outs to movies like ''TheRightStuff'' and ''Anime/WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce'', there are numerous allusions to various works on the subject and to the American and Soviet space programs.
* ''FanFic/ThePartyNeverEnded'': Star Catcher is the name of a G3 pegasus pony.
** Rainbow Dash mentions the "Swayback Mountains" at one point. This is a nod to a previous Applejack/Rarity fan fic Butterscotch Sundae wrote.
** Chapter 11 opens up with what can only be described as a TakeThat parody of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', and later, ''Rocket To Insanity''. [[spoiler:Made awesome by the fact that it's Nightmare's MindRape...which Pinkie subverts by ''lucid dreaming''.]]
* ''FanFic/PagesOfHarmony'': During Rainbow Dash's {{Mind Rape}} torture, [[spoiler:the story slightly mentions both ''FanFic/RainbowFactory'' and ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'', two other well-known gorefics. While Cupcakes is only slightly alluded to with Pinkie in one of Rainbow's MindRape visions threatening to hack her wings off, the Rainbow Factory mention is quite blatant... and it makes everything much worse]].
** In a non-MLP example, Pinkie's gesture language and Rainbow Dash's interpretation of it is an reference to Literature/HarounAndTheSeaOfStories, when Mudra the Shadow Warrior communicates to the Storyteller Rashid in this manner.
* ''FanFic/PartyOfNone'': A reference to ''{{Fanfic/Cupcakes}}'' is made when Rainbow Dash is hesitant to accept a cake from Pinkie Pie, fearing it may have been drugged or poisoned. [[spoiler:It’s safe, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking but Pinkie thinks it’s her worst batch ever]]]].
* ''FanFic/PastSins'': At the end of chapter 13, Pinkie Pie's saying "Who's going to make the cake when I'm gone?" is a shout out to one of [=GLaDOS=]'s lines near the end of the original VideoGame/{{Portal}}.
** In chapter 18, [[spoiler: Nyx/Nightmare Moon deals with a [[TheUsualAdversaries scorpio]] by [[SuperMario64 grabbing its tail, swinging it in circles, and throwing it]] towards the Everfree Forest]].
* ''FanFic/Pattycakes'': The beginning of ''Part One'' is one of ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'', which also began with Dash having a good day.
** Dash falls under the effects of Instant Sedation and wakes up tied to a table.
** Fluttershy calls for Pinkie to bring cupcakes in one ending of ''Part Two''.
** The song Fluttershy sings is based directly off [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} Want You Gone]].
** The foalmula is described as [[PrincessBride odorless, colorless, and tasteless]].
* ''Fanfic/PinkPersonalHellAndAlteringFate'': The style of narrative is a ShoutOut to ''HardBoiledWonderlandAndTheEndOfTheWorld'' by HarukiMurakami. The term "Altering Fate" is a shout-out to VisionOfEscaflowne.
** The ''Escaflowne'' shout-outs continue when he assumes [[AxCrazy Dilandau]] is going to tackle him.
** Pinkie Pie says "Laughter is the very best medicine". Dominic responds with, [[WeirdAlYankovic "I'll remember that when my appendix bursts next week."]]
** [[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} Must...control...fist of death]].
** Gummy's biting onto Dominic is a ShoutOut to ''FoxTrot'', specifically the part where he tells Gummy to let go and then Gummy simply substitutes his finger for his nose.
* ''Fanfic/ThePowersOfHarmony'': When Blair enters Luna's room at the beginning of the story, he sees she has an [[Fanfic/{{Progress}} abacus]].
** Rarity's morning activities in Chapter 7 include a reference to Lyra's endeavors in ''FanFic/BackgroundPony.''
-->"Rarity worked all throughout the morning, only stopping briefly to enchant a soundstone for a mint-green unicorn wearing a gray hoodie. After finishing that, she continued to work on the necklace."
** Celestia's response to whether she'd taught Twilight any offensive magic in Chapter 17 is a nod to ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame.'' Also a bit of a TakeThat to the plot.
-->““If she does, she didn’t learn it from me.” Celestia adjusted one last feather and looked up at Luna. “We covered a few theories on why certain spells have been declared forbidden, but it’s not like I was prepping her for war. The next thing I’m going to hear you say is that I was secretly turning her into a brilliant military strategist so that she’d rise up and become the ultimate weapon.”
-->Luna rolled her eyes. “Now that’s just absurd.”
** "Rarity" asks Grovi about an artifact from ''FanFic/TheFlightOfTheAlicorn'' while they're walking into Canterlot Castle in Chapter 21, and an airship by the name of 'Fancy Free' is seen from a distance in Chapter 27.
--> "Is it true that Princess Celestia keeps the Heavenstone from the Pre-Discordian Era in the Royal Vaults?"
** Blair responds to Piro's needling about [[spoiler: Libra's actions]] in Chapter 25 with a line similar to one uttered by Gordon in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'':
-->"Celestia forbid you actually have to make a hard decision by yourself, Piro. Be grateful you've somepony to plunge their hooves into the filth for you."
** Norric grew up in [[FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor Gildesdale]].
** Zemblani and Elo's pre-duel banter in Chapter 19 references the famous exchange between [[Literature/{{PeterPan}} Peter Pan and Captain Hook]]:
--->“I suppose we can do this your way, [[spoiler: little clone]],” Zemblani said. "Prepare to meet 'thy' doom!"
--->“Dark and sinister mare,” Elo answered. “Have at thee.”
*** Speaking of Elo, he was the result of an affair between members of rival families [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Mont'hequ and Gallopulet]].
** Applejack's group visits the town of [[Series/DoctorWho Gallopfrey, whose ecology causes red grass and silver-leafed trees]].
*** That same chapter has a cameo by the title character of the MLP fic "Echo the Diamond Dog".
** Pilgrim/Pupa's story is based on the MLP fic "The Three Sisters", with some minor modifications. (And permission from the author.)
* {{FanFic/Progress}}:
** The scene in "Luna vs Baseball" where Grey Marex steps up to bat features a subtle reference to "Casey at the Bat"
** Also in that chapter, when Applejack doesn't recognize her until after her glasses are broken, she asks, "[[Comicbook/{{Superman}} How could you be fooled by a pair of glasses?"]]
** Also in that chapter, Luna's "TO THE MOON" imagine spot is likely one to [[FriendshipIsMagicBitch a certain fan video]].
** Luna's speech when getting a room with Sundance in "Luna vs. Lodging 1" is extremely reminiscent of when [[Series/DoctorWho The]] [[TheNthDoctor 11th]] [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] was getting a flat in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E11TheLodger "The Lodger."]]
*** The scene at the Baseball game where she attempts to give a badass boast in response to a simple statement of team pride is also based on that same episode.
** One of the stallions Hoyden suggests as a possible boyfriend for Luna is named Thistle, [[TheEeyore is rather depressed]], [[WinnieThePooh and lives in a tent made of sticks]].
** In "Luna vs Ponyville, Part 1: Television", where the first show that Luna watches on Pinkie's television is a pony version of MisterRogersNeighborhood, and after changing the channel and trying to find it, she apparently stumbles across a horror movie known as FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}.
** In "Luna vs Ponyville, Part 2", Luna finds a copy of the pony equivalent of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', which is apparently a good deal... racier.
** Also, "[[PiratesOfTheCaribbean AHA! Gentlecolts! You will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain]] [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/ Sethisto-!]]"
** Also Hoyden's cutie mark, which is [[Series/{{Jackass}} a skull with a pair of crutches]]. His job is testing very dangerous safety equipment.
** [[Film/{{Patton}} Angel has read Luna's book.]]
** "Luna vs. Ponyville, Part 7" features Luna breaking up a fight between [[Film/KingKong a giant ape and a T. Rex]].
** In the same chapter, Luna's BadassBoast to said giant ape and T. Rex is similar to one done by the [[Series/DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] in his first episode.
** The Rex monster is a nod to Rex from the original ''MyLittlePony'' cartoon's second TV special.
** Also in the same chapter, the Cutie Mark Crusaders crash to the rescue in a [[CharliesAngels familiar pose.]]
** At the end of "Luna versus The Heat", Celestia does the infamous [[CSIMiami Horatio Caine]] GlassesPull.
** Apparently, Priness Celestia mothered a whole group of famous horses, as she explains to Luna in "Luna Versus the Facts of Life." Where to begin? Let's see, Starchild, [[LordOfTheRings Shadowfax]], [[SonOfNeptune Arion]], [[KingArthur Hengroen]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Epona]], [[PecosBill Widow Maker]]...
** In "Luna vs. Storytelling", the old movie Sundance is watching is a pony version of ''ItHappenedOneNight''. There are also references made to ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'', [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamarena]], and [[MyLittlePony the Smooze]].
** "Luna vs Ponyville 9" gets a massive one for TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}... by Pinkie Pie's parents, who bust out heavy weapons and shout about exterminating "xenos" in the name of God-Queen Celestia when they think their farm house is under attack by dragons. [[ItRunsInTheFamily Apparently]], [[FascinatingEyebrow it runs in the family.]]
** In "Ponies in Space 2", we meet pony versions of [[Series/MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman]]. Also, Luna's description of the God-Alpha of the Diamond Dogs sounds a lot like [[MyLittlePony Crunch the Rock Dog]], and after Blueblood gets scared out of joining the program, Luna quotes [[Videogame/{{Portal}} Still Alive]].
** In "Ponies in Space 3", Cherilee's tour group gets caught in "Situation 18", a training scenario that involves the possibility of [[Film/{{Apollo 18}} hostile, crab-like aliens on the moon.]]
*** In addition, Luna mentions her plan for a fusion-driven starship to deal with [[StarFox killer space monkeys]] and [[KnownSpace killer space tigers]], the latter of which they'd teach a [[WeaponizedExhaust lesson with their fusion drives...]]
** "Luna vs. The Dreamlands 2" has a lot of shoutouts to ''{{Inception}}'', primarily in the accelerated time the deeper you go into the Dreamlands and the abrupt transitions between dreams.
** In "Ponies in Space 4", Sundance brings up the possibility of teleporting rockets around the launch pad, and Luna replies that they're not going to try that [[VideoGame/{{Half-Life2}} "after what happened with the cat."]] Also, Rarity thinks painting Luna's design for a giant robot red will [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} make it go]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam three times faster]].
** "Luna vs. Vigilantism" opens with Luna reading a [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Batpony]] comic (which appears to be inspired by TheKillingJoke). Later Luna (as Mare-Do-Well) performs a dead ringer for the entrance of WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck.
*** Her checklist also contains elements from other famous superheroes. Let's see, [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Love Interest as a reporter, with a bald archenemy]], an origin story that is either vague or [[TheKillingJoke multiple choice]], [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} cool car and toys]]...
** [[ItMakesSenseInContext "Well then! Someday, the citizens of this city will not have their toys delivered with their meals]], [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} and will instead look up to me with a cry of 'Help us!' and I shall reply, 'No! Petition the manager instead!']]"
** And prior to that, when pondering things for Luna to do? Sundance suggests charity boxing. Maybe she's read (or, likely, hadn't read) '[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7301428/1/Of_bPackages_b_and_Punches Of Packages and Punches]]''.
** Even the RecursiveFanfiction does this!
*** All of the guards Celestia tries to hook up with Luna in "Luna vs. Threesomes" are named after male porn stars.
*** In the side story ''Celestia vs. Time'', reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]]'', and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]
* ''FanFic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'':
** When [[spoiler:drunk]], Trixie starts to quote [[spoiler:Londo Mollari from Series/BabylonFive]]
** Trixie's [[spoiler:and Twilight's]] favorite novel is Don Rocinante of Equestria, an obvious shout-out to Don Quixote.
*** In ''Longest Night, Longest Day'', to keep herself amused, Trixie sings a few lines of "I, Don Quixote," slightly modified to fit into Equestria (i.e., "I am Don Rocinante" rather than "I am I, Don Quixote").
** When Lyra says that Pinkie Pie is going to throw Trixie a party, Trixie's response is "Why are you saying that like it's synonymous with 'she's going to drag me into a basement and torture me'?", a reference to ''{{Fanfic/Cupcakes}}''.
** In ''Carrot Top of the Line'': "[[Franchise/StarWars Help me Rainbow Dash, you're my only hope!]]"
*** And the same reference in ''Helping...Hands?'', only this time Trixie to Lyra.
** ''Secret of Andalantis'' makes references to a musical called ''The Legend of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Epona]]''
*** Two of the songs mentioned were the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Serenade of Water and the Bolero of Fire]].
** Pokey Pierce, at one point, claims that "he won't stop until he's [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Pierced the Heavens]]" with his horn.
*** And he gets to quote Kamina's memetic {{catchphrase}} in ''Hero of Oaton''.
** In ''Elements of Insanity'', Twilight unintentionally gets her bearers for Loyalty and Honesty mixed up; they'd be far better suited to each other's elements.
** The name of Puissance's noble House, Optiebeurs-Golo, is the name of the horse that, in 1991, established the world record for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puissance puissance jump]].
** The beginning of [[spoiler: Luna's castigation of the Night Court]] is based off of the scene in Series/IClaudius where Augustus learns of his daughter Julia's whorishness.
* ''Fanfic/StrykesRandomElements'': “There's the Discordians, the Cultists for the Second Coming of [[Fanfic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds the Mag'ne,]] the Sect of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} the Horned Rat]] just to name a few and far to (sic) many others." Including the meat-eating [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas White Sock Society.]]
* ''FanFic/SchoolDaze'': Dozens of lines of dialogue are lines from 80's songs, especially Men at Work and Talking Heads.
* ''{{FanFic/Scootamom}}'':
** Scootaloo's introduction to [[spoiler:her auntie]] involves her walking across the ceiling with suction cups, ala a certain ''Blog/AskAPony'' blog.
** "She seems to be more caffeine than mare now. Twisted and jittering."
** Celestia also mentions that Luna once got her face covered with alfalfa sauce.
** WordOfGod hasn't confirmed this one yet, but the fact that Luna has a magma-powered forge and warns Scootaloo against exploring the castle cellars on her own has led [=SpaceBattles=] to conclude that she set [[DwarfFortress the Hidden Fun Stuff]] loose in her big sister's basement. Whether or not Canterlot also has a [[{{Boatmurdered}} Fuck The World lever]] is also unknown as yet.
** The oldshopkeeper introduced in the second half of ''Celestia vs. Knitting'' is known simply by his nickname '[[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Uncle]]', has a collection of animal talismans, and {{Dope Slap}}s ponies to keep them in line.
** Pinkie Pie's siblings and father are named [[VideoGame/PacMan Inkie, Blinkie and Clyde]].
* ''FanFic/SophisticationAndBetrayal'':
** The protagonist's favorite drink is [[FanFic/FalloutEquestria Sparkle Cola]].
** Pinkie Pie takes on the name of [[Music/TenaciousD Tenacious P]] for one of her songs. This is immediately lampshaded by the protagonist.
** To ''Franchise/StarWars'', when the protagonist compares unicorn magic to The Force.
** To ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' when the protagonist responds to her comment with [[MemeticMutation "We kill the Batman?"]]. Rarity naturally doesn't get the reference.
** [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft "Time is money, friend"]]
** To ''Music/PinkFloyd'' numerous times, including Chapter 14's title, "Wearing The Inside Out" and Chapter 17's title, "High Hopes".
** ''Music/EricClapton'' during Chapter 3, when the Protagonist starts singing "Wonderful Tonight" to himself while waiting for Rarity to get dressed.
** ''Music/BobSeger'' as well, in passing.
** Film/{{Airplane}} gets in with the usual Shirley reference. As above, naturally Rarity doesn't get it.
** In chapter one, when Twilight complains about having to use the ''Charon'', Celestia suggests the ''[[GilligansIsland Minnow]]''. Twilight changes her mind.
** Pinkie Pie mentions that Magiville's haunted house was actually just [[ScoobyDoo Old Man Jenkins in a bedsheet.]]
** Twilight uses [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven's]] incantation in one chapter.
** "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Honk honk, mother hubbard!]]"
** During [[spoiler:Pinkie's fight with the Grand Master, she uppercuts him while shouting something that sounds like '[[StreetFighter Shower You Can]]'.]]
* ''FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn'': Frequent, to the point of near-{{Plagiarism}}. The scene of the Grand Ruler dancing and doing hopscotch is inspired by a sketch from ''TodaysSpecial''.
** Replacement villain Serpent-Terror was named after a mecha from ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' before the author changed his name to Serpent-Tyrant.
** The general plot of Titan's return and the way the heroes face him of shows parallels to the first episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
** Inquirius is named after the species/homeplanet of the unnerving mentor of ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo''.
** The author admitted that the Uniforce is inspired from another DeusExMachina from ''{{Medabots}}'', combined with [[Anime/YuGiOh Exodia's power]].
** The Uniforce is basically [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the Triforce]].
** Most of the songs were lifted from other sources, including TodaysSpecial and ShiningTimeStation. He does cite where they came from, narrowly avoiding {{Plagiarism}}.
** The sequence in the third fanfic where the team goes to "Brogan" is heavily inspired by the Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers movie.
* ''FanFic/TheNon-Bronyverse'': TD's lectures to the [[FunWithAcronyms DORKS]] on the history of the Human race are entirely composed of references to everything from ''Film/StarWars'' to ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''.
** During TD's shift at Sugarcube Corner, [[Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}} Pinkie gives him a cupcake before leading him down to the basement where he collapses]]. It turns out to be a hay allergy.
** [[Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony Cloud Kicker]] appears at the Gala in her EthicalSlut mode.
** TD mentions that he's from "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeley,_Colorado a backwater town]] that has been so cleverly dubbed [[SouthPark 'The Opposite of Hawaii' by a certain popular cutout animation show.]]"
* ''FanFic/OfMaresAndMagic'': Sprinkled throughout, including;
** [[spoiler:Sea Pony Lyra makes an appearance.]]
** [[spoiler:At one point, Trixie ends up heading into the Everfree Forest to find the CMC, and stumbles upon [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks a certain village]].]]
* ''FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow'': Pinkie Pie suggests space as the Mane 6 hiding spot. For a moment, she turns into [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} the Space Core]] whilst doing so.
** Rainbow Dash's new trick is the "Double Rainboom".
** There are also a few allusions to fandom memes, such as Rainbow Dash getting a [[SomethingElseAlsoRises wingboner]] on seeing [[ShipTease Berry Bubble]].
** An interesting one, but Applejack refers to a certain tan pony as [[Fanfic/TimeLordsAndTerror "the Professor"]].
*** [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Also, PKE energy is mentioned]].
*** Later, ''AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAdventures'' short: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afEQzEizgSY ''Doctor Whooves In: Crossed Wires'']], the female counterpart to the Doctor is called "The Professor." ''On A Cross And Arrow'' was noted as one of the influences in the short's creation, per WordOfGod.
** Speaking of fan fic nods, Twilight mentions a universe where [[FanFic/AWorldWithoutRainbows Rainbow Dash DIDN'T pull off the Sonic Rainboom]] while explaining the concept of alternate universes to her friends.
** Twilight remarks at one point that Rarity's powers of observation would have made her a great detective, a possible reference to the SherlockHolmes FusionFic [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-study-in-rainbows.html A Study in Rainbows]].
** "Well, speak o' [[MyLittlePonyTheMovie th' smooze]]."
* ''Fanfic/OnAWhisperOfWind'': A magician named [[GenderFlip Presto]]? Seems [[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons familiar]]...
* ''FanFic/OurFirstSteps'': Apart from shout outs to movies like ''TheRightStuff'' and ''Anime/WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce'', there are numerous allusions to various works on the subject and to the American and Soviet space programs.
* ''FanFic/ThePartyNeverEnded'': Star Catcher is the name of a G3 pegasus pony.
** Rainbow Dash mentions the "Swayback Mountains" at one point. This is a nod to a previous Applejack/Rarity fan fic Butterscotch Sundae wrote.
** Chapter 11 opens up with what can only be described as a TakeThat parody of ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', and later, ''Rocket To Insanity''. [[spoiler:Made awesome by the fact that it's Nightmare's MindRape...which Pinkie subverts by ''lucid dreaming''.]]
* ''FanFic/PagesOfHarmony'': During Rainbow Dash's {{Mind Rape}} torture, [[spoiler:the story slightly mentions both ''FanFic/RainbowFactory'' and ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'', two other well-known gorefics. While Cupcakes is only slightly alluded to with Pinkie in one of Rainbow's MindRape visions threatening to hack her wings off, the Rainbow Factory mention is quite blatant... and it makes everything much worse]].
** In a non-MLP example, Pinkie's gesture language and Rainbow Dash's interpretation of it is an reference to Literature/HarounAndTheSeaOfStories, when Mudra the Shadow Warrior communicates to the Storyteller Rashid in this manner.
* ''FanFic/PartyOfNone'': A reference to ''{{Fanfic/Cupcakes}}'' is made when Rainbow Dash is hesitant to accept a cake from Pinkie Pie, fearing it may have been drugged or poisoned. [[spoiler:It’s safe, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking but Pinkie thinks it’s her worst batch ever]]]].
* ''FanFic/PastSins'': At the end of chapter 13, Pinkie Pie's saying "Who's going to make the cake when I'm gone?" is a shout out to one of [=GLaDOS=]'s lines near the end of the original VideoGame/{{Portal}}.
** In chapter 18, [[spoiler: Nyx/Nightmare Moon deals with a [[TheUsualAdversaries scorpio]] by [[SuperMario64 grabbing its tail, swinging it in circles, and throwing it]] towards the Everfree Forest]].
* ''FanFic/Pattycakes'': The beginning of ''Part One'' is one of ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'', which also began with Dash having a good day.
** Dash falls under the effects of Instant Sedation and wakes up tied to a table.
** Fluttershy calls for Pinkie to bring cupcakes in one ending of ''Part Two''.
** The song Fluttershy sings is based directly off [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} Want You Gone]].
** The foalmula is described as [[PrincessBride odorless, colorless, and tasteless]].
* ''Fanfic/PinkPersonalHellAndAlteringFate'': The style of narrative is a ShoutOut to ''HardBoiledWonderlandAndTheEndOfTheWorld'' by HarukiMurakami. The term "Altering Fate" is a shout-out to VisionOfEscaflowne.
** The ''Escaflowne'' shout-outs continue when he assumes [[AxCrazy Dilandau]] is going to tackle him.
** Pinkie Pie says "Laughter is the very best medicine". Dominic responds with, [[WeirdAlYankovic "I'll remember that when my appendix bursts next week."]]
** [[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} Must...control...fist of death]].
** Gummy's biting onto Dominic is a ShoutOut to ''FoxTrot'', specifically the part where he tells Gummy to let go and then Gummy simply substitutes his finger for his nose.
* ''Fanfic/ThePowersOfHarmony'': When Blair enters Luna's room at the beginning of the story, he sees she has an [[Fanfic/{{Progress}} abacus]].
** Rarity's morning activities in Chapter 7 include a reference to Lyra's endeavors in ''FanFic/BackgroundPony.''
-->"Rarity worked all throughout the morning, only stopping briefly to enchant a soundstone for a mint-green unicorn wearing a gray hoodie. After finishing that, she continued to work on the necklace."
** Celestia's response to whether she'd taught Twilight any offensive magic in Chapter 17 is a nod to ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame.'' Also a bit of a TakeThat to the plot.
-->““If she does, she didn’t learn it from me.” Celestia adjusted one last feather and looked up at Luna. “We covered a few theories on why certain spells have been declared forbidden, but it’s not like I was prepping her for war. The next thing I’m going to hear you say is that I was secretly turning her into a brilliant military strategist so that she’d rise up and become the ultimate weapon.”
-->Luna rolled her eyes. “Now that’s just absurd.”
** "Rarity" asks Grovi about an artifact from ''FanFic/TheFlightOfTheAlicorn'' while they're walking into Canterlot Castle in Chapter 21, and an airship by the name of 'Fancy Free' is seen from a distance in Chapter 27.
--> "Is it true that Princess Celestia keeps the Heavenstone from the Pre-Discordian Era in the Royal Vaults?"
** Blair responds to Piro's needling about [[spoiler: Libra's actions]] in Chapter 25 with a line similar to one uttered by Gordon in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'':
-->"Celestia forbid you actually have to make a hard decision by yourself, Piro. Be grateful you've somepony to plunge their hooves into the filth for you."
** Norric grew up in [[FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor Gildesdale]].
** Zemblani and Elo's pre-duel banter in Chapter 19 references the famous exchange between [[Literature/{{PeterPan}} Peter Pan and Captain Hook]]:
--->“I suppose we can do this your way, [[spoiler: little clone]],” Zemblani said. "Prepare to meet 'thy' doom!"
--->“Dark and sinister mare,” Elo answered. “Have at thee.”
*** Speaking of Elo, he was the result of an affair between members of rival families [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Mont'hequ and Gallopulet]].
** Applejack's group visits the town of [[Series/DoctorWho Gallopfrey, whose ecology causes red grass and silver-leafed trees]].
*** That same chapter has a cameo by the title character of the MLP fic "Echo the Diamond Dog".
** Pilgrim/Pupa's story is based on the MLP fic "The Three Sisters", with some minor modifications. (And permission from the author.)
* {{FanFic/Progress}}:
** The scene in "Luna vs Baseball" where Grey Marex steps up to bat features a subtle reference to "Casey at the Bat"
** Also in that chapter, when Applejack doesn't recognize her until after her glasses are broken, she asks, "[[Comicbook/{{Superman}} How could you be fooled by a pair of glasses?"]]
** Also in that chapter, Luna's "TO THE MOON" imagine spot is likely one to [[FriendshipIsMagicBitch a certain fan video]].
** Luna's speech when getting a room with Sundance in "Luna vs. Lodging 1" is extremely reminiscent of when [[Series/DoctorWho The]] [[TheNthDoctor 11th]] [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] was getting a flat in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E11TheLodger "The Lodger."]]
*** The scene at the Baseball game where she attempts to give a badass boast in response to a simple statement of team pride is also based on that same episode.
** One of the stallions Hoyden suggests as a possible boyfriend for Luna is named Thistle, [[TheEeyore is rather depressed]], [[WinnieThePooh and lives in a tent made of sticks]].
** In "Luna vs Ponyville, Part 1: Television", where the first show that Luna watches on Pinkie's television is a pony version of MisterRogersNeighborhood, and after changing the channel and trying to find it, she apparently stumbles across a horror movie known as FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}.
** In "Luna vs Ponyville, Part 2", Luna finds a copy of the pony equivalent of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', which is apparently a good deal... racier.
** Also, "[[PiratesOfTheCaribbean AHA! Gentlecolts! You will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain]] [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/ Sethisto-!]]"
** Also Hoyden's cutie mark, which is [[Series/{{Jackass}} a skull with a pair of crutches]]. His job is testing very dangerous safety equipment.
** [[Film/{{Patton}} Angel has read Luna's book.]]
** "Luna vs. Ponyville, Part 7" features Luna breaking up a fight between [[Film/KingKong a giant ape and a T. Rex]].
** In the same chapter, Luna's BadassBoast to said giant ape and T. Rex is similar to one done by the [[Series/DoctorWho Eleventh Doctor]] in his first episode.
** The Rex monster is a nod to Rex from the original ''MyLittlePony'' cartoon's second TV special.
** Also in the same chapter, the Cutie Mark Crusaders crash to the rescue in a [[CharliesAngels familiar pose.]]
** At the end of "Luna versus The Heat", Celestia does the infamous [[CSIMiami Horatio Caine]] GlassesPull.
** Apparently, Priness Celestia mothered a whole group of famous horses, as she explains to Luna in "Luna Versus the Facts of Life." Where to begin? Let's see, Starchild, [[LordOfTheRings Shadowfax]], [[SonOfNeptune Arion]], [[KingArthur Hengroen]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Epona]], [[PecosBill Widow Maker]]...
** In "Luna vs. Storytelling", the old movie Sundance is watching is a pony version of ''ItHappenedOneNight''. There are also references made to ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'', [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamarena]], and [[MyLittlePony the Smooze]].
** "Luna vs Ponyville 9" gets a massive one for TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}... by Pinkie Pie's parents, who bust out heavy weapons and shout about exterminating "xenos" in the name of God-Queen Celestia when they think their farm house is under attack by dragons. [[ItRunsInTheFamily Apparently]], [[FascinatingEyebrow it runs in the family.]]
** In "Ponies in Space 2", we meet pony versions of [[Series/MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman]]. Also, Luna's description of the God-Alpha of the Diamond Dogs sounds a lot like [[MyLittlePony Crunch the Rock Dog]], and after Blueblood gets scared out of joining the program, Luna quotes [[Videogame/{{Portal}} Still Alive]].
** In "Ponies in Space 3", Cherilee's tour group gets caught in "Situation 18", a training scenario that involves the possibility of [[Film/{{Apollo 18}} hostile, crab-like aliens on the moon.]]
*** In addition, Luna mentions her plan for a fusion-driven starship to deal with [[StarFox killer space monkeys]] and [[KnownSpace killer space tigers]], the latter of which they'd teach a [[WeaponizedExhaust lesson with their fusion drives...]]
** "Luna vs. The Dreamlands 2" has a lot of shoutouts to ''{{Inception}}'', primarily in the accelerated time the deeper you go into the Dreamlands and the abrupt transitions between dreams.
** In "Ponies in Space 4", Sundance brings up the possibility of teleporting rockets around the launch pad, and Luna replies that they're not going to try that [[VideoGame/{{Half-Life2}} "after what happened with the cat."]] Also, Rarity thinks painting Luna's design for a giant robot red will [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} make it go]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam three times faster]].
** "Luna vs. Vigilantism" opens with Luna reading a [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Batpony]] comic (which appears to be inspired by TheKillingJoke). Later Luna (as Mare-Do-Well) performs a dead ringer for the entrance of WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck.
*** Her checklist also contains elements from other famous superheroes. Let's see, [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Love Interest as a reporter, with a bald archenemy]], an origin story that is either vague or [[TheKillingJoke multiple choice]], [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} cool car and toys]]...
** [[ItMakesSenseInContext "Well then! Someday, the citizens of this city will not have their toys delivered with their meals]], [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} and will instead look up to me with a cry of 'Help us!' and I shall reply, 'No! Petition the manager instead!']]"
** And prior to that, when pondering things for Luna to do? Sundance suggests charity boxing. Maybe she's read (or, likely, hadn't read) '[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7301428/1/Of_bPackages_b_and_Punches Of Packages and Punches]]''.
** Even the RecursiveFanfiction does this!
*** All of the guards Celestia tries to hook up with Luna in "Luna vs. Threesomes" are named after male porn stars.
*** In the side story ''Celestia vs. Time'', reference is made to ''[[HomePage Trope's Library of Literary Tools]]'', and two guards discuss the likelihood of [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow an alternate universe where everypony has their gender swapped male for female and visa-versa.]]
* ''FanFic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'':
** When [[spoiler:drunk]], Trixie starts to quote [[spoiler:Londo Mollari from Series/BabylonFive]]
** Trixie's [[spoiler:and Twilight's]] favorite novel is Don Rocinante of Equestria, an obvious shout-out to Don Quixote.
*** In ''Longest Night, Longest Day'', to keep herself amused, Trixie sings a few lines of "I, Don Quixote," slightly modified to fit into Equestria (i.e., "I am Don Rocinante" rather than "I am I, Don Quixote").
** When Lyra says that Pinkie Pie is going to throw Trixie a party, Trixie's response is "Why are you saying that like it's synonymous with 'she's going to drag me into a basement and torture me'?", a reference to ''{{Fanfic/Cupcakes}}''.
** In ''Carrot Top of the Line'': "[[Franchise/StarWars Help me Rainbow Dash, you're my only hope!]]"
*** And the same reference in ''Helping...Hands?'', only this time Trixie to Lyra.
** ''Secret of Andalantis'' makes references to a musical called ''The Legend of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Epona]]''
*** Two of the songs mentioned were the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Serenade of Water and the Bolero of Fire]].
** Pokey Pierce, at one point, claims that "he won't stop until he's [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Pierced the Heavens]]" with his horn.
*** And he gets to quote Kamina's memetic {{catchphrase}} in ''Hero of Oaton''.
** In ''Elements of Insanity'', Twilight unintentionally gets her bearers for Loyalty and Honesty mixed up; they'd be far better suited to each other's elements.
** The name of Puissance's noble House, Optiebeurs-Golo, is the name of the horse that, in 1991, established the world record for the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puissance puissance jump]].
** The beginning of [[spoiler: Luna's castigation of the Night Court]] is based off of the scene in Series/IClaudius where Augustus learns of his daughter Julia's whorishness.
* ''Fanfic/StrykesRandomElements'': “There's the Discordians, the Cultists for the Second Coming of [[Fanfic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds the Mag'ne,]] the Sect of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} the Horned Rat]] just to name a few and far to (sic) many others." Including the meat-eating [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas White Sock Society.]]
* ''FanFic/SchoolDaze'': Dozens of lines of dialogue are lines from 80's songs, especially Men at Work and Talking Heads.
* ''{{FanFic/Scootamom}}'':
** Scootaloo's introduction to [[spoiler:her auntie]] involves her walking across the ceiling with suction cups, ala a certain ''Blog/AskAPony'' blog.
** "She seems to be more caffeine than mare now. Twisted and jittering."
** Celestia also mentions that Luna once got her face covered with alfalfa sauce.
** WordOfGod hasn't confirmed this one yet, but the fact that Luna has a magma-powered forge and warns Scootaloo against exploring the castle cellars on her own has led [=SpaceBattles=] to conclude that she set [[DwarfFortress the Hidden Fun Stuff]] loose in her big sister's basement. Whether or not Canterlot also has a [[{{Boatmurdered}} Fuck The World lever]] is also unknown as yet.
** The oldshopkeeper introduced in the second half of ''Celestia vs. Knitting'' is known simply by his nickname '[[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Uncle]]', has a collection of animal talismans, and {{Dope Slap}}s ponies to keep them in line.
** Pinkie Pie's siblings and father are named [[VideoGame/PacMan Inkie, Blinkie and Clyde]].
* ''FanFic/SophisticationAndBetrayal'':
** The protagonist's favorite drink is [[FanFic/FalloutEquestria Sparkle Cola]].
** Pinkie Pie takes on the name of [[Music/TenaciousD Tenacious P]] for one of her songs. This is immediately lampshaded by the protagonist.
** To ''Franchise/StarWars'', when the protagonist compares unicorn magic to The Force.
** To ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' when the protagonist responds to her comment with [[MemeticMutation "We kill the Batman?"]]. Rarity naturally doesn't get the reference.
** [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft "Time is money, friend"]]
** To ''Music/PinkFloyd'' numerous times, including Chapter 14's title, "Wearing The Inside Out" and Chapter 17's title, "High Hopes".
** ''Music/EricClapton'' during Chapter 3, when the Protagonist starts singing "Wonderful Tonight" to himself while waiting for Rarity to get dressed.
** ''Music/BobSeger'' as well, in passing.
** Film/{{Airplane}} gets in with the usual Shirley reference. As above, naturally Rarity doesn't get it.
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* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaPinkEyes'': Lonesome Pony makes passing references to [[Fanfic/FalloutEquestria The Stable Dweller]] and [[Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaProjectHorizons Security]].
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipContract'':
** [[spoiler:Naruto's cloud jutsu that allows him to create a small cloud [[DragonBall upon which he can fly]], which he trades to Sarutobi's ape summoning for a blank summoning scroll.]]
** Naruto covered Sasuke in glitter and stole his shirt, making him look like [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a vampire]].
** [[spoiler:And after Sasuke's Cursed Seal gets a Luna-made seal themed after the phases of the moon, Naruto ([[{{Troll}} jokingly]]?) tells him that unlocking the full power of the seal requires Sasuke to shout out "[[SailorMoon Moon Princess Power]]!"]]
** [[Webcomic/GirlGenius "For Science!"]]
** The [=CMCs=] suggested Naruto catch a [[HarryPotter Cerberus and name it Fluffy, as well as keeping it in one of the corridors of the Ninja Academy]].
** Sweetie Belle manages to make [[TenaciousD a song which was so amazingly awesome that the only thing left to remember it]] [[SignatureSong is a rough tribute to its glory]].
** [[{{Batman}} na na na na na na na na]] [[TheFairlyOddParents CATMAN!]]
** [[TheTerminator There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.]]
** [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean "Why is the cider/rum gone?" / "If I wasn't this would probably never work."]]
** Ninjas vs Pirates, the age-old question.
** A [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]] is introduced into the Princess Gale films, acted out by Twilight Sparkle.
** Sasuke bemoans his horrid-looking hand-wings, wishing he’d grown some awesome black-feathered wings, [[FinalFantasyVII or maybe just one]] [[LampshadeHanging even if it wouldn't be capable of doing anything useful]].
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Hydro Cannon! It’s not very effective…]]
** After [[spoiler: barely avoiding getting caught by Deidara's suicide explosion]], a disoriented Sasuke questions whether or not the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender resulting mushroom cloud is friendly]].
** Konohamaru is being trained by three young monkeys of the Monkey tribe: [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Wei, Wu, and Shu]]
* ''FanFic/FriendsOfASolarEmpire'': Several, mostly to ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'', such as Rainbow Dash's callsign (Starbuck), the Everfree Forest Cloudbase, which superficially resembles a squared off Cylon Basestar, and the use of the word "[[UnusualEuphemism frak]]".
** Equestria's Argonev starbase is called the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasztanka Kasztanka]]''.
* ''FanFic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind'':
** When the Emperor is taken by the Warp, he is described as [[{{Firefly}} A leaf seized by a summer wind]].
** Sequences in the Warp are based off of the Dreaming from FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor.
** To relieve Luna of her boredom in Chapter 6, Celestia tells her a story about [[CiaphasCain a colt, his friend, and a nice mare from the Inquisition fighting against Genestealers]].
** The current commander of the royal guards is named [[DawnOfWar Steel Rain]]. He's... a bit ''too'' enthusiastic about Deep Striking Pegasi.
** Commander Icewind's reaction to being surrounded? [[ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid "Oh good; for a moment I thought we were in trouble."]]
* ''Fanfic/ChaoticHarmony'':
** Knuckles mentions getting lost on [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Route 99]] instead of going down [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Route 280]].
** Both of Celestia's guards warn Twilight if she's caught hiding the visitors, she'll be sent... ''[[FriendshipIsMagicBitch to the moooooonnnnnn.]]''
** Combined with a stealthy TakeThat: Rarity mentions how [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Rubies and Sapphires]] are her favorites. To her, they're even better than [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver gold and silver]].
* ''FanFic/MagicalPonyLyricalTwilight'': "[[MemeticMutation Confound those ponies]]".
** Bardiche's upgrade forms include two new Barrier Jackets: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Strike Form]] and [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray Astray Form]].
** Thanks to the ENTD System, Twilight and Fate have become [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn and Gundam Unicorn Banshee]] respectively.
** Luna calls [[spoiler:the Tome of the Night Sky's Master Program]] a [[Warhammer40K machine spirit.]]
* ''FanFic/MassEffectTheEquestrianEquation'': Pretty much the entire Equestria Facility is one big one to TheMatrix, complete with MechaMooks out in the physical world.
* ''FanFic/MyLittleAvengers'': When Pinkie is first explaining Thor's backstory to Big Mac, she starts by giving him the basic information with what appears to be a [[Series/DoctorWho psychic headbutt]].
** During the epilogue, when Twilight is sealing away Tirek, she does so with the "Chains of [[FanFic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds Mag'ne]]".
** Gilda/The Juggernaut, during her fight with the Avengers, at one point shouts, "[[Film/XMenTheLastStand I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!]]"
** At the beginning of the story, Big Mac is shown reading what appears to be a pony version of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipContract'':
** [[spoiler:Naruto's cloud jutsu that allows him to create a small cloud [[DragonBall upon which he can fly]], which he trades to Sarutobi's ape summoning for a blank summoning scroll.]]
** Naruto covered Sasuke in glitter and stole his shirt, making him look like [[Literature/{{Twilight}} a vampire]].
** [[spoiler:And after Sasuke's Cursed Seal gets a Luna-made seal themed after the phases of the moon, Naruto ([[{{Troll}} jokingly]]?) tells him that unlocking the full power of the seal requires Sasuke to shout out "[[SailorMoon Moon Princess Power]]!"]]
** [[Webcomic/GirlGenius "For Science!"]]
** The [=CMCs=] suggested Naruto catch a [[HarryPotter Cerberus and name it Fluffy, as well as keeping it in one of the corridors of the Ninja Academy]].
** Sweetie Belle manages to make [[TenaciousD a song which was so amazingly awesome that the only thing left to remember it]] [[SignatureSong is a rough tribute to its glory]].
** [[{{Batman}} na na na na na na na na]] [[TheFairlyOddParents CATMAN!]]
** [[TheTerminator There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.]]
** [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean "Why is the cider/rum gone?" / "If I wasn't this would probably never work."]]
** Ninjas vs Pirates, the age-old question.
** A [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]] is introduced into the Princess Gale films, acted out by Twilight Sparkle.
** Sasuke bemoans his horrid-looking hand-wings, wishing he’d grown some awesome black-feathered wings, [[FinalFantasyVII or maybe just one]] [[LampshadeHanging even if it wouldn't be capable of doing anything useful]].
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Hydro Cannon! It’s not very effective…]]
** After [[spoiler: barely avoiding getting caught by Deidara's suicide explosion]], a disoriented Sasuke questions whether or not the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender resulting mushroom cloud is friendly]].
** Konohamaru is being trained by three young monkeys of the Monkey tribe: [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Wei, Wu, and Shu]]
* ''FanFic/FriendsOfASolarEmpire'': Several, mostly to ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]'', such as Rainbow Dash's callsign (Starbuck), the Everfree Forest Cloudbase, which superficially resembles a squared off Cylon Basestar, and the use of the word "[[UnusualEuphemism frak]]".
** Equestria's Argonev starbase is called the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasztanka Kasztanka]]''.
* ''FanFic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind'':
** When the Emperor is taken by the Warp, he is described as [[{{Firefly}} A leaf seized by a summer wind]].
** Sequences in the Warp are based off of the Dreaming from FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor.
** To relieve Luna of her boredom in Chapter 6, Celestia tells her a story about [[CiaphasCain a colt, his friend, and a nice mare from the Inquisition fighting against Genestealers]].
** The current commander of the royal guards is named [[DawnOfWar Steel Rain]]. He's... a bit ''too'' enthusiastic about Deep Striking Pegasi.
** Commander Icewind's reaction to being surrounded? [[ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid "Oh good; for a moment I thought we were in trouble."]]
* ''Fanfic/ChaoticHarmony'':
** Knuckles mentions getting lost on [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Route 99]] instead of going down [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Route 280]].
** Both of Celestia's guards warn Twilight if she's caught hiding the visitors, she'll be sent... ''[[FriendshipIsMagicBitch to the moooooonnnnnn.]]''
** Combined with a stealthy TakeThat: Rarity mentions how [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Rubies and Sapphires]] are her favorites. To her, they're even better than [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver gold and silver]].
* ''FanFic/MagicalPonyLyricalTwilight'': "[[MemeticMutation Confound those ponies]]".
** Bardiche's upgrade forms include two new Barrier Jackets: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Strike Form]] and [[Manga/MobileSuitGundamSEEDAstray Astray Form]].
** Thanks to the ENTD System, Twilight and Fate have become [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn and Gundam Unicorn Banshee]] respectively.
** Luna calls [[spoiler:the Tome of the Night Sky's Master Program]] a [[Warhammer40K machine spirit.]]
* ''FanFic/MassEffectTheEquestrianEquation'': Pretty much the entire Equestria Facility is one big one to TheMatrix, complete with MechaMooks out in the physical world.
* ''FanFic/MyLittleAvengers'': When Pinkie is first explaining Thor's backstory to Big Mac, she starts by giving him the basic information with what appears to be a [[Series/DoctorWho psychic headbutt]].
** During the epilogue, when Twilight is sealing away Tirek, she does so with the "Chains of [[FanFic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds Mag'ne]]".
** Gilda/The Juggernaut, during her fight with the Avengers, at one point shouts, "[[Film/XMenTheLastStand I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!]]"
** At the beginning of the story, Big Mac is shown reading what appears to be a pony version of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
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* ''FanFic/TheFirstStepsOfTheRestOfYourLife'': [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Hydro Pump]].
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicDiscordDidIt'':
** "I'll just [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKrtbUinWOU kill them with my awesome.]]"
** Velvet refers to a dream about pink elephants and [[Franchise/WinniethePooh honey-stealing weasels.]]
** The "Grab onto our tongues!" scene from ''CharlieTheUnicorn'' is referenced at one point.
* ''FanFic/FriendshipIsMagicTheAdventuresOfSpike'':
** "[[Film/{{Zombieland}} It was time to buck up or shut up]]."
** After an upset Twilight goes to confront Shining Armor over not telling her about the wedding 'til last minute, Spike wonders if she sent him to a [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow gender-flipped alternate universe]].
** The last three chapters of the "Canterlot Wedding" arc are listed under the name "[[Series/DoctorWho When A Good Dragon Goes To War]]". For bonus points, the Doctor himself cameos.
** The apparent code phrase to magically grow Spike's temporary wings is "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Me_To_The_Moon Fly Me To the Moon]]".
** The first arc after Spike starts WalkingTheEarth is called "[[Film/LawrenceOfArabia Spike of (Saddle) Arabia]]".
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsOptimalTheLawOfficesOfArtemisStellaAndBeat'': To HeavenlyNostrils, which inspired Vibrant's MajorGeneralSong.
* ''FanFic/MLPTheGamesWePlay'': To various [[MemeticMutation memes]] in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] fandom, including cameos from [[EnsembleDarkhorse Derpy Hooves]], [[SomethingElseAlsoRises wingboners]] as plot points, "I emptied your fridge", and etc.
** [[CharlieTheUnicorn "We gotta be sneaky, Dashie! Sneaky!"]]
* ''FanFic/GettingBackOnYourHooves'':
** During an argument with Rarity, Applejack comments that "[[FanFic/AhAintGotNoAckcent Ah ain't got no accent!]]" In fact, the entire subplot going on there appears to be based on that fic.
** Checker Monarch appears to be based on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]], a perfectionist ManipulativeBitch {{Chessmaster}} who is jealous of a younger sibling whom she bullies and has an overbearing father. Moreover, both characters are deeply insecure beneath all their arrogance.
** Trixie is apparently a big fan of the ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Trotter]]'' novels.
** Several {{Shout Out}}s to the ''FanFic/PonyPOVSeries'' were included due to the author being friends with Alexwarlorn.
** The charity play Trixie puts on with help from her friends [[spoiler: and Princess Luna]] is "Rescue at Midnight Castle", the original G1 ''MyLittlePony'' special.
*** She later tells the story of [[MyLittlePonyAndFriends Grogar]] to the Cake Twins. [[spoiler:Both of those stories are used by Trixie to defeat Checker in her final dream attack.]]
** Ditzy, when talking about [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup how she accidentally wrecked city hall with her flank]], says that isn't the only time it's happened, and starts to recount [[AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAndAssistant another time it's happened]] until she remembers the Doctor told her not to tell anyone about it.
** While travelling through the Everfree Forest, the Cutie Mark Crusaders realize their path will go past Zecora's hut. Scootaloo suggests a path leading off the one to Zecora's hut, [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks but Apple Bloom quickly shuts down that idea after remembering where it goes]].
** Pinkie Pie doesn't make Fanfic/{{cupcakes}} where audiences can see anymore, and angrily mutters about wanting to sue someone for defamation of character.
** In chapter 11, Applejack mentions a time Twilight messed up a spell and sent the six of them to a [[FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow gender-flipped alternate universe]].
** Chapter 12 takes some references to ''{{Persona 4}}'' [[spoiler:including Checker's OneWingedAngel transformation into an Ursa Major referencing the Shadows' transformations.]]
** Pinkie's dream [[spoiler:(confrontation with Checker)]] in chapter 12 contains references to both ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' and [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]].
* ''FanFic/TheGodSquad'': To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.
* ''Fanfic/AHairyProblem'':
** A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''
** [[spoiler: Applejack's first werewolf transformation is largely based on the famous sequence in [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon An American Werewolf in London]] with some changes due to her being a pony]]
** The latest book in the Daring Do novel series is ''Daring Do and the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Philosopher's Legacy]]''
** The three main characters of ''The Golden Armor'' make a brief appearance in a restaurant setting, and later end up [[spoiler:saving Applejack from making a bad situation worse]] where one of the trio is thanked by name.
* ''{{FanFic/Hands}}'': All the time, though no one ever gets Andrew's references.
** [[spoiler:The two people onboard the Enterprise whose iPhone Andrew and Twilight discover are named after the main characters from DeadSpace.]]
* ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame'': To ''Film/SherlockHolmes''. For a while, the duel between Twilight and [[spoiler:Esteem]] plays out just like the one between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game of Shadows]]''.
--> ''His advantage: Experience. [[spoiler:Our advantages]]: Power. Mobility.''
** During that same fight with [[spoiler:Esteem]], Twilight makes one to the famous tank chase from ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'':
-->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[BadassBoast Where have you run to now? Nothing can save you from me,]] [[spoiler:[[BadassBoast Esteem]]]]! [[BadassBoast Not ponies! Not puppets! Not gods!]]
** And to CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger:
-->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' How do you feel?
-->'''Princess Luna,[[spoiler: newly infused with Terra's magic]]:''' Taller.
** Titan is [[MassEffect2 ASSUMING CONTROL OF THIS FORM]].
*** [[spoiler:Twilight's]] Godslayer spell is more or less a magical version of the Thanix cannon. Later versions even use the same combination of elements as the Normandy's main gun.
** Rarity and Esteem have a conversation taken almost word for word from TheEmpireStrikesBack:
-->'''Esteem:''' “It is useless to resist! Don’t let yourself be destroyed as your mother did!”
** Nihilus' name is a ShoutOut to [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Darth Nihilus]].
* ''FanFic/InnerDemons'':
** Queen!Twilight's [[CompellingVoice mind control spell]] is very similar to a [[CodeGeass Geass]]. In fact, her statement when shutting down Cadence's magic -- "Never use magic again!" -- is very similar to Lelouch's "Never speak again!" moment with Mao. Lezard even refers to this ability as "the Power of the Queen", and his explanation of how it works sounds very similar to the mechanics of Lelouch's Geass.
** When Applejack finally gets a chance to confront Queen!Twilight, the latter states "[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Element of Honesty... Come to die.]]"
*** When Apple Bloom meets with [[spoiler:Trixie in the afterlife]], it plays out similar to a scene between Harry and [[spoiler:Dumbledore]] in ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows The Deathly Hallows]]''.
** When Lezard brings up reincarnation and its implied EternalRecurrence, the phrase "[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined All this has has happened before, and all this may happen again]]" comes up.
* ''FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor'': The title is one (of ''many'') to ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
** When Rainbow Dash [[spoiler:first uses the lightning powers she learns from the pronghorns]], she says [[Film/{{Serenity}} "I am a leaf on the wind."]]
*** Even better, her mentor [[spoiler:who had also been taught by the pronghorns]] was called ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Though this may just be a coincidence, given that her mentor is an {{expy}} of a past-gen pony by that name.
** Dragons are apparently from [[TheKingInYellow Carcosa.]]
* ''FanFic/KnightsOfEquestria'': There's quite a few Series/DoctorWho references spread throughout both stories... [[JustifiedTrope which is a given]] since the Doctor is a character in both.
* ''Fanfic/LettersFromADisgruntledFriendshipStudent'':
** [[JeffDunham "Once you go Purple, you never go back!"]]
** [[MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries "I encouraged her to get professional help for her addiction, but she just left all huffy, claiming she could quit anytime she wanted."]]
*** Though unintentional, Twilight's demeanor throughout this series is nearly identical to her "Mentally Advanced" persona, especially in the cynicism department. The only thing that really distinguishes the two parodies in tone is that Mentally Advanced Twilight would be too terrified of Celestia to back-talk her like Disgruntled Twilight does.
** "If Trixie ever comes back, I'm gonna get her in bed with me, just to show her that I'm better than her physically, mentally, and sexually. [[RedVsBlue Three points, you dirty whore.]]"
** [[BlazingSaddles "So the next plan was to make an exact copy of Ponyville. Every building, every store front, every rock and every tree, right down to the orange roof on Howard Hooves' outhouse. And we actually managed to do it. But then when I realized that you were already on your way, we were going to need a little more time. I raced out with my friends to try and build a hilariously out-of-place toll booth to slow you down even more."]]
** There's a lot of references to ''FriendshipIsWitchcraft'' throughout the series.
*** "Rainbow Dash's weather team got a tornado going and flung all the snow over to the next town, so it's Molestia's problem now."
*** "Rainbow tried to set a record for the most ball bounces off her head. And this is a seriously freaking amazing ball. You have got to check it out sometime."
*** Also, references to Rarity's giant hats, the song "Princess of the Night", etc.
** [[RainbowFactory "Two: I've gathered further evidence that Pinkie is turning into a carnivore. I mean, she tasted the rainbow pools, and everypony knows how the rainbows are made."]]
** To MarioKart: "I heard if you paint it red it'll home in on the closest pony, and if you paint it blue and put spikes on it, it'll automatically home in on the pony that is succeeding the most in life."
** Twilight comments that "[[Film/ReignOfFire dragons are supposed to have great vision during the day, and even better vision at night]]."
** Twilight suggests that if Fluttershy really wants to get out of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy hurricane duty]], she should just tell everypony she has [[Franchise/ResidentEvil the T-Virus]].
* ''FanFic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'': Perhaps unsurprisingly given one of the author's [[Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians other works]] there are one or two references to TheDresdenFiles.
** Cloudkicker also makes reference to a spell called FanFic/BackgroundPony, which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin makes everyone else nearby ignore you.]]
* ''FanFic/TheLightInTheDarkness'': Pinkie Pie is a fan of the MarxBrothers.
* ''{{Fanfic/Magnetism}}'': To ''TheLegendOfZelda'', after Rainbow successfully makes cereal. The line before is a shout out to an episode of ''TheSimpsons'' where Homer makes cereal and it catches fire.
* ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo'': The entire premise of the story is to insert Scootaloo into different origin stories.
** Two of the latest chapters have seen FriendshipIsWitchcraft and FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow referenced.
** Spike's story is a mash-up of elements from JamesBond, BurnNotice, and TheEmperorsNewGroove.
** The author apparently loves Animaniacs, as Cadence's chapter featured 'mini mares' who find Princess Scootaloo, three of whom are named Yakko, Wakko and Dot. Later, in Discord's chapter, the chaos god opens with his version of TheMuppetShow theme.
** According to Snips and Snails, Scootaloo is a [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer vampire slayer]], with Twilight as her Watcher, the rest of the CMC as her team, and Angel Bunny as her vampire lover. Spike, who is the audience while Twilight is getting much-needed reprieve from the madness, is less than enthused to be cast as the villain.
** Rainbow Dash combines ''TheSixMillionDollarMan'' with ''TheIncredibleHulk''.
** Zecora borrows material from DrSeuss.
** In the intro, brfore the origin stories start, there is a reference to the CMC summoning a "winged squid creature" while trying to be witches. The context seems to imply it was [[CthulhuMythos Cthulhu]].
** A nasty rumor involving Pinkie Pie's cupcakes is mentioned, then subverted when Twilight reveals it's [[{{FanFic/Cupcakes}} not what we think]]... [[spoiler:The rumor was actually that Pinkie used [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous artificial sweeteners.]]]]
* ''FanFic/MemoriesOfDaysLongPast'': Pinkie provides most of these; in the prologue, upon hearing the setup, she directly references ''{{Inception}}'', then asks if [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed their ancestors were assassins]].
** Skyline's griffon friend is named [[Manga/BlackLagoon Revy]].
** [[{{FanFic/Progress}} Luna has an Abacus named Abacus.]]
** [[spoiler:One of the Summer Triangle ponies is named [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Altair]].]]
** [[spoiler:Vega talks to midnight in [[UminekoNoNakuKoroNi the golden land]].]]
* ''{{FanFic/Mendacity}}'': One of the... things... that Bon Bon sees when she almost passes into Faerie appears to be a ponyfied [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]].
** The faerie homeland of [[TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog Tir na Nog?]]
*** Nope, that's a reference to real-world mythology.
* ''FanFic/MidnightGreen'': During Midnight's DynamicEntry into Ponyville, he screams "[[WorldOfWarcraft LEEEEROOOOOOOOOY]] [[LeeroyJenkinsVideo JEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!!!]]"
** Midnight later sings music by the BarenakedLadies and Music/{{Voltaire}}.
* ''FanFic/AMinorVariation'':
** Rarity's [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} introduction to Discord]].
-->'''Rarity''': Discord, the Spirit of Disharmony? Good evening, my name is Rarity Bell. As a member of the country and world of Equestria, I ask you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the next convenient parallel dimension.
** When Rarity mentions how Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon, Jackie wants he to clarify whether she was imprisoned IN the moon, or having adventures on the surface [[{{Moonstuck}} in the form of an adorable filly]].
** One of Fluttershy's Omega Flight classmates is named [[TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]], who ends up carried off by a tornado to a faraway land.
* ''{{Fanfic/Miscellaneous}}'':
** The beginning of chapter 4 appears to be a reference to Film/TheHangover. Quill wakes up with no memory of what happened the night before, wonders where Filter is, and proceeds to find him on the roof of Sugarcube Corner.
** When [[spoiler:Filter reveals that he has two hearts]], he [[Series/DoctorWho wonders if that has been used before]].
** ''Dual Image'' might as well be renamed "The Series/DoctorWho ShoutOut Chapter". Not only do Quill and Filter quote the Doctor various times, [[spoiler:the scene where Filter, powered up by King Sombra, completely overpowers Trixie and forces her to surrender before forgiving her is taken straight from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E13LastOfTheTimeLords Last of the Time Lords]]".]]
* ''FanFic/TheMonsterMash'':
** Count Drache in ''Rarity: Blood and Water'' is one to {{Dracula}}.
** Ultradash in ''Rainbow Dash: The Big Battle'' is one to {{Ultraman}}.
** Pinkie's reference to pod ponies in ''Applejack: One of the Herd'' is likely a ShoutOut to InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers.
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsMagicDiscordDidIt'':
** "I'll just [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKrtbUinWOU kill them with my awesome.]]"
** Velvet refers to a dream about pink elephants and [[Franchise/WinniethePooh honey-stealing weasels.]]
** The "Grab onto our tongues!" scene from ''CharlieTheUnicorn'' is referenced at one point.
* ''FanFic/FriendshipIsMagicTheAdventuresOfSpike'':
** "[[Film/{{Zombieland}} It was time to buck up or shut up]]."
** After an upset Twilight goes to confront Shining Armor over not telling her about the wedding 'til last minute, Spike wonders if she sent him to a [[Fanfic/OnACrossAndArrow gender-flipped alternate universe]].
** The last three chapters of the "Canterlot Wedding" arc are listed under the name "[[Series/DoctorWho When A Good Dragon Goes To War]]". For bonus points, the Doctor himself cameos.
** The apparent code phrase to magically grow Spike's temporary wings is "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_Me_To_The_Moon Fly Me To the Moon]]".
** The first arc after Spike starts WalkingTheEarth is called "[[Film/LawrenceOfArabia Spike of (Saddle) Arabia]]".
* ''Fanfic/FriendshipIsOptimalTheLawOfficesOfArtemisStellaAndBeat'': To HeavenlyNostrils, which inspired Vibrant's MajorGeneralSong.
* ''FanFic/MLPTheGamesWePlay'': To various [[MemeticMutation memes]] in the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP]] fandom, including cameos from [[EnsembleDarkhorse Derpy Hooves]], [[SomethingElseAlsoRises wingboners]] as plot points, "I emptied your fridge", and etc.
** [[CharlieTheUnicorn "We gotta be sneaky, Dashie! Sneaky!"]]
* ''FanFic/GettingBackOnYourHooves'':
** During an argument with Rarity, Applejack comments that "[[FanFic/AhAintGotNoAckcent Ah ain't got no accent!]]" In fact, the entire subplot going on there appears to be based on that fic.
** Checker Monarch appears to be based on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula]], a perfectionist ManipulativeBitch {{Chessmaster}} who is jealous of a younger sibling whom she bullies and has an overbearing father. Moreover, both characters are deeply insecure beneath all their arrogance.
** Trixie is apparently a big fan of the ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Trotter]]'' novels.
** Several {{Shout Out}}s to the ''FanFic/PonyPOVSeries'' were included due to the author being friends with Alexwarlorn.
** The charity play Trixie puts on with help from her friends [[spoiler: and Princess Luna]] is "Rescue at Midnight Castle", the original G1 ''MyLittlePony'' special.
*** She later tells the story of [[MyLittlePonyAndFriends Grogar]] to the Cake Twins. [[spoiler:Both of those stories are used by Trixie to defeat Checker in her final dream attack.]]
** Ditzy, when talking about [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup how she accidentally wrecked city hall with her flank]], says that isn't the only time it's happened, and starts to recount [[AudioPlay/DoctorWhoovesAndAssistant another time it's happened]] until she remembers the Doctor told her not to tell anyone about it.
** While travelling through the Everfree Forest, the Cutie Mark Crusaders realize their path will go past Zecora's hut. Scootaloo suggests a path leading off the one to Zecora's hut, [[VideoGame/StoryOfTheBlanks but Apple Bloom quickly shuts down that idea after remembering where it goes]].
** Pinkie Pie doesn't make Fanfic/{{cupcakes}} where audiences can see anymore, and angrily mutters about wanting to sue someone for defamation of character.
** In chapter 11, Applejack mentions a time Twilight messed up a spell and sent the six of them to a [[FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow gender-flipped alternate universe]].
** Chapter 12 takes some references to ''{{Persona 4}}'' [[spoiler:including Checker's OneWingedAngel transformation into an Ursa Major referencing the Shadows' transformations.]]
** Pinkie's dream [[spoiler:(confrontation with Checker)]] in chapter 12 contains references to both ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' and [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]].
* ''FanFic/TheGodSquad'': To the various properties that the squad comes across in its travels.
* ''Fanfic/AHairyProblem'':
** A new pony in town, Sandalwood, is a deliberate AlternateUniverse version of DJ Martinez from ''[[Fanfic/ShinzakurasAllAmericanGirl All-American Girl]]''
** [[spoiler: Applejack's first werewolf transformation is largely based on the famous sequence in [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon An American Werewolf in London]] with some changes due to her being a pony]]
** The latest book in the Daring Do novel series is ''Daring Do and the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Philosopher's Legacy]]''
** The three main characters of ''The Golden Armor'' make a brief appearance in a restaurant setting, and later end up [[spoiler:saving Applejack from making a bad situation worse]] where one of the trio is thanked by name.
* ''{{FanFic/Hands}}'': All the time, though no one ever gets Andrew's references.
** [[spoiler:The two people onboard the Enterprise whose iPhone Andrew and Twilight discover are named after the main characters from DeadSpace.]]
* ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame'': To ''Film/SherlockHolmes''. For a while, the duel between Twilight and [[spoiler:Esteem]] plays out just like the one between Holmes and Moriarty in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmesAGameOfShadows A Game of Shadows]]''.
--> ''His advantage: Experience. [[spoiler:Our advantages]]: Power. Mobility.''
** During that same fight with [[spoiler:Esteem]], Twilight makes one to the famous tank chase from ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'':
-->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' [[BadassBoast Where have you run to now? Nothing can save you from me,]] [[spoiler:[[BadassBoast Esteem]]]]! [[BadassBoast Not ponies! Not puppets! Not gods!]]
** And to CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger:
-->'''Twilight Sparkle:''' How do you feel?
-->'''Princess Luna,[[spoiler: newly infused with Terra's magic]]:''' Taller.
** Titan is [[MassEffect2 ASSUMING CONTROL OF THIS FORM]].
*** [[spoiler:Twilight's]] Godslayer spell is more or less a magical version of the Thanix cannon. Later versions even use the same combination of elements as the Normandy's main gun.
** Rarity and Esteem have a conversation taken almost word for word from TheEmpireStrikesBack:
-->'''Esteem:''' “It is useless to resist! Don’t let yourself be destroyed as your mother did!”
** Nihilus' name is a ShoutOut to [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Darth Nihilus]].
* ''FanFic/InnerDemons'':
** Queen!Twilight's [[CompellingVoice mind control spell]] is very similar to a [[CodeGeass Geass]]. In fact, her statement when shutting down Cadence's magic -- "Never use magic again!" -- is very similar to Lelouch's "Never speak again!" moment with Mao. Lezard even refers to this ability as "the Power of the Queen", and his explanation of how it works sounds very similar to the mechanics of Lelouch's Geass.
** When Applejack finally gets a chance to confront Queen!Twilight, the latter states "[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Element of Honesty... Come to die.]]"
*** When Apple Bloom meets with [[spoiler:Trixie in the afterlife]], it plays out similar to a scene between Harry and [[spoiler:Dumbledore]] in ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows The Deathly Hallows]]''.
** When Lezard brings up reincarnation and its implied EternalRecurrence, the phrase "[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined All this has has happened before, and all this may happen again]]" comes up.
* ''FanFic/ItsADangerousBusinessGoingOutYourDoor'': The title is one (of ''many'') to ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
** When Rainbow Dash [[spoiler:first uses the lightning powers she learns from the pronghorns]], she says [[Film/{{Serenity}} "I am a leaf on the wind."]]
*** Even better, her mentor [[spoiler:who had also been taught by the pronghorns]] was called ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Though this may just be a coincidence, given that her mentor is an {{expy}} of a past-gen pony by that name.
** Dragons are apparently from [[TheKingInYellow Carcosa.]]
* ''FanFic/KnightsOfEquestria'': There's quite a few Series/DoctorWho references spread throughout both stories... [[JustifiedTrope which is a given]] since the Doctor is a character in both.
* ''Fanfic/LettersFromADisgruntledFriendshipStudent'':
** [[JeffDunham "Once you go Purple, you never go back!"]]
** [[MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries "I encouraged her to get professional help for her addiction, but she just left all huffy, claiming she could quit anytime she wanted."]]
*** Though unintentional, Twilight's demeanor throughout this series is nearly identical to her "Mentally Advanced" persona, especially in the cynicism department. The only thing that really distinguishes the two parodies in tone is that Mentally Advanced Twilight would be too terrified of Celestia to back-talk her like Disgruntled Twilight does.
** "If Trixie ever comes back, I'm gonna get her in bed with me, just to show her that I'm better than her physically, mentally, and sexually. [[RedVsBlue Three points, you dirty whore.]]"
** [[BlazingSaddles "So the next plan was to make an exact copy of Ponyville. Every building, every store front, every rock and every tree, right down to the orange roof on Howard Hooves' outhouse. And we actually managed to do it. But then when I realized that you were already on your way, we were going to need a little more time. I raced out with my friends to try and build a hilariously out-of-place toll booth to slow you down even more."]]
** There's a lot of references to ''FriendshipIsWitchcraft'' throughout the series.
*** "Rainbow Dash's weather team got a tornado going and flung all the snow over to the next town, so it's Molestia's problem now."
*** "Rainbow tried to set a record for the most ball bounces off her head. And this is a seriously freaking amazing ball. You have got to check it out sometime."
*** Also, references to Rarity's giant hats, the song "Princess of the Night", etc.
** [[RainbowFactory "Two: I've gathered further evidence that Pinkie is turning into a carnivore. I mean, she tasted the rainbow pools, and everypony knows how the rainbows are made."]]
** To MarioKart: "I heard if you paint it red it'll home in on the closest pony, and if you paint it blue and put spikes on it, it'll automatically home in on the pony that is succeeding the most in life."
** Twilight comments that "[[Film/ReignOfFire dragons are supposed to have great vision during the day, and even better vision at night]]."
** Twilight suggests that if Fluttershy really wants to get out of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E22HurricaneFluttershy hurricane duty]], she should just tell everypony she has [[Franchise/ResidentEvil the T-Virus]].
* ''FanFic/TheLifeAndTimesOfAWinningPony'': Perhaps unsurprisingly given one of the author's [[Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians other works]] there are one or two references to TheDresdenFiles.
** Cloudkicker also makes reference to a spell called FanFic/BackgroundPony, which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin makes everyone else nearby ignore you.]]
* ''FanFic/TheLightInTheDarkness'': Pinkie Pie is a fan of the MarxBrothers.
* ''{{Fanfic/Magnetism}}'': To ''TheLegendOfZelda'', after Rainbow successfully makes cereal. The line before is a shout out to an episode of ''TheSimpsons'' where Homer makes cereal and it catches fire.
* ''FanFic/TheManySecretOriginsOfScootaloo'': The entire premise of the story is to insert Scootaloo into different origin stories.
** Two of the latest chapters have seen FriendshipIsWitchcraft and FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow referenced.
** Spike's story is a mash-up of elements from JamesBond, BurnNotice, and TheEmperorsNewGroove.
** The author apparently loves Animaniacs, as Cadence's chapter featured 'mini mares' who find Princess Scootaloo, three of whom are named Yakko, Wakko and Dot. Later, in Discord's chapter, the chaos god opens with his version of TheMuppetShow theme.
** According to Snips and Snails, Scootaloo is a [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer vampire slayer]], with Twilight as her Watcher, the rest of the CMC as her team, and Angel Bunny as her vampire lover. Spike, who is the audience while Twilight is getting much-needed reprieve from the madness, is less than enthused to be cast as the villain.
** Rainbow Dash combines ''TheSixMillionDollarMan'' with ''TheIncredibleHulk''.
** Zecora borrows material from DrSeuss.
** In the intro, brfore the origin stories start, there is a reference to the CMC summoning a "winged squid creature" while trying to be witches. The context seems to imply it was [[CthulhuMythos Cthulhu]].
** A nasty rumor involving Pinkie Pie's cupcakes is mentioned, then subverted when Twilight reveals it's [[{{FanFic/Cupcakes}} not what we think]]... [[spoiler:The rumor was actually that Pinkie used [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous artificial sweeteners.]]]]
* ''FanFic/MemoriesOfDaysLongPast'': Pinkie provides most of these; in the prologue, upon hearing the setup, she directly references ''{{Inception}}'', then asks if [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed their ancestors were assassins]].
** Skyline's griffon friend is named [[Manga/BlackLagoon Revy]].
** [[{{FanFic/Progress}} Luna has an Abacus named Abacus.]]
** [[spoiler:One of the Summer Triangle ponies is named [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Altair]].]]
** [[spoiler:Vega talks to midnight in [[UminekoNoNakuKoroNi the golden land]].]]
* ''{{FanFic/Mendacity}}'': One of the... things... that Bon Bon sees when she almost passes into Faerie appears to be a ponyfied [[TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]].
** The faerie homeland of [[TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog Tir na Nog?]]
*** Nope, that's a reference to real-world mythology.
* ''FanFic/MidnightGreen'': During Midnight's DynamicEntry into Ponyville, he screams "[[WorldOfWarcraft LEEEEROOOOOOOOOY]] [[LeeroyJenkinsVideo JEEEENKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!!!]]"
** Midnight later sings music by the BarenakedLadies and Music/{{Voltaire}}.
* ''FanFic/AMinorVariation'':
** Rarity's [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} introduction to Discord]].
-->'''Rarity''': Discord, the Spirit of Disharmony? Good evening, my name is Rarity Bell. As a member of the country and world of Equestria, I ask you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the next convenient parallel dimension.
** When Rarity mentions how Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon, Jackie wants he to clarify whether she was imprisoned IN the moon, or having adventures on the surface [[{{Moonstuck}} in the form of an adorable filly]].
** One of Fluttershy's Omega Flight classmates is named [[TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]], who ends up carried off by a tornado to a faraway land.
* ''{{Fanfic/Miscellaneous}}'':
** The beginning of chapter 4 appears to be a reference to Film/TheHangover. Quill wakes up with no memory of what happened the night before, wonders where Filter is, and proceeds to find him on the roof of Sugarcube Corner.
** When [[spoiler:Filter reveals that he has two hearts]], he [[Series/DoctorWho wonders if that has been used before]].
** ''Dual Image'' might as well be renamed "The Series/DoctorWho ShoutOut Chapter". Not only do Quill and Filter quote the Doctor various times, [[spoiler:the scene where Filter, powered up by King Sombra, completely overpowers Trixie and forces her to surrender before forgiving her is taken straight from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E13LastOfTheTimeLords Last of the Time Lords]]".]]
* ''FanFic/TheMonsterMash'':
** Count Drache in ''Rarity: Blood and Water'' is one to {{Dracula}}.
** Ultradash in ''Rainbow Dash: The Big Battle'' is one to {{Ultraman}}.
** Pinkie's reference to pod ponies in ''Applejack: One of the Herd'' is likely a ShoutOut to InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers.
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** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] makes one to ''{{Pokemon}}'' in a conversation with {{Kirby}}.
** Link makes one to ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' in the beginning of Chapter 27 of the first story, when the group receives Skolar's Star Power.[[hottip:*:Which is Star Storm, which is Poo's most powerful move.]]
** Link makes one to ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' in Chapter 17 of the second story, where he compares the Punies that are following the team to Olimar's Pikmin.[[hottip:*:If you check the previously linked page, you'll see that that actually ''is'' a shout out to ''Pikmin'' in [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor the original game.]]
** "Sheesh Mario, pull out an [[Franchise/FireEmblem Ike]] quote on us why don't you?"
** In chapter 45 of ''Super'', after Bowser calls Luigi "the guy in green", Luigi asks Bowser if he doesn't even remember his name. This is a reference to ''MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', where ''[[WhoIsThisGuyAgain nobody]]'' [[WhoIsThisGuyAgain remembers Luigi's name]].
** Bowser has an obsession with the phrase "[[DragonBallZ over 9000]]".
** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] makes one to ''{{Pokemon}}'' in a conversation with {{Kirby}}.
** Link makes one to ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' in the beginning of Chapter 27 of the first story, when the group receives Skolar's Star Power.[[hottip:*:Which is Star Storm, which is Poo's most powerful move.]]
** Link makes one to ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' in Chapter 17 of the second story, where he compares the Punies that are following the team to Olimar's Pikmin.[[hottip:*:If you check the previously linked page, you'll see that that actually ''is'' a shout out to ''Pikmin'' in [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor the original game.]]
** "Sheesh Mario, pull out an [[Franchise/FireEmblem Ike]] quote on us why don't you?"
** In chapter 45 of ''Super'', after Bowser calls Luigi "the guy in green", Luigi asks Bowser if he doesn't even remember his name. This is a reference to ''MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', where ''[[WhoIsThisGuyAgain nobody]]'' [[WhoIsThisGuyAgain remembers Luigi's name]].
** Bowser has an obsession with the phrase "[[DragonBallZ over 9000]]".
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** "Wrote lots of books and spells, head of the mage guild, Princess Celestia’s protor…[[VideoGame/{{Starcraft}} protoss]]…personal apprentice!"
** One of the worlds' most popular movie series is ''FanFic/ArddunLleuad''.
** "Well, my parents were both military, and my mom has a small armory she keeps around the house for weapons reference for her artwork, so yeah, I know how to shoot. Learned on Dad’s [[Anime/{{GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex}} Seburo M5 9mm]]."
*** The title of the sidestory anthology -- ''Be Human'' -- is a reference to one of the ScottMatthew songs from SAC, and in universe it's DJ's favorite song, for [[PinocchioSyndrome obvious reasons]].
** When a young Mike asks his sister for advice in dating DJ -- an alien -- his sister questions whether or not he'll wake up one day with DJ talking about [[VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic ‘yellow perpendicular with making blue bisector’]].
*** Funnily enough, years later one of DJ's favorite games is shown to be a future version of ''Star Wars: The Old Republic''.
** To continue the StarWars references, when Cadance asks Lyra on advice for childrearing, Lyra makes light of how things have changed between former foalsitter and foalsat:
-->'''Lyra:''' “Just don’t expect me to do the whole Darth Vader thing.”
-->'''Cadance:''' “Darth…Vader?”
-->'''Lyra:''' “''Star Wars'' reference – hubby’s a big fan of those old movies. ‘When I left you, I was but the learner; now ''I'' am the master.’”
** During a Halloween party, Erica dresses up as the assassin Ambika from ''[[{{Webcomic/ClaudeAndMonet}} Claude & Monet]].''
** In chapter 11 the Changelings get "educated" on the difference between [[Series/StargateSG1 tacics meant for terror]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ps9iMH1N4 tactics meant for war]] by the Belgian special forces.
*** The start of chapter 6 shows several characters travelling through a portal from Earth to Equestria, and it's described as very similar to a Stargate.
** Derpy's otherdimensional-sensing device is known as the {{Music/Stereolab}}.
*** For that matter, she boards an airship called the ''Serene Velocity'', also the name of a Stereolab album.
** Somebody claims that mystery girl Subaru may be a student at [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Furinkan High School]] in Nerima.
*** For that matter, Tsubasa and her fellow students attend Tamagawa Mikami High School [[hottip:*: (better known as the school attended by Sakura Kasugano of StreetFighterAlpha fame)]].
** One original character is named [[CocteauTwins Tiny Dynamine]] and her unusual magic aura resembles butterflies.
** Combined with a lovely TakeThat in the following line:
-->'''Discord:''' "Would you care for a cupcake? Never cared for them myself. [[{{Fanfic/Cupcakes}} Too bloody]]."
* ''FanFic/Anthropology'':
** When Lyra first meets Nathan, he's wearing a shirt with the word [[{{VideoGame/Portal}} Aperture]] on it.
** Chapter 29 contains a reference to TayZonday's popular song ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA Chocolate Rain]]''.
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* In ''FanFic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to SuperMarioBrosZ in Chapter 45 of Part 1 [[spoiler: More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, at least got shown in the intro. Thankfully, the author gives Alvin-Earthworm full credit for the idea instead of claiming it as his own.
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* In ''FanFic/CourtneyAndTheViolinOfDespair'', one chapter [[{{Epigraph}} begins with]] a verse from the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, ''Theatre/{{Patience}}''.
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* In ''TheButterFlyEffect'' prequel fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3210906/1/The_Butterfly_Effect_0 The Butterfly Effect 0]]'', the head of the Sunnyvale Institution is [[Film/BackToTheFuture Dr. Emmett Von Braun]].
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* In the [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
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* In ''FanFic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to SuperMarioBrosZ in Chapter 45 of Part 1 [[spoiler: More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, at least got shown in the intro. Thankfully, the author gives Alvin-Earthworm full credit for the idea instead of claiming it as his own.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
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* In ''FanFic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to SuperMarioBrosZ in Chapter 45 of Part 1 [[spoiler: More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, at least got shown in the intro. Thankfully, the author gives Alvin-Earthworm full credit for the idea instead of claiming it as his own.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.own.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
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[[AC: Franchise/HarryPotter]]
* Arabella and Zsenya's epic fanfiction ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?chapno=1&storyid=619 After the End]]'' contains a significant ShoutOut to an in-fandom joke: in the {{Shipping}} wars, the Good Ship Harry/Hermione had the iconic symbol of pumpkin pie. In ''After the End,'' (a fic that is ''very'' Ron/Hermione, based on a website that is strongly geared towards the same) Ron angrily tells his mother that [[TakeThat he hates pumpkin pie.]]
* A.L. de Sauveterre's ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]]'' pushes over into ReferenceOverdosed, which works with the fairly tongue-in-cheek tone of the story. A short sample:
** The prologue refers to a tapestry with the cast of ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' on it (with the implication that Harry may be descended from the Pevensies).
** Colin Creevey dressing up for Halloween as famed (Muggle) photographer Annie Liebovitz.
** Draco Malfoy is encouraged to read Creator/ErnestHemingway's ''DeathInTheAfternoon.''
** Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric [[FemmeFatale Milady]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', by vifetoile, a certain theory of wandless magic is called Weatherwax magic (a shout-out to Literature/{{Discworld}}) and the {{Muggle}} character, Mark, makes frequent references to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', there are several shout outs, including ones to ''StarWars'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. What's most notable, though, is that at one point, this trope is lampshaded (along with everything else).
-->'''Snape:''' POTTER! Enough about your mythological creatures and your obscure Muggle literature!
[[AC: Other]]
* The titles of the {{Psych}} fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713948/1/Lassiter_learns_How_To_Bend Lassiter Learns how to Bend]] as well as its sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713983/1/Carltons_Worst_Inhibitions Carlton's Worst Inhibitions]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499181/1/The_Case_of_The_Friendly_Indians The Case of the Friendly Indians]] are all shout outs to the show's theme song, the first two to the lyrics and the last one to the band who sings it.
* ''' EVERYTHING''' in the Series/DoctorWho webcomic SecondEmpire.
** Seriously, ''DO NOT'' play the TVTropesDrinkingGame if you plan on including all the {{ShoutOut}}s in this thing. It'll be very, ''very'' bad for your health.
*** How bad is it? The summary (Two Dalek Empires fight for the future of the Dalek race) is a ShoutOut to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance Of The Daleks]] and it just goes downhill from there.
* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6152050/1/Whose_Gay_Line_Is_It_Anyways Whose Gay Line Is It Anyway]], the {{Glee}} club plays a game of [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Questions Only.]] Slash (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) ensues.
-->'''Puck:''' Do you come here often?
-->'''Kurt:''' Do you normally cruise an art gallery looking for fashionable and attractive men?
* Arabella and Zsenya's epic fanfiction ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?chapno=1&storyid=619 After the End]]'' contains a significant ShoutOut to an in-fandom joke: in the {{Shipping}} wars, the Good Ship Harry/Hermione had the iconic symbol of pumpkin pie. In ''After the End,'' (a fic that is ''very'' Ron/Hermione, based on a website that is strongly geared towards the same) Ron angrily tells his mother that [[TakeThat he hates pumpkin pie.]]
* A.L. de Sauveterre's ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]]'' pushes over into ReferenceOverdosed, which works with the fairly tongue-in-cheek tone of the story. A short sample:
** The prologue refers to a tapestry with the cast of ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' on it (with the implication that Harry may be descended from the Pevensies).
** Colin Creevey dressing up for Halloween as famed (Muggle) photographer Annie Liebovitz.
** Draco Malfoy is encouraged to read Creator/ErnestHemingway's ''DeathInTheAfternoon.''
** Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric [[FemmeFatale Milady]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', by vifetoile, a certain theory of wandless magic is called Weatherwax magic (a shout-out to Literature/{{Discworld}}) and the {{Muggle}} character, Mark, makes frequent references to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', there are several shout outs, including ones to ''StarWars'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. What's most notable, though, is that at one point, this trope is lampshaded (along with everything else).
-->'''Snape:''' POTTER! Enough about your mythological creatures and your obscure Muggle literature!
[[AC: Other]]
* The titles of the {{Psych}} fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713948/1/Lassiter_learns_How_To_Bend Lassiter Learns how to Bend]] as well as its sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713983/1/Carltons_Worst_Inhibitions Carlton's Worst Inhibitions]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499181/1/The_Case_of_The_Friendly_Indians The Case of the Friendly Indians]] are all shout outs to the show's theme song, the first two to the lyrics and the last one to the band who sings it.
* ''' EVERYTHING''' in the Series/DoctorWho webcomic SecondEmpire.
** Seriously, ''DO NOT'' play the TVTropesDrinkingGame if you plan on including all the {{ShoutOut}}s in this thing. It'll be very, ''very'' bad for your health.
*** How bad is it? The summary (Two Dalek Empires fight for the future of the Dalek race) is a ShoutOut to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance Of The Daleks]] and it just goes downhill from there.
* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6152050/1/Whose_Gay_Line_Is_It_Anyways Whose Gay Line Is It Anyway]], the {{Glee}} club plays a game of [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Questions Only.]] Slash (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) ensues.
-->'''Puck:''' Do you come here often?
-->'''Kurt:''' Do you normally cruise an art gallery looking for fashionable and attractive men?
to:
[[AC: Franchise/HarryPotter]]
''TheButterFlyEffect'']]
*Arabella and Zsenya's epic fanfiction In ''TheButterFlyEffect'' prequel fanfic ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?chapno=1&storyid=619 After the End]]'' contains a significant ShoutOut to an in-fandom joke: in the {{Shipping}} wars, the Good Ship Harry/Hermione had the iconic symbol of pumpkin pie. In ''After the End,'' (a fic that is ''very'' Ron/Hermione, based on a website that is strongly geared towards the same) Ron angrily tells his mother that [[TakeThat he hates pumpkin pie.]]
* A.L. de Sauveterre's ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]]'' pushes over into ReferenceOverdosed, which works with the fairly tongue-in-cheek tone of the story. A short sample:
** The prologue refers to a tapestry with the cast of ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' on it (with the implication that Harry may be descended from the Pevensies).
** Colin Creevey dressing up for Halloween as famed (Muggle) photographer Annie Liebovitz.
** Draco Malfoy is encouraged to read Creator/ErnestHemingway's ''DeathInTheAfternoon.''
** Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric [[FemmeFatale Milady]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', by vifetoile, a certain theory of wandless magic is called Weatherwax magic (a shout-out to Literature/{{Discworld}}) and the {{Muggle}} character, Mark, makes frequent references to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', there are several shout outs, including ones to ''StarWars'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. What's most notable, though, is that at one point, this trope is lampshaded (along with everything else).
-->'''Snape:''' POTTER! Enough about your mythological creatures and your obscure Muggle literature!
[[AC: Other]]
* The titles of the {{Psych}} fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713948/1/Lassiter_learns_How_To_Bend Lassiter Learns how to Bend]] as well as its sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713983/1/Carltons_Worst_Inhibitions Carlton's Worst Inhibitions]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499181/1/The_Case_of_The_Friendly_Indians net/s/3210906/1/The_Butterfly_Effect_0 The Case Butterfly Effect 0]]'', the head of the Friendly Indians]] are all shout outs to the show's theme song, the first two to the lyrics and the last one to the band who sings it.
* ''' EVERYTHING''' in the Series/DoctorWho webcomic SecondEmpire.
** Seriously, ''DO NOT'' play the TVTropesDrinkingGame if you plan on including all the {{ShoutOut}}s in this thing. It'll be very, ''very'' bad for your health.
*** How badSunnyvale Institution is it? The summary (Two Dalek Empires fight for the future of the Dalek race) is a ShoutOut to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance Of The Daleks]] and it just goes downhill from there.
* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6152050/1/Whose_Gay_Line_Is_It_Anyways Whose Gay Line Is It Anyway]], the {{Glee}} club plays a game of [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Questions Only.]] Slash (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) ensues.
-->'''Puck:''' Do you come here often?
-->'''Kurt:''' Do you normally cruise an art gallery looking for fashionable and attractive men?[[Film/BackToTheFuture Dr. Emmett Von Braun]].
[[AC: CrossOver]]
*
* A.L. de Sauveterre's ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]]'' pushes over into ReferenceOverdosed, which works with the fairly tongue-in-cheek tone of the story. A short sample:
** The prologue refers to a tapestry with the cast of ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' on it (with the implication that Harry may be descended from the Pevensies).
** Colin Creevey dressing up for Halloween as famed (Muggle) photographer Annie Liebovitz.
** Draco Malfoy is encouraged to read Creator/ErnestHemingway's ''DeathInTheAfternoon.''
** Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric [[FemmeFatale Milady]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', by vifetoile, a certain theory of wandless magic is called Weatherwax magic (a shout-out to Literature/{{Discworld}}) and the {{Muggle}} character, Mark, makes frequent references to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', there are several shout outs, including ones to ''StarWars'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. What's most notable, though, is that at one point, this trope is lampshaded (along with everything else).
-->'''Snape:''' POTTER! Enough about your mythological creatures and your obscure Muggle literature!
[[AC: Other]]
* The titles of the {{Psych}} fanfic [[http://www.
* ''' EVERYTHING''' in the Series/DoctorWho webcomic SecondEmpire.
** Seriously, ''DO NOT'' play the TVTropesDrinkingGame if you plan on including all the {{ShoutOut}}s in this thing. It'll be very, ''very'' bad for your health.
*** How bad
* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6152050/1/Whose_Gay_Line_Is_It_Anyways Whose Gay Line Is It Anyway]], the {{Glee}} club plays a game of [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Questions Only.]] Slash (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) ensues.
-->'''Puck:''' Do you come here often?
-->'''Kurt:''' Do you normally cruise an art gallery looking for fashionable and attractive men?
[[AC: CrossOver]]
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* In FanFic/TheLieIveLived, a throwaway line has Harry saying, "Yeah, just call me 'Ambassador Potter', expert at foreign diplomacy and purveyor of international goodwill." This refers to one of author's other works [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2889350/1/Bungle_in_the_Jungle_A_Harry_Potter_Adventure Bungle in the Jungle]].
* Lord of the Land of Fire is prone to lacing the plots of his stories with references to things like WorldWarTwo or [[Literature/TheBible The Book of Revelation]], among other things.
* In the FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy, [[FullmetalAlchemist Ed and Winry Elric]] have a son named Lucas; the author chose the name after Luke from the ProfessorLayton games.
* In Ringshadow's SliceOfLife StarFox fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2664412/1 Butterfly Photographs]], Slippy programmed an AI into his pickup truck which has the ability to drive it. Its avatar is a face on a video screen, and its name is [[MaxHeadroom Max]]. At one point a character asks if Max is in one of the stages of [[{{Creator/Bungie}} rampancy]] in reaction to Max's slightly odd behaviour.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea_Jewel_of_the_gods Disgaea: Jewel of the gods]] at the very begining has already gave ones to OnePiece, Bleach, Manga/DragonBall, Manga/SoulEater, Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann, ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Beyblade, and Franchise/MetalGear.
* The ''HisDarkMaterials'' fanfiction ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/35939 Like gold to ayery thinnesse beate]]'' has Will doubling over in laughter when [[spoiler: Lyra]] tells him she put a [[ChroniclesOfNarnia wardrobe over an opening to another world.]]
* In ''TheButterFlyEffect'' prequel fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3210906/1/The_Butterfly_Effect_0 The Butterfly Effect 0]]'', the head of the Sunnyvale Institution is [[Film/BackToTheFuture Dr. Emmett Von Braun]].
* In the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2913726/1/Abyss_of_the_Soul Abyss of the Soul]]'', Marine Staff Sergeant [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Jonathan]] Scott [[Series/QuantumLeap Beckett]] had faked his death and was living under the alias "[[Series/QuantumLeap Sam]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Archer]]" when he was arrested.
* FanFic/DecksFallEveryoneDies. Examples: "Reverse card open" is a shout-out to the MAD videos that feature Kaiba repeating that line. Yami's line calling dice "rolling bones" (astragali) is a shout-out to the manga.
* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'' has a number of shout-outs, including:
** Plenty of subtle [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] references, of course.
** A line lifted from SweeneyTodd.
** A reference from a SheriSTepper book.
** Several references to lines or incidents from the {{Flashman}} series.
* The ''FullmetalAlchemist'' series ''The FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy'' has a few, both in-universe and otherwise.
** In the first story, the three main characters sneak into beseiged Central City using a hot air balloon, which is a CallBack of sorts to the 2003 anime adaptation.
** Edward Elric's son is named Lucas, after Luke Triton from the ''ProfessorLayton'' games.
** The ''Brotherhood'' anime showed a photograph of Roy Mustang after the end of the series in which he has a mustache, for reasons unexplained. Many members of the fandom prefer to believe that, as the picture in question belonged to Ed, he had drawn the mustache onto it; this EpilepticTree is firmly planted in the fanfic.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6565945/14/Mary_Mary_Quite_Contrary Mary Mary? Quite Contrary!]]'', there are many {{shout out}}s made in the "Sparkly Shiny Alchemist" story. For one thing, the protagonist's full name is Christiana Sophia [[Literature/TheHungerGames Maysalee]] Thomas[[note]]Maysalee is the name of Madge's aunt, for those who don't know[[/note]]. And there's this quote from her "bro" Jeff:
-->[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "I'm a mog. Half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!"]]
** From the same author, we have ''[[FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal]] [[EdEddAndEddy Eds]]'', in which Ed exclaims "[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Holy *** on a ** sandwich!]]"
* Fanfiction.net has a humorous Series/{{CSI}} fanfic in which Ray takes 'Morpheus' as an online username, a shout out to his Film/TheMatrix role.
* W.I.T.C.H. Fanfic KievaLynn's Season Three features C'thulu in one episode. The episode title "The Telemarketing Call of C'thulu" is a play on the title of Real Ghostbusters episode "The Collect Call of C'thulu." They even beat him in much the same way.
* There are ''tons'' in a ''FanFic/ACureForLove'': [[Manga/DeathNote Matt]] hums the ''StarWars'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]]" when [[BigBad Kira]] enters [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness the meeting room.]] Also when Light gets a scar on one of their misadventures of getting shot at he grumbles in his InternalMonologue that it makes him look like ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Also in the [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6866923/1/Last_Night_I_Dreamt_Somebody_Loved_Me deleted scenes]] Mello compares Light to the ByronicHero Heathcliff of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' and his FreudianExcuse [[FridgeBrilliance is similar in this ficverse.]] There's a stealth one with the OriginalCharacter V who has a [[VForVendetta vendetta]]. Also "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Matt had just been spectacularly killed by a zombie riding a unicycle]]" and Near points out that [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "One does not simply walk into Mordor."]] Also when Light confides in L about [[DealWithTheDevil his little problem]] and why he can't just quit: "Think of [[Theatre/DoctorFaustus Faust]], L. It's Faust on a shorter time scale." And [[spoiler: Light's ultimate scheme]] is a shout out to ''Film/ChildrenOfMen''.
* In ''FanFic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to SuperMarioBrosZ in Chapter 45 of Part 1 [[spoiler: More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, at least got shown in the intro. Thankfully, the author gives Alvin-Earthworm full credit for the idea instead of claiming it as his own.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
* Lord of the Land of Fire is prone to lacing the plots of his stories with references to things like WorldWarTwo or [[Literature/TheBible The Book of Revelation]], among other things.
* In the FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy, [[FullmetalAlchemist Ed and Winry Elric]] have a son named Lucas; the author chose the name after Luke from the ProfessorLayton games.
* In Ringshadow's SliceOfLife StarFox fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2664412/1 Butterfly Photographs]], Slippy programmed an AI into his pickup truck which has the ability to drive it. Its avatar is a face on a video screen, and its name is [[MaxHeadroom Max]]. At one point a character asks if Max is in one of the stages of [[{{Creator/Bungie}} rampancy]] in reaction to Max's slightly odd behaviour.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea_Jewel_of_the_gods Disgaea: Jewel of the gods]] at the very begining has already gave ones to OnePiece, Bleach, Manga/DragonBall, Manga/SoulEater, Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann, ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Beyblade, and Franchise/MetalGear.
* The ''HisDarkMaterials'' fanfiction ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/35939 Like gold to ayery thinnesse beate]]'' has Will doubling over in laughter when [[spoiler: Lyra]] tells him she put a [[ChroniclesOfNarnia wardrobe over an opening to another world.]]
* In ''TheButterFlyEffect'' prequel fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3210906/1/The_Butterfly_Effect_0 The Butterfly Effect 0]]'', the head of the Sunnyvale Institution is [[Film/BackToTheFuture Dr. Emmett Von Braun]].
* In the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2913726/1/Abyss_of_the_Soul Abyss of the Soul]]'', Marine Staff Sergeant [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Jonathan]] Scott [[Series/QuantumLeap Beckett]] had faked his death and was living under the alias "[[Series/QuantumLeap Sam]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Archer]]" when he was arrested.
* FanFic/DecksFallEveryoneDies. Examples: "Reverse card open" is a shout-out to the MAD videos that feature Kaiba repeating that line. Yami's line calling dice "rolling bones" (astragali) is a shout-out to the manga.
* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'' has a number of shout-outs, including:
** Plenty of subtle [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] references, of course.
** A line lifted from SweeneyTodd.
** A reference from a SheriSTepper book.
** Several references to lines or incidents from the {{Flashman}} series.
* The ''FullmetalAlchemist'' series ''The FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy'' has a few, both in-universe and otherwise.
** In the first story, the three main characters sneak into beseiged Central City using a hot air balloon, which is a CallBack of sorts to the 2003 anime adaptation.
** Edward Elric's son is named Lucas, after Luke Triton from the ''ProfessorLayton'' games.
** The ''Brotherhood'' anime showed a photograph of Roy Mustang after the end of the series in which he has a mustache, for reasons unexplained. Many members of the fandom prefer to believe that, as the picture in question belonged to Ed, he had drawn the mustache onto it; this EpilepticTree is firmly planted in the fanfic.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6565945/14/Mary_Mary_Quite_Contrary Mary Mary? Quite Contrary!]]'', there are many {{shout out}}s made in the "Sparkly Shiny Alchemist" story. For one thing, the protagonist's full name is Christiana Sophia [[Literature/TheHungerGames Maysalee]] Thomas[[note]]Maysalee is the name of Madge's aunt, for those who don't know[[/note]]. And there's this quote from her "bro" Jeff:
-->[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "I'm a mog. Half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!"]]
** From the same author, we have ''[[FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal]] [[EdEddAndEddy Eds]]'', in which Ed exclaims "[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Holy *** on a ** sandwich!]]"
* Fanfiction.net has a humorous Series/{{CSI}} fanfic in which Ray takes 'Morpheus' as an online username, a shout out to his Film/TheMatrix role.
* W.I.T.C.H. Fanfic KievaLynn's Season Three features C'thulu in one episode. The episode title "The Telemarketing Call of C'thulu" is a play on the title of Real Ghostbusters episode "The Collect Call of C'thulu." They even beat him in much the same way.
* There are ''tons'' in a ''FanFic/ACureForLove'': [[Manga/DeathNote Matt]] hums the ''StarWars'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]]" when [[BigBad Kira]] enters [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness the meeting room.]] Also when Light gets a scar on one of their misadventures of getting shot at he grumbles in his InternalMonologue that it makes him look like ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Also in the [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6866923/1/Last_Night_I_Dreamt_Somebody_Loved_Me deleted scenes]] Mello compares Light to the ByronicHero Heathcliff of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' and his FreudianExcuse [[FridgeBrilliance is similar in this ficverse.]] There's a stealth one with the OriginalCharacter V who has a [[VForVendetta vendetta]]. Also "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Matt had just been spectacularly killed by a zombie riding a unicycle]]" and Near points out that [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "One does not simply walk into Mordor."]] Also when Light confides in L about [[DealWithTheDevil his little problem]] and why he can't just quit: "Think of [[Theatre/DoctorFaustus Faust]], L. It's Faust on a shorter time scale." And [[spoiler: Light's ultimate scheme]] is a shout out to ''Film/ChildrenOfMen''.
* In ''FanFic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to SuperMarioBrosZ in Chapter 45 of Part 1 [[spoiler: More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, at least got shown in the intro. Thankfully, the author gives Alvin-Earthworm full credit for the idea instead of claiming it as his own.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
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* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''Fanfic/KiraSweetheart'' there's a Shout Out to the [[NotableCommercialCampaigns "Got Milk?"]] commercial, L dreams of TabletopGame/CandyLand, [[PerkyGoth Misa shops at Hot Topic]], "An Excellent Day For An Exorcism" is a quote from ''Film/TheExorcist'', Rem's line [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLgPNilXHM4 "The conversion has already begun"]] is a Shout Out to Music/{{Disturbed}}, L declares [[ComicBook/JudgeDredd "I am the law,"]], [[spoiler: L gets Ryuk]] hooked on ''VideoGame/EverQuest'', [[Series/{{House}} Dr. House]] is Light's attending physician, L pays for [[spoiler: Light's surgery]] with his [[Film/BatmanForever L-Credit Card]], Light and L watch ''Manga/BlackButler'', and the title of the last chapter, Sugarcoat, aside from being an IncrediblyLamePun was inspired by [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU2gCAiDETM the song]] by Music/BreakingBenjamin. Also there's a couple of stealth ones: one to Film/TheGodfather ([[spoiler: even BadAss mafia hitmen know it's not fun getting stabbed in the hand]]). Another scene is inspired by an episode of ''Series/BabylonFive'' [[spoiler: where the doctor restricts the crew from eating their [[TrademarkFavoriteFood favorite foods]] and [[WholePlotReference they deal with it by trying to switch their plates around.]]]]
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* Fanfiction.net has a humorous Series/{{CSI}} fanfic in which Ray takes 'Morpheus' as an online username, a shout out to his ''Film/TheMatrix'' role.
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* There are ''tons'' in a ''FanFic/ACureForLove'': Matt hums the ''StarWars'' "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8 Imperial March]]" when [[BigBad Kira]] enters [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness the meeting room.]] Also when Light gets a scar on one of their misadventures of getting shot at he grumbles in his InternalMonologue that it makes him look like ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Also in the [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6866923/1/Last_Night_I_Dreamt_Somebody_Loved_Me deleted scenes]] Mello compares Light to the ByronicHero Heathcliff of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' and his FreudianExcuse [[FridgeBrilliance is similar in this ficverse.]] There's a stealth one with the OriginalCharacter V who has a [[VForVendetta vendetta]]. Also "[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Matt had just been spectacularly killed by a zombie riding a unicycle]]" and Near points out that [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "One does not simply walk into Mordor."]] Also when Light confides in L about [[DealWithTheDevil his little problem]] and why he can't just quit: "Think of [[Theatre/DoctorFaustus Faust]], L. It's Faust on a shorter time scale." And [[spoiler: Light's ultimate scheme]] is a shout out to ''Film/ChildrenOfMen''.
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* ''' EVERYTHING''' in the Series/DoctorWho webcomic SecondEmpire.
** Seriously, ''DO NOT'' play the TVTropesDrinkingGame if you plan on including all the {{ShoutOut}}s in this thing. It'll be very, ''very'' bad for your health.
*** How bad is it? The summary (Two Dalek Empires fight for the future of the Dalek race) is a ShoutOut to [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance Of The Daleks]] and it just goes downhill from there.
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* ''The FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy'' has a few, both in-universe and otherwise.
** In the first story, the three main characters sneak into beseiged Central City using a hot air balloon, which is a CallBack of sorts to the 2003 anime adaptation.
** Edward Elric's son is named Lucas, after Luke Triton from the ''ProfessorLayton'' games.
** The ''Brotherhood'' anime showed a photograph of Roy Mustang after the end of the series in which he has a mustache, for reasons unexplained. Many members of the fandom prefer to believe that, as the picture in question belonged to Ed, he had drawn the mustache onto it; this EpilepticTree is firmly planted in the fanfic.
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* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6152050/1/Whose_Gay_Line_Is_It_Anyways Whose Gay Line Is It Anyway]], the {{Glee}} club plays a game of [[WhoseLineIsItAnyway Questions Only.]] Slash (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) ensues.
-->'''Puck:''' Do you come here often?
-->'''Kurt:''' Do you normally cruise an art gallery looking for fashionable and attractive men?
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* Arabella and Zsenya's epic fanfiction ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?chapno=1&storyid=619 After the End]]'' contains a significant ShoutOut to an in-fandom joke: in the {{Shipping}} wars, the Good Ship Harry/Hermione had the iconic symbol of pumpkin pie. In ''After the End,'' (a fic that is ''very'' Ron/Hermione, based on a website that is strongly geared towards the same) Ron angrily tells his mother that [[TakeThat he hates pumpkin pie.]]
* A.L. de Sauveterre's ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]]'' pushes over into ReferenceOverdosed, which works with the fairly tongue-in-cheek tone of the story. A short sample:
** The prologue refers to a tapestry with the cast of ''TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' on it (with the implication that Harry may be descended from the Pevensies).
** Colin Creevey dressing up for Halloween as famed (Muggle) photographer Annie Liebovitz.
** Draco Malfoy is encouraged to read Creator/ErnestHemingway's ''DeathInTheAfternoon.''
** Literature/TheThreeMusketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric [[FemmeFatale Milady]].
* In ''FanFic/TheLieIveLived'', a throwaway line has Harry saying, "Yeah, just call me 'Ambassador Potter', expert at foreign diplomacy and purveyor of international goodwill." This refers to one of author's other works [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2889350/1/Bungle_in_the_Jungle_A_Harry_Potter_Adventure Bungle in the Jungle]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheOllivanderChildren'', by vifetoile, a certain theory of wandless magic is called Weatherwax magic (a shout-out to Literature/{{Discworld}}) and the {{Muggle}} character, Mark, makes frequent references to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and ''TheLordOfTheRings''.
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', there are several shout outs, including ones to ''StarWars'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', and ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray''. What's most notable, though, is that at one point, this trope is lampshaded (along with everything else).
-->'''Snape:''' POTTER! Enough about your mythological creatures and your obscure Muggle literature!
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* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/35939 Like gold to ayery thinnesse beate]]'' has Will doubling over in laughter when [[spoiler: Lyra]] tells him she put a [[ChroniclesOfNarnia wardrobe over an opening to another world.]]
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* The titles of the {{Psych}} fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713948/1/Lassiter_learns_How_To_Bend Lassiter Learns how to Bend]] as well as its sequels [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5713983/1/Carltons_Worst_Inhibitions Carlton's Worst Inhibitions]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499181/1/The_Case_of_The_Friendly_Indians The Case of the Friendly Indians]] are all shout outs to the show's theme song, the first two to the lyrics and the last one to the band who sings it.
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* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'' has a number of shout-outs, including:
** Plenty of subtle [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] references, of course.
** A line lifted from SweeneyTodd.
** A reference from a SheriSTepper book.
** Several references to lines or incidents from the {{Flashman}} series.
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* Lord of the Land of Fire is prone to lacing the plots of his stories with references to things like WorldWarTwo or [[Literature/TheBible The Book of Revelation]], among other things.
* In the FanFic/ElementalChessTrilogy, [[FullmetalAlchemist Ed and Winry Elric]] have a son named Lucas; the author chose the name after Luke from the ProfessorLayton games.
* In Ringshadow's SliceOfLife StarFox fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2664412/1 Butterfly Photographs]], Slippy programmed an AI into his pickup truck which has the ability to drive it. Its avatar is a face on a video screen, and its name is [[MaxHeadroom Max]]. At one point a character asks if Max is in one of the stages of [[{{Creator/Bungie}} rampancy]] in reaction to Max's slightly odd behaviour.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6984913/1/Disgaea_Jewel_of_the_gods Disgaea: Jewel of the gods]] at the very begining has already gave ones to OnePiece, Bleach, Manga/DragonBall, Manga/SoulEater, Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann, ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', Beyblade, and Franchise/MetalGear.
* In the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2913726/1/Abyss_of_the_Soul Abyss of the Soul]]'', Marine Staff Sergeant [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Jonathan]] Scott [[Series/QuantumLeap Beckett]] had faked his death and was living under the alias "[[Series/QuantumLeap Sam]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Archer]]" when he was arrested.
* FanFic/DecksFallEveryoneDies. Examples: "Reverse card open" is a shout-out to the MAD videos that feature Kaiba repeating that line. Yami's line calling dice "rolling bones" (astragali) is a shout-out to the manga.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6565945/14/Mary_Mary_Quite_Contrary Mary Mary? Quite Contrary!]]'', there are many {{shout out}}s made in the "Sparkly Shiny Alchemist" story. For one thing, the protagonist's full name is Christiana Sophia [[Literature/TheHungerGames Maysalee]] Thomas[[note]]Maysalee is the name of Madge's aunt, for those who don't know[[/note]]. And there's this quote from her "bro" Jeff:
-->[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "I'm a mog. Half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!"]]
** From the same author, we have ''[[FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal]] [[EdEddAndEddy Eds]]'', in which Ed exclaims "[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Holy *** on a ** sandwich!]]"
* W.I.T.C.H. Fanfic KievaLynn's Season Three features C'thulu in one episode. The episode title "The Telemarketing Call of C'thulu" is a play on the title of Real Ghostbusters episode "The Collect Call of C'thulu." They even beat him in much the same way.
* In ''FanFic/ClashOfTheElements'' there is one to SuperMarioBrosZ in Chapter 45 of Part 1 [[spoiler: More specifically, the act of having the Star Spirits appear and using their energy to [[SuperMode power-up]] Mario and the other heroes,]] a concept which, while it didn't get to appear in the actual series, at least got shown in the intro. Thankfully, the author gives Alvin-Earthworm full credit for the idea instead of claiming it as his own.
* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''FanFic/MyStupidReality'' the first books Light read as a child that had any substance to them were ''[[EvilGeniusTrilogy Evil Genius]]'', ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', ''{{Matilda}}'', ''EndersGame'', and ''[[{{Literature/BattleRoyale}} Battle Royale]]''-this is what causes the canon divergence because after finishing this reading list young Light Yagami decides it might be more prudent to [[ObfuscatingStupidity hide his genius]]. Later when on the run [[FallenHero from L]], Light sets up a false trail for his pursuers that leads them [[{{Fargo}} through Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota.]] There are also shout outs to ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''SuperMarioBros''.
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* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6565945/14/Mary_Mary_Quite_Contrary Mary Mary? Quite Contrary!]]'', there are many {{shout out}}s made in the "Sparkly Shiny Alchemist" story. For one thing, the protagonist's full name is Christiana Sophia [[TheHungerGames [[Literature/TheHungerGames Maysalee]] Thomas[[note]]Maysalee is the name of Madge's aunt, for those who don't know[[/note]]. And there's this quote from her "bro" Jeff:
