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* "Put That Cookie Down!" [[Film/KindergartenCop Need we say more?]]
**Chum Chum and Fanboy's record player they bring in kiiiinda resembles the one [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls A trio of other child superheroes owned in their 1998 incarnation]].
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* Boog, a very obvious John Travolta parody, has a sweet ride named Sandy, all three of those homages to ''{{Grease}}''.

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* Boog, a very obvious John Travolta parody, has a sweet ride named Sandy, all three of those homages to ''{{Grease}}''.''Film/{{Grease}}''.
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*** Fanboy = [=SpongeBob=].
*** Chum Chum = Patrick.

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*** Fanboy = [=SpongeBob=].
[=SpongeBob=]
*** Chum Chum = Patrick.Patrick
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** ''Film/TotalRecall'' = Movie of same name

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** ''Film/TotalRecall'' ''Film/TotalRecall1990'' = Movie of same name
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*** Fanboy = SpongeBob.

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*** Fanboy = SpongeBob.[=SpongeBob=].



** In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy".

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** In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob [=SpongeBob=] in "Bubble Buddy".
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** Digital Pet Cemetery = ''Film/PetCemetary''

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** Digital Pet Cemetery = ''Film/PetCemetary''''Literature/PetSematary''



** Precious Pig = ''WesternAnimation/PreciousPupp''

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** Precious Pig = ''WesternAnimation/PreciousPupp''''PreciousPupp''
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** Digital Pet Cemetery = ''Film/PetCeminary''

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** Digital Pet Cemetery = ''Film/PetCeminary''''Film/PetCemetary''
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** Digital Pet Cemetery = ''Film/PetSeminary''

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** Digital Pet Cemetery = ''Film/PetSeminary''''Film/PetCeminary''
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** Schoolhouse Lock = ''WesternAnimation/Schoolhouse Rock!''

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** Schoolhouse Lock = ''WesternAnimation/Schoolhouse Rock!''''{{WesternAnimation/Schoolhouse Rock!}}''
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** A Bopwork Orange = Film/AClockworkOrange

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** A Bopwork Orange = Film/AClockworkOrange''Film/AClockworkOrange''



** Schoolhouse Lock = Schoolhouse Rock!

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** Schoolhouse Lock = Schoolhouse Rock!''WesternAnimation/Schoolhouse Rock!''

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* The HalloweenEpisode "There Will Be Shrieks" had a scene that is a complete mirror to ''Ghostbusters'' - Lenny and Boog use vacuums similar to the ones Peter, Raymond and Egon used. The ghost is a lot like the ghosts that appear throughout the franchise. Fanboy even says the team's motto, "We ain't afraid of no ghost!".

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* The HalloweenEpisode "There Will Be Shrieks" had a scene that is a complete mirror to ''Ghostbusters'' ''Film/Ghostbusters'' - Lenny and Boog use vacuums similar to the ones Peter, Raymond and Egon used. The ghost is a lot like the ghosts that appear throughout the franchise. Fanboy even says the team's motto, "We ain't afraid of no ghost!".ghost!".
** Mr. Trick is one to [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], in terms of design and mischievous nature.
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* The HalloweenEpisode "There Will Be Shrieks" had a scene that is a complete mirror to ''Ghostbusters'' - Lenny and Boog use vacuums similar to the ones Peter, Raymond and Egon used. The ghost is a lot like the ghosts that appear throughout the franchise. Fanboy even says the team's motto, "We ain't afraid of no ghost!".
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* In one episode, Kyle says "Series/{{iCarly}} You will rue the day!".

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* In one episode, Kyle says "Series/{{iCarly}} "[[Series/{{iCarly}} You will rue the day!".day!]]".
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* In one episode, Kyle says "Series/{{iCarly}} You will rue the day!".
* Fanboy's nightmare in "The Tell Tale Toy" is a parody of Godzilla - with Chum Chum as a giant ripping off the roof and scooping Fanboy up, complete with similar background music.

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* "A Bopwork Orange" to, well... [[Literature/AClockworkOrange duh]].



** Lord of the Rings = [[Literature/TheHobbit Well,]] [[Film/LordOfTheRings '''duh''']]....

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** Lord of the Rings = [[Literature/TheHobbit Well,]] [[Film/LordOfTheRings '''duh''']]....the film adaptation to]] ''Literature/TheHobbit''....
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*** Mr. Mufflin = Mrs. Puff (The {{Gonk}} version, anyway)

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*** Mr. Mufflin = Mrs. Puff (The {{Gonk}} version, anyway)Puff
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** Hypnot-OZed = Hypnotized

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** Hypnot-OZed Hypnot-OZ-ed = Hypnotized
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** Super Chums = ''ComicBook/Superman''

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** Super Chums = ''ComicBook/Superman''''{{ComicBook/Superman}}''
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* A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"

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* A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"goat!" (a pun on [[Music/TPain "I'm On A Boat"]])



** The Janitor Strikes Back = The Empire Strikes Back
** Digital Pet Cemetery = Pet Seminary
** I, Fanbot = I, Robot

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** The Janitor Strikes Back = The Empire Strikes Back
''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''
** Digital Pet Cemetery = Pet Seminary
''Film/PetSeminary''
** I, Fanbot = I, Robot''Film/IRobot''



** Precious Pig = Precious Pupp
** Moppy Dearest = Mommie Dearest

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** Precious Pig = Precious Pupp
''WesternAnimation/PreciousPupp''
** Moppy Dearest = Mommie Dearest''Film/MommieDearest''



** The Janitor's Apprentice = The Sorcerer's Apprentice
** Marsha, Marsha, Marsha = The phrase "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" from The Brady Bunch
** Little Glop of Horrors = Little Shop of Horrors
** Total Recall = Movie of same name
** Refill Madness = Reefer Madness
** The Tell-Tale Toy = The Tell-Tale Heart (For a kid's cartoon, they pulled that one off very well)

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** The Janitor's Apprentice = The Sorcerer's Apprentice
''Disney/TheSorcerersApprentice''
** Marsha, Marsha, Marsha = The phrase "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" from The Brady Bunch
''Series/TheBradyBunch''
** Little Glop of Horrors = Little Shop of Horrors
Film/LittleShopOfHorrors
** Total Recall ''Film/TotalRecall'' = Movie of same name
** Refill Madness = Reefer Madness
''Film/ReeferMadness''
** The Tell-Tale Toy = The Tell-Tale Heart ''Literature/TheTellTaleHeart'' (For a kid's cartoon, they pulled that one off very well)



** Fanboy in the Plastic Bubble = The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
** Fan Vs. Wild = Man Vs. Wild

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** Fanboy in the Plastic Bubble = The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
''Film/TheBoyInThePlasticBubble''
** Fan Vs. Wild = Man Vs. Wild''Series/ManVsWild''



** Fan-Bidextrous
** Saving Private Chum Chum = Saving Private Ryan
** Jingle Fever = Jungle Fever

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** Fan-Bidextrous
Fan-Bidextrous = Ambidextrous
** Saving Private Chum Chum = Saving Private Ryan
''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''
** Jingle Fever = Jungle Fever''Film/JungleFever''



** Lord of the Rings = The book series of the same name
** The Incredible Chulk = The Incredible Hulk

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** Lord of the Rings = The book series of the same name
[[Literature/TheHobbit Well,]] [[Film/LordOfTheRings '''duh''']]....
** The Incredible Chulk = The Incredible Hulk''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''



** A Bopwork Orange = A Clockwork Orange

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** A Bopwork Orange = A Clockwork OrangeFilm/AClockworkOrange



** No Toy Story = Toy Story

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** No Toy Story = Toy Story''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''



** Back From The Future = Back to the Future

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** Back From The Future = Back to the Future''Film/BackToTheFuture''



** The Sword in the Throne = The Sword in the Stone
** Risky Brizness = Risky Business
** Kids in the Hall = The song "Kids in America" or the movie of the same name
** There Will Be Shrieks = The band There Will Be Blood
** HypnotOZed = Hypnotized

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** The Sword in the Throne = The Sword in the Stone
''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone''
** Risky Brizness = Risky Business
''Film/RiskyBusiness''
** Kids in the Hall = [[Series/TheKidsInTheHall The song "Kids in America" or the movie of the same name
90's sketch show]] that aired on Nickelodeon's sister channel, Comedy Central.
** There Will Be Shrieks = The band There Will Be Blood
Music/ThereWillBeBlood
** HypnotOZed Hypnot-OZed = Hypnotized



** Lice Lice Baby = Ice Ice Baby

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** Lice Lice Baby = [[Music/VanillaIce "Ice Ice Ice BabyBaby"]]



** Speed Eraser = Speed Racer

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** Speed Eraser = Speed Racer''Anime/SpeedRacer''



** Super Chums = Superman
** Attack of the Clones = The Star Wars movie of the same name

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** Super Chums = Superman
''ComicBook/Superman''
** Attack of the Clones = [[Film/AttackOfTheClones The Star Wars movie of the same namename]]

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** Another obvious one, "The Tell-Tale Toy." For a kid's cartoon, they actually pulled it off really well.



** The Tell-Tale Toy = The Tell-Tale Heart

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** The Tell-Tale Toy = The Tell-Tale HeartHeart (For a kid's cartoon, they pulled that one off very well)
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I\'m bad, I\'m bad, I know...


*** Mr. Mufflin = Ms. Puff (?)

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*** Mr. Mufflin = Ms. Mrs. Puff (?)(The {{Gonk}} version, anyway)

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** Cold War = War of same name

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** Cold War = The period after World War of same name II



** Freeze Tag = The game of the same name

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** Freeze Tag = The game of the same name
** No Toy Story = Toy Story
** Game Boy = The Gameboy handheld units by Nintendo
** Crib Notes = The actual way of cheating, also a cheat sheet
** Schoolhouse Lock = Schoolhouse Rock!
** Back From The Future = Back to the Future
** Tooth or Scare = The game Truth or Dare or the movie "Truth or Scare"
** The Big Bopper = The nickname for J.P. Richardson
** Present Not Accounted For = The phrase "Present and accounted for"
** The Sword in the Throne = The Sword in the Stone
** Risky Brizness = Risky Business
** Kids in the Hall = The song "Kids in America" or the movie of the same name
** There Will Be Shrieks = The band There Will Be Blood
** HypnotOZed = Hypnotized
** Robo-mance = Romance
** Lucky Chums = Lucky Charms
** Dental Illness = Mental illness
** Lice Lice Baby = Ice Ice Baby
** A Very Brrr-y Icemas = The phrase "A Very Merry Christmas"
** Two Tickets To Paladise = Two Tickets to Paradise
** Speed Eraser = Speed Racer
** The Cold Rush = The Gold Rush
** Super Chums = Superman
** Attack of the Clones = The Star Wars movie of the same
name
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* A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"

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* A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"goat!"
* Title puns:
** The Janitor Strikes Back = The Empire Strikes Back
** Digital Pet Cemetery = Pet Seminary
** I, Fanbot = I, Robot
** Berry Sick = The phrase "Very sick"
** Precious Pig = Precious Pupp
** Moppy Dearest = Mommie Dearest
** Norse-ing Around = Horsing Around
** The Janitor's Apprentice = The Sorcerer's Apprentice
** Marsha, Marsha, Marsha = The phrase "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" from The Brady Bunch
** Little Glop of Horrors = Little Shop of Horrors
** Total Recall = Movie of same name
** Refill Madness = Reefer Madness
** The Tell-Tale Toy = The Tell-Tale Heart
** Cold War = War of same name
** Fanboy in the Plastic Bubble = The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
** Fan Vs. Wild = Man Vs. Wild
** The Incredible Shrinking Fanboy = The Incredible Shrinking Man
** Strings Attached = The phrase "No strings attached"
** Fan-Bidextrous
** Saving Private Chum Chum = Saving Private Ryan
** Jingle Fever = Jungle Fever
** Eyes on the Prize = The idiom of the same name, referring to staying on the positive outcome of a goal
** Battle of the Stands = Battle of the Bands
** Lord of the Rings = The book series of the same name
** The Incredible Chulk = The Incredible Hulk
** Norse Code = Morse Code
** A Bopwork Orange = A Clockwork Orange
** Freeze Tag = The game of the same name

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* In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy".

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* ** In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy".Buddy".
** Chum Chum's pirate name is "Chumbucket", which is the name of Plankton's restaurant.

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** The Dramatic Chimpmunk reference was even hinted with Fanboy's dialogue shortly after. "Oh, that CHIPMUNK was just being DRAMATIC."
** The "Cone of Silence" to either Literature/{{Dune}} or ''Series/GetSmart'', though more likely the former.
** "A Bopwork Orange" to, well... [[Literature/AClockworkOrange duh]].
** One of Fanboy and Chum Chum's classmates is named [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael Johnson]], who often moonwalks instead of walking regularly, and wears a Thriller jacket.
** In "Sigmund the Sorcerer", after Sigmund performs a series of magic stunts, Oz exclaims, "Okay, my mind has been ''freaked''!"

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** The *In one case, they had one to the Dramatic Chimpmunk reference Chipmunk.
** It
was even hinted with Fanboy's dialogue shortly after. "Oh, that CHIPMUNK was just being DRAMATIC."
** * The "Cone of Silence" to either Literature/{{Dune}} or ''Series/GetSmart'', though more likely the former.
** * "A Bopwork Orange" to, well... [[Literature/AClockworkOrange duh]].
** * One of Fanboy and Chum Chum's classmates is named [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael Johnson]], who often moonwalks instead of walking regularly, and wears a Thriller jacket.
** * In "Sigmund the Sorcerer", after Sigmund performs a series of magic stunts, Oz exclaims, "Okay, my mind has been ''freaked''!"



** Then there are episode titles "Total Recall", "Saving Private Chum Chum", and "Lord of the Rings", the plots of which don't have much to do with the works they are referencing.
** Boog, a very obvious John Travolta parody, has a sweet ride named Sandy, all three of those homages to ''{{Grease}}''.
*** His voice is modeled after the Travolta character Vinnie Barbarino in the movie ''WelcomeBackKotter''.
** Oz bursts through the door with a sword... "In the end there can be only one." (A reference to ''Film/{{Highlander}}''.)
** [[StarWars Poopatine]]. "And now, gum, you will die".
** The second part of "[[TheHangover Brain Freeze]]," [[PhotoMontage photos of their unremembered Brain Freeze spree]] on the closing credits and all.
*** Not just the montage, the whole premise of the second part is inspired by [[TheHangover that movie]].
** At one point in "The Sword in the Throne", Fanboy has a scene that completely mirrors "He-Man" - He says "By the power of grade school!" and "I have the plunger!" which are parodies of the lines "By the power of Grayskull!" and "I have the power!". In fact, the whole scene is a replica of this.
** A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"

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** * Then there are episode titles "Total Recall", "Saving Private Chum Chum", and "Lord of the Rings", the plots of which don't have much to do with the works they are referencing.
** * Boog, a very obvious John Travolta parody, has a sweet ride named Sandy, all three of those homages to ''{{Grease}}''.
*** ** His voice is modeled after the Travolta character Vinnie Barbarino in the movie ''WelcomeBackKotter''.
** * Oz bursts through the door with a sword... "In the end there can be only one." (A reference to ''Film/{{Highlander}}''.)
** * [[StarWars Poopatine]]. "And now, gum, you will die".
** * The second part of "[[TheHangover Brain Freeze]]," [[PhotoMontage photos of their unremembered Brain Freeze spree]] on the closing credits and all.
*** ** Not just the montage, the whole premise of the second part is inspired by [[TheHangover that movie]].
** * At one point in "The Sword in the Throne", Fanboy has a scene that completely mirrors "He-Man" - He says "By the power of grade school!" and "I have the plunger!" which are parodies of the lines "By the power of Grayskull!" and "I have the power!". In fact, the whole scene is a replica of this.
** * A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"

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* In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy".

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*** Kyle/Lenny = Squidward
*** Mr. Mufflin = Ms. Puff (?)
* In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy".Buddy".
** The Dramatic Chimpmunk reference was even hinted with Fanboy's dialogue shortly after. "Oh, that CHIPMUNK was just being DRAMATIC."
** The "Cone of Silence" to either Literature/{{Dune}} or ''Series/GetSmart'', though more likely the former.
** "A Bopwork Orange" to, well... [[Literature/AClockworkOrange duh]].
** One of Fanboy and Chum Chum's classmates is named [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael Johnson]], who often moonwalks instead of walking regularly, and wears a Thriller jacket.
** In "Sigmund the Sorcerer", after Sigmund performs a series of magic stunts, Oz exclaims, "Okay, my mind has been ''freaked''!"
** Another obvious one, "The Tell-Tale Toy." For a kid's cartoon, they actually pulled it off really well.
** Then there are episode titles "Total Recall", "Saving Private Chum Chum", and "Lord of the Rings", the plots of which don't have much to do with the works they are referencing.
** Boog, a very obvious John Travolta parody, has a sweet ride named Sandy, all three of those homages to ''{{Grease}}''.
*** His voice is modeled after the Travolta character Vinnie Barbarino in the movie ''WelcomeBackKotter''.
** Oz bursts through the door with a sword... "In the end there can be only one." (A reference to ''Film/{{Highlander}}''.)
** [[StarWars Poopatine]]. "And now, gum, you will die".
** The second part of "[[TheHangover Brain Freeze]]," [[PhotoMontage photos of their unremembered Brain Freeze spree]] on the closing credits and all.
*** Not just the montage, the whole premise of the second part is inspired by [[TheHangover that movie]].
** At one point in "The Sword in the Throne", Fanboy has a scene that completely mirrors "He-Man" - He says "By the power of grade school!" and "I have the plunger!" which are parodies of the lines "By the power of Grayskull!" and "I have the power!". In fact, the whole scene is a replica of this.
** A RunningGag in the episode "Gameboy" had Fanboy announcing, "I'm on a goat!"
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*** Chum Chum = Patrick.

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*** Chum Chum = Patrick.Patrick.
* In "I, Fanbot", Robot!Fanboy tries to escape from the mob but lands back in it, the same thing that happens to SpongeBob in "Bubble Buddy".

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* Basically anything that has to do with wizards is a direct reference to Harry Potter:

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* Basically anything that has to do with wizards is a direct reference to Harry Potter:''Literature/HarryPotter'':



* For ''Literature/LordOfTheRings:''

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* For ''Literature/LordOfTheRings:''''Literature/LordOfTheRings:''
** One episode uses the exact title, but is referring to Kyle who's trying to master the ring trick.
** In "Precious Pig", when Fanboy is punished he acts as if there are two parts of him, one mean and insisting and one good and patient, referencing Gollum.
* The show has directly mentioned ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' as well:
** The characters seem to share their personalities:
*** Fanboy = SpongeBob.
*** Chum Chum = Patrick.

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** Kyle once tries to say an incantation that goes "Dodguardia Leviosa", which is a parody of "Windguardium Leviosa".

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** Kyle once tries to say an incantation that goes "Dodguardia Leviosa", which is a parody of "Windguardium Leviosa".Leviosa".
* For ''Literature/LordOfTheRings:''
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*Basically anything that has to do with wizards is a direct reference to Harry Potter:
** Kyle himself. He looks a lot like Ron Weasley, British accent and all. He even wears Grifflindor clothes.
** Milkweed Academy for Wizards is a name parody of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. In its rare appearances, it looks a lot like the school as well.
** Kyle once tries to say an incantation that goes "Dodguardia Leviosa", which is a parody of "Windguardium Leviosa".

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