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* The show’s frequent usage of onomatopoeias and similar effects are inspired by ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''.

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* The show’s show's frequent usage of onomatopoeias and similar effects are inspired by ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''.




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** A group of wizard [=LARPers=] throw water balloons while shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their magic against Smashius (who responds with his own “LIGHTNING BOLT!!!” and throws a real one at them).

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** A group of wizard [=LARPers=] throw water balloons while shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their magic against Smashius (who responds with his own “LIGHTNING BOLT!!!” "LIGHTNING BOLT!!!" and throws a real one at them).



** The episode's title references Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's 1954 Bluegrass composition "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dueling_Banjos Duelling Banjos]]".

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** The episode's title references Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's 1954 Bluegrass composition "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dueling_Banjos Duelling Banjos]]".Banjos]]".
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** A group of wizard [=LARPers=] throw water balloons while shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their magic against Smashius (who responds with his own “LIGHTNING BOLT!!!” Before throwing a real one at them).

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** A group of wizard [=LARPers=] throw water balloons while shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their magic against Smashius (who responds with his own “LIGHTNING BOLT!!!” Before throwing and throws a real one at them).
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** A group of wizard [=LARPers=] can be seen shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their magic (although they use water balloons instead of beanbags).

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** A group of wizard [=LARPers=] can be seen throw water balloons while shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their magic (although they use water balloons instead of beanbags).against Smashius (who responds with his own “LIGHTNING BOLT!!!” Before throwing a real one at them).
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** Laney's entire character is stated by WordOfGod to be one to the character Watts from ''Film/SomeKindOfWonderful''. Like Watts, Laney is a snarky tomboy, has an unrequited crush on the protagonist (who happens to be her best friend), possesses a fairly masculine appearance (including BoyishShortHair), hangs out with guys more than girls, and is frequently mistaken for something she isn't (though Watts was MistakenForLesbian instead).

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** Laney's entire character is stated by WordOfGod to be one to the character Watts from ''Film/SomeKindOfWonderful''. Like Watts, Laney is a snarky tomboy, has an unrequited crush on the protagonist (who happens to be her best friend), possesses a fairly masculine appearance (including BoyishShortHair), hangs out with guys more than girls, and is frequently mistaken for something she isn't (though Watts was MistakenForLesbian instead). Watts is also plays the drums, which was Laney's originally planned instrument in the early stages of the show's development.
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** A group of wizards [=LARPers=] can be seen shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their (pretend) magic (although they use water balloons instead of beanbags).

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** A group of wizards wizard [=LARPers=] can be seen shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their (pretend) magic (although they use water balloons instead of beanbags).
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** A group of wizards [=LARPers=] can be seen shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their (pretend) magic.

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** A group of wizards [=LARPers=] can be seen shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their (pretend) magic.magic (although they use water balloons instead of beanbags).
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** A group of wizards [=LARPers=] can be seen shouting [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lightning-bolt "Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!"]] when ordered by Mina to use their (pretend) magic.
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** The opening of the math competition has three math nerds trapped in the [[Film/{{Superman}} Phantom Zone]].

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** The opening of the math competition has three math nerds trapped in the [[Film/{{Superman}} [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Phantom Zone]].
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* The show’s frequent usage of onomatopoeias and similar effects are inspired by ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''.
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* "The Pirate Lounge for Me" reveals Mayor Mellow to have once been known as the great jazz lounge personality, Melonious Monk -- an obvious parody of the famous African-American jazz pianist and composer [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk Thelonious Monk]].
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* Groupies Kate and Allie are named after the title characters of the 1984 sitcom ''Series/KateAndAllie''. Their last names are the same as those of ''Kate and Allie'' directors Bill Persky and Linda Day.

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* Groupies Kate and Allie are named after the title characters of the 1984 sitcom ''Series/KateAndAllie''. Their last names are the same as those of ''Kate and & Allie'' directors Bill Persky and Linda Day.

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* Many episode names: "[[Literature/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Malt Balls]]", "Film/DanceOfTheDead", "[[Music/{{NSync}} No Strings Attached]]", "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Math of Kon]]", "[[Film/SpaceJam Space Jammin]]", "[[Music/TheBeatles All You Need is Cake]]", "Music/{{Helmet}}", "[[Music/ElvisPresley Zoohouse Rock]]", "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Love in a Nethervator]]", "[[Music/{{Gorillaz}} Rock the House]]", "Literature/{{War and Peace}}ville", "[[Music/TheWho Who Are You]]", "[[Film/ApocalypseNow A-Capella Lips Now]]", and "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Snuffles with Snarffles]]".



* Many episode names: "[[Literature/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Malt Balls]]", "Film/DanceOfTheDead", "[[Music/{{NSync}} No Strings Attached]]", "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Math of Kon]]", "[[Film/SpaceJam Space Jammin]]", "[[Music/TheBeatles All You Need is Cake]]", "Music/{{Helmet}}", "[[Music/ElvisPresley Zoohouse Rock]]", "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Love in a Nethervator]]", "[[Music/{{Gorillaz}} Rock the House]]", "Literature/{{War and Peace}}ville", "[[Music/TheWho Who Are You]]", "[[Film/ApocalypseNow A-Capella Lips Now]]", and "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Snuffles with Snarffles]]".


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** Laney's entire character is stated by WordOfGod to be one to the character Watts from ''Film/SomeKindOfWonderful''. Like Watts, Laney is a snarky tomboy, has an unrequited crush on the protagonist (who happens to be her best friend), possesses a fairly masculine appearance (including BoyishShortHair), hangs out with guys more than girls, and is frequently mistaken for something she isn't (though Watts was MistakenForLesbian instead).


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* WordOfGod confirms Mina's character design to be intentionally based on [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma Dinkley]], as evidenced by her sweater and glasses.


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* Mayor Mellow's habit of talking to a picture of his deceased mother is confirmed to be inspired by Norman Bates of ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' fame.


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* In "Pop Goes the Bubble", Kon shouts "[[Film/AustinPowers Get in my belly!]]"
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* WordOfGod confirms that Kin and Kon's usage of a yellow minisub to explore Trina's body was a reference to Music/TheBeatles' famous song "Yellow Submarine". To drive the point further, it's even been confirmed that that the kid who made the sub was named Ringo.

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* ** WordOfGod confirms that Kin and Kon's usage of a yellow minisub to explore Trina's body was a reference to Music/TheBeatles' famous song "Yellow Submarine". To drive the point further, it's even been confirmed that that the kid who made the sub was named Ringo.
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* The band's symbol is the same as [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Duncan's]] skull shirt logo. It's also the same symbol as the one on [[WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}} Eric's]] shirt too. It's likely not a coincidence that Todd Kauffman has worked on all three shows.
* Bleater/Bleating is an obvious parody of Website/{{Twitter}}[=/=]Tweeting.
* A rising star uses someone's diary to come up with lyrics, [[Series/AustinAndAlly where have we seen it before]]?
* Where else have we seen [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim a pair of musical Japanese twins with alliterative names starting with K and a fiery, snarky redhead with a bobcut?]]
* According to the creators, Corey's "[[OncePerEpisode Final]] [[SpoofAesop Thoughts]]" are inspired by ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''.
* Many episode names: "[[Literature/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Cloudy with a Chance of Malt Balls]]", "Film/DanceOfTheDead", "[[Music/{{NSync}} No Strings Attached]]", "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Math of Kon]]", "[[Film/SpaceJam Space Jammin]]", "[[Music/TheBeatles All You Need is Cake]]", "Music/{{Helmet}}", "[[Music/ElvisPresley Zoohouse Rock]]", "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Love in a Nethervator]]", "[[Music/{{Gorillaz}} Rock the House]]", "Literature/{{War and Peace}}ville", "[[Music/TheWho Who Are You]]", "[[Film/ApocalypseNow A-Capella Lips Now]]", and "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Snuffles with Snarffles]]".
* Corey and Trina Riffin are named after Corey and Trina Crewe, a Canadian musical duo.
* Laney Penn's name is an anagram of "Penny Lane", a song by Music/TheBeatles.
* Kin and Kon Kujira's names are a reference to Film/KingKong ("Kin Kon") and Franchise/{{Godzilla}} ("Kujira", as in his Japanese name, "Gojira").
* Grojband's SitcomArchnemesis, The Newmans, are named after Jerry Series/{{Seinfeld}}'s own Sitcom Archnemesis.
* Nick Mallory is named after two characters from the 1982 sitcom ''Series/FamilyTies'', Nick Moore and Mallory Keaton.
* Groupies Kate and Allie are named after the title characters of the 1984 sitcom ''Series/KateAndAllie''. Their last names are the same as those of ''Kate and Allie'' directors Bill Persky and Linda Day.
* In "Cloudy with a Chance of Malt Ballls", Corey imitates [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'s famous "ByThePowerOfGrayskull" sequence and catchphrase to bring Grojband in for the episode's song performance.
* In "Dance of the Dead", Grojband shouts [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo "Zoinks!"]] when they first see the zombies approaching them.
* The Bubble Bunch Band from "No Strings Attached" are an homage to ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'', with Bobby Blue and Randy Red being based on Muno and Plex respectively.
* In "Math of Kon", the band wears Music/{{Devo}} hats with division symbols on top during the episode's song.
** Also this equation from the same episode: [[Franchise/StarWars R2=D2.]]
** As if the episode's title wasn't a blatant enough reference, there's also the BigWordShout Trina says before going into Diary Mode.
** The opening of the math competition has three math nerds trapped in the [[Film/{{Superman}} Phantom Zone]].
* In the episode "Monster of Rock", the title itself comes from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_of_Rock Monsters of Rock]], a British hard rock and heavy metal music festival head annually from 1980 to 1996.
** When using Kon as bait to capture the sewer monster El Chewpoocaca (itself a reference to El {{Chupacabra}}), Corey says to him, [[Franchise/StarWars "May the Flush be with you."]]
* The MonsterOfTheWeek in "One-Plant Band" parodies [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey II]].
* "Creepaway Camp" is an entire episode shout-out to Music/AliceCooper, with the episode's song even being named "Welcome to My Nightmare".
* "Dreamreaver" gets its title from a pun on the song "Dreamweaver" by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Wright Gary Wright]].
** In Trina's dream world, there are a large number of Nick Mallories resembling the winged monkeys from ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz''.
* The Justice Band in "Super Zeroes" may be a reference to real life band "The Justice Crew".
** In the same episode, Corey can be seen wearing a purple [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]] suit in one brief scene.
* The hammer Corey wields in "A Knight to Remember" looks and functions like [[Film/{{Thor}} Thor's]], minus the lightning.
* Cyborg!Trina and her drones in "Ahead of Our Own Tone" are a direct homage of [[Franchise/StarTrek the Borg]].
** The episode has two references to the German electronic music group Das Techno Feuer, with the band D-Keizer Zaps mentioned by Kin being direct parodies of them and one verse from the episode's song being "Transmit you back to das techno fires".
* "Inn Err Face" is basically a parody of ''Film/FantasticVoyage''.
* WordOfGod confirms that Kin and Kon's usage of a yellow minisub to explore Trina's body was a reference to Music/TheBeatles' famous song "Yellow Submarine". To drive the point further, it's even been confirmed that that the kid who made the sub was named Ringo.
* Kon biting the head off a (baseball) bat to try and scare the Groupies in "Girl Fest" references a famous incident where Music/OzzyOsbourne bit off the head of a dead bat (the animal) at one of his concerts.
* Kin and Kon perform a parody of ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'' in "The Bandidate", complete with a cameo from an anthropomorphized bill in homage to the famous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Just_a_Bill "I'm Just a Bill"]] segment.
* "Soulin' Down The Road" is a shout-out to ''Literature/{{Christine}}''; the episode was even originally going to be titled "Christrina".
** In the same episode, Mina does friendly activities with an unconscious Trina à la ''Film/WeekendAtBernies''.
** The Motivations, a 50s African-American soul music quartet mentioned by Kin and Kon, are parodies of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coasters The Coasters]].
* In "For Hat and Country", Corey references UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's famous line when he says "Mayor Mellow, tear down this wall!"
* The "Solo Shredder" video game featured in "Dueling Buttons" is a parody of the ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' franchise.
** Savage Fred is an obvious parody of Creator/FredSavage.
** The episode's title references Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith's 1954 Bluegrass composition "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dueling_Banjos Duelling Banjos]]".

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