History ShoutOut / ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated

* Episode title refers to western ''Film/TheWildBunch'', and also ''Film/TheWildOne'', where Marlon Brando plays the leader of a motorcycle gang that arrives in a small town.

* Episode title refers to ''Film/TheWildBunch''.

* The episode title alludes to ''[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni]]'', which translates to ''When the Cicadas Cry''. [[note]]Further evidence that the title is a reference is one of the main "mysteries" in ''Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni'' is why characters are driven insane. Set in the 1980s, a group of kids find themselves mixed up in the mysterious disappearances and murders of Hinamizawa villagers that have occurred around the Watanagashi festival for the past four years, and something the victims all share are that they supported a discontinued dam project that would've flooded the town. Rumors by the locals is that the disappearances and murders were by the town's guardian deity, Oyashiro-sama, or were perpetuated to appease him. Along the way, the group and other villagers are at risk of going murderously insane by a mysterious phenomenon.[[/note]]. However, the similarities between this episode and the series do not end there:

** The Swordfish game console bears a design quite similar to [[UsefulNotes/Xbox360 Microsoft's X-Box 360]] game console.

* Not only is ''Film/{{Swordfish}}'' mentioned but it’s also [[Film/HorseFeathers a computer password]].

** When the gang hit Fred's place and Scooby starts snacking on old food, it's clear that he's [[spoiler: [[Film/TheLostBoys eating maggots.]] ]] Spoiler for {{Squick}}.

* Alice May shares the same appearance as [[Franchise/SpiderMan Gwen Stacey]].

* The villain, Lord Infernicus, seems like a shout out and/or parody of fiery-headed villains like [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Ragnaros]] and [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dormammu]].

* Aphrodite’s face resembles the faces of [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]]’s victims after Franchise/{{Batman}}’s main adversary exposes them to his Smylex toxin.

** Dead Justice’s appearance is modeled after ''[[Franchise/MarvelUniverse the Phantom Rider]]''.

* Fred quips that his "[[Franchise/SpiderMan trapping senses]]" are tingling.

** The culprit behind the Scarebear villain said he got [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} the claws]] from [[Comicbook/XMen a school for gifted children]].

** Blue Falcon is depicted in the artistic style of Frank Miller’s [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Batman]], even some lines of his dialogue are either direct quotes or homages owing to that work, such as the line about seventeen ways to incapacitate people, all of which hurt. Even Dr. Zin, Jenny and their henchman Bobo also function as Franchise/{{Batman}}'s enemy ComicBook/RasAlGhul, his daughter ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul and Ubu, Ra’s al Ghul's chief henchman.

** Dreamweaver also has some aspects of protagonist [[ComicBook/TheSandman Dream]] as well as one of ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange''’s and ''ComicBook/GhostRider''’s main enemies, [[MarvelUniverse Nightmare]].

** Dead Justice’s appearance is modeled after ''[[MarvelUniverse the Phantom Rider]]''.

* Mr. E’s lair beneath Destroido HQ is very similar in design and appearance to [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Vector’s house]].
** When Angel first goes to talk with Mr. E, he is seated in a chair, watching several monitors to see what goes on, making it impossible for Angel and the audience to see who he is, is how [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]] was portrayed.

** Spartan also has a quasi-resemblance to Australian poacher [[WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue Bruce]].

* The elevator leading to Mr. E's vault bears a strong resemblance to the elevator used by [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Gru]].