History ShoutOut / Sketchcomedy

*** "Independent Music James Goes [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/06/07/independent-music-james-goes-shopping-in-independent-music-james-goes-shopping Shopping]] in '[[OverlyLongTitle Independent Music James Goes Shopping]]'"

** "The Comic Of The Review Of The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes": another strip with an OverlyLongTitle.

* {{VideoGame/Gauntlet}}: The cartoonist [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2010/10/22/we-want-wizards creates]] a wizard character for his comic. Wizard's first words? "[[WizardNeedsFoodBadly I'm hungry]]."
* VideoGame/MechWarrior: Gryfft's mech sure [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/05/06/an-excuse-to-draw-a-mech looks like ]] a modified Mad Cat.
* VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}:

* VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}: At his day job, a co-worker asks Jackson about the [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2010/11/30/i-am-a-purchasing-rockstar-pokemon-performance Pokemon order]].

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:

* ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}'': Howard the Wizard endeavors to [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/01/28/meanwhile make a sandwich]].

* In the hovertext of [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/09/09/vacationing this strip]]: a deliberate misappropriation of {{Switchfoot}} lyrics.

* PennyArcade: "I love fantasy football! ...I hate fantasy football! [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/01/back-to-the-sport-pile Hair!]]"

* The obscurity of a reference to UnwindersTallComics is lampshaded in [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/10/31/facing-our-fears the 2011 Halloween strip]].

[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'':
** The hovertext of [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/04/08/minecraft-conflict this strip]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]

* ''{{Multiplex}}'': Apparently whenever the cast wants to see a movie, they have to [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/07/29/opening-weekend-cowboys-and-aliens drive out to the suburbs of Chicago]].

* {{Audiosurf}}: "Is it like Grooveshark?" "[[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/19/i-am-a-purchasing-rockstar-jason-edelstein No]]."

* MechWarrior: Gryfft's mech sure [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/05/06/an-excuse-to-draw-a-mech looks like ]] a modified Mad Cat.

* {{Pokemon}}: At his day job, a co-worker asks Jackson about the [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2010/11/30/i-am-a-purchasing-rockstar-pokemon-performance Pokemon order]].

* Jackson and Teri have [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/26/the-comic-of-the-review-of-the-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes good things to say]] about RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes.

* {{Minecraft}}:

*** The titles of the first two arcs are references to [[HomestarRunner Strong Bad emails]].

* HomestarRunner:

* MSPaintAdventures:

** SweetBroAndHellaJeff:

* The inspiration for [[DieselSweeties Independent Music James]] is patently obvious.

** It might be easily missed, but the final panel is a reference to the first comic from [[NintendoPower Nester's Adventures]].

* {{Fantasia}}: Howard the Wizard endeavors to [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/01/28/meanwhile make a sandwich]].

* {{Disgaea}}: It would [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/01/07/prinny-party seem]] that Jackson Ferrell is [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/01/20/prinfestation fond]] of Prinnies.

* {{Gauntlet}}: The cartoonist [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2010/10/22/we-want-wizards creates]] a wizard character for his comic. Wizard's first words? "[[WizardNeedsFoodBadly I'm hungry]]."

** Two-for-one punch with YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries: evidently Applejack makes an excellent [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/09/23/my-little-friendship-friendship-is-friendship confidante]] for one's girl troubles?

* CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight: Death [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/04/12/minecraft-drama quotes Death]].

*** [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/03/25/minecraft-inconvenience This strip]] references both SBaHJ and, in the hovertext, "Complacency of the Learned."

** Multiplex creator Gordon McAlpin makes occasional [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/tag/gordon-mcalpin appearances]] himself.

** Two-for-one punch with Yu-Gi-OhTheAbridgedSeries: evidently Applejack makes an excellent [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/09/23/my-little-friendship-friendship-is-friendship confidante]] for one's girl troubles?

* James' critique of [[Music/Poe]]'s album ''Haunted'' [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/12/30/new-years-eve isn't presented especially sympathetically]].

* In the hovertext of [[this strip]]: a deliberate misappropriation of {{Switchfoot}} lyrics.

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* [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/02/18/lawsuitpool LawsuitPool]]. Just...[[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/12/the-total-quarterback-rating LawsuitPool]].

* {{Fantasia}}: Howard the Wizard endeavors to [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/01/28/meanwhile make a sandwich]].
* MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic:
** Pinkie Pie is [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/07/26/my-little-sketchy-cartooning-is-magic all too comfortable]] in a webcomic with NoFourthWall.
** [[CaptainErsatz LawsuitPool]] makes Pinkie Pie [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/05/fantasy-football-friday nervous]]. Is it the potential trademark issues, or that pistol he's got lying on the table?
** Two-for-one punch with Yu-Gi-OhTheAbridgedSeries: evidently Applejack makes an excellent [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/09/23/my-little-friendship-friendship-is-friendship confidante]] for one's girl troubles?
** [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/12/27/have-a-hearthwarming-holiday Later]], the cartoonist and Applejack discuss MLP's [[YouMeanXmas Festively Nondenominational Winter Holiday]].
** Independent Music James' conversion to bronyhood is an [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/02/14/independent-brony-james ongoing source of amusement]] for Teri.
** On Twilight Sparkle's Season Two {{Flanderization}}: [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/04/27/twilight-sparkle-gets-crunchy-with-the-numbers link]]
** Twilight Sparkle's [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2013/06/03/hot-vampire-romance newfound power]] has gone to her head!

* The inspiration for [[DieselSweeties Independent Music James]] is patently obvious.
* MSPaintAdventures:
** {{Lampshade}}d: Storyline titles include "All the References (All of Them)" and "Again With the References (What is it Even With You and References)."
** SweetBroAndHellaJeff:
*** [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/03/25/minecraft-inconvenience This strip]] references both SBaHJ and, in the hovertext, "Complacency of the Learned."
** "Independent Music James Goes [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/06/07/independent-music-james-goes-shopping-in-independent-music-james-goes-shopping Shopping]] in '[[OverlyLongTitle Independent Music James Goes Shopping]]'"
** The cartoonist is especially fond of the 'Introducing the New Friend X' formula. Invoked with [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/06/21/reader-mailbag-on-my-brother-and-his-furriness Teri]], [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/04/20/introducing-the-new-character-susan Susan]], [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/08/23/the-devastator-babies-introducing-the-new-friend-spencer-sullivan every]] [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/08/27/the-devastator-babies-introducing-the-new-friend-paul-kennedy single]] [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/09/03/the-devastator-babies-introducing-the-new-friend-j-w-geiger member]] of the [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2012/09/20/introducing-the-new-band-the-devastator-babies Devastator Babies]], [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2013/02/25/introducing-the-new-robot-action-adventure Action Robot]], the "[[http://thesketchy.com/ic/category/comic/2013/introducing-all-the-new-characters new characters]]"...
* ''{{Multiplex}}'': Apparently whenever the cast wants to see a movie, they have to [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/07/29/opening-weekend-cowboys-and-aliens drive out to the suburbs of Chicago]].
** Multiplex creator Gordon McAlpin makes occasional [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/tag/gordon-mcalpin appearances]] himself.
* PennyArcade: "I love fantasy football! ...I hate fantasy football! [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/01/back-to-the-sport-pile Hair!]]"
** It might be easily missed, but the final panel is a reference to the first comic from [[NintendoPower Nester's Adventures]].
* Wes Molebash, creator of [[http://www.insertimg.com/ Insert Image]], offers some [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/01/04/community-guy useful advice]] on community-building.

** The hovertext of [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/04/08/minecraft-conflict this strip]].

* [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/02/18/lawsuitpool LawsuitPool]]. Just...[[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/08/05/fantasy-football-friday LawsuitPool]].

** [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/03/25/minecraft-inconvenience This strip]] references both SweetBroAndHellaJeff and, in the hovertext, "Complacency of the Learned."

* {{Pokemon}}: At his day job, a co-worker asks Jackson about the [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2010/11/30/i-am-a-purchasing-rockstar-pokemon-performance Pokemon order]].

* ''Webcomic/Multiplex'': Apparently whenever the cast wants to see a movie, they have to [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2011/07/29/opening-weekend-cowboys-and-aliens drive out to the suburbs of Chicago]].

* {{Gauntlet}}: The cartoonist [[http://thesketchy.com/ic/2010/10/22/we-want-wizards creates]] a wizard character for his comic. Wizard's first words? "[[WizardNeedsFoodBadly I'm hungry]]."