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* In "Pranks A Lot", Mr. Krabs says "I ain't afraid of no ghosts", the iconic line from ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''' theme song.

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* In "Pranks A Lot", "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E20SpongeBobMeetsTheStranglerPranksALot Pranks a Lot]]", Mr. Krabs says "I ain't afraid of no ghosts", the iconic line from ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''' theme song.
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* During the tenth anniversary special, Creator/RobinWilliams asks Patchy if he knows [[Film/{{Hook}} Captain Hook]].
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* There's another ''Jaws'' reference in "[=SpongeBob=], Sandy, and the Worm." When the citizens are discussing what to do about the titular worm, an old fish who resembles a sailor scratches the wall in the same way Quint scratched the chalkboard to get everyone's attention. However, the fish just wants to know where the bathroom is.

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* There's another ''Jaws'' reference in "[=SpongeBob=], Sandy, and the Worm." When the citizens are discussing what to do about the titular worm, an old fish who resembles a sailor scratches the wall in the same way Quint scratched the chalkboard to get everyone's attention. However, [[SubvertedTrope the fish just wants to know where the bathroom is.is]].
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* Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy reference both the ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series and [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Aquaman and Aqualad. Man Ray is based off of Black Manta]] (and bizarrely shares a name with a surrealist artist). The intro to the duo's old TV show is also a direct reference to the intro to ''WesternAnimation/TheAquamanAndFriendsActionHour''.

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* Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy reference both the ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series and [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Aquaman and Aqualad. Man Ray is based off of Black Manta]] (and bizarrely shares a name with a surrealist artist). The intro to the duo's old TV show is also a direct reference to the intro to ''WesternAnimation/TheAquamanAndFriendsActionHour''.the 1960s ''Aquaman'' animated series (from ''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure'').

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* In "Culture Shock", Squidward, referring to Gary's poetry act, says "Come on Ginsberg", referencing famous poet Allen Ginsberg.



* Another reference to ''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey 2001]]'' occurs in the episode "Sandy's Rocket", where a copy of the novel version can be seen floating in the rocket as Spongebob and Patrick briefly travel through space. The famous music happens to be playing during this scene too.
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***During this scene, a book can be seen floating with the title "2001", a reference to the [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey film of the same name.]]
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* There's another ''Jaws'' reference in "[=SpongeBob=], Sandy, and the Worm." Where the citizens are discussing what to do about the titular worm, an old fish who resembles a sailor scratches the wall in the same way Quint scratched the chalkboard to get everyone's attention. However, the fish just wants to know where the bathroom is.

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* There's another ''Jaws'' reference in "[=SpongeBob=], Sandy, and the Worm." Where When the citizens are discussing what to do about the titular worm, an old fish who resembles a sailor scratches the wall in the same way Quint scratched the chalkboard to get everyone's attention. However, the fish just wants to know where the bathroom is.

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