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* Mina Loveberry is an {{expy}} of Franchise/SailorMoon, especially the OdangoHair. Her name even sounds like Usagi's '90s dub name, Serena. Not to mention that Mina is also the name of one of the character from the anime, specifically Minako's dub name.

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* Mina Loveberry is an {{expy}} of Franchise/SailorMoon, especially the OdangoHair. Her name even sounds like Usagi's '90s dub name, Serena. Not to mention that Mina is also the name of one of the character characters from the anime, specifically Minako's dub name.
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* Mina Loveberry is an {{expy}} of Franchise/SailorMoon, especially the OdangoHair. Her name even sounds like Usagi's '90s dub name, Serena.

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* Mina Loveberry is an {{expy}} of Franchise/SailorMoon, especially the OdangoHair. Her name even sounds like Usagi's '90s dub name, Serena. Not to mention that Mina is also the name of one of the character from the anime, specifically Minako's dub name.
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* In "The Banagic Wand", Star enters a music store that has a "[[Music/DeLaSoul De Soul]]" record for sale.

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* In "The Banagic Wand", Star enters a music store that has a records by "[[Music/AdamandtheAnts Ant]]", "[[Music/DeLaSoul De Soul]]" record Soul]]", and "[[Music/TheJam Jam]]", for sale.
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* In Season 3 the soul sucking balloon effect is a reference to "The Hanging Balloons" by [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji Ito]]
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* When Queen Eclipsa performs spells with the Wand in "Conquer," instead of [[CallingYourAttacks shouting the names of the spells]] like the other characters, she says them softly, bringing to mind [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Pluto]]. Also, season 3 ends with Meteora Butterfly being reborn as a baby and Eclipsa leaving [[RaiseHimRightThisTime to raise her]], similar to the ending of "Sailor Moon S."
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* Tom's outfit from the season three finale has a distinct [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Nation]]-vibe to it. Given he's a hot-tempered prince with actual fire powers, this may well be intentional.
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* In "Booth Buddies" just when Marco has mustered resolve to do what he needs to do to free them from the magic photo booth Star says [[Franchise/SpiderMan "Go get 'em, Tiger"]].
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* One of the photos Star and Marco took together in "Booth Buddies" has them in the final pose of the FusionDance from ''Dragon Ball Z''.
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* If "Mathmagic" is to be believed, there exists a [[http://itsd-man.tumblr.com/post/157191545848/star-is-link-from-the-legend-of-zelda version of Star]] that wears [[TheLegendOfZelda a green tunic and hat, and a shield on her back]].

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* If "Mathmagic" is to be believed, there exists a [[http://itsd-man.tumblr.com/post/157191545848/star-is-link-from-the-legend-of-zelda version of Star]] that wears [[TheLegendOfZelda [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a green tunic and hat, and a shield on her back]].
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* The same episode features the character Omnitraxus Prime. His first name is similar to the [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Omnitrix]] and his name in general seems to be based off [[WesternAnimation/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]
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* The same episode features the character Omnitraxus Prime. His first name is similar to the [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Omnitrix]] and his name in general seems to be based off [[WesternAnimation/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]
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* Marco's [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/4/4b/S2E31_Adult_Marco_rides_a_dragon-cyle_through_the_sky.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640?cb=20170210230321 dragon-cycle Nacho]] from "Running with Scissors" looks nearly identical to the dragon-cycle depicted on the [[https://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/6/5/465.jpg?5630 album cover]] for the Music/JudasPriest album ''Painkiller''
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* Star and Marco's line "Yes. Yes, we did." is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''.

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* Star and Marco's line "Yes. Yes, we did." in "Trial by Squire" is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''.
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* Star and Marco's line "Yes. Yes, we did." is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''.
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* Also on "Rest in Pudding", Janna warns Star against burying the remains of the spell book in a [[Literature/PetSematary pet cemetery]].

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* In "Rest in Pudding", gravestones can be seen with the names of ''Webcomic/HarpyGee'' characters.



* In "Rest in Pudding", gravestones can be seen with the names of ''Webcomic/HarpyGee'' characters.

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* In "Rest The gnome dolls Marco and Star buy in Pudding", gravestones can be seen with "Trial by Squire" resemble the names of ''Webcomic/HarpyGee'' characters.gnomes from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
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* In "Rest in Pudding", gravestones can be seen with the names of ''Webcomic/HarpyGee'' characters.

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* Marco's recollection of Echo Creek's history is a spoof of a Creator/KenBurns documentary.

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* Marco's recollection of Echo Creek's history in "Collateral Damage" is a spoof of a Creator/KenBurns documentary.



* One of Buff Frog's board games is apparently titled [[VideoGame/CastleCrashers Castle Crushers]].

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* One of Buff Frog's board games seen in "Puddle Defender" is apparently titled [[VideoGame/CastleCrashers Castle Crushers]].


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* Jackie's room in "Sophmore Slump" has a poster for [[Music/TwentyOnePilots "21 Pylons"]], and one that has a picture of [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]] on it.
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* In one scene in "Sophmore Slump", Marco plays a tabletop RPG called [[Podcast/TheAdventureZone "The Adventuring Zone"]] with Janna, Alfonso, and Ferguson. The scene also draws some cues from the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' scene in ''Series/StrangerThings''.
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Mentioning a word that casually is also the name of a character of another show is not a shout-out.


* When Star is [[spoiler: In limbo with Glossaryck,]] she is once again given the metaphor of dipping down into the magic soup. But her line there comes off as a bit out of place, until one realized it as the shout-out it is.
--> '''Star''': I'm not a skimmer, I'm a [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Dipper.]]
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* When Star is [[spoiler: In limbo with Glossaryck,]] she is once again given the metaphor of dipping down into the magic soup. But her line there comes off as a bit out of place, until one realized it as the shout-out it is.
--> '''Star''': I'm not a skimmer, I'm a [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Dipper.]]
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* One of Buff Frog's board games is apparently titled VideoGame/CastleCrushers.

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* One of Buff Frog's board games is apparently titled VideoGame/CastleCrushers.[[VideoGame/CastleCrashers Castle Crushers]].
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* One of Buff Frog's board games is apparently titled VideoGame/CastleCrushers.
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* In "Princess Marco," Heinous forces Marco into a chair, where he's [[Film/AClockworkOrange strapped down and forced to watch a brainwashing movie while his eyes are held open so he can't look away. Sound familiar? ]]

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* In "Princess Marco," When Marco is captured at St. Olga's, Heinous forces Marco into a chair, where he's [[Film/AClockworkOrange strapped down and forced to watch a brainwashing movie while his eyes are held open so he can't look away. Sound familiar? ]]
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*In "Princess Marco," Heinous forces Marco into a chair, where he's [[Film/AClockworkOrange strapped down and forced to watch a brainwashing movie while his eyes are held open so he can't look away. Sound familiar? ]]
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Star being based off of Suburban Commando is a HUGE stretch since this plot is very stock and is more likely based off of the likes of Minky Momo


* The basic premise is based on ''Film/SuburbanCommando''.
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* The first teaser trailer for ''The Battle for Mewni'' has a young Moon Butterfly reciting the incantation for her "darkest spell" that she used to defeat Toffee. [[http://arythusa.tumblr.com/post/161108658557/just-wanted-to-say-im-super-excited-for-the#notes According]] to WordOfGod, the spell is inspired by Luna Inverse's Giga Slave from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.

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* The first teaser trailer for ''The Battle for Mewni'' has a young Moon Butterfly reciting the incantation for her "darkest spell" that she used to defeat Toffee. [[http://arythusa.tumblr.com/post/161108658557/just-wanted-to-say-im-super-excited-for-the#notes According]] to WordOfGod, the spell is inspired by Luna Lina Inverse's Giga Slave from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.
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* The first teaser trailer for ''The Battle for Mewni'' has a young Moon Butterfly reciting the incantation for her "darkest spell" that she used to defeat Toffee. [[http://arythusa.tumblr.com/post/161108658557/just-wanted-to-say-im-super-excited-for-the#notes According]] to WordOfGod, the spell is intentionally based off of Luna Inverse of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.

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* The first teaser trailer for ''The Battle for Mewni'' has a young Moon Butterfly reciting the incantation for her "darkest spell" that she used to defeat Toffee. [[http://arythusa.tumblr.com/post/161108658557/just-wanted-to-say-im-super-excited-for-the#notes According]] to WordOfGod, the spell is intentionally based off of inspired by Luna Inverse of Inverse's Giga Slave from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.
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* The first teaser trailer for ''The Battle for Mewni'' has a young Moon Butterfly reciting the incantation for her "darkest spell" that she used to defeat Toffee. [[http://arythusa.tumblr.com/post/161108658557/just-wanted-to-say-im-super-excited-for-the#notes According]] to WordOfGod, the spell is intentionally based off of Luna Inverse of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.
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* Star's wand is a blatant mash-up of [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura Sakura Kinomoto]] and [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Moon's]] wands. Speaking of [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], Star's magically making a disguise to get into St. Olga's Reform School does look awfully familiar...though this ability together with her general looks might also quote a [[Anime/CuteyHoney different show with a magical girl]].

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* Star's wand is a blatant mash-up of [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura Sakura Kinomoto]] and [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Moon's]] wands. Speaking of [[Franchise/SailorMoon ''[[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Moon]], Moon]]'', Star's magically making a disguise to get into St. Olga's Reform School does look awfully familiar... though this ability together with her general looks might also quote a [[Anime/CuteyHoney different show with a magical girl]].



** She even has [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/b/b0/S2E9_Mina_Loveberry_giving_her_third_lesson.png/revision/latest?cb=20160814030730 bunny earrings.]] Usagi means rabbit/bunny in Japanese.
* In the same episode with Mina, they go to tourist locations and see cameos of [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ft4IOXNGC_I/maxresdefault.jpg tourists]] and [[https://i.redd.it/25bxwyceh6ex.jpg Soos]] from WesternAnimation/GravityFalls.

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** She even has [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/b/b0/S2E9_Mina_Loveberry_giving_her_third_lesson.png/revision/latest?cb=20160814030730 bunny earrings.]] earrings]]. Usagi means rabbit/bunny in Japanese.
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* In the same episode with Mina, they go to tourist locations and see cameos of [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ft4IOXNGC_I/maxresdefault.jpg tourists]] and [[https://i.redd.it/25bxwyceh6ex.jpg Soos]] from WesternAnimation/GravityFalls.''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.



* In "Into The Wand," look [[FreezeFrameBonus really closely]] at Marco's locker in his dream sequence. He has a bumper sticker for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Sev'ral Timez.]] And since he's been shown to be a fan of boy bands, it makes sense.
** In the same episode, former Mewman Queen Celena the Shy appears to be based, both in personality and appearance, on Fluttershy from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''

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* In "Into The Wand," look [[FreezeFrameBonus really closely]] at Marco's locker in his dream sequence. He has a bumper sticker for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Sev'ral Timez.]] And since he's been shown to be a fan of boy bands, it makes sense.
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** In the same episode, former Mewman Queen Celena the Shy appears to be based, both in personality and appearance, on Fluttershy from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

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