History ShoutOut / TheCritic

* In ''From Chunk to Hunk'', the face Doris draws on Jay's behind is eerily similar to the one on Pooh's in ''Film/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''.

* Whenever Jay's stomach tended to talk, he sounded similar to the Cowardly Lion from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

* Whenever Jay's stomach tended to talk, he sounded similar to the Cowardly Lion from '''Film/TheWizardOfOz'''.

* Alice's country singer ex-husband Cyrus is a direct parody of Music/BillyRayCyrus.

* The theme song is a mish-mash of Music/GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" and parts of his score for ''Film/AnAmericanInParis.''

* From "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost," Franklin acting like [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]] after first drinking alcohol which made him into his present stupid state, with UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein and Ted Kennedy acting like Larry and Moe respectively.

** They're called pepperpots, due to their general shape. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxRsj9lHKW4

* ''Film/TheCryingGame'': In the season 1 episode "A Little Deb Will Do Ya", Jay meets the girl of his dreams, but she has a secret - down there. [[spoiler: Turns out she's wearing the bottom half of her work clothes - Humphrey the Hippo.]]

* The episode "Miserable" is an obvious parody of ''{{Film/Misery}}''. The female projectionist even resembles Creator/KathyBates.

* ''Film/{{Arthur 1981}}''. A drunken Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) appears in several episodes.
* The penguin pilot's "Waakwakwakwak" speech imitates Creator/BurgessMeredith's laugh as, yup, The Penguin from the '60s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' show.

* Elenor saying "No more wire hangers!" is a direct reference to the film ''Film/MommieDearest''.

* In the episode "Marty's First Date", the intermission music from ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'' plays after Jay gets a whiff of some fried bananas. The song is omitted in the DVD release.
* In "Dukerella", Jay and Alice dress up as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer and Marge Simpson]], respectively. The same episode has Elenor as [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Queen Grimhilde]] and Franklin dressing up as Film/TheMask.

* Jeremy mentions his first role was in an Australian movie called ''[[Film/PicnicAtHangingRock Kegger Party At Hanging Rock]]''.

* [[ReferencedBy/WilliamShakespeare Shout Out To Shakespeare]]: Creator/KeanuReeves in ''Theatre/{{The Merchant Of Venice}} Beach'':

* ''Film/{{Arthur}}''. A drunken Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) appears in several episodes.

* In the pilot, they reference ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' with "Beauty and King Dork" - complete with CGI ballroom.

* Penultimate episode "Dukerella" is a cross between ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''.

* In "Dukerella", Jay and Alice dress up as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer and Marge Simpson]], respectively. The same episode has Elenor as [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Queen Grimhilde]] and Franklin dressing up as Film/TheMask.

* The penguin pilot's "Waakwakwakwak" speech imitates Creator/BurgessMeredith's laugh as, yup, The Penguin from the '60s ''Series/{{Batman}}'' show.

There's [[ReferenceOverdosed a considerable number]] [[OncePerEpisode]] due to the nature of the show, but for some specific examples:

* Alice's TakeThat to Creator/TimAllen is funnier when you consider ''The Critic'' had preceded his show before Creator/{{ABC}} dumped it.

--> '''Shylock:''' Hath not a dude eyes? If you prick us, do we not get bummed? If we eat bad guacamole, do we not blow chunks?

* ShoutOut:
** The theme song is a mish-mash of Music/GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" and parts of his score for ''Film/AnAmericanInParis.''
** In the pilot, they reference ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' with "Beauty and King Dork" - complete with CGI ballroom.
** Turns out Vlada and his son are from [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Pottsylvania]].
** From "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost," Franklin acting like [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]] after first drinking alcohol which made him into his present stupid state, with UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein and Ted Kennedy acting like Larry and Moe respectively.
** Prince Charles sounds like one of the [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Gumbies]], while Queen Elizabeth sounds like the troupe's usual CrossDressingVoices, particularly the "women" in the Spam sketch.
*** They're called pepperpots, due to their general shape. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxRsj9lHKW4
** One of the more StealthPun Shout Outs of the show is Alice's sister Miranda using venetian blinds for her dress, a reference to the famous ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' spoof from ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow''.
** ''Film/TheCryingGame'': In the season 1 episode "A Little Deb Will Do Ya", Jay meets the girl of his dreams, but she has a secret - down there. [[spoiler: Turns out she's wearing the bottom half of her work clothes - Humphrey the Hippo.]]
** A reviewer's face melting off and reducing him to a skeleton (after Creator/RogerEbert shows him a clip of a bad movie) is a reference to ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
** The episode "Miserable" is an obvious parody of ''{{Film/Misery}}''. The female projectionist even resembles Creator/KathyBates.
** Penultimate episode "Dukerella" is a cross between ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''.
** ''Film/{{Arthur}}''. A drunken Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) appears in several episodes.
** The penguin pilot's "Waakwakwakwak" speech imitates Creator/BurgessMeredith's laugh as, yup, The Penguin from the '60s ''Series/{{Batman}}'' show.
** The ending of "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost" has a closing shot of ''Series/GilligansIsland'', complete with theme song.
** Franklin dressed up as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_PIZ_8bXg El Kabong]] is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw''.
** Elenor saying "No more wire hangers!" is a direct reference to the film ''Film/MommieDearest''.
** Alice's TakeThat to Creator/TimAllen is funnier when you consider ''The Critic'' had preceded his show before Creator/{{ABC}} dumped it.
--->'''Alice:''' Listen, honey, I've known men like Duke all my life. There was this one boy back in college – dealt drugs, went to jail – yet today he's the star of ''Series/HomeImprovement''.
** "A Pig-Boy & His Dog" concludes with [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "That's all, folks!"]]
** The "[[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud]] Frozen Peas" commercial is a direct spoof of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Peas Frozen Peas]] [[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2006/0511/vul.htm blooper tape]].
** In the episode "Marty's First Date", the intermission music from ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'' plays after Jay gets a whiff of some fried bananas. The song is omitted in the DVD release.
** In "Dukerella", Jay and Alice dress up as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer and Marge Simpson]], respectively. The same episode has Elenor as [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Queen Grimhilde]] and Franklin dressing up as Film/TheMask.
---> '''Franklin:''' "Daaa-rinkin'!"
** Jeremy mentions his first role was in an Australian movie called ''[[Film/PicnicAtHangingRock Kegger Party At Hanging Rock]]''.
** When Jay goes crazy from trying to think of new material, all he's typed is "[[Film/TheShining All work and no play makes Jay a very dull boy.]]" over and over again.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsKvr9zTNo Satoshi, the Eater of Souls]] seems to be just about every Franchise/MortalKombat boss rolled into one big, mean, Cookiepuss-eating machine.
* [[ReferencedBy/WilliamShakespeare Shout Out To Shakespeare]]: Creator/KeanuReeves in ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'':

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsKvr9zTNo Satoshi, the Eater of Souls]] seems to be just about every MortalKombat boss rolled into one big, mean, Cookiepuss-eating machine.

*** They're called pepperpots, due to their general shape. See https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bxRsj9lHKW4

** When Jay goes crazy from trying to think of new material, all he's typed is "[[Flim/TheShining All work and no play makes Jay a very dull boy]]." over and over again.

* [[ShoutOut/ToShakespeare Shout Out To Shakespeare]]: Creator/KeanuReeves in ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'':

** From "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost," Franklin acting like Curly after first drinking alcohol which made him into his present stupid state, with Albert Einstein and Ted Kennedy acting like Larry and Moe respectively.

** A reviewer's face melting off and reducing him to a skeleton (after Roger Ebert shows him a clip of a bad movie) is a reference to ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
** The episode "Miserable" is an obvious parody of ''{{Film/Misery}}''. The female projectionist even resembles Kathy Bates.

** The penguin pilot's "Waakwakwakwak" speech imitates Burgess Meredith's laugh as, yup, The Penguin from the '60s ''Series/{{Batman}}'' show.

** Elenor saying "No more wire hangers!" is a direct reference to the film ''Mommie Dearest''.
** Alice's TakeThat to Tim Allen is funnier when you consider ''The Critic'' had preceded his show before ABC dumped it.

** Turns out Vlada and his son are from [[RockyAndBullwinkle Pottsylvania]].

** Penultimate episode "Dukerella" is a cross between ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''AStreetcarNamedDesire''.

** The theme song is a mish-mash of GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" and parts of his score for ''Film/AnAmericanInParis.''

** The ending of "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost" has a closing shot of ''GilligansIsland'', complete with theme song.

--->'''Alice:''' Listen, honey, I've known men like Duke all my life. There was this one boy back in college – dealt drugs, went to jail – yet today he's the star of ''HomeImprovement''.

** In the episode "Marty's First Date", the intermission music from ''[[VideoGame/{{Pac-Man}} Ms. Pac-Man]]'' plays after Jay gets a whiff of some fried bananas. The song is omitted in the DVD release.

** The theme song is a mish-mash of GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" and parts of his score for ''AnAmericanInParis.''

--> '''Shylock''': Hath not a dude eyes? If you prick us, do we not get bummed? If we eat bad guacamole, do we not blow chunks?

* When Jay goes crazy from trying to think of new material, all he's typed is "[[Flim/TheShining All work and no play makes Jay a very dull boy]]." over and over again.

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The 1994-1995 animated series ''TheCritic'' has ''many'' of these, but nevertheless, here are just a few to start off:

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* In the pilot, they reference ''BeautyAndTheBeast'' with "Beauty and King Dork" - complete with CGI ballroom.
* Turns out Vlada and his son are from [[RockyAndBullwinkle Pottsylvania]].
* From "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost," Franklin acting like Curly after first drinking alcohol which made him into his present stupid state, with Albert Einstein and Ted Kennedy acting like Larry and Moe respectively.
* Prince Charles sounds like one of the [[MontyPython Gumbies]].
* One of the more StealthPun Shout Outs of the show is Alice's sister Miranda using venetian blinds for her dress, a reference to the famous ''GoneWithTheWind'' spoof from ''TheCarolBurnettShow''.
* ''TheCryingGame'': In the season 1 episode "A Little Deb Will Do Ya," Jay meets the girl of his dreams, but she has a secret - down there. [[spoiler: Turns out she's wearing the bottom half of the Humphrey the Hippo costume, his chief rival.]]
* A reviewer's face melting off and reducing him to a skeleton (after Roger Ebert shows him a clip of a bad movie) is a reference to ''[[IndianaJones Raiders Of The Lost Ark]]''.
* Episode "Miserable" is an obvious parody of ''{{Misery}}''. The female projectionist even resembles Kathy Bates.
* Penultimate episode "Dukerella" is a cross between ''{{Cinderella}}'' and ''AStreetcarNamedDesire''.
* ''Film/{{Arthur}}''. A drunken Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) appears in several episodes.
* The ending of "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost" has a closing shot of ''GilligansIsland'', complete with theme song.
* Franklin dressed up as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_PIZ_8bXg El Kabong]] is a reference to [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Quick-DrawMcGraw Quick-Draw McGraw]].
* Elenor saying "No more wire hangers!" is a direct reference to the film ''Mommie Dearest.''

** In the pilot, they reference ''BeautyAndTheBeast'' with "Beauty and King Dork" - complete with CGI ballroom.
** Turns out Vlada and his son are from [[RockyAndBullwinkle Pottsylvania]].
** From "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost," Franklin acting like Curly after first drinking alcohol which made him into his present stupid state, with Albert Einstein and Ted Kennedy acting like Larry and Moe respectively.
** Prince Charles sounds like one of the [[MontyPython Gumbies]].
** One of the more StealthPun Shout Outs of the show is Alice's sister Miranda using venetian blinds for her dress, a reference to the famous ''GoneWithTheWind'' spoof from ''TheCarolBurnettShow''.
** ''TheCryingGame'': In the season 1 episode "A Little Deb Will Do Ya," Jay meets the girl of his dreams, but she has a secret - down there. [[spoiler: Turns out she's wearing the bottom half of the Humphrey the Hippo costume, his chief rival.]]
** A reviewer's face melting off and reducing him to a skeleton (after Roger Ebert shows him a clip of a bad movie) is a reference to ''[[IndianaJones Raiders Of The Lost Ark]]''.
** Episode "Miserable" is an obvious parody of ''{{Misery}}''. The female projectionist even resembles Kathy Bates.
** Penultimate episode "Dukerella" is a cross between ''{{Cinderella}}'' and ''AStreetcarNamedDesire''.
** ''Film/{{Arthur}}''. A drunken Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) appears in several episodes.
** The ending of "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost" has a closing shot of ''GilligansIsland'', complete with theme song.
** Franklin dressed up as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_PIZ_8bXg El Kabong]] is a reference to [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Quick-DrawMcGraw Quick-Draw McGraw]].
** Elenor saying "No more wire hangers!" is a direct reference to the film ''Mommie Dearest.''