History ShoutOut / TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndmandy

** The episode itself is an AffectionateParody of the sitcom ''Series/TheOddCouple''. [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/13R8-PVogEglLT02AAu6xkAqMv8BwIa6r/view?usp=drivesdk The Russian Dub]] even [[ExaggeratedTrope took it the extra mile]] and added a LaughTrack!

* Hey, Water you doing?: Parodies “The Snorks” and a few characters from a memorable undersea animated film.

* In "A Dumb Wish" Mandy screams "STOP!!" causing the whole world to become [[TimeStandsStill frozen in time]], which is exactly the same thing that happens in ''Literature/TheEyesOfKidMidas''. The show even has Mandy seemingly regret her wish at first, as Kevin did, but then subverts it when she ultimately doesn't.

* The dream sequence at the start of "Duck!" ends with Grim realizing that [[Music/TalkingHeads "this is not my beautiful house...]] [and] [[Music/RemainInLight "this is not my beautiful wife!"]] Adding onto the shout-out is Billy repeating the phrase "same as it ever was" once Grim wakes up.

* In "Prank Call Of Cthulhu", while working for the title monster, Billy prank calls his father. What is the name Billy chooses? ''Music/KellyClarkson''.

* In "Billy and Mandy vs. the Martians", Grim casts a spell that gets Billy's nose stuck to an alien spaceship. When Billy asks him to cast it again to undo it, Grim says he can't because it has a [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRoleplayingGame ten-minute cooldown]].

* In TheStinger for "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name", Grim recites the entire “Twitterpated” monologue from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}''.

** When Mandy sees the Hokey Monsters that Grim brought to life wreaking havoc on Endsville, she says, [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} “I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more!”]]

* The intro sequence of the show has a bit where Grim's head is ablaze and laughing with a swirly background behind him, referencing the intro to ''Grim and Evil'', back when the series shared a timeslot alongside ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''.
* The very first episode of the series is a blatant pastiche of ''Film/TheSeventhSeal'', except the Grim Reaper is wagering a hamster's life over a game of limbo rather than a knight's life over a game of chess. And the ''Billy & Mandy'' version isn't in Swedish.

* The episode 'Tricycle of Terror' is a parody of Literature/{{Christine}}, as it involves a tricycle which is haunted, can repair itself after being destroyed, and attacks the enemies of its nerdy owner before being crushed to destruction in a final confrontation.

-->'''Mandy:''' Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
-->'''Grim:''' ''(randomly pops up)'' Oh! I do! I do!

** One gag is a shot of a seemingly innocent butterfly, followed by said butterfly suddenly appearing scary and performing a JumpScare. [[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS2E25WormyPattyHype Sound familiar?]]

* In "The Herbicidal Maniac", General Skarr gains the ability to command [[GreenThumb army of plants]], which he then orders to "[[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Bloom and grow! Bloom and grow FOREVER!]]"

* In "Billy and Mandy Vs. the Martians", Grim casts a spell that gets Billy's nose stuck to an alien space ship. When Billy asks him to cast it again to undo it, Grim says he can't because it has a [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRoleplayingGame ten minute cooldown]].

* Billy is [[Literature/{{It}} a red-haired preteen with a name that's short for William, a speech impediment, and a fear of clowns]].

* Their version of Dracula is not only Film/{{blac|ula}}k, but he's based on [[Series/SanfordAndSon Redd Foxx]].

** [[Film/RobotMonster Ro-Man]],[[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] and [[Literature/TheInvisibleMan Griffin]] appears as among the jurors.

* In the short "Wish Unfulfillment", when Thromnambular is revealed to be a genie, Billy [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} asks Thromnambular to let him take a girl on a magic carpet ride and remarks that genies should do impressions that only his dad would understand]].

* The episode "Druid, Where's My Car" (the title itself a shout-out to ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar'']]) has a bit where Grim searches for his spirit animal, which happens to be [[Film/FightClub a penguin. "Slide!"]]

* Billy is [[Literature/{{It}} a red haired preteen with a name that's short for William, a speech impediment, and a fear of clowns]].

* Nergal and his Nergalings are a shout-out to {{TabletopGame/Warhammer|40000}} 40,000's Chaos God of Decay, [[PlagueMaster Nurgle]]. Nergal's words to his son about romance sound suspiciously like Nurgle's attitude toward Isha, whom he imprisoned in his lab. Both beings are the namesakes of the Sumerian deity Nurgal.

* After [[spoiler: being busted for using the Lord Moldybutt suit]], Toadblatt says, [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo "And I would have gotten away with it too, if wasn't for you meddling kids and that stupid dog!"]] Reap Walking has [[spoiler:Gladys]] saying the same thing when [[spoiler:she's]] outed as the perpetrator. Complete with appearances from the gang!

-->'''Billy:''' Oh! Oh no! [[MotorMouth Isittheshowaboutthelittlegirlthatwantedtorunaroundinthejunglewithoutanyadultsupervisionavertingcrisisandconversingwithwildanimalswiththeaidofherforeignlanguagespeakingmonkey?]]

* The episode 'Tricycle of Terror' is likely a parody of Literature/{{Christine}}, as it involves a tricycle which is haunted, can repair itself after being destroyed, and attacks the enemies of its nerdy owner before being crushed to destruction in a final confrontation.

* From "Detention X": [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "This... is my DOOMSTICK!"]]

* And there's Vampire Santa quoting [[Franchise/EvilDead the Deadites' catchphrase]]:

* The entirety of "Little Rock of Horrors" is a clear parody of, well, ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', particularly the musical and its film adaptation.

* [[WordOfGod The creators of the show claimed]] that ''Big Boogey Adventure'' special was an indirect shout out to ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', since like Wrath of Khan, a minor, one-time villain makes a comeback in a movie length special.

* General Skarr in command of his [[GreenThumb army of plants]]: "[[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Bloom and grow! Bloom and grow FOREVER!]]"
** Later in "Herbicidal Maniac", Skarr's mutation makes him resemble the eponymous alien minions from ''{{VideoGame/Pikmin}}''.
** He's also a parody of Herr Starr from ''Comicbook/{{Preacher}}'', being a bald, one-eyed villain subject to various humiliations throughout the series.

** Not to mention the Martians themselves eerily resemble the ones from ''Film/MarsAttacks''.

* In the episode "Wishbones", Pud'n was being chased by a truck that resembled [[{{Franchise/Transformers}} Optimus Prime]].
* An episode revolving around Grim and Dracula driving through the desert entitled "[[Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas Fear and Loathing in Endsville]]", complete with a title card evoking Ralph Steadman's signature style of illustration.
** And they [[AffectionateParody parodied]] [[Music/JohnnyCash Johnny Cash's music]] ''like an angry woman''...
*** And the [[RunningGag joke went on and on]] ''like an angry woman''. ''Yeah, an angry woman''...

* And ''Film/TheTerminator'' gets one when Billy asks [[ItMakesSenseInContext the ghost of Lord Byron]] for "a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range" (Lord Byron wisely steers him away).

** Not to mention that in the same episode, Grim says [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness "Groovy"]] after a LockAndLoadMontage before going to face Dickie.
** Don't forget this little jewel of a reference to ''Film/TheWarriors'': "Dickie! Come out and PLAAAAYY!"

* In the episode where they went to Japan, Mandy's clothes and her list made it look like she was gonna {{Film/kill Bill}}y (even the music from [[Film/KillBill Ironside]] played).
** Also in the same episode, they gave Film/{{Gamera}}, Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, and Series/{{Ultraman}} a run for their money [[MundaneMadeAwesome AT THE SAME FREAKING TIME!]]
* [[Literature/HarryPotter Nigel Platter and Toadblatt's School of Sorcery?]] And Lord Moldybutt- ''[=* BOOM* =]''
** They also had Dumbledore's [[{{Expy}} stand-in]], Dean Toadblatt, change voice actors later in the series and even his appearance somewhat, invoking TheOtherDarrin that Dumbledore went under in the films.
* Their version of Pandora looks oddly similar to another certain chara-OH wait Pan''WesternAnimation/{{dora|TheExplorer}}''. [[{{Pun}} Har har.]]
** This exchange makes it a tad bit more blatant:

* "Happy Huggy Stuffy Bears" has Billy urging contest-entrant Mandy on with [[Series/PressYourLuck "Big money, no Whammys!"]]
** We also get this line from Eris: [[Film/ApocalypseNow "I love the smell of]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil chaos]] [[Film/ApocalypseNow in the morning. It smells like victory."]]
* "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Chickenball Z]]" has Billy and Mandy competing against each other in a martial arts tournament, where both have glowing yellow hair and raise their power by shouting. [[http://www.clip4e.com/play_the_grim_adventures_of_billy_and_mandy_chicken_ball_z.htm Here it is.]]
* The taboo on saying [[Literature/HarryPotter Moldybutt's]] name references, well, the taboo against saying Voldemort in ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
* Sperg tossing Billy's bicycle over a sidewalk cliff, "This is [[Creator/ShelSilverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends]] Baby!" The cliff is also a reference to the book's cover.

* In "Grim in Love," Grim and his date recreate [[TheImmodestOrgasm that one scene]] from ''Film/WhenHarryMetSally'', except Malaria fakes ''her death''.

* Sperg's band Purple Filth from "Battle of the Bands" is likely named after the real metal band Purple Popcorn.
** In that same episode, when Sperg tells Grim to play his guitar, to which Grim replies, "Well, I did play that [[Music/LedZeppelin Stairway To Heaven]] thing in high school."

* When Mandy goes to Grim for his services in the Secret Snake Clubs debut episode, Grim has been regulated to the doghouse, which he says is too hot, has no running water, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} and the stupid Red Baron keeps flying by and shooting at him.]]
** After Grim is forced to reboot the computer, the screen shows some text as it's restarting. At the end of it, the final line says "[[Film/TheMatrix matrix okay.]] [[Film/TheMatrixReloaded seq]][[Film/TheMatrixRevolutions uels]] [[TakeThat not so good.]]"

** Another example is when she says, "The call is coming from inside the house." This is a shout out to the famous WhamLine from ''Film/WhenAStrangerCalls''.

** There’s even one where she makes a reference to ''Radio/TheShadow'' of all things!

** Nergal and his Nergalings might be a shout-out to {{TabletopGame/Warhammer|40000}} 40,000's Chaos God of Decay, [[PlagueMaster Nurgle]]. Nergal's words to his son about romance sound suspiciously like Nurgle's attitude toward Isha, whom he imprisoned in his lab. Both beings are the namesakes of the Sumerian deity Nurgal.

* After [[spoiler: being busted for using the Lord Moldybutt suit]], Toadblatt says, [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo "And I would have gotten away with it too, if wasn't for you meddling kids and that stupid dog!"]]
** Reap Walking has [[spoiler:Gladys]] saying the same thing when [[spoiler:she's]] outed as the perpetrator. Complete with appearances from the gang!

** It would be impossible to list all the children from contemporary Creator/CartoonNetwork shows who make cameos.

* In "The Taking Tree", Billy finds [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]] and Franchise/CarmenSandiego.
* Sir Raven could be loosely based on Simon from "VideoGame/LivingBooks".
* In "Modern Primitives," a brief scene has the kids and Grim [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial riding on a flying bike past a full moon]]. Billy lampshades this one.

* A possible shout out to the [[https://youtu.be/vVTyJ3Yecx0/ original short]] in "Skarred For Life" when Billy finds Skarr's "Stabbin-Flabber" he wants it to stab him in the forehead.

* In "The Crawling Niceness", Billy rummages through Grim's trunk, naming things as he takes them out and throws them to the side.
-->"...ouija board, eye of etna, devil's triangle, [[Film/TheDarkCrystal dark crystal]], shampoo"
** This shout-out would seem like stretch if said crystal didn't [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/91/GABM.Thedarkcrystal.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20091118113629 look]] exactly like the one from the movie.
* This one's pretty hard to spot due to the lighting, but in the show's intro, the gravestones read "''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''", "''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad''", and "''[[WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones Robot Jones]]''" on them -- all short-lived cartoons that were cancelled around the time ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' became its own show. [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/grimadventures/images/b/b7/Grave_yard_001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120705153313 See here.]]
* "A Grim Surprise"

* The episode "Druid, Where's My Car" (the title itself a [[Film/DudeWheresMyCar shout out]] too) has a bit where Grim searches for his spirit animal, which happens to be [[Film/FightClub a penguin. "Slide!"]]

* The episode "Hurter Monkey" alone is LOADED with them; you've got the Franchise/{{Terminator}}, Film/TheMatrix, Creator/JohnWoo (with DisturbedDoves and DualWielding), Grim's [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Christopher Walken-esque]] attorney Harvey as mentioned below, ''Film/{{Se7en}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. Also Dickie at one point calls Grim [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skeletor]].

** Grim's attorney talks like Creator/ChristopherWalken.

* Grim's attorney talks like Creator/ChristopherWalken.

* Also from "Grim in Love": Malaria and Grim dance the twist in a scene almost exactly like Mia and Vincent's in ''Film/PulpFiction''.

* Billy is [[Literature/{{It}} a red haired preteen with a fear of clowns]].

* Billy is [[Literature/'It' a red haired preteen with a fear of clowns]].