History ShoutOut / TheSopranosWarner

* The Divorcee refers to his and Velcro Suit's flat as their "[[Music/{{Madness}} house of fun]]."

* Kylah and Chell buy themselves some Magnum ice lollies. They then stop at a pub where "Citadel" by Music/TheRollingStones is playing.

* When Fionnula hears about Father Ardlui's proposed pilgrimage hoax, she jokes that they should sell the story to the [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers News of the Screws]].

* The British Rail employee at the buffet pours coffee from a Cona flask.

* Orla tells Stephen about some figures from Celtic mythology such as Fingal, the Green Lady and the Black Hand.

* The Man's budgie is called "Onan Two". Orla initially thinks Stephen means "[[Film/TheOmen Omen]] Two" when he tells her this.

* Kylah thinks that the train bringing Stephen to the Port because might be early because it could be "[[WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales speedy gonzalez Simon" who's driving it.
* When Stephen gets off the train at the Port he jokes that he feels like Spencer Tracy in ''Film/BadDayAtBlackRock''. [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure Orla doesn't get it]].

* Kay and Fionnula decide to dance together when they hear the DJ play "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" from ''Film/Grease''.

* Kylah thinks that the train bringing Stephen to the Port because might be early because it could be "[[WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales speedy gonzalez Simon" who's driving it.

* Kylah turns on the radio in the {{Bouncer}}'s flat and hears the local radio station playing Jimmy Shand music. Later, "Waiting for Conrad" by Shooglenify can be heard on his tape machine.

* Catriona and her friends from the salon are referred to as "[[Music/KatrinaAndTheWaves Catriona an The Hairdressers]]" at one point.

* "[[Music/CyndiLauper Time After Time]]" is one of the slow songs that plays at the Mantrap.

* One of the guys in the Mantrap, Scobie Macintosh, is referred to by Manda as "[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scobie Doo]]".

* A couple of guys in the Mantrap are reading [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Records]].

* When the girls head towards the Mantrap in the hope of finally meeting the [[HornySailors sailors]], they start cracking jokes in "[[TalkLikeAPirate bad, Cornishy Dorsety accents]]" about ''Literature/TreasureIsland'', Captain Birdseye, [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPortlandBill Portland Bill]] and [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPugwash Seaman Stains]].

* When Kay tries to suggest to Kylah that she could do something with her musical talents besides working at the record counter in Woolies, Manda points that [[Creator/VirginRecords Richard Branson]] is unlikely to be found dishing out record contracts anywhere nearby.

* Father Ardlui has a collection of books including titles from Georges Bernanos, François Mauriac and Walker Percy. He's also mentioned to have enjoyed listening to [[Music/OlivierMessiaen Messiaen's]] "Quatour pour la fin du temps''.

* Father Ardlui has a collection of books including titles from Georges Bernanos, François Mauriac and Walker Percy. He's also mentioned to have enjoyed listening to [[Music/OlivierMessiaen Messiaen's]] Quatour pour la fin du temps''.

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* Father Ardlui has a collection of books including titles from Georges Bernanos, François Mauriac and Walker Percy.

* Manda mentions that they could hypothetically wear their stolen school uniforms again if they soaked them in Lux.

* The sergeant at the police station is reading a copy of the ''Edinburgh Evening News'' when Chell and Kylah turn up there for a second time. While there, he informs them that their classmates have been lifted for shoplifting in [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusinesses Woolworth's and British Home Stores]]. Manda compares the sergeant to Creator/JohnCleese.

* Fionnula jokes that Kay would consider any housing downmarket from a Barratt house to be dodgy.

* Kay says "Smart thinking [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Watson]]" when Fionnula tells her that she used her own parents' phone number when asked for Kay's contact details.

* When Velcro Suit cuts his toe he gets blood all over his Reebok trainers. The Divorcee calls him "hop-a-long", referencing the Hopalong Cassidy character who appeared in many [[TheWestern Western short stories and films]].

* Before The Divorcee puts on his wedding video, there's a brief snippet of an episode of ''The Montell Williams Show'' about {{Gangbangers}} on the TV.

* Velcro Suit has two crates of [=McEwan's=] lager in his fridge.

* The Divorcee refers to his and Velcro Suit's flat as their "[[Music/{{Madness}} house of fun]]."

* While Stephen tries to make a phone call in the Pill Box, the DJ plays "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight" by The Rezillos.