History ShoutOut / YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries

-->'''Yami:''' -- Creator/NoicoleKidman [[Film/TheOthers2001 is a ghost]], and [[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud is the sled!]]

-->'''Yugi:''' By the power of Greyskull!

-->'''Yami:''' --[[Film/TheOthers Nicole Kidman is a ghost]], and [[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud is the sled!]]

** "A long time ago, on an island far, far away ...", followed the classic StarWars theme song and introduction.

* Kaiba is taken to Noah by [[WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine Thomas the Dragon Train]]

* When Kaiba summons XYZ-Dragon Cannon during his fight with Pegasus, the {{Transformers}} theme song starts to play.

* ♪ '''''[[Film/{{Titanic 1997}} YOOOOOOOOORRRRE HEEEEEEAAAR, THERE'S NAAAAAAATHIN AAHH FEEEEAAHH...]]''''' ♪

* When Tristan freaks out over [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings evil rings and hobbits]], Téa asks him why would those things be on [[Literature/LordoftheFlies the island.]]

* [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} "Bite my shiny metal ass!"]]

* [[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} "Say hello to my little friend!"]]

* [[{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}} Hypnomarik]] after the episode ends.

* [[Videogame/{{Portal}} Welcome to the Aperture Science duel monsters training program. If you win this]] [[RunningGag children’s card game]], [[Videogame/{{Portal}} there will be cake]]

* A clip from Eden: The Zhang Chronicles is played, something LittleKuriboh voice acted in.

* "No, not the [[MyLittlePony smooze]]!"

* [[{{WesternAnimation/Superfriends}} "Wonder Twin powers: activate! Form of... an Egyptian homosexual!"]]

* "Your [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Amazon Warrior]] is no match for my [[Franchise/MetalGear army]] [[Franchise/MortalKombat of]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} celebrity]] [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ninjas]]!
* "I'm a member of the [[ChurchofHappyology Hollywood cult]], just like every other deluded celebrity you used to like, such as [[Film/{{Shaft}} Isaac Hayes]], Creator/JasonLee, and [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Rufus the Naked Mole Rat]]!"

* "We have to appear on Oprah so I can proclaim my love to you [[Creator/{{TomCruise}} while jumping on her couch like a giant infant]]."

* This episode ends with [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle Howl freaking out and telling Sophie]] to [[Creator/ChristianBale get off]]
[[ActorAllusion the fucking set]].

** The [[{{Leitmotif}} leitmotifs]] of Mecha Nesbitt and Super Giga Mecha Nesbitt are references to [[Film/IronMan the Iron Man movie]] and ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', respectively, while [[IllGirl Serenity's]] is the ''MyLittlePony'' theme song.
*** Recently, the episode was edited. Most versions on Youtube will still have the old one from the eighties. Recently, however, the episode was modified to use the theme from [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Generation 4]], which you probably recognize from the sheer presence of its PeripheryDemographic.

* Tristan quotes Gwonam from VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames, although the original line was reversed.

** Just before this (as he's picking up the pipe), Kaiba says "Grabbin' a pipe!" which is most likely a VideoGame/Left4Dead reference.
* The Franchise/StarWars shout-outs continue on:

-->'''Kaiba:''' Can it with the [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Phineas and Ferb]] references, you tiny shorts-wearing freak.

* To [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin]]:

* The title is "[[Film/{{ReservoirDogs}} Reservoir Steves]]".
* [[Series/{{SesameStreet}} "One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn't belong..."]]

* [[{{KonamiCode}} Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A-Start!]]

* Joey calls [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash]] to tell him about [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldandSilver his super amazing Rattata]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86PdIKMA5Nk "I'm on a Blimp"]] has [[ShoutOut ShoutOuts]] to VideoGame/FinalFantasyX, VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII and VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII.

* There's tons of references to VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime on episode 21.

* Marik's Evil Council of Doom #5 has a [[{{Film/Spaceballs}} villain in a dark helmet who gets caught playing with his dolls.]]

* Literature/ThreeLittlePigs: "Attention, duelists. My hair will huff, and my hair will puff, and my hair will blow your house in."

* "''Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged'': we update [[ScheduleSlip almost as frequently]] as ''Webcomic/VGCats''."

*** Disney's Aladdin got referenced as well when the puzzle was finally completed:

* [[Disney/TheLionKing "Yugi, remember who you are! You must take your place in the circle of card games."]]

* "Look! It's [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Agrabah]]. Let's go find the genie voiced by Creator/RobinWilliams and occasionally by Creator/DanCastellaneta.

* Joey performs the classic [[Disney/{{Tarzan}} Tarzan yell]] as he swings on a chain (but with considerably more "nyeh").

* When Odion summons Mega Ultra Chicken, it says "Infidels! Thou hast angered the god of trading cards! [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Now you will never again see the light of day!]]"

* Music/HansZimmer's ''[[Disney/TheLionKing "Stampede"]]'' plays when Serenity was being chased by a monster.

* To [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Aladdin]]:

* The cards going by at the start of the episode include pictures of [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Sterling Archer]], Disney/WreckItRalph, [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} John Egbert]].

* Mokuba's 'Ancient Egyptian Cameo' is the opening verse from ''Disney/TheLionKing'''s opening, backwards.

* When Tristan sees Bakura magically tie up some guards with white ropes, he decides that Bakura has to be SpiderMan. And the ending song to the episode is the theme song to the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 1967 cartoon.]]

* "Your [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Amazon Warrior]] is no match for my [[Franchise/MetalGear army]] [[MortalKombat of]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} celebrity]] [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ninjas]]!

** Kaiba later inputs [[VideoGame/{{MortalKombat1}} A-B-A-C-A-B-B]], somehow activating [[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 "DK Mode"]] and enlarging Kaiba's head and arms while shrinking his body.[[note]]The code actually enables blood in the Genesis version of ''Mortal Kombat''.[[/note]]

* Joey calls [[Anime/Pokemon Ash]] to tell him about [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldandSilver his super amazing rattata]]

* When Yusei tries to explain Synchro Summoning to Yugi, the latter's reactions are an obvious reference to a scene in episode 3 of "WesternAnimation/Futurama".

* Joey gets [[RickRoll rick roll'd]] by Kaiba via the Kaiba Corp database.

* [[Main/{{Hamlet}} "Goodnight, sweet dubbing company, and a flight of winged Kuribohs sing thee to thy rest."]]

* In memory of Tristan's Voice: [[{{Hamlet}} "Good night, sweet prince, and a flight of angels sing thee to thy rest"]].

* When looking for Yami in the labyrinth, Yugi shouts "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan KHAAANNNNN!]]" in frustration.

* [[Franchise/{{Batman}} "Into the Kaiba cave!"]] while the theme song for the [[Series/{{Batman}} live-action Batman]] played in the background.

* "[[Film/{{Batman}} Tell me something, Yugi: Have you ever dueled with the Devil in the pale Moon light?]]"

* Right before Yugi mind-crushes evil Bakura, Yami says [[MortalKombat "Finish him!"]]

* "Joey, no! If you get too angry, you'll become the [[IncredibleHulk Incredible Hulk]]!"

A clip from Eden: The Zhang Chronicles is played, something LittleKuriboh voice acted in.

* Luna [[ThunderCats refering to Yusei as Lion-O and saying "Snarf".]]

* Crump's tendency to lick his lips and hiss is a reference to [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]].

* Gozaburo Kaiba tells the Hair Guy to punish Seto by having to [[{{Roots}} whip him until his name's Toby.]]

* Tristan acting out the infamous BigNo in RevengeOfTheSith, complete with [[AwesomeMusic/JohnWilliams the Imperial March]] playing in the background..

* "And now I activate SugarWiki/RobotUnicornAttack!"