History ShoutOut / Zootopia

* Duke Weaselton sells bootleg [=DVD=]s like ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Wrangled]]''[[note]]With the principal character looking like a combination of Rapunzel and Maximus, the protagonist girl and the horse sidekick from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.[[/note]], ''[[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph Wreck-It Rhino]]'' [[note]]Particularly notable since one of the promotional posters for the movie had [[VideoGame/AlteredBeast Neff]], a purple rhino, [[http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Wreck-It-Ralph_Neff_BS_v4.0_Online2.jpg in place of Ralph]].[[/note]] and ''[[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 Pig Hero 6]]'' as well as [[ProductionForeshadowing movies that haven't come out yet]] like ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Meowana]]'', ''Giraffic''[[note]]A reference to the later-cancelled film ''Gigantic''[[/note]], and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}} Floatzen]] [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII 2]]''. Also, his name is a ShoutOut to the Duke of Weselton from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' [[note]](who is mistakenly called "Weselton" by Hopps, just like the Duke in ''Frozen'' kept being called the Duke of Weaseltown instead — plus, both characters are voiced by Creator/AlanTudyk)[[/note]].

* Averted. Although Judy Hopps' name is similar to Judy Hoffs, a detective from ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', the creative team has said that they were unaware of the ''Jump Street'' character when naming Judy. According to them, it was just a happy coincidence and was never intended as a shout-out.

* Duke Weaselton sells bootleg [=DVD=]s like ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Wrangled]]''[[note]]With the principal character looking like a combination of Rapunzel and Maximus, the protagonist girl and the horse sidekick from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.[[/note]], ''[[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph Wreck-It Rhino]]'' [[note]]Particularly notable since [[http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Wreck-It-Ralph_Neff_BS_v4.0_Online2.jpg one of the promotional posters for the movie had Neff, a purple rhino, in place of Ralph]].[[/note]] and ''[[WesternAnimation/BigHero6 Pig Hero 6]]'' as well as [[ProductionForeshadowing movies that haven't come out yet]] like ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Meowana]]'', ''Giraffic''[[note]]A reference to the later-cancelled film ''Gigantic''[[/note]], and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}} Floatzen]] [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII 2]]''. Also, his name is a ShoutOut to the Duke of Weselton from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' [[note]](who is mistakenly called "Weselton" by Hopps, just like the Duke in ''Frozen'' kept being called the Duke of Weaseltown instead — plus, both characters are voiced by Creator/AlanTudyk)[[/note]].

* [[MisterBig Mr. Big's]] scene is a {{Homage}} to ''Film/TheGodfather'' right down to his accent; his daughter has an updo like [[Series/JerseyShore Snooki]]. His daughter's wedding reception, meanwhile, is this to the Sicilian wedding in ''The Godfather'', including the ''tarantella'' dance moves.

* The chem-lab scene on the subway car is pretty much one big shout-out to ''Series/BreakingBad''. The night-howler pellets are even a shade of blue and when the chemist's friends knock on the door, he even says "Walter and Jesse are here."

* [[spoiler:Doug]] wears a yellow hazmat suit, works in a lab set up inside a vehicle and refines the [[spoiler:Night Howlers]] through an intricate chemical process, which yields a blue-colored drug. As an added bonus, he ends his phone conversation with "[[Series/BreakingBad Woolter and Jesse]] are here."

** A gangster about to assassinate a cop, only to stop at the last second when he learns that the cop saved his relative is straight from the film ''Film/TrainingDay''

* The chem-lab scene on the subway car is pretty much one big shout-out to ''Series/BreakingBad''. The night-howler pellets are even a shade of blue and when the chemist's friends knock on the door, he even says "Walter and Jessee are here."

* Averted. Although Judy Hopps' name is similar to Judy Hoffs, a detective from Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet the creative team has said that they were unaware of the Jump Street character when naming Judy. According to them, it was just a happy coincidence and was never intended as a shout-out.

--->''"Yo soy loca con mi tigre, loca, loca, loca." (I'm crazy with my tiger, crazy, crazy, crazy.)''

* A minor one when Nick is patting Bellwether's head. [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe "It's so fluffy!"]]

* The way Judy holds that carrot-shaped pen is almost identical to the trademark pose of [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny another famous animated, anthropomorphic rabbit]].

* The [[{{iPhony}} iPhonies]] have a carrot logo with a bite taken out. Same logo used by such products in the long-running FurryWebcomic ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell''.

* The Rainforest District as a whole gives off very ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' vibes, especially during the scene where [[spoiler: Manchas goes feral and chases after Nick and Judy]], which is very similar to the Tarzan vs. Sabor fight.

* To crack a case, a police officer working under a [[RaceAgainstTheClock 48 hour deadline]] needs to team up with a streetwise con man who is their only lead. [[Film/FortyEightHours Sound familiar]]?

* Finnick's pacifier bears a strong resemblance to Maggie's famous red pacifier from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', which Creator/RichMoore worked on for five seasons and directed many episodes.

* Judy's iPod contains albums by [[Music.TheBeatles the Beagles]], [[Music.BlackSabbath Black Sable]], [[Music.KatyPerry Catty Perry]], [[Music.DestinysChild Destiny's Cub]], [[{{Music.U2}} Ewe 2]], [[Music.FleetwoodMac Fleetwood Yak]], [[Music.FooFighters Fur Fighters]], Gazelle (name reference to Music/{{Adele}} though played by Music/{{Shakira}}), [[Music.GunsNRoses Guns'N'Rodents]], [[Music.SelenaGomez Hyena Gomez]], [[Music.KanyeWest Kanine West]], and [[Music.MickJagger Mick Jaguar]]. In addition to movie theme "Try Everything", Gazelle's album includes "[[Disney.TheLittleMermaid Part of Your Wool]]", "[[Disney.{{Aladdin}} Ara-bunny Nights]]", "[[Disney.{{Frozen}} Let it Goat]]", and "[[Disney.TheLionKing Can you Feel the Fluff Tonight]]".