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15* ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'':
16** Hannah's parents mention briefly that she had a thing for show tunes. Brian D'Arcy James, who played her father, is an accomplished stage and musical theatre actor, and originated the role of King George in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' off-Broadway.
17** Mr. Porter mentions offhandedly a comment about high school football. Derek Luke, who played Mr. Porter, played a high school football player in ''Film/FridayNightLights''.
18** Hannah imitates an Australian accent when quoting the film ''Film/StrictlyBallroom'' - a nod to her actress Katherine Langford being Australian.
19* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'':
20** In one episode, Dick (played by Creator/JohnLithgow) gets himself and Mary thrown off a plane when he looks out the window and breaks down screaming, ''"There's something on the wing!"'' (It's then explained to him that that's just the ''engine''.) In a later episode, the human form of the Big Giant Head (played by Creator/WilliamShatner) complains that during his flight in, there was something on the wing, to which Dick muses, "The same thing happened to me!" William Shatner was in ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'' episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", in which his character has the same reaction to a ''gremlin'' on the wing; in ''Film/TwilightZoneTheMovie'', John Lithgow played the same role.
21** In another episode, Dick launches into a tirade about how much he hates rock and roll music, which toward the end is copied almost word-for-word from one of the speeches made by Lithgow in ''Film/{{Footloose}}''.
22** Another blink-and-you-miss-it moment came when Mary (played by Creator/JaneCurtin) gave a long, lingering look at some people cosplaying as Coneheads at a convention. Curtin had played Prymaat Conehead in "The Coneheads" series of sketches on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', as well as other media (including [[Film/{{Coneheads}} the 1993 film]]).
23** In one episode Sally complains that Mary forced the family to watch an A&E Biography of Susan Saint James, Curtin's ''Kate & Allie'' co-star.
24* In ''Series/EightSimpleRules'', Creator/KaleyCuoco's character Bridget plays Anne Frank. In ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Kaley Cuoco's character Penny plays Anne Frank.
25* In a fourth-season episode of ''Series/TwentyFour'', the Speaker of the House comments that then-Acting President Charles Logan is "in good hands" with David Palmer, a reference to Palmer actor Creator/DennisHaysbert's Allstate commercials.
26* In ''Series/The10thKingdom'', Wolf is in trouble in Little Lamb Village, but Tony says he'll be able to help -he used to be a lawyer. Tony is played by Creator/JohnLarroquette, who also played D.A. Dan Fielding on ''Series/NightCourt''.
27* Several for ''Series/ThirtyRock'':
28** One episode of has Jack Donaghy, played by Alec Baldwin, confessing his seemingly endless sins to a priest. One was "I once shouted 'I am God' during a deposition", which is exactly what Baldwin's character did in the movie ''Film/{{Malice}}'' (while still being in-character for Donaghy).
29** Baldwin gets ''scads'' of these. On multiple occasions, he's encouraged himself by muttering "Always Be [X]," where ''X'' is a c-word - a shout-out to his scene in ''Film/GlengarryGlenRoss''. In a later episode when Tracy wanted to derail his successful dramatic film career, Baldwin's character encouraged him to "just go back to TV. Nobody will mistake you for a serious actor ever again."
30** Another episode sees Liz Lemon meet her idol, a legendary comedy writer played by Creator/CarrieFisher. After Liz discovers that Fisher is actually a flaky weirdo, Liz flees from the room, with Fisher calling out after her, "[[Franchise/StarWars Help me, Liz Lemon! You're my only hope!]]"
31** In "Jackie Jormp-Jomp", Jenna fakes her own death. At the memorial service, an actual commercial Jane Krakowski (Jenna's actress) starred in as a child is played.
32** In "Kidnapped by Danger", Lance asks Mary Steenburgen's character if she is a time traveler. She is best known for her role as Clara Clayton in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII''.
33** In the season 3 finale, TV comedy star Tracy Jordan invents a story about dropping out of school because a drug dealer wanted him to cut up a snitch named Baby. However, he eventually tearfully confesses that he left school because he was too chicken to dissect a frog in science class. A character played by Alan Alda then wanders in from another plot thread and says, "A guy crying about a chicken and a baby? I thought this was a comedy show!" This is a reference to the famous series finale of ''[[Series/{{MASH}} M*A*S*H]]'', not to mention a lighthearted jab at the series' [[CerebusSyndrome turn towards drama]].
34** When Stephanie March, of [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Alex Cabot]] fame, appears as a guest star, she is a LipstickLesbian extraordinaire. Alex Cabot is best remembered for [[LesYay clearly being in love with Olivia Benson.]]
35** After Creator/MattDamon finished out his guest-arc as Liz's boyfriend, there was a line where Liz talked about ''Film/{{Invictus}}'' (which Damon starred in with Creator/MorganFreeman) and asked: "Who was the white guy in that?"
36* ''Series/TheFortyFourHundred'': In "Wake-Up Call", Kevin Burkhoff gives Tess Doerner a copy of ''Literature/AtTheMountainsOfMadness'' by Creator/HPLovecraft. Creator/JeffreyCombs (Kevin) is well known for his roles in [[LovecraftOnFilm several Lovecraft adaptations]], most notably “Film/ReAnimator” and its two sequels, and played Lovecraft himself in ''Film/{{Necronomicon}}''.
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40* In the ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' episode "We're Still Having a Heat Wave", Edith tells her neighbor, Irene Lorenzo: "I know you're not a movie star or nothin', but I think I'm gettin' to be a fan of yours!" Betty Garrett, who plays Irene was actually a movie star in the '40s, appearing in several MGM musicals.
41* In season 2, episode 6 of ''Series/AlphaHouse'' the actor playing panel member "Ned" is Bradley Whitford, and he is being berated pretty harshly by Senator Peg Stanchion, played by Janel Moloney, who played his assistant Donna on ''Series/TheWestWing''.
42* ''Series/{{Alphas}}'':
43** In "If Memory Serves", Skyler's daughter asks her if she, Skyler, is a Franchise/{{Terminator}}. Skyler is played by Creator/SummerGlau, who played a terminator in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles''.
44** Callum Keith Rennie played Don Wilson, a DeadStarWalking who was introduced as a major character but violently killed off in the third episode of the series. At the time his highest-profile recent role was as Leoben/Number Two in ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', a character known for his ResurrectiveImmortality.
45* In one "Blockblister" segment of ''Series/TheAmandaShow'', Creator/JoshPeck comes in and complains that he had wanted to rent ''Film/SnowDay'' and they had instead given him "Snowy Day." Peck played a leading role in that film.
46* In a Christmas episode of the show ''Series/{{Amen}}'', the characters are debating which carol to perform for an upcoming competition. When someone suggests "Mary's Boy Child", Rolly Forbes scoffs, "I never cared for that one". That's too bad, considering that Forbes' portrayer, Jester Harrison, ''wrote the song''.
47* At the beginning of ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryAsylum'', Sister Jude (Creator/JessicaLange) runs the insane asylum. [[spoiler: By the end, she's a patient there, who's been wrongly institutionalized for years.]] Lange received an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of a wrongly institutionalized woman in the 1982 film ''Frances''.
48* In an episode of ''Series/AmericanHousewife'', Greg launches into an impassioned tirade about how terrible ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' is, a nod to his past work voicing Batman in various productions (most famously ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'').
49* In a mix of ShoutOut, CelebrityParadox, and this, the characters of the soap ''Los Amores de Anita Peña'' had an extrange {{Time Travel}}ing experience ([[RuleOfFunny don't ask]]), and going further and further in the past, they ended in many previous works of the cast, including the famed soap ''Por Estas Calles''. To further the joke, the characters of ''Anita Peña'' met the ones interpreted by the same actors in ''Por estas Calles'', which set up for hilarious situations, like [[TheDitz dimwitted]] Anita Peña meeting no-nonsense BrokenBird Euridice Briceño (both interpreted by Maria Alejandra Martín), and the later meeting of Anita with ''Por Estas Calles'''s KavorkaMan Eudomar Santos, whose actor Franklin Virguez interpreted Anita's {{Love Interest|s}} and his EvilTwin, both of them also irrupting in the scene (this has the RealitySubtext of Mr. Virguez being accused by several critics of repeating his famous "Eudomar" role, only because he moved from interpreting a HotBlooded, catchphrase spouting ''[[LowerClassLout barrio]]'' [[LowerClassLout man with dubious ethics]], to interpret a couple of twins of humble origins, one of them an AmbulanceChaser [[AmoralAttorney lawyer with dubious ethics]]).
50** Roberto Lamarca was cast in ''Anita Peña'' as a DeadpanSnarker GenreSavvy [[DeadToBeginWith ghost]] whose looks and past was an obvious ShoutOut to famous late doctor and beloved proto-saint Jose Gregorio Hernández, a comparison who was constantly loathed by the character. If you watched ''Por Estas Calles'', you could remember Mr. Lamarca as AffablyEvil [[DrJerk Jerkass MD]] Dr. Valerio, the only character which an internal voice, and a snarky one to boot. After having been Dr. Valerio for about 700 soap chapters and [[YourSecretsSafeWithMeSuperman being constantly confused with him]], Mr. Lamarca was ostensibly and publicly tired of the role, and obviously took the Ghost role in the hopes to escape TypeCasting. In a bout of irony, the role only pigeonholed him more.
51** In a more meta level, each chapter of ''Por Estas Calles'' ended with a related aphorism or famous quote read in Voice Over by late character actor (and Creator/JamesEarlJones Venezuelan equivalent) Tomás Henriquez; the same resource was used in ''Anita Peña'', but instead used bad jokes, lame puns, and other related nonsense. Guess who reprises the narrator role!
52* In his first appearance in ''Series/{{Andor}}'', Anton Lesser's character Major Partagaz describes their function of [[StateSec the ISB]] as being "healthcare providers", likening their attempts to find and stamp out rebellion against the Empire to doctors diagnosing and protecting against sickness and disease. Lesser's best known television role prior to this was on ''Series/GameOfThrones'', where he played MadDoctor Qyburn, who was a fantastically efficient healer... albeit only thanks to horrifically unethical and torturous experimentation he'd done on people.
53* In the first episode of ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'', a [[strike:{{redshirt}}]] [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] PluckyComicRelief Engineer comments that Creator/KevinSorbo's character "looks like a Greek God or something". Sorbo had previously played the title character in ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''.
54** It gets better. During season five, removing a wall panel near the floor behind the desk in Captain Hunt's office/quarters reveals a compartment. In this compartment are:
55--->1. A rack of force lances.\
562. Hercules' sword.\
573. Hercules' loincloth.\
584. The wig Sorbo wore as Herc.
59*** The expression on Sorbo's face suggests that some EnforcedMethodActing was going on here...
60*** What's even funnier about that scene is that there is this heroic music swell as he pulls out the sword, then it abruptly cuts out and he says something akin to "it's a long story", sets it aside and pulls out the force lances.
61* In ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' Mr. Lawrence plays [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants a tiny villain with antennae.]]
62* ''Series/ANTFarm'': In one episode Lexi speculates that Cameron's girlfriend played by Vanessa Morgan might be a vampire to which he retorts that she can't be a vampire because she babysits and no one would hire a babysitter who's a vampire. At the time that episode aired Vanessa played the female lead in the Disney Channel series My Babysitters a Vampire where she played...you guessed it, a Vampire
63* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'': "[[Recap/AreYouAfraidOfTheDarkSeason3TheTaleOfTheCuriousCamera The Tale of the Curious Camera]]" and ''Series/Goosebumps1995'': "[[Recap/Goosebumps1995S1E15SayCheeseAndDie Say Cheese and Die!]]" both cast Richard [=McMillan=] as the owner of the cursed camera and Christian Tessier as the school bully.
64* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'':
65** In "Founder's Day", Mr. Grainger's birthplace is incorrectly given as Folkestone (he tells Mr. Lucas it was actually Eastbourne). Creator/ArthurBrough ran a repertory company in Folkestone for forty years.
66** In "Happy Returns", one of the StandardSnippets featured in "The Ballet of the Toys" is "Teddy Bear Picnic", a song featured on the same album on which star Creator/JohnInman sang the title theme (which would later be used for the Australian version of the show).
67** In "The Hold Up", Mr. Harman comes up with a plan with Mrs. Slocombe and Mr. Humphries to rescue the others by dressing up as the dreaded Gumby Gang. As Pa Gumby, actor Creator/ArthurEnglish as Mr. Harman is dressed up as a character he was most famous for doing years before the show: a shady "spiv" character, complete with pencil moustache and wide tie.
68* ''Series/ArmyWives'': Roxie and Trevor's twin boys are called Drew (Trevor is played by Creator/DrewFuller) and Wyatt (The older brother to Drew Fuller's character of Chris on ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''.)
69* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' played with this trope constantly.
70** Zuckercorn (Creator/HenryWinkler) ends a scene on a pier where characters discuss the dead shark lying at their feet by jumping over it on his way back to his car. Henry Winkler ''invented'' "JumpingTheShark".
71** Zuckercorn is shown in one episode combing his hair in a bathroom. When he is finished he makes the same “ain’t I fantastic?” gesture with his hands that the Fonz did in the opening of nearly every episode of Happy Days.
72** The lawyer Bob Loblaw remarks "Look, this is not the first time I've been brought in to replace Barry Zuckerkorn. I think I can do for you everything he did. Plus, skew younger. With juries and so forth." Loblaw was played by Scott Baio, who was cast as Chachi on ''Series/HappyDays'' when producers worried the Fonz was getting too old to maintain the show's youthful demographic.
73** In a later episode, Dr. Stein (played by Creator/DanCastellaneta, who plays [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]) makes a mistake, accenting it with a "D'oh", to which Lucille replies, "I knew it!"
74** Michael (Creator/JasonBateman) jokingly asks Nelly, a prostitute, to marry him before adding, "That's wrong on so many levels." Nelly is portrayed by Creator/JustineBateman, Jason Bateman's real-life sister.
75** Lucille Two becomes exasperated hearing the song "New York, New York", saying, "everyone thinks they're Frank Sinatra." Lucille Two is played by Creator/LizaMinnelli, the singer who first recorded the classic.
76** In another episode, George Michael is traumatized by watching HBO's ''Series/{{Oz}}'' having confused it for the [[Film/TheWizardOfOz classic 1939 film]], described as "starring Creator/JudyGarland." Garland was Liza Minelli's mother.
77** When a lawyer is needed to defend George Sr., the family considers hiring Andy Griffith to emulate his role as TV lawyer ''Matlock''. He cancels, causing the narrator to point out that they would never dream of making fun of Andy Griffith. ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'''s narrator is Creator/RonHoward, whose first role was Opie on ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''.
78** In another episode, Jessie, an image consultant, derides George Michael by calling him "Opie". The narrator cuts in at this point, saying "Jessie had gone too far and had best watch her mouth." (Howard was also an executive producer on the show).
79** In a third season story arc, Michael falls in love with Rita (played by Creator/CharlizeTheron). After breaking up with her, someone mentions how bad she looked before her plastic surgery. A picture of Charlize Theron from her role in ''Film/{{Monster}}'' is displayed onscreen.
80** In a deleted scene, Michael searches for an actress he knows, Marta, on the Internet Movie Database. Her picture is the default "no picture" graphic. This is because the role of Marta was played by three different actresses through the show's run.
81** In one episode, Michael sarcastically praises George Sr.'s lying ability, saying "Yeah, Dad, you're a real Creator/BradGarrett." This episode was originally preceded by the MediaNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s, in which Jeffrey Tambor (who plays George Sr.) lost the Best Supporting Actor award to Brad Garrett.
82** Buster accidentally gets his hook stuck in the stair car's dashboard while doing the robot to Styx's ''Mr. Roboto''; a reference to a commercial featuring Tony Hale (who plays Buster), in which he does the same dance to the same song.
83** A subplot in the first UnCanceled season involves Tobias trying to stage a musical adaptation of the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', and at one point, someone suggests using Morgan [=LeFay=] as the villain (the role Lucille is after). In real life, Creator/JessicaWalter played [=LeFay=] in the MadeForTV ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' movie.
84* On an episode of ''Series/TheATeam'', Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck reacts to a full-costumed Cylon(from ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'') walking by at a movie studio. The actor who portrayed Face, Creator/DirkBenedict, played Starbuck on ''Galactica''. (This shot was used in the TitleSequence montage for two and a half seasons.)
85** In one episode the team uses a book written by a Dr. Dwight Pepper. Two of the main cast were Dwight Schultz and George Peppard.
86** One episode from the last season featured Stockwell (Robert Vaughan) being captured by an old friend-turned-traitor played by David [=McCallum=]. The two starred together on ''The Man From U.N.C.L.E.''
87*** Said episode was appropriately called "The Say Uncle Affair", a nod to the show and its tendency to title all their episodes "The ________ Affair".
88* In Series/AustinAndAlly Austin mentions wanting to play a surfer in a beach musical, Ross Lynch who plays Austin also played a surfer named Brady in the Disney Channel musical Film/TeenBeachMovie as well as its sequel. (Lynch's Teen Beach Movie Co-star Grace Phipps guest stars in this episode)
89* In ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "Too Many Christmas Trees", Steed receives a Christmas card from old partner-in-crimebusting Cathy Gale. He notes with surprise that the card has been sent from Fort Knox. (Creator/HonorBlackman, who played Cathy, left the series to appear as Pussy Galore in the Film/JamesBond movie ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'', in which Fort Knox featured prominently.)
90** When Blackman left the show, Steed claimed Gale was going "...pussyfooting it on the beach".
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94* ''Series/{{Barry}}'':
95** In "The Show Must Go On… Probably?" Sasha insists she'd never play an Australian. Creator/KirbyHowellBaptiste did just that on ''Series/TheGoodPlace''.
96** Hank mentions Yoshinoya Beef Bowl to Barry in Season 2, referencing a particularly [[https://youtu.be/LAQRtjvtQRo?t=332 famous moment]] on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' wherein then-writer Creator/JohnMulaney made a rare physical appearance to make Creator/BillHader break character by randomly whispering "my girlfriend works at Yoshinoya Beef Bowl" in the latter's ear during a Stefon segment; something Hader still finds funny to this day.
97* ''{{Series/Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' :
98** The episode "Bastille Day" had a field day with this, with a long debate between Lee "Apollo" Adama and Tom Zarek, played by Richard "Old Apollo" Hatch.
99** The orphan boy's costume in "The Plan" is an exact copy of that worn by Dean Stockwell in his 1948 movie "The Boy with Green Hair".
100* One episode of ''Series/{{Becker}}'' was comprised of flashbacks as Becker related the events of his day to a bartender. The bartender was played by George Wendt - Norm from ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' - so for the actors, this was a reversal of a familiar scenario.
101* On ''Series/BeingHumanUS'', Kyle Schmid's character is a vampire named Henry, probably a shout-out to Schmid playing vampire Henry Fitzroy on ''Series/BloodTies2007''.
102* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'':
103** Johnny Galecki's character Leonard Hofstadter had a brief relationship with a woman played by Sara Gilbert. He previously played her character's husband [[spoiler:/brother-in-law]] on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''.
104** In ''Series/EightSimpleRules'', Creator/KaleyCuoco's character Bridget plays Anne Frank. In ''The Big Bang Theory'', Kaley Cuoco's character Penny plays Anne Frank.
105** Katey Segal, Kaley Cuco's mother in ''Series/EightSimpleRules'', also played her mom in the Season 10 opener.
106** A slight zigzag: in season 1, while looking for a fourth member for their Physics Bowl team, Raj suggests asking "the girl who played TV's Blossom". Said girl is Creator/MayimBialik, who later plays Sheldon's girlfriend Amy. Both Amy and Mayim are trained neuroscientists.
107* In the opening scene of the ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'' episode "Tattoo You", Tracey and Sharon are watching a murder mystery show on TV where a body is discovered on a beach next to a burning boat. Creator/PaulineQuirke, who plays Sharon, appeared in ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', an 8-part television series that aired in the UK, about the murder of a young boy whose body was discovered on a beach near a boat that had been set on fire.
108-->'''Tracey:''' How do you know?\
109'''Sharon:''' Because they always find a body on the beach in one of those creepy seaside things, like... [[ParodyNames Broadcliff, or...Southchurch, or...]] [[UsefulNotes/TheWestCountry Western super Mare]]!"
110* In ''Series/BlackLightning2018'', Creator/JamesRemar plays a character, who raised a little boy, after unintentionally causing the death of one of his parents, and helps him channel his dangerous skills into a positive outlet and puts him on the path of becoming a vigilante. Wait, are you sure we're not talking about Harry Morgan from ''Series/{{Dexter}}''?
111* On an episode of ''Series/BlackMonday,'' Creator/BronsonPinchot's character makes a sneaky reference to the ''Series/PerfectStrangers'' ThemeTune...while banging two prostitutes...in the nude. When he is discovered in the middle of his threesome and is asked to stop, he responds, "Nothing's gonna stop me now!"
112* In an early episode of ''Series/{{Blindspot}}'', it's revealed that Patterson plays ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', and when another character calls her "elf girl", she replies, "Actually I play a gnome cleric". Patterson is portrayed by Creator/AshleyJohnson, who at the time was playing a gnome cleric on ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''.
113* In an episode of ''Series/{{Blossom}}'', Blossom blinds a prowler (actually her brother) by blowing talcum powder into his face. When her best friend Six asks her where she learned to do that, Blossom replies "[=MacGyver=]". Blossom's actress Creator/MayimBialik previously played RecurringCharacter Lisa Woodman on ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}''.
114* Daniel Fredrickson played Tess' husband in ''Series/BlueHeelers'', who turned out to be gay when he left the show, marrying her for convenience. When he joined the {{Series/Stingers}} crew as Leo Flynn fellow Heelers guest star Neil Pigot plays a drug dealer in one episode, calling him a faggot.
115* The victim in ''Series/BodyOfProof'' episode "Love Thy Neighbor" lived in a cul-de-sac with lots of beautiful people and lots of goings on. When first arriving Creator/DanaDelany's character mentions she used to live in a cul-de-sac like this, and several times throughout the episode she quips that there's more to the place than meets the eye. In the ending moments, she tells a co-worker he couldn't handle a desperate housewife. Delany had a role on ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' which centers on an action-packed cul-de-sac filled with beautiful people.
116* ''Series/{{Bones}}'':
117** In one episode Bones finds Booth reading a ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' comic in the bathtub. David Boreanaz, who plays Booth, voiced Hal Jordan in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheNewFrontier'', the AnimatedAdaptation of ''ComicBook/DCTheNewFrontier''.
118** And in an earlier episode of the show, Booth orders a search of the area surrounding the Hyperion Hotel, which, on Boreanaz's previous show, ''Series/{{Angel}}'', is the name of his character's home/base of operations.
119** The episode "The Headless Witch in the Woods" revolves around a murder that involved the victim [[Film/TheBlairWitchProject being videotaped along with two fellow college students in the woods while tracking down a legendary witch-ghost; they find signs of this witch all over the place, to their palpable terror.]] The victim's film professor is played by actor Creator/JoshuaLeonard - no points for guessing what movie made him famous.
120** In the "Death of the Queen Bee" a suspect is described by Sweets as being "creepy, very Freddy". Take a wild guess as to the [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Actor]] playing him. He plays a school janitor.
121** Angela's middle name being "Pearly Gates" is one to [[Music/ZZTop Billy Gibbons]], who plays her father and who [[ICallItVera calls his guitar that]].
122* Yet another [[Creator/WilliamShatner Denny Crane]] moment: in the Larry Craig RippedFromTheHeadlines episode of ''Series/BostonLegal'', just as Denny is being arrested for allegedly soliciting sex in a bathroom stall, he opens up his cell phone. Of course, the old ''Franchise/StarTrek'' communicator sound effect plays.
123** In the season 2 episode ''...There's Fire'' when it is suggested that Denny move to Hawaii, he responds, "What am I supposed to do? Beam myself to Boston every day?"
124** In an earlier season's episode, when Denny Crane talks to the press when walking through the courthouse, he often spouts out non-sequiturs. One of them was, "I was once a captain of a space shuttle!"
125** When Alan and Denny go fishing, Alan is reading a book about salmon farms and remarks that salmon lice are sometimes called "cling-ons". Denny: "Did you say...''Klingons''?"
126** Alan certainly seems to know what he wants in a Film/{{secretary}}.
127* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'':
128** Eric tries to impress a girl with a stream of lies ending with "and I'm Batman." Eric is played by Creator/WillFriedle, voice of the future Batman Terry [=McGinnis=] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.
129** The students attend John Adams High, a nod to Creator/WilliamDaniels' role as UsefulNotes/JohnAdams in ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix''. In the episode where Eric decides he wants to be a teacher, the immigrants recite the Declaration of Independence in the final scene. The term "inalienable rights" was replaced with "unalienable rights," the term that John Adams fights to be replaced in a memorable scene in ''1776''.
130* The French series ''Bref'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUiVBpo1qfg an episode]] where the main character lists his pet peeves, such as people showing up to a costume party without a disguise. Cut to the costumeless guy grabbing a paper crown and declaring himself disguised as a king, while his buddy stuffs his face. The two individuals in question are better known as Arthur and BigEater Karadoc on ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}''. Other allusions are a guy explaining why coffee goes up the sugar cube (one of the characters from the science show ''Series/CestPasSorcier'') or a guy geeking out over the history of Parisian streets (Lorant Deutsch, an amateur historian, and actor who's {{flanderiz|ation}}ed as such in his TV appearances).
131* In Episode 5 of ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'', "Stop Thief!" Gordon's wife reveals that Gordon briefly worked for the Samaritans, on what became known as Black Friday because all four people he spoke to committed suicide. And one of them was the wrong number. In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode "The Last Day", two years earlier, Rimmer, also played by Creator/ChrisBarrie, had also mentioned he worked for the Samaritans, on what became known as Lemming Sunday for the same reason, complete with the wrong number.
132* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
133** The episode "What's My Line" had Buffy telling Kendra "Back off, pink ranger!" Sarah Michelle Gellar's stunt double was the suit actor for the American filmed footage of the Pink Ranger in the original ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''. At the end of the same episode, Buffy advises Kendra not to watch the in-flight movie if it has dogs or Creator/ChevyChase in it. This is probably a reference to the Chevy Chase film, ''Funny Farm'' in which Creator/SarahMichelleGellar had an uncredited cameo.
134** The first full episode featuring Dawn starts with her writing in her diary, much like ''Film/HarrietTheSpy'' (Creator/MichelleTrachtenberg, aka Dawn starred in TheFilmOfTheBook).
135* In an episode of the 1994-95 revival of ''Series/BurkesLaw'' entitled "Who Killed the Movie Mogul?", Amos Burke and his partner/son Peter go to a movie memorabilia shop to question the owner, the daughter of this episode's murder victim. While they're waiting for her, Amos notices a movie poster for the 1953 version of "The War of the Worlds". He mentions it's one of his favorite movies and adds "Whatever happened to the fellow who starred in that?" and the camera cuts to the lower portion of the poster which reads 'Starring Gene Barry'.
136* ''Series/BurnNotice'':
137** The second-season character Carla (whose actress played Caprica on ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'') was described as having "... a hell of a breaststroke, Mike; she's a machine."
138** Sam Axe, played by Creator/BruceCampbell, refers to a homemade mortar as a "[[Franchise/EvilDead Boomstick]]".
139** In the episode ''Noble Causes'', Erik King, who plays Sgt. Doakes in [[Series/{{Dexter}} another show set in Miami]] is ambushed from behind with a syringe to the neck.
140** Mike's mother, played by Creator/SharonGless, [[IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine befriends]] an insurance clerk played by her ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' co-star Creator/TyneDaly.
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144* In the episode "The Trial" of ''Series/{{Californication}}'' the main character, Hank (portrayed by Creator/DavidDuchovny), while getting dressed in a suit comments that "I look like a f*ckin' FBI agent" and then winks in the mirror in reference to Duchovny's character in ''Series/TheXFiles'', who happens to be an FBI agent.
145** To which his wife replies "A brooding and comely FBI agent," a reference to the song "David Duchovny" by Music/BreeSharp.
146* In ''Series/{{Caprica}}'', Peter Wingfield played a character named Gara Singh, who was simultaneously the head of the Caprica civil defence organisation and [[DetectiveMole the leader of the monotheist terrorist cell on Caprica who he was meant to be catching]]. In ''Series/{{Highlander}}'', his immortal character Methos had infiltrated the immortal-watching Watcher organisation and taken charge of the hunt for himself.
147* A game of ''Celebrity Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' featuring (then) stars of ''Series/LawAndOrder'', one of whom was actress Carey Lowell, had a category called "[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Bond, James Bond]]", which was all about the Film/JamesBond movies. Lowell previously starred as the Bond girl of ''Film/LicenceToKill'', so she got a kick of that.
148* Creator/CharismaCarpenter appeared in several episodes of ''Series/Charmed1998'' as a demon [[Series/{{Angel}} who had visions]].
149* An episode of ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' during its final season had Sam Malone, who throughout the series took pride in his head of hair, revealing that he had been going bald and covering it with a hairpiece for some time. It was already well known for years before the episode aired that Creator/TedDanson was wearing hairpieces.
150* ''Series/ChicagoHope'':
151** Dr. Geiger is treating a patient who thinks she's Eva Peron. The patient goes up to him and slyly says, "I know who you are." Dr. Geiger was played by Creator/MandyPatinkin, who was better known at that time for his work as a Broadway actor and won a Tony Award playing Che in the Broadway production of the musical ''Theatre/{{Evita}}''.
152** In the second season, when Geiger's ex-wife Laurie is getting married to a fellow mental patient, the 'hymn' for the wedding was "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina".
153* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'':
154** An episode uses a rather extreme version that really stretches suspension of disbelief. The film ''Film/DieHard'' exists in the series but in this episode Reginald Vel Johnson guest stars as the cousin of regular character Big Mike: a Twinkie eating cop named Al Powell who gets involved in a hostage standoff. Later, Mike (one of the hostages) and Al even gets to talk on the phone and share dialogue quite reminiscent of the film.
155** Scott Bakula shows up as Chuck and Ellie's father, and after Ellie's first words to him are a blunt reminder of the night he abandoned them he replies "Oh boy," Bakula's catchphrase from ''Series/QuantumLeap''.
156** "Chuck vs the Sizzling Shrimp". James Hong plays a businessman that 'owns half of Chinatown'. Confined to a Wheelchair. Named (Ben) Lo Pan.
157** In an earlier episode, Casey (played by Creator/AdamBaldwin) scoffs at the threat posed by a young genius opponent: "What, is he gonna hurt me with his mind?" This is similar to a threat issued towards Baldwin's character by another young genius on ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': "Also, I can kill you with my brain."
158** The season four premiere has Creator/DolphLundgren saying "I must break you," with the exact same delivery he used in ''Film/RockyIV''. Later on, when talking to his men over PA, he says "If they die, they die," again referencing ''Rocky IV''.
159** Chuck at one point described Agent Daniel Shaw as "kinda Superman-y". Three guesses for which superhero Brandon Routh has played as.
160*** Works on two levels. Chuck's coworker comments on how attractive Agent Shaw is. Chuck responds "Yeah, if you're into that whole Superman thing." Said coworker is played by [[Creator/KristinKreuk Kristin]] [[Series/{{Smallville}} Kreuk]].
161** In "Chuck Versus The Fear Of Death" Casey confronts [[Creator/SummerGlau Greta]], telling her he doesn't care "what ''crew'' you were on," a low-key reference to both Creator/AdamBaldwin and Creator/SummerGlau's respective roles in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.
162** In "Chuck vs. the Gobbler", Sarah goes undercover. [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 She dyes her hair black, wears a catsuit and says "I love a good suicide mission."]]
163** In "Chuck vs. the Leftovers", Chuck's mother, played by Creator/LindaHamilton saves his son and Sarah. Then she tells "[[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Come with me if you want to live]]".
164*** She also portrays Pilar in ''{{Series/Defiance}}'' where she says this to Nolan in the season 3 episode "Broken Bough".
165* ''Series/ColdCase'': "Creatures of the Night" involves a serial killer, played in the present day by Creator/BarryBostwick, beginning his crimes in the 1970s after his religious sensibilities were disgusted by the portrayals of perversion and bisexuality in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', in which the young Bostwick played Brad Majors.
166* ''Series/{{Community}}'' has had many references to Joel [=McHale=]'s other jobs (like hosting ''Series/TheSoup'') or his RealLife SitcomArchNemesis, [[Series/AmericanIdol Ryan Seacrest]].
167** In one episode, Malcolm-Jamal Warner appears as Shirley's ex-husband and he's wearing a funky sweater. When Jeff comments on it, he says "[[Series/TheCosbyShow my dad gave it to me]]."
168** We meet Jeff's half-brother, Willy Jr., in Season 4's Thanksgiving episode. Willy Jr. (played by [[Series/{{Workaholics}} Adam DeVine]]) nearly vomits from anxiety when first meeting Jeff, and claims that this is a frequent problem for him. [[DawsonCasting DeVine]] had a major role in the musical comedy ''Film/PitchPerfect'', which had another main character suffer from the same thing ([[VomitIndiscretionShot in spectacular CGI, no less]]).
169** Another Season 4 episode has Pierce (played by Chevy Chase) mentioning that [[Film/{{Caddyshack}} he's never understood the appeal of golf]].
170** In "Basic Lupine Urology", Troy dresses up as a comically "old-timey" college student in order to catch a thief. The same basic gag (but with coke dealers instead of a thief) was used in ''Film/MysteryTeam'', the cult indie comedy [[Music/ChildishGambino Donald Glover]] starred in a few years before he got cast as Troy.
171** In "A Fistful of Paintballs", Abed describes Josh Holloway's character as "Really good-looking. Like, [[Series/{{Lost}} network television]] good-looking".
172** In "Comparative Religion", Pierce says "I know guys like this Mike. He used to be a nerd, now he's a meathead." Mike is played by Creator/AnthonyMichaelHall, who became famous in the '80s for portraying nerds in movies like ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'', ''Film/SixteenCandles'' and ''Film/WeirdScience''.
173** Michael K. Williams had a recurring role in Season 3 as a hardened ex-con who becomes the gang's new biology professor. In "Basic Lupine Urology", he gives a speech about [[Series/TheWire no matter what, a man has to live his life with a code of honor]].
174** Creator/KeithDavid guest-stars as the narrator in the Season 3 episode "Pillows and Blankets", and at the very end, Jeff asks him if he was in ''Series/TheCape'' (which is also a CallBack, as Abed was shown to be obsessed with the show in earlier episodes).
175** In "Physical Education," Abed attempts to seduce Annie (played by Alison Brie), Don Draper-style. Don Draper, of course, is the main character on ''Series/MadMen'', on which Alison Brie recurs as Pete Campbell's ex-wife, Trudy.
176** In "Ladders," it's mentioned that Shirley left school to take care of her aging father. In real life, Shirley's actress, Yvette Nicole Brown, left the show for the same reason.
177** In "Pascals Triangle Revisited", Starburns suggests that they bring back Conan. His actor, Dino Stamatopolous used to be a writer for Conan in the mid-'90s.
178* In the pilot of ''Series/CopsLAC'', Detective Sam Cooper makes a mildly cynical comment about [[DepartmentOfChildDisservices the foster care system]] and is called on it by another officer who grew up in the system and turned out fine. The joke is that Sam is played by Kate Ritchie of ''Series/HomeAndAway'' fame, a show with a long history of portraying idealised foster families, with Kate's character Sally starting as a foster child and growing up to be a great foster mother.
179* ''Series/CornerGas'':
180** The fifth-season premiere has the cast discussing Canadian television shows. As soon as ''Series/StreetLegal'' is mentioned, Oscar yells out "Street Legal sucked!". Oscar's actor, Eric Peterson, had a role on the series as Leon.
181** The series finale dealt with Brent trying out stand-up comedy. Which is of course what Brent Butt does when not starring in his own sitcom.
182* ''Series/CougarTown'':
183** In one episode Jules' son looks through his mother's photo album and asks, "wow, did you really dance with Bruce Springsteen?" Jules proudly says yes. Jules is played by Creator/CourteneyCox, whose first big acting role was in Springsteen's 1984 "Dancing In The Dark" music video as an audience member he pulls on stage to dance with him.
184** In the season 2 finale, Sam Lloyd guests stars. He says he moved to Hawaii because he was broken up with by a girl named Gooch, who ran off with a man named Hooch. Gooch was a character he had a brief romance with on the show ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', played by Creator/KateMicucci. Also on the show, there was a background character named Hooch, played by Phil Lewis.
185* In ''Film/CountyLine'', which is a made for TV movie, Creator/TomWopat plays the ex-sheriff of Maksville County, which is in Georgia in the movie. He is a veteran of the USMC and in one scene, is seen stealing a sheriff's car, which happens to be a Dodge Charger. In ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'', the General Lee was a Dodge Charger and his character, Luke Duke served in the Marine Corps.
186* ''Series/TheCrazyOnes'':
187** Sarah Michelle Gellar's character has a ''Series/{{Bones}}'' marathon, [[spoiler:and when her date turns out to have been using her]] asks if he even likes David Boreanaz who played her love interest on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}''
188** In another episode, Robin Williams' character dates an author played by Creator/PamDawber, his co-star from ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' (and who, tired of his manic nature, quips "You're like an alien!")
189* ''Series/CriminalMinds'':
190** In one episode the two suspects were played by Chris Marquette and Michael Welch. They were questioned by Joe Mantegna as David Rossi. Mantegna played Will Girardi on ''Series/JoanOfArcadia''. Welch played his son and Marquette played his daughter's boyfriend.
191** In another episode Hotchner says Reid's new haircut makes it look like he joined a boy band. Reid's actor, Matthew Gray Gubler, voiced one of The Chipmunks in a movie.
192* In the pilot episode of ''Series/CrossingJordan'', the leader of the anger management group asks Jordan what she's angry at. She replies "...and then, of course, there's all the crap I see in my line of work: people killed by drunk drivers, psychos who murder innocent people for no reason, injustice." Jordan was, of course, portrayed by Jill Hennessy, whose character, Claire Kincaid, was previously killed off ''Series/LawAndOrder'' when her car was hit by a drunk driver.
193* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'':
194** In one episode, the suspect of the week is a really passionate actor trying out for the part of George in a play production of ''Literature/OfMiceAndMen''. As he's rehearsing his lines, Mac comes up to him and says something along the lines of "Looks like you might beat me to the part." One of Creator/GarySinise (Mac's actor)'s early roles was actually playing George in a movie adaptation of ''Of Mice And Men'' which he also directed and produced.
195** Detective Mac Taylor also shares last names with Sinise's most famous role, Lieutenant Dan Taylor of ''Film/ForrestGump''. His first name is said to be [=McCanna=], though it's only shown up in scripts. This is after Gary Sinise's son (who is, in turn, named after a brother-in-law of Gary's who was a decorated Vietnam veteran).
196*** In one episode, Danny says to Mac, "I got my sea legs" upon recovering from being injured and in a wheelchair; and in another, Adam comes in with evidence to show the rest of the team and uses a variation of "you can tell a lot about a person by his shoes."
197** There are also two eps where Mac is shown to play bass in a jazz band. This is an allusion to Gary Sinise's work with his Lt. Dan Band. He plays his personal guitars in those eps.
198** There's another ep where Mac's QuipToBlack is "Houston, we have a problem." Gary played Ken Mattingly in ''Film/Apollo13''.
199** Another episode has Stella refer to a suspect as "Buffy the Friend Slayer" to Danny. Carmine Giovinazzo got his first break on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
200** Mac Taylor's involvement with the "Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance" in ep 8.01 was loosely based on Gary's help with the project.
201** Danny Messer's back-story of pursuing a baseball career before being side-lined by an injury mirrors that of his actor, Creator/CarmineGiovinazzo.
202** In season 7, Jo tells the team she was a cheerleader in high school. Creator/SelaWard had been one both in high school and at the University of Alabama.
203* Creator/LesliePhillips plays Dr. Cunningham, a Doctor of Anthropology, in ''Series/TheCultureVultures'', a nod to his roles as medical doctors [[Film/DoctorInLove Dr. Burke]] and [[Film/DoctorInClover Dr. Grimsdyke]] in the ''Film/DoctorSeries''.
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207* The "Network Neutrality" segment on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' had Creator/JonStewart trying to make a reluctant John Hodgman say "I'm a PC" in reference to the latter's Apple ads.
208* ''Series/DaisyJonesAndTheSix'': At one point Daisy wears a guitar strap that looks like the one worn by Music/ElvisPresley during his '68 Comeback Special. Daisy's played by Creator/RileyKeough, Elvis' granddaughter.
209* ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'':
210** Creator/AlfonsoRibeiro, aka [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Carlton Banks]], danced through a set resembling a mansion, in a sweater and bowtie, to Music/TomJones' "It's Not Unusual". And yes, he did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbSCWgZQf_g "The Carlton"]].
211** Creator/TiaCarrere competed in one season, and her tango routine was choreographed to Carlos Gardel's "Por Una Cabeza", which is the same song she danced to with Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger in ''Film/TrueLies''.
212* In an early ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' episode, Joshua Jackson comments on how great "those ducks movies" were -- a coy ShoutOut to his role as Charlie in ''Film/TheMightyDucks'' films.
213* On ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', Brady Black confronts Eve Donovan over her use of aliases, including "Chelsea" and "Blair." Eve is played by Kassie [=DePaiva=], who played Chelsea Reardon on Series/GuidingLight (whose setting of "Springfield" is also name-dropped) and Blair Cramer on ''Series/OneLifeToLive'' and ''Series/GeneralHospital'' (with the former's Pennsylvania setting also mentioned).
214* In ''Dear Louise'', it's revealed that if character Dana Whitaker drinks, she would dance too wildly; the cast is thrown out of a bar when Dana dances on the table to the music of "Boogie Shoes". In ''Series/DesperateHousewives'', when Lynette wants her boss to stop inviting her to bars in "They Asked Me Why I Believe in You", she dances provocatively with all the guys to the sound of "Boogie Shoes"... both characters are played by Felicity Huffman.
215* In ''Demons'', Creator/PhilipGlenister's dialogue is littered with [[Series/LifeonMars2006 Gene Huntisms]], including barking "Gladys!" at Gladiolus.
216* In an episode of ''Design:e2'', Creator/BradPitt is narrating at the beginning of the episode and three lines in, he utters the phrase "They are not the cars they drive", which is a reference to his line in ''Film/FightClub'' where he says "You are not the car you drive."
217* In a TV series called ''Series/DevelopmentHell'', in which ''Film/TheRoom2003''[='=]s Juliette Danielle has a recurring role, an episode is called "[[MemeticMutation You Are Tearing Me Apart, Damien]]".
218* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': Creator/MichaelCHall previously played a funeral home director on ''Series/SixFeetUnder''. So when Dexter goes to a funeral home in the season 5 première, and the roles are reversed, the show makes the most of it, from a set that looks like the Fisher funeral home to the funeral director offering tissues.
219* In the "Protecting the Ego-System" episode of ''Series/DharmaAndGreg'', actor Ed Begley Jr., a noted green environmental activist, guest stars as "Actor Ed Begley Jr.". He is always referenced by this full name whenever anyone speaks to him or about him. The episode revolves around a protest at an environmentally sensitive wetland being converted into a golf course.
220* In one episode of ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'', Creator/DickVanDyke as Doctor Sloan is walking through the corridors of the hospital. As he turns a corner, he passes an internal window through which we see, not a medical procedure in progress, but a broadcast booth in black and white. It's a clip from his mostly forgotten show ''Series/GoodMorningWorld''. He walks on without seeming to notice.
221** This show was fond of stunt casting. For instance, one episode featured guest stars from the movie and TV versions of M*A*S*H. The plotline involved a murder mystery in the middle of casualties pouring in from a multi-car accident, similar to marathon operating room sessions that figured prominently in M*A*S*H.
222** Randolph Mantooth and Robert Fuller guest starred in an episode about a wildfire. There's even an Engine 51 that Mantooth's character rides in at one point, referencing their ''{{Series/Emergency}}'' roles.
223** Creator/VictoriaRowell co-starred on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless'' for much of the same time she played Dr. Amanda Bentley on ''Series/DiagnosisMurder''. In one episode, Dr. Bentley won a walk-on role on Y&R in a contest. Several members of the soap-opera's cast were taken aback at how much she resembled Victoria...
224* In the A&E documentary series ''Dinosaur!'', hosted and narrated by Creator/WalterCronkite, his last line of narration is "...and that's the way it is." Referencing his famous newscast sign-off.
225* In the first season finale of ''Series/Dirt2007'', Lucy (played by Courteney Cox) gets a visit from an old friend, played by who else but Creator/JenniferAniston.
226* In the TV adaptation of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Film/{{Hogfather}}'', after Albert implies Death is deliberately following the Rules in a way that means Susan will break them, Death, voiced by Ian Richardson, replies "[[AC:I couldn't possibly comment]]", the catchphrase of Richardson's character in ''Series/HouseOfCardsUK''.
227* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
228** First Doctor companion Ian Chesterton was played by William Russell, famous as the lead of the 1950s swashbuckling series ''The Adventures Of Sir Lancelot''. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E6TheCrusade "The Crusade"]], he gets knighted and the Doctor jokes that he could always have imagined him as a knight.
229** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E4TheDaleksMasterPlan The Daleks' Master Plan]]", the Doctor insists to a man in a contemporary Liverpool police station that he once met him "in a marketplace in Jaffa". The actor Reg Pritchard had previously played the merchant Ben Daheer in "The Crusade".
230** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E4ColonyInSpace "Colony in Space"]] had the Brigadier tell the Doctor he'd nearly arrested the Spanish ambassador, mistaking him for the Master. The actor who played the Master, Roger Delgado, had previously played Mendoza, the Spanish envoy to the court of Elizabeth I in ''Sir Francis Drake''.
231** Creator/TomBaker had previously worn a big floppy fedora and a long scarf to hide his mutations from the outside world while playing TheIgor in ''The Mutations'' (released in the US as ''The Freakmaker''). Interviews with Tom Baker and the costume designer James Acheson reveal that it was an inspiration.
232** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen "Revenge of the Cybermen"]]: Tom Baker gets to perform a snatch of a famous soliloquy from ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', the role he'd played last before getting cast as the Doctor (and one that had been [[LostInCharacter fairly traumatic for him]]).
233** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E5TheBrainOfMorbius "The Brain of Morbius"]]: The Doctor tells Sarah that if she doesn't stop crying he'll bite her nose. Tom Baker had previously had his nose bitten for crying in ''Film/TheCanterburyTales''.
234** Creator/ValentineDyall, who played the Black Guardian during Seasons 16 and 20, had previously been well-known as the BBC's radio HorrorHost "The Man in Black". Cyril Luckham, who played his counterpart the White Guardian, was probably best known for his role in a 1971 drama series called ''The Guardians''.
235** In the 1992 VHS version of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]", when Tom Baker reminisces about the story before beginning his narration, he says that he heard Daniel Hill (Chris Parsons) ended up manager of an old people's home ("Or maybe he went into an old people's home, or maybe he was always old"), a reference to his then-current role as Baines in ''Series/WaitingForGod''.
236** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E3TerrorOfTheVervoids "Terror of the Vervoids"]]: In Mel's first scene, she is shown training the Sixth Doctor, who's on an exercise bike. The Sixth Doctor's actor, Creator/ColinBaker, gained a noticeable amount of weight in-between the 22nd and 23rd seasons.
237** For a little while (until the series revival), the canonical Ninth Doctor was Richard E. Grant, who played an InkSuitActor version of him in the animation "WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka". The Eighth Doctor had been played by Creator/PaulMcGann — basically, he had regenerated into the other half of ''Film/WithnailAndI''.
238** [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion "The Christmas Invasion"]] includes a scene of the Tenth Doctor (played by Creator/DavidTennant) choosing his new costume in the TARDIS wardrobe. In addition to the ContinuityNod of past Doctors' costumes being present, there was also a vivid red "Regency" shirt resembling one Tennant had worn as the title character in ''Series/{{Casanova}}'', and a Hogwarts uniform, referencing his role as Barty Crouch Jr. in ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]''. That incarnation of the Doctor later mentioned enjoying ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.
239** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion"]] features Creator/AnthonyStewartHead as the villain (in a school setting), Mr. Finch. When confronted by a laser-equipped K9, he tells his followers to "Forget the [[BuffySpeak shooty-dog thing]]."
240** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The Satan Pit"]]: Rose and Mr. Jefferson are discussing escape plans, and Jefferson mentions the ducts used by maintenance robots that run under the base. Rose assumes they're [[AirVentPassageway ventilation shafts]], which gets Jefferson to say "I appreciate the reference." His actor was in ''Film/Alien3''. Plus of course, those sort of maintenance tunnels in [[Franchise/StarTrek Star Trek]] are nicknamed "Jefferies tubes"
241** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E6TheLazarusExperiment "The Lazarus Experiment"]]: Richard Lazarus, played by Creator/MarkGatiss, says he used to live in a flat above a butcher's shop. In ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', Gatiss played a butcher.
242** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia "Utopia"]]: Sir Creator/DerekJacobi first played the Master in the non-canon animated special ''WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka'', before playing Professor Yana, the Master's Chameleon Arched human personality, as well as the man himself briefly.
243** The special [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CiNSTimeCrash "Time Crash"]] as a whole is an especially poignant one. Creator/PeterDavison reprises his role as the Fifth Doctor opposite Ten, who tells him how much he loved his time as Five and finally getting to be young and nice. He then breaks the fourth wall entirely with the line "You were my Doctor"; fans typically use "my Doctor" to refer to the actor who they grew up with and love in the role, and Davison was that Doctor for Tennant, so much that he became an actor solely so that he might get to play the role himself one day.
244** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter "The Doctor's Daughter"]]: Jenny is played by Georgia Moffett, who actually is the daughter of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison. And her mother is Sandra Dickinson (Trillian from the ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981'' TV series). When Jenny appears for the first time, a bit of the theme music from the ''Hitchhiker'' series can be heard.
245** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp "The Unicorn and the Wasp"]]:
246*** David Tennant is Scottish. What's the national animal of Scotland? The ''unicorn''.
247*** Felicity Kendal (Lady Eddison) is best known for her role on ''Series/RosemaryAndThyme'', which is about two garden designers who solve crimes & mysteries at the same time, much like the story of this episode. And just like Lady Eddison, Kendal also spent some time in India, where she was brought up. As a result of this, she is fluent in Hindi.
248*** Fenella Woolgar and David Tennant also acted together in BBC miniseries ''He Knew He Was Right''.
249** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth "The Stolen Earth"]]: Wilfred Mott faces down a Dalek. Creator/BernardCribbins previously did so when he appeared in the non-canonical movie ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD''.
250** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]]:
251*** Lee Evans, who has a character called Malcolm in his stand-up routines, plays UNIT scientist Malcolm Taylor.
252*** One of Malcolm's units of measurement for four-dimensional phenomena is named in honour of [[Franchise/{{Quatermass}} Bernard Quatermass]]. Creator/DavidTennant starred in the 2005 remake of ''Series/TheQuatermassExperiment''.
253** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]]:
254*** In a brief cameo, the Doctor sets up [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Alonso Frame]] with [[ExtremeOmnisexual Captain Jack Harkness]]. Alonso's actor Creator/RussellTovey is, in fact, gay.
255*** [[spoiler:The Doctor is told that "the universe will sing you to your rest"]], which may reference a line from ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', a production which Creator/DavidTennant had played the title role in.
256** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E4TheTimeOfAngels "The Time of Angels"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone "Flesh and Stone"]]:
257*** Amy is made to think she's turning into stone, something that was actually happening to Creator/KarenGillan's character in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii "The Fires of Pompeii"]].
258*** River Song does a medical checkup on Amy after she collapses, a nod to Creator/AlexKingston's time on ''Series/{{ER}}''.
259** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice "The Vampires of Venice"]]: The Doctor proudly talks about being a friend of Casanova. As noted above, the [[Series/{{Casanova}} 2005 BBC series on Casanova]] had him played by previous Doctor David Tennant, and it was written by previous showrunner Creator/RussellTDavies. It's actually how the two met and became friends.
260** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]]: Vincent van Gogh, the only person who can see an {{Invisible Monster|s}}, is played by Creator/TonyCurran, who once played an [[Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen Invisible Man]].
261** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E11TheLodger "The Lodger"]]: The Eleventh Doctor plays soccer. His actor, Creator/MattSmith, played soccer before becoming an actor.
262** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E10TheGirlWhoWaited "The Girl Who Waited"]]: Amy mentions how Rory pretends to be in a band. Rory's actor, Creator/ArthurDarvill, is in a band in real life.
263** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath "Deep Breath"]]: The Twelfth Doctor asks a random hobo (thinking he's Clara) if he's seen the Doctor's new face before. The Doctor gets the feeling that he has seen this face at some point. Creator/PeterCapaldi played Caecilius in the Tenth Doctor episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E2TheFiresOfPompeii "The Fires of Pompeii"]], where he and Tennant interacted quite a bit with each other. In a semi-related note, Creator/KarenGillan (Amy Pond) appeared in the episode as well, before going on to play Eleven's companion.
264*** This scene is actually followed up in the next season during [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E5TheGirlWhoDied "The Girl Who Died"]] when the Twelfth Doctor realises he actually chose Caecilius' face to remind himself to always save someone, if not everyone.
265*** Capaldi's last role immediately prior to the Doctor was in ''Film/WorldWarZ'' as "W.H.O. Doctor".
266** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E5TimeHeist "Time Heist"]]: The Twelfth Doctor tells people to "[[Film/InTheLoop shutity up!]]"
267** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E11DarkWater "Dark Water"]]: A character is horrified to see the Twelfth Doctor's identity card — "Another government inspection? So soon? Why is there [[Series/TheThickOfIt all this swearing?]]"
268** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E6Praxeus "Praxeus"]]: The Doctor is first seen [[Series/{{Broadchurch}} running down a beach towards a (soon to be) dead body]].
269* In ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', Creator/SummerGlau plays a sadistic brain surgeon very similar to the ones she was victimized by on ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. She even references having to toy around with someone's amygdala with a cheery "Fun time for me!"
270** When flipping through Bennett's academic achievements, Caroline says "Bet she could kill you with her brain."
271** In "Stage Fright", Echo throws a perceived threat, revealed afterward to be merely paparazzi, over a balcony in a "punch first, ask questions later" move reminiscent of Faith:
272--->'''Sierra:''' That was ''so cool.''\
273'''Echo''' ''(shrugging sheepishly)'': I'm from Southie.
274* On a late episode of ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'', the movie theatre, which usually featured fictitious movies advertised during the EstablishingShot, was advertising "Now She's Carly", an allusion to actress Creator/MirandaCosgrove new role of Carly in ''Series/ICarly''.
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278* In the ''Series/EastEnders'' episode for 15th January 2024, Phil asks Sam if she arranged taxis for the funeral of Aunt Sal, who was played by the late Creator/AnnaKaren. Sam retorts "How else are we going to get there? [[Series/OnTheBuses On the buses]]?"
279* ''Series/EerieIndiana'':
280** Simon's younger brother's full name is Harley Schwarzenegger Holmes. Christian and Joseph Cousins, who played Harley, previously played Dominic Palmieri in the Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger film ''Film/KindergartenCop''.
281** In "Reality Takes a Holiday", the AdamWesting version of Mary-Margret Humes tells Marshall that she cried for days when she found out that her character was being killed off in ''Series/JakeAndTheFatman''. The real Humes appeared in two episodes of the series: "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "My Boy Bill".
282* At the MediaNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s one year, Alan Arkin and Adam Arkin (who was a regular on the ''ER'' competitor ''Chicago Hope'') presented together. The elder Arkin says to the younger one, "I loved you as Franchise/{{Batman}}."
283* A brilliant combination of ActorAllusion and ShoutOut was in ''Series/{{Entourage}}'', in regards to Drama's now-cancelled [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Ancient Action Hero show]] ''[[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Viking Quest]]''. His show was eclipsed and outlasted by the spinoff series ''[[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Angel Quest]]''. In ''Angel Quest'' the title character was played by Creator/VanessaAngel, who was originally slated to play the role of Xena before a car accident prevented her from taking the role.
284* A rather bizarre self-Allusion came from Steve Valentine, the host of ''Series/EstateOfPanic''. A contestant named Jordan is last out of a room. Valentine goes "I guess we'll be...''Series/CrossingJordan'' off the list."
285* Possibly an unintentional in ''Series/TheExpanse'' with Creator/EliasToufexis's character having electronic eyes, just like his voice-only character in ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.
286* Season four of ''Series/{{Eureka}}'' has been having a blast with guest star James Callis, formerly the delightfully nutty Gaius Baltar on ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''. In addition to the numerous "fraks" uttered by the other cast members throughout the season so far, 4x08 also references his character hallucinating a "leggy blonde in a slinky red dress." This same episode also makes a reference to Ed Quinn as a vampire. Quinn's first role after his original ''Eureka'' run was as exactly that on a few episodes of ''Series/TrueBlood''.
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290* An episode of ''Series/FallingSkies'' has resistance fighter Margaret teaching Anne, the 2nd Mass's doctor, how to shoot. When Anne fires off several wild shots, Margaret tells her, "Slow down honey - you're not the Terminator!" Moon Bloodgood, who plays Anne, played a resistance fighter pilot in ''Film/TerminatorSalvation''.
291* In an episode of ''Series/{{Fastlane}}'', Deaq quips that "[[Creator/MarkSheppard this Dennehy guy]] has seen ''Film/InTheNameOfTheFather'' too many times."
292* A Pink Ranger can be seen in the background of the first year Halloween Episode of ''Series/{{Felicity}}''. Creator/AmyJoJohnson (Julie) played the Pink Ranger on ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
293* In an episode of ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Creator/MarkHamill's character says, "[[LukeIAmYourFather No, I am your father.]]"
294** This series lives and breathes this trope, having featured several actors playing Earth-1 versions of the characters they played on the original [[Series/TheFlash1990 1990 series]]. The events of that series are now established as having taken place on Earth-90 and Creator/JohnWesleyShipp has appeared as the Barry Allen/Flash from that world.
295*** Shipp also plays Barry's father and [[spoiler:his Earth-3 counterpart Jay Garrick]].
296** The Latin American dub has one a Season 3 episode where H.R Wells sings the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' opening song "Cha-la Head-cha-la". Wells' VA, Creator/MarioCastaneda is best known in the anime community for voicing Son Goku as an adult in the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise.
297* In ''Series/{{FlashForward|2009}}'' episode "137 Sekunden", Agent Demetri Noh (played by ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle's '' John Cho) is about to leave a person's house when he bumps into something:
298-->'''Guy:''' I can explain...\
299'''Noh:''' It's OK, I know what a bong is.
300* One episode of ''Series/TheFlyingNun'' had Sister Bertrille show home movies of her life before becoming a nun. The "movies" were clips from Sally Field's previous series ''Gidget''.
301* ''Series/FoylesWar'': In "The Russian House", Tom Goodman-Hill plays the estranged son of a murdered man and remarks that the details of his father's murder are "like something out of an Creator/AgathaChristie novel." This is two years after he appeared in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp "The Unicorn and the Wasp"]], [[spoiler:in which he plays the title wasp,]] when the Doctor meets Agatha Christie.
302* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'':
303** In one episode, Niles briefly plays a part of the finale to Schubert's A major sonata D.959, also known as the theme song to ''Series/{{Wings}}'', on the piano. ''Wings'' was another Angell, Casey, and Lee production that Creator/KelseyGrammer once guest-starred on as, surprise, Frasier Crane. Niles and Daphne's son David was named as a tribute to the late David Angell, who was killed in the September 11 attacks.
304** In one 2004 episode Frasier's ex-wife, the children's entertainer Nanny G, asks him if he has any idea what it's like playing the same character for twenty years. Of course, Kelsey Grammer knows ''exactly'' what it's like, having played Frasier since 1984.
305* In one episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'', when Uncle Phil and his parents are having an argument, and Will is trying to help, Uncle Phil tells him "Sometimes, parents just don't understand." An allusion to Creator/WillSmith's rap career is made again when Uncle Phil says of his wife's gullibility, "Oh please, Vivian. You'd believe that boy if he told you that he was a big rap star whose album just went platinum!" The audience immediately laughs because at the time, in real life, Will Smith's album "Parents Just Don't Understand" had gone platinum.
306* ''Series/{{Friends}}'':
307** On "The One with the Football", Phoebe wears a ''Series/ThatGirl'' T-shirt. Marlo Thomas, the star of that show, played Rachel's mother.
308** There's even one for animal actors. In "The One After the Superbowl," Ross learns Marcel the monkey is now filming the fictional sequel to ''Film/{{Outbreak}}''. The monkey actually ''was'' the monkey in the film.
309** For one episode in the opening credits, Creator/CourteneyCox gets first billing and is now billed as Courteney Cox-Arquette (due to her marriage to Creator/DavidArquette). The rest of the cast also have Arquette hyphened onto the end of their names in the credits for that episode. The end of the episode has a little dedication saying "For Courteney and David, who did get married".
310* On ''Series/{{Fringe}}'', while looking over William Bell's books, Nina a finds one written by Dr. Spock, clearly no relation to the character played by Leonard Nimoy (who, naturally, also played William Bell).
311** The first season episode "The Road Not Taken" contained a ''ton'' of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' references, including a man named Emmanuel '''Grayson''' (Spock's mother's last name) who truly believed he was Spock. He referenced ''[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan The Wrath of Khan]]'' by name and then warned the agents that a war would soon be started by "renegade Romulans from the future, here to change the timeline" (the plot of the 2009 ''Star Trek'' movie). In the very next episode, Leonard Nimoy made his first guest appearance.
312** There is actually a real Dr. Benjamin Spock who wrote a famous best-selling book about childcare. Many a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan was disappointed when he purchased a copy.
313** For one MonsterOfTheWeek we have Canaan, the shapeshifter-a SerialKillerKiller that only kills criminals and who is ([[spoiler:was]]) the [[MyMasterRightOrWrong blindly loyal]] minion of the BigBad. One of the people to play Canaan is Creator/KirbyMorrow who voiced Teru Mikami on ''Manga/DeathNote''.
314* The ''Series/FullHouse'' two-parter set at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld has a subplot in which D.J., pining for her absent boyfriend Steve (Creator/ScottWeinger), sees him as various performers through her point-of-view, only for her to find on second glance that they aren't him after all. One of the mistaken cases is ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' -- Weinger is the speaking voice of that character.
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318* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Matriarch Olenna Tyrell often alludes to her [[IWasQuiteALooker past beauty]] and having lived through [[HeroOfAnotherStory decades of court intrigue]]. She's played by Creator/DianaRigg, who was not only a sex symbol in the '60s, but she made a name for herself in the spy genre, in both ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' and the Franchise/JamesBond movie ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''.
319* ''Series/{{Garo}}'': Makai Senki introduces Wataru Shijima, a character portrayed by Kenji Matsuda, who had two roles in Kamen Rider beforehand- One as the [[ShockAndAwe lightning-using]] Zanki in ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki'', and as the [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife blue]] werewolf Jiro in ''Series/KamenRiderKiva''. Wataru is thus the Thunder Knight Baron, whose wolf-themed armor is blue and allows him some control over lightning.
320* The short-lived Creator/BobNewhart[=/=]Creator/JuddHirsch sitcom ''Series/GeorgeAndLeo'' had an episode which featured a ton of cameo appearances from people who had co-starred on both men's earlier shows.
321* On an episode of ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow''. George's new maid, played by Creator/BarbaraEden, wishes she can get her work done faster by [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie crossing her arms and nodding]].
322* ''Series/GhostWhisperer'':
323** In "Horror Show", the ghost made short movies based on people's worst fears. When Rick and Melinda are looking at the movie list, Rick reads out one called "I know what you did last summer," pauses and looks at Melinda (who is played by Creator/JenniferLoveHewitt, who of course was in "I Know What You Did Last Summer").
324** In "Love Still Won't Die", ([=S02E02=]) Creator/LaceyChabert is a guest (both her and Jennifer Love Hewitt were on ''Series/PartyOfFive''). In the scene where they meet they both act for a moment as if they recognize each other.
325* ''Series/GimmeGimmeGimme'': Creator/SuPollard's OneShotCharacter, Heidi Honeycomb, is greeted by everyone with: "[[Series/HiDeHi Heidi, Hi!]]".
326* ''Series/Girls5eva'': Wickie mentions that she had a "Henrietta Lacks situation with HPV cells". Her actress Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry played Lacks in the biopic ''Film/TheImmortalLifeOfHenriettaLacks''.
327* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': Though possibly coincidental, Creator/LeaMichele's character is shown singing "On My Own" from ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. Michele has often discussed being offered the role of Eponine (who sings that song) in the ''Les Mis'' revival but turning it down in favor of ''Spring Awakening''. She got her start in musical theatre by playing the role of young Eponine on Broadway as a child. In fact, she's singing "On My Own" because it's the song she sang for her audition in ''Series/{{Glee}}''.
328** Many fans talked about the resemblance between Creator/LeaMichele and Creator/IdinaMenzel. [[spoiler: It was revealed during second-half of season 1 that Idina Menzel's character is Creator/LeaMichele's character biological mother]]. They both sing another song from ''Les Miserables''.
329** If we consider that both Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth's characters are after the same guy (they both had some kind of feelings for [[spoiler: Will Schuester]]), it reminds us of another [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} famous love triangle involving those actresses]].
330** When Victor Garber takes a break from his usual cool, hard-hitting persona to play Will's dad, he expresses his regret at never going to law school [[spoiler: and at the end of the episode decides to apply]]. This is a shout-out to Victor Garber's portrayals of lawyers in many movies and TV shows (''Film/LegallyBlonde'', ''Series/EliStone'', etc...)
331** Victor Garber is also known for his work in Broadway musicals (e.g., ''Assassins''), thus his appearance in a show all about music and musicals is another LampshadeHanging in an already overly-meta show.
332** In the pilot episode, when Sandy sees Will at the linen store, his reaction is identical to that of [[Film/GroundhogDay Ned Ryerson]] every time he sees Phil in the street. Sandy's last name is Ryerson too (though WordOfGod says that the name "Sandy Ryerson" was scripted before the actor was cast).
333** In the second episode, when Terri flicks the kitchen lighter with a very smug attitude (as opposed to her needy, slightly hysterical character) it could be an allusion to Jessalyn Gilsig's role in ''Heroes'' as Meredith Gordon, the smug and self-confident woman with the power to control fire and create a small flame from her hand.
334** The online recap of "The Rhodes Not Taken", the episode in which Kristin Chenoweth guest-starred, shows Kristin's character hitting one of Chenoweth's famous "Cheno Notes". The narrator Finn comments with admiration, "Theatre/{{Wicked}}." Rhodes also mentions her dream of making it to Broadway. In her second appearance, Kristin says that she's going to create the first all-white rendition of "Theatre/TheWiz", and she sings the solo for "Home" from the same musical.
335** Also, Will and Terri are in a tiny [[Series/PushingDaisies Pie Shop]] when he thinks of Chenoweth's character.
336** Terri's sister asks if her baby will be black, a reference to Jessalyn Gilsig's character (Gina Russo) in ''Series/NipTuck''.
337** In "Sectionals", Mercedes sings a song from Dreamgirls; Amber Riley auditioned for Dreamgirls.
338** In episode 4, Kurt performs Music/{{Beyonce}}'s "Single Ladies" in his basement along with Tina and Brittany (played by Heather Morris), who is one of Sue's Cheerios and not friends with him. She would have no in-universe reason for this, the real purpose being a ShoutOut to Heather Morris' role as one of Beyoncé's backup dancers in Single Ladies. Heather Morris actually started out in ''Glee'' as only being there to teach them that dance, and then later got the role as Brittany when it turned out they still needed a third cheerleader.
339** [[Creator/NeilPatrickHarris Bryan Ryan's]] vocal exercises as he enters the theater sound [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog horribly]] familiar.
340*** That same character did magic tricks, Neil Patrick Harris is an assumed illusionist.
341*** It seems particularly familiar when that character says [[Series/HowIMetYourMother "Awesome"]].
342** In Episode 21, "Funk", it is revealed that Rachel is a vegan after the members of Vocal Adrenaline egg her in the parking lot. Lea Michele is a vegan in real life who has appeared in ads for PETA.
343** In "Home" April sings part of "A House is not a Home". Creator/KristinChenoweth sings the song in the revival of ''Theatre/PromisesPromises''.
344** Kurt singing "Defying Gravity" is a reference to Chris Colfer's having been denied the opportunity to perform it earlier in life.
345** The show regularly {{lampshade|Hanging}}s Finn's lack of dancing ability, in reference to Cory Monteith's notoriously bad dancing.
346** Borders on AdamWesting, with Barry Bostwick and Music/MeatLoaf playing conservative strawmen who want Sue to protest the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
347** Magenta was played by an actress named Creator/PatriciaQuinn in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. [[FridgeBrilliance Quinn]] Fabray [[InvertedTrope plays Magenta]] in the Rocky Horror Glee Show.
348** In "Never Been Kissed", Blaine, played by Creator/DarrenCriss, the lead actor and songwriter for ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', tells Karofsky that he's "Not Alone", the title of a recurring track from the musical.
349* In an episode of ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart'', a drunken Gary, played by Creator/NicholasLyndhurst, nearly falls through a bar flap when it's raised, but catches himself just in time. Nicholas Lyndhurst played Rodney in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', whose brother Del Boy, played by Creator/DavidJason, once famously fell through a bar flap when he didn't realize it was raised and tried to lean against it.
350** Del Boy was also originally ''supposed'' to catch himself just in time, but Jason argued that it wouldn't be funny enough unless he fell through instead. Judging by the number of times the clip has been repeated it seems he was right.
351* In ''Series/TheGoodPlace'', Michael's brief appearance as a bartender alludes to Creator/TedDanson's role of Sam in ''{{Series/Cheers}}'', complete with plaid shirt and signature bar towel sling.
352* ''Series/GoodTimes'':
353** In one episode Creator/WilliamChristopher [[Series/{{MASH}} played an Army doctor]].
354** In another episode, a well-meaning white family tells Florida that they didn't know how bad Black people had it until they saw the struggles of Kunta Kinte on ''Series/Roots1977''. Her reply was "He's making more money than all of us now!" This was in reference to Creator/JohnAmos, who played James Evans for four seasons, left the show, and later starred as the older Kunta Kinte.
355* On ''Series/TheGoodWife Starring Julianna Margulies'', Margulies' character Alicia Florrick is being interviewed by TV commentator Frank Prady (played by David Hyde Pierce) about her run for state's attorney. When asked how she balances her work at her law firm, her personal/family life, and her campaign for state's attorney, Alicia says that she "triages" each area, figuring out which one takes the highest priority at that moment. This is perhaps a reference to ''ER'', where Margulies previously played an emergency room nurse, a job which required her (or more accurately, her character) to "triage" patients to determine their level of priority. Pretty hilarious if you make the connection. Unclear as to whether this was intentional on the part of the writers, or if it was merely a coincidence of phrasing.
356* ''Series/GossipGirl'':
357** In "It's Really Complicated" when Blair finds out that Serena's ex Steven wants to reunite with her, Miss Waldorf says "Ooh, you must be in seventh heaven!" Steven is played by Creator/BarryWatson, alias Matt Camden from [[Series/SeventhHeaven another show that used to be on]] Creator/TheCW.
358** Another one is back in season 3 when Blair calls Georgina a vampire; Michelle Trachtenberg's first big role was as Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer's younger sister Dawn.
359** There's also the [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming episode titles]], which are always plays or puns of movie titles, some of which star the main cast acting in them as well; prominent examples include episodes "Easy J" (from ''Film/EasyA'', starring Penn Badgley), "The Townie" (from ''Film/TheTown'', starring Creator/BlakeLively) and "New York, I Love You XOXO" (from ''New York, I Love You'', starring Creator/BlakeLively again), among others.
360* ''Grandfathered'':
361** Paget Brewster's character does an online quiz to find out which of the ''Series/{{Friends}}'' she is. When it gives her the result of Ross, she retorts that she is 'obviously Monica' - presumably because when Paget Brewster was on ''Series/{{Friends}}'', she also dated Chandler.
362** In "The Biter", Gerald Kingsley (played by Creator/JoshPeck) pitches an app to Kirk Kelly (played by Creator/DrakeBell). After Kirk decides to invest in the app, Gerald shouts [[Series/DrakeAndJosh "Hug me, brotha!"]] And then they hug.
363* ''Series/{{Greek}}'':
364** "Oh, look! ''Series/{{Frasier}}'''s on!" says Casey (played by Spencer Grammer, Kelsey's daughter).
365** Also, Rusty's [[spoiler:ex-girlfriend]] Jen K. says living with her roommate is like "living with WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}." Jen K is played by Jessica Rose, aka... WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}.
366** And another: "...which is why I think Ferris Bueller is our generation's Gatsby," says Ashleigh to Dean Bowman (played by Alan Ruck, who played Cameron in ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''). And in a later episode, the dean drives a red Ferrari with a date named Sloane...
367** And a really, ''really'' obscure one: Lizzi's gushing over ''Literature/GreatExpectations'': "Little orphans are so cute!" Senta Moses, who played Lizzi, played Molly in an original touring production of ''Theatre/{{Annie}}''. ...don't look at me like that, [[OlderThanTheyLook she is old enough]]...
368** In a later episode, the Beta Zeta's are putting on a skit based on ''Film/TheSisterhoodOfTheTravelingPants''. Someone remarks on the attractiveness of the actor who played Kostas. Casey doesn't seem to agree. Michael Rady, who played Kostas, plays Max, Casey's boyfriend at the time.
369* ''Series/GroundedForLife'' had one, where a couple of ex-[=NFL=] players were watching the Super Bowl at the Finnertys' house. One of them said something to the effect of "I love watching it here! It's like I'm actually there on the field!"
370* In ''Series/GroundFloor'' we get Jesse becoming a favorite of [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Dr Cox]] for [[Film/PitchPerfect beating up Turk]]. Then the revelation that Jesse and Aubrey dated in college. Stacie, now their coworker, disapproves.
371** Apparently, Heather's Film/PitchPerfect, though:
372--->'''Jenny:''' She's pitchy!\
373'''Brody:''' No, she's not.\
374'''Jenny:''' No, she's not!
375** Though she treats [[TokenMinority Threepeat]] like Film/TheHelp.
376* ''Series/GrowingPains'':
377** In one episode Jason asks Mike if he's seen Maggie. Mike replies, "Tall blonde, looks like Donna De Varona?" Olympic swimmer Donna De Varona is the sister of Creator/JoannaKerns, who played Maggie. Later in the episode, Maggie asks if Mike has seen Jason. Mike replies, "Tall man, looks like a talk show host?" Alan Thicke, who played Jason, had previously had his own talk show.
378** In another episode, Maggie's parents come for a visit in an RV. Maggie's father, Ed, is telling Jason how popular this particular model of RV is, and says that all the Hollywood types have them, even Loni Anderson. Jason later says he could be happy with it, "Forget Loni Anderson!" Ed replies "I can't!" and pulls open a cabinet door to reveal a poster of her. Ed Malone was played by Gordon Jump, who played Arthur Carlson on WKRP in Cincinnati, co-starring Loni Anderson as his secretary.
379** In the episode "Carol's Papers", Ben makes a date with Marlene, an 18-year old girl, played by Creator/TracyWells. Ben tells Mike that "She looks just like that girl from ''Series/MrBelvedere''."
380* ''Series/GuardianTheLonelyAndGreatGod'':
381** In Episode 7 Kim Shin and Ji Eun-tak go see ''Film/TrainToBusan'', [[CelebrityParadox which Gong Yoo also stars in]]. [[HypocriticalHumor Shin freaks out after telling Eun-tak not to be scared.]]
382** Sunny describes Kim Shin to her shaman and demands to know if the shaman knows a man who looks like that. The shaman helplessly suggests "Gong Yoo?"
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386* The description of the plot of the movie Miley Stewart is offered in the series finale of ''Series/HannahMontana'' resembles the Music/MileyCyrus movie ''Film/SoUndercover'', which she had completed filming at the time.
387* ''Series/HappyDays'':
388** In one episode, Marian drags Howard to see ''The Music Man'' repeatedly, because there's a little boy in it who looks just like Richie did as a child (Winthrop Paroo was played by Ron Howard, who went on to play Richie). Howard doesn't see it.
389** In an episode in which Creator/RobinWilliams guest stars as Mork, one scene opens with him watching ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' on the Cunnigham's TV (while Richie is upstairs packing), and remarking, "I like that Opie boy. Funny how he has a Martian name." (Ron Howard). (A slightly anachronistic reference, as ''Series/HappyDays'' takes place in the '50s, and ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' didn't premiere until 1960.)
390* In an episode of ''Series/HappyEndings'', Brad, played by Damon Wayans Jr., mentions that before they were married, his wife used a picture of "one of the guys from ''Series/InLivingColor''" as a placeholder for him. ''In Living Color'' was created by and starred Damon Wayans Sr. as well as his brothers and sister.
391** A retroactive example; Wayans was in the pilot of ''Series/NewGirl''. When he left, his character was replaced by Winston, who had just returned from playing basketball in Europe. In the pilot of ''Series/HappyEndings'', his friends describe Brad's smoothie as smelling "like a European basketball player".
392** In one episode, Penny and Alex (played by Elisha Cuthbert)are discussing hypothetical situations. One of them is "Maybe your dad is the head of some elite counter-terrorist unit and you only have 24 hours to... I don't know!" This is a reference to Cuthbert's role as Jack Bauer's daughter on the show ''24''.
393*** Before this they also mention THAT Kim Bauer plot
394---->'''[=Penny=]''': What if you were, like, stuck in a trap, in the woods and like, a cougar was trying to eat you. Would you date then?\
395'''[=Alex=]''': That's insane! Why would that even happen?!
396* In the first season finale of ''Series/HarrysLaw'', Josh Peyton (played by Creator/PaulMcCrane) sings the song "Is it Okay If I Call You Mine?" at a lawyer gala. The song was written and performed by [=McCrane=] originally in ''Film/{{Fame}}''. Also with the added touch "I usually sing this in the privacy of my own home," which is exactly how his character in ''Fame'' had sung it.
397* ''Series/{{Haven}}'':
398** In "Last Goodbyes", Creator/NolanNorth plays an archeologist who helps Creator/EmilyRose's character solve a supernatural mystery, similar to their roles on ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}''.
399** In "William", Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}'s character takes down a thug with his FinishingMove, The Spear.
400* The ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' episode "The Truth Within" has Jorge Garcia appear as a conspiracy theorist. He has a chat with Daniel Dae Kim's character where they reminisce about a past camping trip, which the two of them liken to being "[[Series/{{Lost}} stuck on a deserted island]]".
401* In a late season 2 episode of the ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' remake, Max (Creator/MasiOka) confronts a serial killer he's been hoping to help put away for some time. He does exactly the same thing -- except in a more improvisational way -- that Oka's character Hiro Nakamura did to Sylar, his serial killer nemesis, in the season 1 finale of ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.
402* Fans called Ryan ''Series/TheOC'''s Hercules. So who should play his father? [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Kevin Sorbo]].
403** Oh, that's nothing. There were two episodes of ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' showing that Hercules was still alive in the present day under the secret identity of... Kevin Sorbo.
404** He's only doing that so he can be in television, and so close enough to keep an eye on Ares (revealed in an episode of ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' to be alive and working as a TV producer...who gets the idea for Xena pitched to him).
405* In one episode of ''Series/HermansHead,'' Louise angrily snaps "I do not!" into the phone, slams the receiver back into the cradle, and then asks, "Herman, I don't sound like Lisa Simpson, do I?" Louise, of course, was played by Creator/YeardleySmith, the voice of Lisa Simpson. Conversely, a ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' episode has Lisa chuckling. When Marge asks her why she is laughing, Lisa replies "Oh, just remembering a joke I saw on ''Herman's Head''."
406* In ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', one of [[{{Invisibility}} Claude's]] very first lines is the exclamation "Fantastic!" Folks watching on the Scifi Channel have heard this before: it was [[Creator/ChristopherEccleston the actor's]] catchphrase during his short tenure as the Doctor on ''Series/DoctorWho''.
407** It's worth noting the significance of the name he gave. Creator/ClaudeRains was [[Film/TheInvisibleMan1933 The Invisible Man]] in the movie of that name.
408** Also in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' - although the show is already rife with ''Franchise/StarTrek'' references, several are centered around the character of Kaito Nakamura, portrayed by George Takei. Of special note - the license plate of his limo reads NCC-1701. Somehow his son Hiro, a huge Star Trek fan, doesn't notice that his dad is Sulu.
409** More obtusely, the PeoplePuppets man assumes Claire's PlayingWithFire bio-mom is "the fun aunt" of the family -- a role Jessalyn Gilsig had filled the previous year on ''Series/FridayNightLights''.
410* ''Series/HiDeHi'':
411** Ted makes a comment about auditioning for ''Series/CoronationStreet'' in "Hey Diddle Diddle". In reality, Creator/PaulShane had been chosen to play Ted after Jimmy Perry saw him playing Frank Roper in a 1979 episode.
412** In the episode "Empty Saddles", Gladys, growing jealous of Betty and Jeff's shared fondness for Music/GustavMahler, tells Jeff she has a record of the Black and White Minstrels if he's interested. Creator/RuthMadoc was herself a performer on ''Series/TheBlackAndWhiteMinstrelShow''.
413** Creator/FrankWilliams plays TheVicar in "Wedding Bells", just as he had done in David Croft and Jimmy Perry's first series, ''Series/DadsArmy''. As Creator/EdwardSinclair (who had played the Verger in ''Dad's Army'') had passed away in 1977, Williams' Verger in ''Hi-de-Hi!'' was played by another ''DA'' co-star, Creator/ColinBean.
414* ''Series/{{Highlander}}'':
415** In the episode "Freefall", the immortal villain of the week is played by Music/JoanJett. Her opening/introductory scene quite prominently features a large portion of ''Cherry Bomb'' as the background music.
416** Geraint Wyn Davies guest starred in one ep. The character he played had a girlfriend named Jeanette, an allusion to his character's girlfriend on his series, ''Series/ForeverKnight'', which aired at the same time Highlander was.
417* In a 2019 episode of ''Series/{{Hollyoaks}}'', it's revealed that Sienna, who hates Nancy and has tried to kill her, is a big fan of ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'', but finds the Ghost of Christmas Past "creepy". The Ghost's voice was performed by Jessica Fox, who also plays Nancy.
418* ''Series/{{Homeland}}'':
419** Saul is a horrendous typist. That could be Mandy Patinkin's fault or it could be an allusion to a similar scene in ''Series/DeadLikeMe''.
420** In the Season 3 episode "The Yoga Play", the agent who has been listening in on Dana and Leo's conversations tells Carrie that it's just "''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''". Carrie replies "you do know how ''Romeo and Juliet'' ends, do you?" Of course, Claire Danes [[Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet does know how it ends]].
421* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'':
422** In "Heartbeat", Dr Dyer tells Dr Cox she's done dating homicide detectives after her break-up with Munch, and is now seeing a stand-up comic. She is played by Harlee [=McBride=], Richard Belzer's wife.
423** A possible subtle one. When Pembleton is interrogating Gordon Pratt he mentions Creator/JimThompson and ''Film/TheGetaway''. Talking about the film and its remake, Munch concludes that the remake wasn't worth remembering. The remake starred Creator/AlecBaldwin, brother of Creator/DanielBaldwin who played Beau Felton.
424* ''Series/HoneyIShrunkTheKids'':
425** In the episode, "Honey, You Drained My Brain", [[AbsentMindedProfessor Wayne]] invents the Szalinski [[{{Pun}} Ant-ellectual Farm]], a device that boosts the brain power of ants. In it, they sculpt what looks like his face. Amy says that it looks more like Creator/RickMoranis, [[TheOtherDarrin who originally portrayed Wayne in the movies.]]
426** One season later in "Honey, I'm the Sorcerer's Apprentice", the [[PhilosophersStone Quintessence Stone]] has a face that is said to look like that of Creator/TomHanks, pre-Film/ForrestGump, in ''Series/BosomBuddies''. [[PointyHairedBoss Mr. Jennings]] thinks it looks like the ''other'' actor (besides Creator/TomHanks). That actor was, of course, Creator/PeterScolari, who portrays Wayne in the show. Nick, on the other hand, thinks it looks like the guy from ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
427* ''Series/{{House}}'':
428** An episode featured singer Music/MeatLoaf playing a character named "Eddie". "Eddie" was also the name of the character Meat Loaf played in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.
429** Then there's the wonderful moment in another episode that has star Hugh Laurie, on a phone call, using an English accent...not his real one, but the "Upper-Class Twit" one he used on ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' and ''Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie''.
430*** Later, House appeared at an "80s party" dressed in a similar period costume to the sort he wore in ''Series/{{Blackadder}}''. The in-show rationale was that he got the wrong 80s (they didn't specify which century), while the audience's immediate reaction was "that's what Hugh Laurie was wearing in the 80s".
431** There's also the episode where we catch a glimpse of a videotape labeled "Series/{{Blackadder}}" [[CelebrityParadox on a bookshelf in House's apartment]].
432** During the new team's introduction, House wrote each of their names on his whiteboard, spelling Kutner as Kumar, a reference to Kal Penn's best-known role at the time.
433** There was a PatientOfTheWeek played by Erin Cahill named Jennie, Her ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' character? Jen, the Pink Ranger.
434** Once Creator/AmberTamblyn was cast it was just a matter of time; in the episode "Fall From Grace" (7x17) Chris Marquette, who played Adam on Series/JoanOfArcadia, plays the PatientOfTheWeek. Near the end of the episode, he confesses to Tamblyn's character that he's a bad guy, and seeks God's forgiveness, which she promises him he has. It was quite a touching moment.
435** This might be going out on a limb, but when Creator/RonLivingston appeared as a doctor in Africa, he hands out candy from his "friend in Hershey, Pennsylvania." On Series/BandOfBrothers, his character's best friend was from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
436* In an episode of ''How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family'', Midori (Creator/KotonoMitsuishi) sings a karaoke version of "Maiden's Policy," the ending song of ''Anime/SailorMoon R''. She's best known for voicing the title character in both the original ''Sailor Moon'' and [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal the reboot]].
437* ''Series/{{Hustle}}'':
438** In one episode, Jodie Prenger plays a friend of the gang who winds up in hospital after using a dodgy diet product sold by that episode's marks. Before her acting career took off, Prenger won the UK version of ''Series/TheBiggestLoser'' and subsequently worked as a writer on diet issues.
439** At the end of the final episode Danny proposes that now there are seven of them, they should form a new gang called "the Magnificent Seven". Albert (Creator/RobertVaughn) thinks it's "a hell of an idea", and there's a quick burst of the theme from ''Film/{{The Magnificent Seven|1960}}''.
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443* ''Series/ICarly'':
444** It is revealed that Carly (played by Creator/MirandaCosgrove) has never pulled a practical joke. After being pressured by Sam and Freddie, she unsuccessfully attempts to prank Gibby. Later in the show, she's shown watching TV, and you can hear the scene of the ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' episode "Megan's Revenge" when Megan (who is [[ThePrankster well-known for her pranking]]), also played by Creator/MirandaCosgrove, causes an explosion that makes the floor under Drake and Josh collapse. Carly sighs, saying "How come that little girl is so good at pranking?"
445** In the same episode, Spencer (played by Creator/JerryTrainor) is watching the scene of the ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' episode "The Storm" where Crazy Steve (also played by Jerry Trainor) is yelling at the TV while watching ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Carly after she turns off the TV:
446--->'''Spencer''': Hey, why'd you turn that off?\
447'''Carly''': I'm turning ''you'' off!
448** Creator/TimRuss, who was Tuvok on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', plays [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Principal Franklin]]. In "iOMG" he says the line "Study hard and prosper".
449** One of the shows Carly is flipping past when watching TV in the bathtub in "iToeFatCakes" is ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' (with her in it as Megan, of course). [[LampshadeHanging She's seen that episode already.]]
450* ''Series/TheIncreasinglyPoorDecisionsOfToddMargaret'' has Todd seemingly yelling at someone over the phone. Will Arnett's character notices him, and Todd shouts something about a "banana stand!" Both David Cross, who plays Todd Margaret, and Will Arnett played main characters in ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', which had a banana stand at which two of the characters worked.
451* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': This isn't the first time Creator/SamReid's character has fallen in love with a [[MixedAncestryIsAttractive biracial beauty]] who has a rich family and struggles with racism. In ''Film/Belle2013'', the long-haired and handsome John Davinier [[note]]Davinier is a French surname, although the character is English[[/note]] has strong romantic feelings for Dido Lindsay, who is half-English, half-Afro-Caribbean (which happens to be Creator/JacobAnderson's ''exact'' heritage!). There's a scene where John is visibly jealous when he notices from a distance that a suitor is flirting with Dido, which is reminiscent of a jealous Lestat de Lioncourt watching Louis de Pointe du Lac socialize with his OldFlame Jonah Macon at the Azalea. John tells Dido that she's beautiful, just like Lestat does with [[PrettyBoy Louis]]. John asking Dido to be his wife parallels Lestat's proposal that Louis become his [[MetaphoricalMarriage companion for eternity]], and both couples seal their RelationshipUpgrade with a soul-stirring [[OfficialKiss kiss]].
452* In Spanish TV series ''Isabel'', Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, played by Sergio Peris Mencheta, meets Cardinal Cesar Borgia as the Pope wishes to ask for his help in freeing the port of Ostia. Sergio Peris Mencheta played Cesar Borgia in the Spanish film ''Los Borgia''.
453* In ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' Frank, in an effort to become well again in a short period of time, takes an unsafe amount of prescription drugs and is institutionalized after wandering the streets of Philadelphia. While in the mental ward, a series of events plays out very similarly to those of ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' in which Creator/DannyDeVito played the minor role of Martini. Most notable similarities include a nurse garbed much like Nurse Ratched, and a deaf, dumb and blind Indian, whom Frank tries to convince to throw a drinking fountain through a window.
454* In an episode of ''Series/IZombie'', Lowell refers to Liv's zombified appearance as an "ethereal Tinkerbell look." Before she took the lead in ''Series/IZombie'', Rose [=McIver=] played Tinkerbell in ''Series/OnceUponATime''.
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458* ''Series/JandaKembang'':
459** In episode 8, Sri is asked to imitate Si Manis' creepy laugh from ''Si Manis Jembatan Ancol'' movie, which she naturally can do since both are played by Diah Permatasari.
460** In episode 10, Eko comments that the RT leader, Rais and Robert look like comedy group Patrio, referencing the RT leader's actor being part of that group. (Coincidentally, one of Patrio's members is also named Eko)
461** After getting scared of facial-mask-wearing Sri, Rais compares Sri to "Si Manis Jembatan Ambrol" in episode 18.
462* One episode of ''{{Series/Jessie}}'' has Jessie going to the Tipton Hotel from ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' to find Emma there. After the two go home, Mr. Moseby calls Cody on the phone to tell him that Jessie looks just like Bailey, a reference to both of them being played by Creator/DebbyRyan.
463* ''Series/JustShootMe'' character Jack Gallo discovered he had a black son in one episode. This is the plot of the Creator/GeorgeSegal movie ''Carbon Copy''.
464* ''Series/JudgingAmy'' had an episode where Maxine Gray (Creator/TyneDaly) receives a visit from an old friend, Dr. Sally Goodwin (Creator/SharonGless), sent to investigate her. Daly and Gless starred together as partners in the police drama Series/CagneyAndLacey.
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468* ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'':
469** Gai's actor, Junya Ikeda, stated in his blog that when he was a child he wanted to be the [[Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger Kiba Ranger]]. In episode 19, the first thing Gai does when he is allowed to summon Ranger Keys is to summon the Kiba Ranger key.
470** In episode 29, when Ahim dons a schoolgirl disguise, she says she's from Saitama and needs directions. Her actress, Yui Koike, is actually from Saitama, herself.
471** Momo making the Gokaigers do random errands in exchange for the Greater Power in #31 is believed to be an inside joke to Tamao Sato's attitude during the production of Series/ChourikiSentaiOhranger where she'd make constant unreasonable demands to Toei for being on a kids' show.
472** Creator/JojiNakata, who played the MonsterOfTheWeek Zaien in the ''Liveman'' tribute episode (#30), was the same actor who played the lead antagonist in that series (Professor Bias). [[spoiler: Both were also responsible for turning a former friend to the enemy - Kenji, Rui, and Goh for the Liveman and Sid for Joe, though they were done in different ways.]]
473* In ''Series/KCUndercover'''s "Spy-Anoia Will Destroy Ya", when K.C. tells Ernie's gorgeous girlfriend Jolie that she has to get some fresh juice [[spoiler: as part of her cover to sneak out and follow Jolie, who she realizes is a Russian spy]], Jolie - played by Creator/BellaThorne - replies "Well, I guess it never hurts to [[Series/ShakeItUp shake it up]]." (The episode also has K.C. say "I know it seems a little rocky" - Creator/{{Zendaya}} used to play [[Series/ShakeItUp a character called Rocky]].)
474* ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'': In the S.I.C. Hero Saga story ''World of OOO'', when the heroes fight [[Series/KamenRider Golden Wolf Man]], Yusuke mentions that he recently saw a "popular superhero show" where [[Series/{{GARO}} a man in golden wolf armor fought a villain who looked a lot like Tsukasa]].
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478* ''Series/LALaw'':
479** One episode featured a character who dressed up in a Homer Simpson suit, who spoke in Homer's voice when he had the Homer headpiece on. He was played by Creator/DanCastellaneta, the voice of Homer.
480** In another episode, the lawyer played by A Martinez was asked where he'd been living the previous few months. He says "Santa Barbara" -- not a surprise when you know that's the title of the soap opera Martinez had once appeared on.
481* On the GrandFinale episode of ''Series/TheLarrySandersShow'', Sean Penn mentions the cast of a movie he just finished, which includes Garry Shandling. (He then goes on to whisper to Larry how Garry was the worst actor on the set.)
482* ''Series/LAsFinest'': While pretending he's an exterminator once, Joseph (Creator/ErnieHudson) quips "Who you gonna call?" referencing his famous role in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}''.
483* In the last season of ''Series/LasVegas'', Creator/TomSelleck plays the billionaire new owner of the casino. One episode includes an annual poker game with his billionaire friends, who are played by Roger E. Mosley and Larry Mannetti, his co-stars from ''Series/MagnumPI'' Both were said to have made their fortunes in the same fields as their ''Magnum'' characters. Also, a reference was made to a British billionaire who couldn't make it that year, a reference to John Hillerman's character, Higgins.
484* A ''Series/LawAndOrder'' one that may have been accidental: Briscoe and Greene were working a case and made some joke about cowboys and westerns. Briscoe [[DeadpanSnarker remarked]] that he'd barely made it through the novel ''Literature/{{Shane}}''. Years before L&O came out, Orbach had voiced the [[TheHero hero character]] in an obscure SpaceWestern. "Shane" was the name of the show's [[TheLancer Lancer]]. (Yes, the Lancer's name was a ShoutOut to the book)
485* In the ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' episode "Cruise to Nowhere", Detective Goren, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, tells Joey Frost, played by Lou Taylor Pucci, not to bite his nails. In the movie ''Thumbsucker'', D'Onofrio plays a man who tries to get his son not to suck his thumbs. The son is played by - you guessed it - Lou Taylor Pucci.
486* In an early episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', a guest character tells Fin (Ice-T) that "You look like a pimp. All you need is a feathered hat and a crushed-velvet suit." Before beginning his regular role on SVU, Ice-T had appeared in the ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' MadeForTVMovie ''Exile'' as a pimp, wearing pretty much that exact outfit.
487** Another, possibly unintentional one occurs in a later SVU episode with guest star Lou Diamond Phillips, who portrays a psychopathic killer who meets his demise at the hands of a police sniper. At the time the episode aired, Phillips had a recurring role on [[Series/{{NUMB3RS}} another cop show]] as a police sniper.
488** Mike Dodds, the unit's sergeant for most of Season 17, has a background in boxing. Dodds was played by Creator/AndyKarl, who had previously played the lead in ''Franchise/{{Rocky}} TheMusical''.
489* The first episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'', starring Creator/FreemaAgyeman (and written by ''Series/DoctorWho'' writer Creator/ChrisChibnall), has a scene set in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones London's Royal Hope Hospital]].
490* One episode of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' had an upstart comedienne (who Jerry insulted in a previous episode) perform a shtick about comparing Jerry to {{Satan}} that becomes a big hit. She was played by Creator/KathyGriffin, who is primarily known for her insult humor.
491* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'':
492** In "Fail-Safe", Len Snart (Creator/WentworthMiller) takes part in a plot to rescue Mick Rory (Creator/DominicPurcell) from a Russian gulag. "This isn't my first prison break," he says. True; the ''first'' time Miller sprung Purcell was the series ''Series/PrisonBreak''.
493** In "Invasion!", Ray Palmer (Creator/BrandonRouth) comments that Supergirl resembles his cousin. Routh played Superman in ''Film/SupermanReturns''.
494** In "Freakshow", upon discussing going to 1912, to the Titanic, Professor Stein (Victor Garber) gives an abject refusal. Garber played Thomas Andrews in the [[Film/Titanic1997 1997 movie]].
495** In "Tagumo Attacks!!!" Hank Henshaw Jr (Tom Wilson) correctly uses the phrase "Make like a tree and leave". Nate somehow thinks he got it wrong. Wilson played Biff in ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', who had the line "Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?"
496* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'':
497** Nate Ford's (played by Timothy Hutton) dad is named Jim, which is also Timothy Hutton's father's name.
498** In The Ten Li'l Grifters Job, wherein all the characters have to dress up as various detectives to infiltrate a costume party, Nate dresses as Ellery Queen. Tim Hutton's father played Queen on the TV show.
499** The Last Dam Job features hacker Chaos, played by Wil Wheaton, demanding that Parker dress up as Starbuck from ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. When Hardison reacts badly, Chaos says he'll settle for Sophie as [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Counselor Troi]].
500** The season 2 finale has Richard Kind as the mayor of Belbridge, Massachusetts. His longest-running role? [[Series/SpinCity Press secretary to a New York mayor]].
501* In the pilot episode of ''Series/LieToMe'', Creator/TimRoth's character carries a BriefcaseFullOfMoney that looks remarkably like the mysterious briefcase from ''Film/PulpFiction''.
502* ''Series/LivAndMaddie'': "Grandma-a-Rooney" guest-starred Creator/PattyDuke as the titular twins' grandmother Janice and her own twin sister Hillary, as a nod to her own sitcom ''Series/ThePattyDukeShow'', [[SpiritualSuccessor which was also about]] teenaged PolarOppositeTwins. Heartbreakingly, this was Patty's final role before she passed away in 2016.
503* In one episode of ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'', a kung-fu master is invited by Sam [=McGuire=] to teach his son, Matt, the ways of the grasshopper. The master is Creator/DavidCarradine, of ''Series/KungFu1972'' fame. When the master leaves, Sam is asked how he knew the master, responding, "Him? He's like a brother to me." Sam is portrayed by Creator/RobertCarradine, Dave's real-life (half-)brother.
504* ''Series/LoisAndClark'':
505** In one episode Sonny Bono appeared in the teaser as the mayor of Metropolis, holding a press conference. His dialogue consisted largely of references to old Sonny & Cher hit singles. He was also mayor of Palm Springs from 1988 to 1992.
506** In another episode Jimmy remarks how much Clark and Superman look alike. Perry White counters with "People say I look like Richard Nixon but I've never been to the White House". Lane Smith (who plays Perry) played Richard Nixon in the tv movie "The Final Days".
507* One episode of ''Series/{{Lost}}'' had one character refer to Dominic Monaghan's character as a "Munchkin", possibly in reference to his previous role as Merry in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
508** And while being kidnapped, Charlie covertly drops his finger tape behind as a trail, prompting a few comments that he'd been paying attention to Pippin when he dropped an elf broach on the trail he and Merry were being taken down.
509** Also, "Trees? Yeah, I've heard they're wonderful conversationalists."
510* In an episode of ''Series/TheLucyShow'', veteran character actor Creator/WilliamFrawley makes his final TV appearance. After his scene, Lucy says, "He reminds me of someone I once knew," referring to his role as Fred Mertz on ''Series/ILoveLucy''.
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514* In an episode of ''Series/MadAboutYou'', Richard Kind says to Paul Reiser, "I feel like there's something in my chest, bursting to get out... did you ever see that movie, ''Illegal Alien'' [sic]?" Reiser is quick to reply, "Just the first one." Paul Reiser starred in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' as the CorruptCorporateExecutive who gets attacked by an alien.
515* Bert Cooper on ''Series/MadMen'' is played by Robert Morse, most famous for originating the lead role in ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'', another production about businessmen in the 60s.
516* ''Series/MadTV1995'' featured a sketch called "Gump Fiction", a somewhat predictable pastiche of ''Film/ForrestGump'' and ''Film/PulpFiction''. When rattling off the cast list, it included series regular Creator/PhilLaMarr, who cowered on hearing his name and shouted: "Oh no, not again!" In ''Film/PulpFiction'', Phil [=LaMarr=] played Marvin, a minor character [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace who was accidentally shot in the face]].
517* ''Series/MagnumPI'': One episode was an hour-long AffectionateParody of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Creator/TomSelleck had to turn down the role of Franchise/IndianaJones because of his commitment to do ''Magnum.''
518* ''Series/{{Medici}}'': [[Series/GameOfThrones Once again]], Richard Madden finds himself pledged to marry a daughter of Creator/DavidBradley's character, except this time the marriage actually goes through and doesn't end in a bloodbath.
519* In ''Series/MelissaAndJoey'' the main characters enter a local version of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' which both of the actors appeared on at different times.
520* ''Series/MiamiVice'': Sonny Crockett's pet alligator is named Elvis. Creator/DonJohnson had played Music/ElvisPresley a few years earlier in the made-for-TV movie ''Elvis and the Beauty Queen.''
521* In ''Series/TheMiddle'' episode "Life Skills", Brick's school therapist, played by Creator/DaveFoley, asks if Brick has seen Series/TheKidsInTheHall.
522* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': The murder in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS12E3 Secrets and Spies]]" takes place during a cricket match. One of the competitors in said match is Creator/PeterDavison, formerly the cricket-loving [[Series/DoctorWho Fifth Doctor]]. He also conspicuously bites a stick of celery, which the Doctor wore in his lapel.
523* In an episode of ''Series/MixedIsh,'' Paul (Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar) told a teacher at his childrens' school she was Series/SavedByTheBell.
524* In ''Series/MonarchOfTheGlen'', Donald Macdonald makes his first entry wearing a [[Creator/TomBaker long floppy scarf]]. In a later episode, he's driving a go-cart with the number "4" while wearing a vivid blue jumpsuit...
525* From ''Series/MondayMornings'': Creator/IoanGruffudd is fondly remembered for portraying sailor Horatio Hornblower from ''Series/{{Hornblower}}'' miniseries. He guest-starred in the episode "Truth or Consequences" as Dr. Delany. When Dr. Hooten fries him on the stage of dishonour during their "screw-up meeting", he refers to him several times as "the Captain of his ship".
526* ''Series/{{Monk}}'':
527** The title character (played by Creator/TonyShalhoub) meets Creator/TimDaly, who co-starred with Shalhoub in ''Series/{{Wings}}''. His assistant Sharona recognizes him and points him out to Monk, who replies, "I never saw that show. Was it good?" Sharona answers, "Well, ''he'' was."
528** Another episode features Creator/StanleyTucci; he and Shaloub played the protagonist brothers in ''Film/BigNight''. They end up fighting each other and rolling around on the floor, just like in the film. It's a shame they couldn't get Tucci in a scene with Dr. Kroger, played by Creator/StanleyKamel, for a ''Series/MurderOne'' reunion.
529* In the first season ''[[Series/TheMonkees Monkees]]'' episode, "The Monkees at the Circus", Micky Dolenz incessantly sings a song from "some old TV show" as the group gets acquainted with the big top. The song is the theme tune from ''Circus Boy'', which he starred in as a child actor.
530* In Creator/MichaelPalin's travelogues, he sometimes makes nods to his Creator/MontyPython career, for instance singing "The Finland Song" when entering that country, or telling a parrot "I was in a sketch with you once."
531* When Creator/JohnCleese appeared on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' his first sketch involved him boarding a space ship as a pirate (But not a {{Space Pirate|s}}), with a HookHand and a PirateParrot. He got into an argument with it and threatened "[[Creator/MontyPython You want to be an ex-parrot!?]]" The same skit has the captain disputing that he's a space pirate [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace because the entire idea is just silly]]. Cleese snaps back, "What else would I be, a management consultant?" which is either a riff on ''Series/FawltyTowers'' where he played an inept hotel manager or a reference to his company Video Arts that made company training videos.
532* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'':
533** The episode "Murder In A Minor Key" has Shaun Cassidy playing a young college student who turns AmateurSleuth to solve a murder, a callback to Shaun's biggest role of Joe Hardy in ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries''.
534** The very first episode starts with Jessica Fletcher watching the rehearsal of a murder mystery play and calmly pointing out who did it by the end of the first act. Angela Lansbury did much the same thing at the beginning of ''The Mirror Crack'd'', in the role of Literature/MissMarple.
535* According to [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} That Other Wiki]], an ep of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' has Crabman passing out office supplies from a shopping cart. Prior to playing Crabman, Eddie Steeples had done this in a commercial for [=OfficeMax=].
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539* This happened often on ''Series/TheNanny'': Toward the end of ''Sunday in the Park with Fran'', Fran asks about a repairman "WhoYouGonnaCall", to which a repairman played by Creator/DanAykroyd walks in, introducing himself as "[[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Frost Busters]]!". What's better, the scene continues in the style of a 1978 Nerds sketch on ''Series/{{S|aturdayNightLive}}NL''.
540* One great example is the ''Series/NashBridges'' episode "Wild Card", where Cheech Marin is reunited with his former Creator/CheechAndChong partner, Tommy Chong, while Don Johnson is reunited with his former ''Series/MiamiVice'' partner, Philip Michael Thomas. In the episode, there are several references made to the former works. Tommy Chong's character is even named Barry Chen, a play on his real name with a reference to his half-Asian parentage.
541-->'''Barry Chen:''' I can probably get him to set you up.\
542'''Joe Dominguez:''' Actually, I stopped smoking pot years ago.\
543'''Barry Chen:''' Oh no? What's your drug of choice now, man?\
544'''Joe Dominguez:''' Uh, Rogaine.\
545'''Barry Chen:''' Rogaine? What's that? Do you snort it?
546* ''{{Series/Nashville}}'':
547** As one Website/TelevisionWithoutPity poster stated re Juliette Barnes, "first there was the older man thing and then the football player thing. It almost feels like they're copying (Creator/HaydenPanettiere)'s real-life love life." No prizes for guessing who she plays on the show.
548** In season two's "Don't Open That Door," Juliette is signed to a deal with Neutrogena, something the actress who plays her has had plenty of experience with. [[spoiler: And "She's Got You" has Juliette discover that the wife of the man she's sleeping with is hot for her. [[Series/{{Heroes}} Miss Panettiere's had some experience with that as well]].]]
549* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'':
550** In one episode Kate curiously asks what Ducky (played by David [=McCallum=]) looked like when he was younger. Gibbs replies "Illya Kuryakin", which isn't surprising, as [=McCallum=] played that role on ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' forty years prior.
551** Tony comments on the difficulty of something by saying he had a better chance of sleeping with Creator/JessicaAlba. Creator/MichaelWeatherly, the actor who plays Tony, was at some time engaged to Creator/JessicaAlba. Furthermore, both he and Creator/JessicaAlba's characters from ''Series/DarkAngel'' CantHaveSexEver.
552** Also, in the show's second episode Kate tells Abby that she wanted to be a lawyer, but made it through a year of law school and dropped out. Creator/SashaAlexander had guest-starred on ''Series/{{CSI}}'' as a district attorney two years before.
553** There was another reference to ''Dark Angel'' in the 10th episode of Season 5. About halfway through the episode, Tony and Gibbs go to interview a woman named Karen Sutherland. During the course of the interview, Sutherland mentions that her company makes exoskeletons. Weatherly character on ''Dark Angel'' used an exoskeleton in Season 2 in order to walk.
554** Tony and Delilah discuss characters in wheelchairs in series 11: Delilah mentions Logan Cale, Weatherly's character in ''Dark Angel''.
555** Subverted on an episode where Tony said that the victim of the week reminded him of the guy from the movie ''DOA'', he was played by Matthew Marsden who also played Christie's boyfriend in ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive''. However, Tony was referring to the 1950 Edmond O'Brien classic which had a similar plot to that episode, the opening dialogue where a man reports his own murder was even taken from that film.
556* In a Season 6 episode of ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'', Deeks while sparring with Kensi claims that she's a terrible dancer. Creator/DanielaRuah won the first season of Portugal's version of ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''.
557* In an episode of ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine'', Christine yells 'GetOut!' and shoves Barb's chest. This is an allusion to [[Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus Julia Louis Dreyfus]]' most famous character, Elaine from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''.
558* In the finale of ''Series/{{Newhart}}'' , Vermont innkeeper Dick Loudon (Newhart) gets conked in the head with a golf ball and blacks out, then wakes up in bed as Chicago psychologist Bob Hartley (Newhart's character from his first sitcom, ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow''), turns to awaken his wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette, also from the earlier show), and explains that he had been [[AllJustADream dreaming he was the owner of a hotel]].
559** An earlier episode had Dick visiting a psychiatrist running into a character who acted as he recognized him from somewhere. The character was played by Jack Riley, who had been Mr. Carlin on the earlier show. (After Dick mentions this to the psychiatrist, he's told that the man in question was deeply unbalanced and had never recovered from the damage that had been done to him by "some quack in Chicago".)
560** Another episode had Dick watching television, with the theme music from ''The Bob Newhart Show'' heard coming from the set.
561** Still another episode had the Loudons getting a new next-door neighbor, played by Bill Daily (who'd been the Hartleys neighbor Howard Borden in the earlier show).
562** Yet ''another'' episode had Dick talking with Michael about old TV shows, and in particular the old Saturday night lineup on CBS (''Series/AllInTheFamily'', ''Series/{{MASH}}'', ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''). Michael: "Yeah, and what was that one with the shrink who stuttered?" Dick: "He didn't stutter, Michael, he...he...he stammered."
563* ''Series/NewsRadio'':
564** One episode involved the delivery of a ''[[VideoGame/{{Defender}} Stargate Defender]]'' arcade machine to the radio station. The delivery guy is played by Creator/EugeneJarvis, the guy who co-created the game with [[Creator/LarryDeMar Larry DeMar]] back in 1981.
565** Another episode had Matthew becoming obsessed with the ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' comic strip until another character hires an actor to pretend to be ''Dilbert'' creator Scott Adams. The real Scott Adams has a one-line cameo.
566* ''Series/NightCourt2023'': Season 2, Episode 6, "Wrath of Comic-Con" Dan Fielding (played by Creator/JohnLarroquette, who also appeared in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' as a Klingon named Maltz) is disguised as a Klingon (Main/ItMakesSenseInContext), gives his name as Maltz, expects to be killed (as Maltz expected Kirk to kill him), and eventually screams "CONNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!" (echoing Kirk's "KHANNNNNN!!!!!!" in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'') A veritable double-helping of Actor Allusion Stew, with the Kirk reference for seasoning.
567* In the short-lived series, ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'', Creator/GaryChalk plays a character named Silvermane, who is a villainous gangster Ape. Gary Chalk also voiced Optimus Primal in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', the heroic leader of the Maximals and who transformed into a Gorilla.
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571* ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching'' has two to other sitcoms also written by David Croft which had many of the same cast members:
572** In "Pregnant Pause", Parkin finds Arnold and Ralph in a scuffle in the buffet and says he is trying to run an efficient station, not a holiday camp. ''Series/HiDeHi'', which also starred Creator/PaulShane, Creator/JeffreyHolland, and Creator/SuPollard, was set in a holiday camp.
573** Pollard plays Ethel Schumann in ''Beeching!''; Ethel was also the [[AccidentalMisnaming name]] Lady Lavender kept calling her character in ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
574* ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
575** [[TheConscience Jiminy Cricket]] calms Henry down by telling him "giving into one's dark side never solves anything." Raphael Sbarge used to play the self-appointed conscience of an amnesiac ''[[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Sith Lord]].''
576** Fans have speculated that Regina suffering ElectricTorture at the hands of Greg and Tamara towards the end of Season 2 was a grim pun on the name of her actor Lana Parilla - "parilla" (Spanish for "barbecue") was a slang term for Electric Torture in various South American countries that had repressive regimes during the 1970s.
577** In the Season 4 episode "Breaking Glass", Snow White is worried that Belle won't be able to reach her and Charming while she (Belle) is babysitting their child. Charming grabs a walkie-talkie to give to Belle and assures Snow that it will allow Belle to reach them "even if we fall through a portal to Asgard." Josh Dallas, who plays Charming, played Asgardian Fandral the Dashing in ''Film/{{Thor}}.''
578* ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'':
579** The show isn't the first time Creator/KeithDavid has [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} voiced a magical cat.]]
580** Creator/PeterGadiot says he actually played a genie before in a pantomime of ''Aladdin''.
581* ''Series/OnTheHouse'': In "Take Me to Your Leader", Harvey mentions the Daleks from ''Series/DoctorWho''. "Take Me to Your Leader" was also the second appearance of Creator/PatrickTroughton as Dr. Stanley, who was better known for playing the Second Doctor.
582* ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'': In a Comic Relief episode Rodney says how stupid the idea of walking through a portal to the 1940s would be after Uncle Albert starts talking about UsefulNotes/WorldWarII followed by Raquel saying she's going to bed only for Del to reply "[[Series/GoodnightSweetheart Goodnight Sweetheart.]]" followed by a shocked look from Rodney. Del goes on to say that he is not [[Series/ATouchOfFrost a chief inspector.]]
583** This was also done the other way around--in ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart'' Gary (played by Creator/NicholasLyndhurst) is about to lean back and fall through an open bar door like Del Boy famously did, but notices in time and gives an AsideGlance wink to the audience--accompanied by uproarious laughter that must seem inexplicable and random to anyone unfamiliar with the ''Only Fools'' scene in question.
584* An early episode of ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'' has Piper's fiance Larry, played by Jason Biggs, angrily ask Piper why she never told him about her smuggling, when he was open about incidents in his past such as the "[[Film/AmericanPie webcam horror, and the penis-shaving incident]]".
585* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''
586** In the episode "Gettysburg", Col. Angus Devine is the character who is played by none other than Music/MeatLoaf.
587** In the episode "Music of the Spheres" Dr. Taylor (HowardHessman) stated, "You should have heard what we had in the Sixties. [[Series/WKRPinCincinnati THAT was music]]."
588** In "The Joining", there is mention of a supply ship called the ''Highlander''. One of the guest stars in that episode was ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' star Jim Byrnes.
589** In "Monster", ''Film/ClashOfTheTitans1981'' star Creator/HarryHamlin's character Ford Maddox is a spy whose codename is Charon, a reference to the ferryman of Hades in Greek Myth/ClassicalMythology.
590** In "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S5E22BetterLuckNextTime Better Luck Next Time]]", Megan Gallagher plays Detective Terry Russo. She previously played Officer Tina Russo in ''Series/HillStreetBlues''.
591** In "Lion's Den", Brae refers to his friend Morris Shotwell as "[[Franchise/TheFlash Flash]]" when he beats the track and field star Brent Kearns in a race. Morris' father Peter is played by Creator/JohnWesleyShipp, who previously played the title character in ''Series/TheFlash1990''.
592** In "The Human Factor", Commander Ellis Ward says that holograms give him a headache. Ward is played by Robert Duncan [=McNeill=], whose ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' character Lt. Tom Paris initially had a difficult relationship with the Doctor, the ship's Emergency Medical Hologram.
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596* In an episode of ''Series/ParkerLewisCantLose'', Jerry is trying to sell an Enterprise replica at a swap meet to a skeptical buyer, who questions the authenticity of some of the parts. That buyer is Michael Dorn, who played Worf on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''.
597* In an early episode of ''Series/PicketFences'' Judge Bone (played by Creator/RayWalston) is seen at a Halloween party dressed as Uncle Martin from ''Series/MyFavoriteMartian''.
598* In ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', the adaptation of ''Literature/FiveLittlePigs'' has Creator/TobyStephens and Creator/RachaelStirling play two characters between whom there is some long-standing animosity [[spoiler:and desire for [[AdaptationalSexuality the same man.]]]] Their mothers, Creator/MaggieSmith and Creator/DianaRigg, had squared off as Daphne Castle and Arlena Marshall in the 1982 film of Poirot story ''Literature/EvilUnderTheSun'', in which both women were ultimately rivals for the affections of Kenneth Marshall.
599* In the ''Series/{{Popular}}'' arc focused on Harrison's struggle against leukemia, he meets a fellow patient named Clarence who dies but then returns when Harrison is about to commit suicide claiming to have become his guardian angel then takes him on (of course) a [[ItsAWonderfulPlot Wonderful Life]] journey. Clarence was played by Mike Damus, who earlier in his career was the star of ''Series/TeenAngel'', a series about a guy who dies and becomes his best friend's guardian angel.
600* In ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', the Mystic Mother is said to have been called [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita]] during the "Dark Times". Rita Repulsa and the Mystic Mother were both "played by" Creator/MachikoSoga's footage from their series' original [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Super Sentai source]] [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger material]], dubbed over in English. Machiko Soga died after filming her part in ''Magiranger'', making the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' reference a tribute. PR fans aren't sure whether or not to take that literally (as cool as it would be for the former BigBad to now be a BigGood, we last saw Rita played by a different actress, Carla Perez, [[TheNthDoctor with an onscreen explanation]], and the Mystic Mother's VA sounded nothing like Rita.)
601* Season one of ''Series/{{Prey}}'', which starred Adam Storke and Creator/VincentVentresca, ended on a cliffhanger with Adam Storke's character captured and imprisoned. The series was then canceled and the cliffhanger was never resolved. Until that is when Vincent Ventresca was starring in a completely unrelated series years later called ''Series/TheInvisibleMan''. In the episode entitled "Exposed", Vincent's character (the eponymous invisible man) opened a locked door in a research facility and an unnamed prisoner played by Adam Storke who was inside the room thanked him and ran off (presumably to freedom).
602* In the fourth season premiere of ''Series/{{Primeval}}'', Abby plays the song "Don't Stop Moving" by Music/SClub7 to scare a dinosaur. Abby is played by Hannah Spearritt, famous for being in S Club 7.
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606* ''Series/{{QI}}'':
607** At one point Stephen asks the panel, "Where would you find the world's biggest drip?" to the accompaniment of a picture of Hugh Laurie as [[Series/JeevesAndWooster Bertie Wooster]].
608** Another episode features a question about Oscar Wilde. Much to Stephen's embarrassment, the picture is of himself as the title character in ''Wilde''.
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612* ''Series/RadioEnfer'':
613** In the Season 2 premiere, Maria asks Camille [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim what did she see]] in Léo. After saying that he's cute (among other things), she adds that he looks like "the guy from ''4 et demi''" (which was a popular French-Canadian TV series at the time). Robin Aubert, Léo's actor, played a character in that series.
614** Jocelyne is played by Micheline Bernard. During an episode where a secret agent comes to school after mistaking Jean-David for being another secret agent, the agent accidentally keeps calling Jocelyne "Micheline".
615* Several appear on ''Series/RaisingHope''.
616** In one episode, Virginia (played by Martha Plimpton) laments the fate of child stars: "Child stars go downhill no matter how good they act. They could star in a [[Film/TheGoonies Spielberg movie]] and still end up playin' the nutty mom on [[Series/RaisingHope some sitcom]]."
617** In another, she describes neighbor Andrew (played by Ethan Suplee) as "a skinny version of the fat guy from ''Film/{{Mallrats}}''."
618** The entire plot of the season 3 episode "Making the Band" involves reuniting the cast of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' as their respective ''Hope'' characters.
619** The third season episode "Throw [=MawMaw=] From the House, Part 2", one of the nursing home staff comments about how crazy [=MawMaw=] is and the other agrees, saying that "Yesterday she claimed she won an Oscar and slept with Warren Beatty", both of which actually happened to Cloris Leachman.
620** While watching old home movie footage of [=MawMaw=] and [=PawPaw=], Virginia remarks that [=MawMaw=] looks like that nosy neighbor from ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''.
621* ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' episode "Underbelly" has the Devil (played by Ray Wise) say, "Him and his perfect town. Just like a David Lynch movie." Ray Wise played Laura Palmer's father in ''Series/TwinPeaks'' and its prequel movie.
622* ''Series/{{Reba}}'' tossed in a nod or two to star Music/RebaMcEntire's other career as a CountryMusic superstar, the most famous being, in a discussion of how your dreams don't always come true, Reba Hart cracking, "I always wanted to be a professional singer."
623* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' series ''Back to Earth'', Rimmer (played by Chris Barrie) plans to get his own [[Series/TheBrittasEmpire sitcom]].
624** In ''Pete'', Lister and Rimmer are accused by Captain Hollister (Mac [=McDonald=]) of using truth serum on a character, the result being that the character admitted having an affair with an officer's wife while dressed like Franchise/{{Batman}}. Mac [=McDonald=] played a henchman in the 1989 ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' film.
625** Also in ''Back To Earth'', Rimmer has suddenly acquired an interest in classic cars. As viewers of ''Chris Barrie's Massive Engines'' and ''Petrolheads'' will be aware, this is something he shares with Chris Barrie.
626** And then there's the Dwarfers [[RefugeeFromTVLand meeting Craig Charles]] on the set of ''Series/CoronationStreet''...
627* When Lars Bom appears in the second episode of the Danish CopShow ''Series/{{Rejseholdet}}'' (English title : ''Unit One'') as the unit's new driver Johnny Olsen, the rest of the cast all seem to recognize him immediately ("Say, isn't that ...?" "Yes, it is."). Lars Bom had previously played the lead caracter in another popular Danish CopShow ''Strisser på Samsø''. (In universe, it is because Johnny Olsen is a well-known former football player.)
628* ''Series/TheRedGreenShow'': Edgar Montrose (Graham Greene) once mentioned watching ''Film/DancesWithWolves'' and remarks that the "native guy" (also Graham Greene) should've won the Oscar.
629* In ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' Bridget is played by Creator/SarahMichelleGellar and has a love of horror movies. [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer She]] would [[Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer have]] some [[Film/{{Scream 2}} experience]] with [[Film/ScoobyDoo that.]]
630* ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'' has Bruce [=McGill=] as Detective Vince Korsak, who at one point was asked where he went to college. He responded by saying that he never did, but that he had watched ''Film/AnimalHouse'' several times. [=McGill=] played Daniel Simpson Day (D-Day) in that movie.
631* ''Series/TheRookie2018'':
632** Chen getting thrown in front of the ''Series/AmericanIdol'' judges in "The Overnight". Chen's actor Melissa O'Neil won the third season of ''Series/CanadianIdol'' in 2005.
633** Nolan observes that after his father left, his mother initially lied and claimed that his father was a spy. In Fillon's [[Series/Castle2009 previous famous role]], his character's father really ''was'' a spy.
634* In an episode of ''Series/RoyalPains'', Paul Wight, known for being the Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestler Wrestling/BigShow, cameos and entertains at a children's party as the character "The Trasher". The party hostess introduces him with the line "Okay, kids, are you ready for the big show?"
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638* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'':
639** In a later season, Sabrina works for Mike, played by George Wendt. When he enters a room he is sometimes greeted by everyone cheerfully shouting: "Mike!" exactly as they would greet his character Norm when he entered the bar in ''Cheers''.
640** In ''Film/SabrinaGoesToRome'', Sabrina's witch friend Gwen owns a mouse voiced by Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz. Sabrina's cat, Salem, is voiced by Creator/NickBakay. Both voice actors voiced Norbert and Daggett on ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers''.
641** In the episode "A Girl and her Cat", a little boy takes Salem in when he finds him on the street. The boy's dad is played by Joe O'Connor, who played the dad of Creator/MelissaJoanHart's (Sabrina) other famous character [[Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll Clarissa Darling]].
642* ''Series/{{Sadakatsiz}}'': Creator/CansuDere has the lead role in another production involving a mother figure who is willing to veer into illicit acts and manipulate people in order to ensure her child's happiness and safety. As well as making sure said child stays with her. Coincidentally, the TurkishDrama ''Series/{{Anne}}'' is also a ForeignRemake. This is given a subtle nod with the naming. In ''Anne'', Dere's character is called Zeynep. In ''Sadakatsiz'', Zeynep is the name of Asya's (Dere's character) not-quite stepdaughter--also, Asya and baby Zeynep are {{Mirror Character}}s. Furthermore, Dere's mother in ''Anne'' is called Gönül Aslan. In ''Sadakatsiz'', Gönül is also an elderly mother who interacts a lot with Dere's character, just with an antagonistic dynamic. Moreover, Aslan is an alternative spelling of the surname Arslan. At the beginning of the series, Dere's character is Asya Arslan because she married a man with that surname. In ''Anne'', the situation is inverted--Gönül Güneş neé Aslan divorced her husband when he cheated on her, so she returned to her maiden surname.
643* ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'': The season 3 episode "Firewall" had a rather blatant example. In a somewhat frenzied state Will is under surveillance from Big Guy (played by Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl). After he pours a substance on him called "Twilight", Will asks him what he thinks of "[[Film/{{Twilight}} those movies]]". The latter's response? That he liked Marcus, the very role he played in New Moon (and who was actually a very minor character in that film).
644* ''Series/TheSandman2022'': Lucifer Morningstar (played by Creator/GwendolineChristie) faces off against Dream in "The Oldest Game", with their first form being a dire wolf. Given Christie's star-making role as Brienne of Tarth from ''Series/GameOfThrones'', this hardly seems like a coincidence.
645* On ''Series/SanfordAndSon'', Fred Sanford (played by Creator/ReddFoxx) once entered a Redd Foxx lookalike contest.
646* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'':
647** In one cold opening most of the cast are playing a group of Republican members of Congress who plan to hijack President Obama's health care speech by yelling "You lie!". They decide to rehearse it and one claims that they need someone to act as Obama. Rep. Eric Cantor, played by Fred Armisen, offers to do it, claiming that he does a good impression of the president. This is a reference to the fact that Armisen is the one who usually portrays Obama in sketches involving the president.
648** Another case is during the 2010 Creator/AnneHathaway[=/=]Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine episode, Anne, playing future Princess Kate Middleton alongside Prince William, meets the Queen of England and her assistant, who threaten and bully Kate while speaking in working-class accents. At one time, the Queen mentions, "This isn't ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries''." The Queen's assistant calls the movie "crap", and "Kate" says, "well it has its moments".
649** Another sketch had Sarah Palin (played by Creator/TinaFey) and Hillary Clinton (played by Creator/AmyPoehler) make a joint announcement on sexism. At one point Clinton refers to Palin's "Tina Fey glasses".
650** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6FMEvNiWo This sketch]] has Creator/PeteDavidson play a firefighter, a career his father is well-known via his jokes for having died from on 9/11.
651* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'':
652** One episode had JD trying to find out why the Janitor was simultaneously pretending to be three different people. Later on in the episode, he watches ''Film/TheFugitive'' which Creator/NeilFlynn was in. Janitor even confirms that he is an actor at the end of the episode (granted, he is a compulsive liar).
653** A newer episode where Carla tries to trick the Janitor into forgetting something embarrassing references this incident. When the Janitor stops trusting his memory, he says, "Maybe I really wasn't in ''Film/TheFugitive''..."
654** [[WesternAnimation/CloneHigh And speaking of janitors played by Neil Flynn...]] (WordOfGod confirms this one, even claiming that this janitor's name ''is'' Glenn)
655*** Neil Flynn also played the plumber/mechanic/etc. in the first three ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' games (and ''VideoGame/SecretAgentClank'').
656** "Alright, Dr. Cox...ridiculous name, by the way..." -Dr. Taylor Maddox, played by Courteney Cox.
657*** In another episode Jordan (Creator/ChristaMiller) refers to both herself and Dr. Maddox as Series/{{cougar|Town}}s.
658** There was an incident in which Dr. Cox addressed Elliot as "Becky," Creator/SarahChalke's sometime character on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}''.
659** "My Mirror Image" featured three patients who were meant to provide a mirror, contrast, or both to the current situations of JD, Dr. Cox and the Janitor and were each played by the actor of the main character they mirrored. JD's patient was called Mrs. Zeebee, referencing Creator/ZachBraff's initials, the patient Janitor talked to was called Mr. O'Neil, referencing Neil Flynn, and Dr. Cox's patient was called Mr. Slydell, referencing John C. [=McGinley=]'s character in ''Film/OfficeSpace''.
660** In "My White Whale", Cox attempts to intimidate a puppet-collecting pediatrician, played by Chris Meloni, by sending him a puppet hand. Chris Meloni also had a recurring role on ''Series/{{Oz}}'' in which his on-screen sometimes-boyfriend Tobias Beecher was targeted by the prison's white supremacists, who had an associate cut off his son's hand and mail it to him.
661** In "My Sacrificial Clam", ''Series/StElsewhere'' stars Creator/WilliamDaniels, Ed Begley, Jr., Stephen Furst and Eric Laneuville play four doctors who contracted Legionnaires' disease at a medical convention.
662* In ''Series/TheSecretLifeOfTheAmericanTeenager'' several allusions are made to roles played by Creator/MollyRingwald in her youth, but possibly the most prominent is when she says, "Everyone forgot my 16th birthday and it stayed with me my whole life." in reference to her role in ''Film/SixteenCandles''.
663* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
664** During an '80s PBS pledge drive featuring a crossover between ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''The [=MacNeil=]-Lehrer [=NewsHour=]'', news anchor [=Robert MacNeil=] covered an alleged cookie theft called [[{{Scandalgate}} Cookiegate]]. Over a decade earlier, [=MacNeil=] and his business partner and ''[=NewsHour=]'' co-anchor Jim Lehrer got their start covering the original Watergate scandal.
665** In the "Slimey to the Moon" story arc, the head WASA training officer was Lynne Thigpen, who voiced [[TheManInTheMoon Luna]] on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', and also played the Chief on fellow PBS show ''Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego''.
666* In the last season of ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', Mikhail Baryshnikov played Carrie's boyfriend Alexandr Petrovsky. In his first episode, he has to run to catch the cab Carrie left her purse in, performing impressive ballet-like leaps and footwork. In the commentary, the series creator acknowledged that they couldn't ''not'' have at least one scene showing his dancing abilities.
667* In the ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'' episode "The Descent Into Hell Isn't Easy", Simon compares Jace to Music/MickJagger. Dominic Sherwood, who plays Jace, had played Mick Jagger in ''Film/NotFadeAway''.
668* In the ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' episode "The Empty Hearse" one of John's patients is a DirtyOldMan with an Eastern European accent who owns a shop and tries to sell him some porn. Mark Gatiss who writes and stars in Sherlock (and wrote the episode in question) also wrote and starred in ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' which features an almost identical character called Pop.
669* The fourth episode of ''Series/SheSpies'' has a scene where the character played by Creator/NatashaHenstridge, star of ''Film/{{Species}}'', gets rid of kids by telling them "Hey, guys, ''Species'' is on cable!"
670%%* Set to happen in episode 8 of ''Shirato'', a Japanese TV series starring Yudai Chiba, who portrays Honey in ''Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', as the title character. And given the fact that his ''Ouran'' castmates make a group cameo as their respective characters from ''Ouran'', as well as what's been confirmed to happen during the cameo scene (i.e. the Host Club will mistake Shirato for Honey, and he'll be carrying a stuffed rabbit resembling Bun-Bun), it's quite possible that this may be deliberate.
671* In a fourth season episode of ''Series/SisterSister'', the character Diavian reacts to Roger's claiming to know the lead singer of a hot R&B group by saying, "Yeah, and my sister is TV's Tootie". Diavian is played by Alexis Fields, whose sister is Kim Fields... aka Tootie from ''Series/TheFactsOfLife''. Oh, and Roger just happens to be played by Marques Houston, a member of the then-hot R&B group Immature... who just happens to drop by during that episode, because he is the lead singer of said R&B group that Roger claims to know. Naturally, an IdenticalStranger plot [[HilarityEnsues ensues]].
672* ''Series/{{Skins}}'' had Anwar reciting a list of Hugh Grant films in order to stave off orgasm during sex: "I never get as far as ''About A Boy''." ''About A Boy'' being a film in which ''Skins'' actor Nicholas Hoult played a leading role.
673* Creator/CoreyFeldman makes a guest appearance on ''Series/{{Sliders}}'' in which he exchanges a handshake with Jerry O'Connell that references their roles in ''Film/StandByMe''.
674* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
675** Two different episodes have made references to ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'', a nod to Creator/JohnSchneider (who plays Jonathan Kent) having played Bo Duke. In the episode "Nicodemus," Jonathan Kent is listening to Waylon Jennings' "The Good Ol' Boys" (the theme song of ''The Dukes of Hazzard'') while driving in his truck. In "Exposed," Tom Wopat (who played Luke Duke) guest stars as Jake Jennings, an [[IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine old friend of Jonathan's]] who arrives in a Dodge Charger similar to the General Lee, kicking off a number of {{homage}}s to ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' throughout the episode.
676** Also, it is probably not a coincidence that in one season 10 episode, a character played by Creator/MichaelShanks ends up in [[Series/StargateSG1 Egypt]].
677** In the episode that introduced the show's version of the Justice League, Lex Luthor captures Bart Allen (the future [[Franchise/TheFlash Flash]]). Creator/MichaelRosenbaum (Lex's actor) voiced the Flash on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and voiced him [[FreakyFridayFlip in Lex Luthor's body]] in an episode.
678** Brainiac (played by Creator/JamesMarsters) tells Clark in one episode that vampires don't really exist.
679** Clark once tells an [[Characters/DCComicsVandalSavage immortal doctor]] played by [[Series/LoisAndClark Dean Cain]] who tried to [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate cut out Chloe's heart to immortalize his wife]] that "You and I are more alike than you think."
680** Bridgette Crosby, played by Creator/MargotKidder, once said "[[Film/SupermanTheMovie I do know what it's like to love somebody whose calling's greater than your own.]]"
681** They wanted to have Creator/ChristopherReeve play Jor-El but [[RealLifeWritesThePlot he died]].
682** Moira Sullivan's (played by Creator/LyndaCarter) main episode happened to feature a supervillain that [[Series/WonderWoman1975 grabs people with an air lasso]].
683* The ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' episode "Battle of the Network Stars" features almost as many allusions as scenes. When Sonny (Music/DemiLovato) says "nobody knows me the way that I know me", immediately followed by guest star Music/SelenaGomez (the actor's real-life best friend) entering; Selena says she was in 'Camp Hip Hop' (a play on ''Film/CampRock'', starring Demi Lovato), Sonny accuses Selena of acting like "some kind of relationship wizard" (Selena Gomez stars in another Disney show called ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'') and at the end there's a 'Camp Hip Hop' trailer featuring three boys who look a lot like Music/TheJonasBrothers (who were in ''Camp Rock''). Also, Chad tells Sonny if she thinks she'll ever be [=BFFs=] with Selena Gomez, to which she replies "it could happen".
684* ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'':
685** An indirect one from Jax, whose ex-wife was played by Creator/DreaDeMatteo (best known as Adrianna on ''Series/TheSopranos'') in the previous season, confronts a woman who thinks he's about to kill her. He reassures her with: "You think I brought you here to Adrianna you?"
686** In another episode, Tig suggests Gemma (played by Katey Sagal) to "go [[Series/MarriedWithChildren redhead]] for a while."
687** A very glamorously made up Walton Goggins makes an appearance as a transgender woman by the name of Venus Van Dam in a recent episode. The name bears a remarkable similarity to Cletus Van Damme, the alias Goggins' character Shane uses in ''Series/TheShield''
688* In ''Series/{{Spaced}}'', Tim is shown to have been heartbroken by ''Franchise/StarWars Episode I: Film/ThePhantomMenace'', and the film is continually mocked throughout the series. Peter Serafinowicz, who voices Darth Maul in ''The Phantom Menace'', plays Duane, who stole Tim's girlfriend at the beginning of the series. After a confrontation in a London bar, Duane notices that Tim has left his keys on the table, and mutters "At last I will emerge as the victor. At last, I will have revenge."
689* One episode of ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'', Peter Mensah's character Doctore [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kJiotStoA8 exchanged words]] with Crixus that referenced [[MemeticMutation Mensah's role]] in ''Film/ThreeHundred''.
690-->'''Doctore''': Crixus, what is this madness?\
691'''Crixus''': Spartacus.
692* An episode of ''Series/SpinCity'', "Franchise/BackToTheFuture IV: Judgment Day", guest-starred Creator/ChristopherLloyd as Creator/MichaelJFox's (political) mentor. The line "It's just like stepping back in time" is just one of many.
693** Later, Michael J. Fox's last episode of the series opens with him complaining on the phone to his absent therapist that he's developed an almost father-son relationship with him, that he couldn't possibly reproduce with a substitute. He then hangs up when his replacement therapist enters the room, played by Michael Gross, who had played his character's father for years on ''Series/FamilyTies''.
694** Creator/MeredithBaxter appears in several episodes playing Macy Flaherty, Mike's mother. Baxter also had played Fox' mother on ''Family Ties''.
695** Fox's last lines on that show have him describing his new job at the US Capitol. He ends by saying, "Junior Senator Alex P. Keaton is going to be hard to work with", referencing his own hardnosed conservative character from ''Family Ties''.
696* On ''Series/SportsNight'', Dana is telling Isaac about how much she loved ''Theatre/TheLionKing'' on Broadway, and describes the opening when Rafiki calls the animals- "And they come!" Isaac is amused- possibly because he's played by Robert Guillaume.
697* In the ''Series/StargateSG1'' pilot "Children of the Gods", Captain Samantha Carter explains to Colonel Jack O'Neill (played by Richard Dean Anderson -- the actor who played Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}) that "It took us fifteen years and three supercomputers to [[MacGyvering MacGyver]] a way to power the gate." Interestingly, Amanda Tapping, the actress who plays Carter, actually ad-libbed this line during her audition. This is what actually got her secured for the role.
698** A sneakier [=MacGyver=] reference: Colonel O'Neill has never seen ''Alf''. ''Alf'' was on opposite ''[=MacGyver=]''.
699*** Still, it's probably a lie, considering he says that right after making up an alien planet called Melmac.
700** Conversely, in the 10th season of SG-1 there were a few references to Ben Browder and Claudia Black being imports from ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. Probably the most blatant was in ''200'' (itself full of in-jokes), where Black's character Vala proposes a remarkably ''Series/{{Farscape}}''-like show with herself in the role analogous to Black's ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' role, Aeryn Sun. Oddly enough, the role of Crichton was played by Michael Shanks, instead of Ben Browder. This was actually on request of the actors; originally, Browder ''was'' going to be Crichton. (It was apparently inspired by them noting how people thought they looked similar.)
701*** The first time Vala meets Mitchell, she does a bit of a double take and then says "I know we haven't met. That I'm sure I would remember."
702*** As a subtle one, Black managed to get the same introduction in both shows. In the pilot of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' when Aeryn Sun is introduced she's in a full Peacekeeper commando pilot suit (basically a jumpsuit and motorcycle helmet). Upon meeting Crichton she deftly knocks him on his back and pins him in a sort of straddling position. When Vala is first introduced in ''Series/StargateSG1'' she is disguised as an Anubis warrior (basically full body armor jumpsuit and a helmet not unlike a motorcycle helmet). Upon meeting Daniel Jackson she deftly knocks him on his back and pins him in a sort of straddling position. The only difference between the two motions is that Aeryn removes her helmet before pinning Crichton while Vala keeps hers on as she pins Jackson. That was only really done to provide an excellent wtf moment when the "Anubis Warrior" claims to find Daniel attractive.
703*** One more: In late season 9, an incredibly pregnant Vala resurfaces to give the team some valuable intel on the Ori...and to tell them she's pregnant. Mitchell asks who the father is; Vala says she doesn't know. Season 4 of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' revolved largely around the mystery of who fathered Aeryn's unborn child.
704** Similarly, in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode "Vegas", an alternate-universe [=McKay=] quips that a stranded Wraith might want to take up a job as a Klingon at ''The Star Trek Experience'' attraction in Vegas. The alternate Woolsey sadly comments that the attraction has closed down. Actor Robert Picardo, who plays Woolsey, reprised his ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' role as the Emergency Medical Hologram in the attraction.
705*** According to [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]]'s now-deleted article on the episode, Picardo actually requested that this line be added since it had only recently closed. There is also another moment in a season 5 episode where Woolsey discusses founding an alliance, which is immediately compared to the [[Franchise/StarTrek Federation of Planets]].
706** In the SG-1 episode Avenger 2.0, Dr. Felger is seen putting a roll of duct tape into a backpack. The actor who played him, Patrick [=McKenna=], also played Harold on ''Series/TheRedGreenShow''.
707** In one episode, Vala asks Daniel Jackson how he can tell the Asgard apart, noting [[TheGreys the physical similarity]] between Thor and another Asgard. Daniel Jackson replies "It's the voice." Michael Shanks, who plays Jackson, also does the voice of Thor.
708** In another episode, Teal'c mentions having played ''[[VideoGame/DefJamSeries Def Jam Vendetta]]''. His actor, Creator/ChristopherJudge, voiced D-Mob, that game's BigBad.
709** At one point in Atlantis, Mitch Pileggi (as Colonel Caldwell) is revealed to be possessed by a Goa'uld. During this exchange, his eyes flare a yellow-ish color and he (almost) sets events in motion that could've killed many major characters. Years later, on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Mitch Pileggi (as Mary's father) is revealed to be possessed by a demon. During this exchange, his eyes flare a yellow-ish color (as the demon possessing him was season 1 & 2 Big Bad Azazel) and he sets events in motion that lead to Mary's death.
710** We've gotten this far without mentioning all the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' references in [[http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/The_Other_Guys the episode guest-starring]] [[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/John_Billingsley John Billingsley]]?
711** Another ''Star Trek'' reference; during one of HBO's then-annual broadcasts of a benefit comedy concert for the charity "Comic Relief" (no relation to the British UsefulNotes/ComicRelief charity), the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' cast produced [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hra0I-w3XBY a clip]] where the Enterprise crew discussed the history of this 20th-century charitable foundation. Data at one point displayed a picture of the charity's founders, comedians Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/BillyCrystal and Creator/WhoopiGoldberg (which he pronounced ''Who-Pie''). Dr. Crusher then commented, "Wait a minute, doesn't this Who-Pie Goldberg look a lot like Guinan? You don't think..." After a beat, the whole crew shook their heads and said, "Nah."
712* ''Series/{{Starman}}'': In "One for the Road", the alien title character, Paul (played by Creator/RobertHays), is a chaperone at a school dance. At first he refrains from dancing when invited by one of the teachers because he [[ICantDance doesn't know how]], but when dragged onto the dance floor he soon picks it up (as he tends to do with skills and languages). As he gets into it, he briefly adopts the StayingAliveDancePose Hays famously parodied in ''Film/{{Airplane}}''.
713* In one episode of ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'', Starsky says Hutch sounds like "Dirty Harry, a cop in San Francisco". David Soul costarred in ''Film/MagnumForce'', the second ''Film/DirtyHarry'' movie.
714* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E6SpectreOfTheGun Spectre of the Gun]]" plopped the main cast into an extremely realistic illusion that required them to play out the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral. Creator/DeForestKelley - aka Dr. [[TheMcCoy McCoy]] - had played Morgan Earp in the 1957 film ''Gunfight at the OK Corral''.
715* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. In "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E13FarBeyondTheStars Far Beyond the Stars]]", when Captain Sisko starts to hallucinate that he's a science-fiction writer in the 1950s, there's a note on Armin Shimmerman's desk [[ItWillNeverCatchOn rejecting his story idea]] of a cheerleader who kills vampires. This is a joke on Armin's recurring role as Principal Snyder in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
716* The ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E21Detained Detained]]" found TheCaptain (played by Scott Bakula) held in a detention camp, run by an officer played by none other than Dean Stockwell, Bakula's co-star on ''Series/QuantumLeap''. Even further, Bakula half-jokingly suggested that Jonathan Archer's middle name was [[Series/QuantumLeap Beckett]]. Whether an actor's word can be WordOfGod is up to debate.
717* In the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E10TheQAndTheGrey The Q and the Grey]]" a female Q remarks, "I've always liked Klingon females. You've got such... spunk." The Q was played by Suzie Plakson, who had previously played the spunky Klingon female K'Ehleyr.
718* In the ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsS2E07ThoseOldScientists Those Old Scientists]]" (crossover with ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''), Commander Jack Ransom of the USS ''Cerritos'' sees a recruiting poster of Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley and calls her the "hottest woman in Starfleet." Creator/JerryOConnell (Ransom) and Creator/RebeccaRomijn (Chin-Riley) are married in RealLife.
719* In one episode of ''Stay Tooned!'' a documentary series about classic cartoons hosted by Tony (Baldrick) Robinson, Tony describes how Porky Pig's [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Characterization Marched On]], and says the same thing happens with live action characters. Cue clip from ''Series/BlackAdder'', with Prince Edmund announcing he would be known as "The Black Vegetable".
720-->'''Tony Robinson''': But then they decided they didn't want a Blackadder who was an idiot and kept doing stupid things. They could get someone else to do that.
721* ''Series/StElsewhere'':
722** In "Hearts" and "Remission", it is mentioned that Dr. Auschlander is a fan of Creator/CharlieChaplin films. Norman Lloyd, a good friend of Chaplin's, played Bodalink in his final American-made film ''Film/{{Limelight}}''.
723** In "After Dark", Shirley Daniels goes to the morgue to get "the report on [[Series/KnightRider that Hasselhoff car wreck]]," referencing Creator/WilliamDaniels' concurrent role as the voice of KITT.
724** In "Playing God, Part 2", Ellen wonders what is on ''The Merv Griffin Show''. Dr. Craig replies, "Probably some stupid comic." When he turns on the television, Howie Mandel's stand-up can be heard.
725** In "Close Encounters", the amnesiac mental patient John Doe #6 comes to believe that he is Mary Richards from ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' after seeing it on television. He mistakes Captain Gloria Neal, who is played by Creator/BettyWhite, for the happy homemaker Sue Ann Nivens, White's character on the series. Captain Neal explains that he has confused her with someone else.
726** In "Where There's Hope, There's Crosby", Dr. Craig starts singing "Sit Down, John" from ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'' when the Craigs go to Philadelphia. He also says that he doesn't know what Ellen saw in him as he was "obnoxious and disliked." UsefulNotes/JohnAdams is frequently described using this phrase in the play.
727** In "Getting Ahead", while reading ''The Cutting Edge'', Dr. Kiem wonders why Asian women are always portrayed as either geishas or Suzie Wong, unaware that the novel was written by Dr. Craig and the character in question is based on her. France Nuyen, who played Dr. Kiem, was originally cast as the title character in ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' but was replaced by Creator/NancyKwan.
728** In "Jose, Can You See?", when Ellen Craig suggests that she restarts grief counseling after a few events re-trigger her pain following [[spoiler: their son Stephen's death]], Mark Craig dismissively tells her "Simon's Broadway bound." Philip Sterling, the actor who played psychiatrist Dr. Simon Weiss, was appearing on stage in ''Broadway Bound'' at the time.
729** Before [[spoiler:Victor's wedding to Lucy]] in "The Idiot and the Odyssey", as he's having second thoughts due to a mysterious other woman, Dr. Craig tells him, "This is not 1968. It's time you ''graduate'' into adulthood. Don't drive ''over troubled waters'' with some ''plastic'' bimbette." A shout-out to ''Film/TheGraduate'' (Creator/WilliamDaniels played Creator/DustinHoffman's father in the movie), its theme song singers Music/SimonAndGarfunkel, and the famous one word of investment advice.
730** Also in "The Idiot and the Odyssey", Ellen rejects Mark's gift of a mink coat as she does not want to look like Mamie Eisenhower. Bonnie Bartlett (Ellen) previously played Mrs. Eisenhower in the 1979 miniseries ''Ike''.
731** In "Heart On", Jack Morrison tells his wife Joanne, who is hiding under the covers of their bed, that he has made a list of thirtysomething guests for their upcoming housewarming party. Patricia Wettig (Joanne) left ''St. Elsewhere'' after "The Idiot and the Odyssey" as a result of being cast as Nancy Weston in ''Series/{{Thirtysomething}}''.
732** In "Heaven's Skate", Judge Farnham (Jack Dodson) asks to get a haircut from Floyd the barber of ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''. Dodson played Howard Sprague on the series.
733** Also in "Heaven's Skate", Fiscus tells Griffin that some people thought that Bobby Caldwell, [[spoiler: who has recently died from AIDS]], was the sexiest man alive. While starring in ''St. Elsewhere'', Creator/MarkHarmon was named the Sexiest Man Alive by ''People'' in 1986.
734** In "Requiem for a Heavyweight", Fiscus lists several works of fiction with titles relating to distance or locations, including ''Theatre/SouthPacific''. France Nuyen (Dr. Kiem) played Liat in the 1958 film adaptation.
735** In "Split Decision", Dr. Auschlander mentions that Chaplain Claire [=McCabe=] and Penny Franks are watching an Creator/AlfredHitchcock film. Norman Lloyd appears in two Hitchcock films, ''Film/{{Saboteur}}'' and ''Film/{{Spellbound}}'', and produced ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents''.
736** Additionally, all four of the doctors from ''St. Elsewhere'' showed up on an episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''... as a group of doctors who were at a medical convention together, got sick at the same time, and shared a hospital room.
737* In the "Independence Day" episode of ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'', a worried George is consulting with Mr. Wolfe, the school guidance counselor, about his daughter. Mr. Wolfe says "I'll also lean on Malik for information. If there's one thing everyone knows about him, is that he's a snitch". Malik is played by Maestro Harrell, who also played Randy, on ''Series/TheWire''.
738* ''Series/SueThomasFBEye'':
739** In "Elvis is In the Building", Bobby goes undercover as an ElvisImpersonator. His actor, Rick Peters, played the role of Elvis in the movie ''Film/ElvisMeetsNixon'', in which Elvis wants to become a federal agent. The characters directly reference the movie, saying that the guy who played Elvis was "not as good as you, Bobby."
740** In the final episode, Sue (played by Deanne Bray) is waiting in a hospital waiting room, where she meets an older Deaf woman. The two talk about what they do/did for a living, each expressing that they'd once had thoughts of doing the other's job (FBI agent and actress, respectively). The woman, rightly [[RealPersonCameo played by the real-life Sue Thomas]], was named Deanne.
741* Creator/DisneyChannel appears to enjoy this trope. In an episode of ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' Maddie (played by Music/AshleyTisdale) auditions for the part of Sharpay in ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' (who was also played by Ashley Tisdale), and doesn't get it. She claims that everyone says [[YourCostumeNeedsWork she looks just like "the girl who plays her" but no one else sees it]]. During the run of the show, the director comments to Cody, "You look just like Creator/ZacEfron." Maddie responds, "And I don't look like Ashley Tisdale? You people are all crazy!"
742* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
743** In "Hollywood Babylon", Sam and Dean Winchester are taking a tour of a movie and TV studio. When the tour guide mentions that they're passing the set of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' and might see some of the stars, Sam looks uncomfortable and leaves the tour. Sam is played by Creator/JaredPadalecki, who was also on ''Gilmore Girls'', whose star was by then his character's ex-girlfriend.
744** In "Shadow", someone mentions meeting "Something Michael Murray", in a bar, to which Sam replies "Who?" Creator/ChadMichaelMurray was also in ''Gilmore Girls''.
745** At the end of "No Exit", Dean makes a joke about Creator/KatieHolmes to which Sam replies, "That's funny... and for you, so bitchy." Dean is played by Creator/JensenAckles, who was also in ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' with Holmes.
746** At the end of "The Usual Suspects", Dean comments that a police officer who helped them seemed fairly familiar, and commented that he had a hankering for pea soup. The officer was played by Linda Blair.
747*** If you get the context, this may also function as a form of [[squick]].
748** In season five's "Fallen Idols", an ancient god (who kills its worshippers to feed on their blood) is disguised as Paris Hilton. Dean claims that she can't kill him, because "I'm not a Paris Hilton BFF. I've never even seen ''House of Wax''." At this, Sam gives Dean a pointed look. Jared Padalecki co-starred with Hilton in the 2005 movie.
749** The episode in which Famine is introduced, titled "My Bloody Valentine", ([[JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith No, not]] [[Music/MyBloodyValentine that]]) is a direct ShoutOut to Jensen Ackles's star role in the SlasherMovie remake ''Film/MyBloodyValentine3D''. Though the name is justified by the fact that two innocents on their first date ''[[{{Squick}} eat]]'' each other to death.
750** In "Frontierland", Bobby says to [[BadassLongcoat Castiel]]: "Well, we can't leave the idjits stranded in ''{{Series/Deadwood}}''". [[DontExplainTheJoke Jim Beaver played Whitney Ellsworth on]] ''{{Series/Deadwood}}''.
751** Season 7 episode 3, "The Girl Next Door" manages to fit two in about as many minutes. Dean is passed out on the couch with the TV still on when a commercial for My Bloody Valentine 3D comes on (which Jensen Ackles starred in). And then in pretty much the next scene he talks to a store clerk wearing a ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'' t-shirt. Which, again, starred Ackles as a voice actor.
752** In [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E11LARPAndTheRealGirl "LARP And The Real Girl"]], some of the guys in the technical tent at Moondoor are playing ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' - specifically, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b8f0c22e29621f59a1bbf2f07e15667/tumblr_mh3zaqsaZf1qjw6llo1_1280.jpg Mark of the Assassin.]] We can see Creator/FeliciaDay, who plays Charlie Bradbury, as an InkSuitActor portraying Tallis.
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756* In the ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' episode [[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS3E14Yellow "Yellow"]], General Calthrop mirrors one of Creator/KirkDouglas' most famous roles as the French Colonel Dax during World War I in ''Film/PathsOfGlory''. However, whereas Dax was a moral character who deeply cared for his men and tried to protect them from the capriciousness of the Generals, Calthrop IS one of those Generals with little to no concern for the lives of those under his command, even [[spoiler:sentencing his own son to death for cowardice]].
757* In ''Terry Pratchett's Hogfather'', the two-part BBC televised version of the eponymous novel, Death, voiced by Ian Richardson, answers one of Susan's uncomfortably direct questions saying "You might very well think that, I could not possibly comment." This is a direct quotation of a signature phrase used by Francis Urquhart, the evil politician played by Richardson in ''The House of Cards'' and its sequels.
758* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'':
759** Catherine Weaver, who is actually a disguised T-1000, is played by Shirley Manson, who in the music video for Music/{{Garbage}}'s "The World Is Not Enough" played a robot copy of herself. There's also an ironic nod to Manson's day job when Weaver's daughter mentions her mother can't sing (bonus points for that episode opening with a song performed by Manson).
760** Weaver's gopher Walsh says in "Desert Cantos" that he used to be a cop in Baltimore. His actor Creator/MaxPerlich did have a role in the Baltimore police during ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', albeit as a technician rather than an officer.
761* ''Series/That70sShow'':
762** One episode had the guys go backstage to meet wrestler Rocky Johnson. Johnson in this episode is played by The Rock, AKA Wrestling/DwayneJohnson -- Rocky Johnson's son. Johnson points out that it's nice to see a father bringing their son to a wrestling match as he has one of his own, who will one day become the most electrifying man in sports-entertainment. Rocky Johnson's father-in-law, High Chief Peter Maivia, is played by the real Rocky Johnson, too.
763** In another episode, a gay couple mentions that one time, they had to say that they're brothers. One of them comments: "Who would ever believe that the two of us could be brothers?!" They're played by Barry Williams and Christopher Knight, who played brothers in ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.
764** Mary Tyler Moore plays morning show host Christine St. George and references the scene in the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" when she is hired by Lou Grant, a scene in which Lou Grant tells Mary, "You got spunk!" When Christine St. George hires Jackie, she says, "I like you. You've got sss...spirit. No, m-moxie, yes mo... Wait, no, it's... it's gumption. Oh, there's a word for it and I can't think what it is!" At the end of that same episode, Moore tosses Jackie's new beret and the screen freezes just like the opening of the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" (all be it angrily this time).
765** In another (Season 6) episode, Donna and Eric go to see a pastor for some relationship counseling. Donna mentions that one of their problems is Eric's love of ''Franchise/StarWars'', and the pastor voices his similar opinion on the subject, and later uses ''Star Wars'' metaphors in his sermon. The pastor? Billy Dee Williams, who would play Lando later in the trilogy (which neatly avoids CelebrityParadox as well.)
766* Armando Iannucci has said one of the reasons he cast Creator/TomHollander as Cal '[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Fucker]]' Richards, a bossy and feared PR man, in ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' is as a joke for anyone who saw the spin-off ''Film/InTheLoop'', where he plays an extremely wet and cowardly minister.
767* Deliberate in the case of Creator/PenelopeKeith starring in ''Series/ToTheManorBorn''. The series was conceived when one of the writers thought, "What if Margo from ''Series/TheGoodLife'' was as rich and sophisticated as she pretends to be?".
768* On ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon'', recurring sketch character Hashtag the Panda is revealed to be Creator/BenStiller in costume. Stiller previously wore a panda's head on his own head in ''Film/TropicThunder''.
769* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'':
770** At [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlCLg6CpGJI Comic-Con]], Creator/JohnBarrowman and Creator/NaokoMori explain how "[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds Exit Wounds]]" had one for them. In the episode, [[spoiler: Tosh dies in Jack's arms]]. Previously, the pair had played Chris and Kim opposite each other in ''Theatre/MissSaigon'', in which [[spoiler: Kim dies in Chris's arms]].
771** "[[Recap/TorchwoodS1E3GhostMachine Ghost Machine]]" featured a character named Ed Morgan, played by Creator/GarethThomas. Morgan's suicide at the end of the episode was deliberately staged to recall the death of Blake, the character who Thomas played in ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Additionally, immediately after leaving ''Blake's 7'', Thomas had played the lead role in a series called ''Morgan's Boy'', in which he also played a character named Morgan who killed himself at the end of the story.
772* One episode of ''Series/Tracker2001'' featured Cole using a katana to escape a museum vault. Creator/AdrianPaul, who played Cole, was well known for playing the katana-wielding Duncan [=MacLeod=] on ''Series/{{Highlander}}: The Series''.
773* Creator/ChristopherLloyd just can't get away from [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture his famous role]], as seen in ''[[Film/{{Tremors}} Tremors: The Series]]''.
774-->'''Gus:''' Hey, didja guys in the underground lab ever do some tests on time travel?\
775'''Lloyd:''' ''(exasperated [[EyeTake eye roll]])''
776* ''True Terror With Robert Englund'' is narrated by Creator/RobertEnglund, best known for playing the dream-hopping murderer Freddy Krueger in the ''[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' series. On at least one occasion, telling the story of Julia Cook suffering ominous recurring dreams suggesting something in her future, he notes:
777-->''Nightmares are something I know a thing or two about. One thing I know... you don't pick them; they pick you.''
778* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'':
779** Half of "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E13OnceUponATime Once Upon a Time]]" is [[{{Retraux}} shot in the style]] of a SilentMovie as a tribute to Creator/BusterKeaton, who plays the protagonist Woodrow Mulligan. More specifically, the chase sequence after Mulligan arrives in 1962 recreates a scene from Keaton's 1920 short film ''Film/TheGarage'' co-starring Creator/FattyArbuckle. In both, Keaton's character's loses his trousers and is about to be arrested for public indecency. However, his heavyset partner prevents this when he walks behind him to hide him from a policeman. He then helps him to get a new pair, which Keaton puts on after being lifted up while they are walking.
780** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S3E36CavenderIsComing Cavender is Coming]]", one of Agnes Grep's fellow usherettes is named Burnett. Agnes is played by Creator/CarolBurnett.
781** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E5TheLastNightOfAJockey The Last Night of a Jockey]]", Creator/MickeyRooney plays a man who used to be a jockey. Rooney had previously played ex-jockey Mi Taylor in ''Film/NationalVelvet''.
782* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'':
783** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E18 Personal Demons]]", Rockne O'Bannon wrote for ''Series/WestinghouseDesiluPlayhouse''. O'Bannon is played by Martin Balsam, who played Dr. Gillespie in the ''Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse'' episode "The Time Element". That episode served as the unofficial pilot of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''.
784** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E24 A Day in Beaumont]]", there are three:
785*** Dr. Kevin Carlson pointedly describes the FlyingSaucer that he and his girlfriend Faith saw crashing as "a thing" to Sheriff Haskin. Haskin is played by Kenneth Tobey, who is best known for playing Captain Patrick Hendry in ''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld''.
786*** H.G. Orson sarcastically refers to "tarantulas as big as houses." Pops is played by John Agar, who played Dr. Matt Hastings in ''Film/{{Tarantula}}''.
787*** Orson also refers to the planet Altair IV. Major Whitmore is played by Warren Stevens, who starred as Doc Ostrow, a member of the ''Bellerophon'' crew who visited Altair IV, in ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet''.
788* ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'':
789** Charlie Harper is watching ''Series/{{Glee}}'', and notes that the "woman in the red jumpsuit [[CelebrityParadox freaks him out]]". Creator/JaneLynch, who plays the jumpsuit-wearing cheerleader coach Sue Sylvester on ''Glee'', also plays Charlie's psychologist.
790** In the late-season 10 episode, "Bazinga! That's From A TV Show", Jake's 36-year-old girlfriend Tammy confronts Jake who is sleeping with her daughter, Ashley. When Ashley shows up at Alan and Walden's home to declare to them of of her love for Jake, Alan at one point calls Ashley "''Series/HannahMontana''" as tempers flare up. Ashley is played by guest star Creator/EmilyOsment, who played Lilly Truscott on the series. Interestingly enough, the star of ''Hannah Montana'', Creator/MileyCyrus, guest-starred as Walden's family friend Missi (a previous girlfriend of Jake's) in episodes earlier in the season. (Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones had both guest-starred on ''Hannah Montana'' on separate occasions in the show's last few seasons.)
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794* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'':
795** ''Series/UltramanTowardsTheFuture'': In the Japanese dub, Akiji Kobayashi, the man who played the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'''s Captain Muramatsu voices this series' team leader, Arthur Grant.
796** ''Series/UltramanMax'':
797*** The show features three actors of the original 1966 ''Ultraman'' series in roles as leaders of the attack team DASH: Professor Yukari (played by Hiroko Sakurai, who portrayed Akiko Fuji), Chief Kenzo Tomioka (played by Susumu Kurobe, who portrayed Shin Hayata) and Professor Date (played by Masanari Nihei, who portrayed Ide); Tomioka even gets to parody the original Ultraman's transformation sequence in a scene where he pulls out some scissors to groom his bonsai tree while doing a similar pose to the one Hayata did when employing the Beta Capsule.
798*** Kohji Moritsugu cameos in Episode 19 as an archaeologist. [[Series/UltraSeven Guess how he puts on his glasses]]?[[note]]Hint: Dyuwah![[/note]].
799*** In a non-''Ultra Series'' example there's Creator/NaoNagasawa who plays the title girl of "The Daughter of Zetton", and at several points (when possessed by Alien Zetton), is seen in [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger a ninja outfit]], like when infiltrating the DASH base and piloting King Joe.
800** ''Series/UltramanOrb'':
801*** The show wasn't the first time Creator/HirokiYasumoto voices an Alien Mefilas (the first is in ''Ultra Zero Fight''). And in said series, he has already familiar having teammates consist of Koichi Toshima (Alien Metron Tarude / Alien Groza Glocken) and Tetsuo Kishi (Alien Nackle Nagus / Alien Hipporito Jathar).
802*** Reibatos' voice actor from ''Ultra Fight Orb'' is Creator/HidenariUgaki, who previously voice Mold Spectre in ''Series/UltramanX''. In fact, the first being that Reibatos revived from his debut appearance is none other than Juda Spectre, Mold's younger brother.
803** ''Series/UltramanGeed'': Much like his [[Series/KamenRiderW two]] [[Series/KamenRiderGaim performances]] in ''Franchise/KamenRider'', Minori Terada once again plays someone related to one of the members of the main cast. Much like with Hideo Ishiguro[[note]] who previously played Kai from ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''[[/note]] playing the titular character of the [[Series/UltramanOrb previous]] ''Ultra'' series, however, he's a good guy this time.
804** ''Series/UltramanZ'': All three Alien Barossas are played by veteran Toku actors and allude to many of their roles both in Tokusatsu and anime through either their mannerisms, dialogue or actions. Notably, the second one played by Creator/TomokazuSeki references both the Final Wave from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' (where he played the role of the Gokaiger's equipment voice which also called out their attacks) and even gets attacked by a parody of the hot hand from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' (where he portrayed the main character, Domon Kassu).
805** ''Series/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTiga'': Kei Hosagai in this series stars in the role of Ignis, a rogue treasure hunter who ends up at odds with the heroes of the show. Not unlike his role in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' as Basco Ta Jolokia, though Ignis is far less of a villain than Basco. To boot, the [[Recap/UltramanTriggerNewGenerationTigaEp7InterUniverse seventh episode]] sees him getting into a conflict with the {{Space Pirate|s}} Alien Barossa.
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809* In ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' season four episode "Down the Rabbit Hole" the cast is on a deserted island looking for the cure for vampirism when Damon and Vaughn stumble upon a corpse. Vaughn looks around and says that there's someone else on the island. One might wonder why Damon looked so surprised, considering that it's not his first time [[Series/{{Lost}} trapped on a mysterious island that turned out not to be deserted.]]
810* ''Series/VeronicaMars'':
811** A very subtle one: the title of one episode is "Clash of the Tritons," a play on the title of the film ''Clash of the Titans''. That film's star, Harry Hamlin, had a recurring role on the show.
812** Enrico Colantoni's character dates a character played by Laura San Giacomo for a few episodes. The two previously played amorous co-workers in ''Series/JustShootMe''.
813** There's also the scene in season 2 where Trina and Kendall, aka. [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow and Cordelia]], get to snark at each other. Later, Logan says to Kendall: "I thought you couldn't come out during daylight hours."
814** Logan tells Weevil (''Film/{{Kazaam}}'' star Creator/FrancisCapra) to go rub a lamp.
815%%* ''Vicious'', the British 2013 sitcom, starring Creator/IanMcKellen and Derek Jacobi as two retired gay actors, is practically made of this trope.
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819* In the fourth episode of ''Series/{{Walker}}'', the main character's son is going through his father's undercover burner phone - one of the contacts listed is ''Winchester Auto'' - a nod to Creator/JaredPadalecki's fifteen year run on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
820* In the 2019 ''Series/TheWonderfulWorldOfDisney'' special ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}} Live!'', Shaggy portrayed Sebastian. In the 1998 re-release of the film, he sang the pop version of "Under The Sea".
821* In the first season of ''Series/WarOfTheWorlds1988'', Harrison Blackwood carries a tuning fork with him, the sound of which helps him to meditate. Jared Martin, who played Blackwood, had previously played a 23rd-century man who wielded a tuning fork-shaped weapon in the short-lived 1970s series ''The Fantastic Journey''.
822* In the ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' episode "The Living and the Dead", Creator/JamesMarsters plays [[spoiler: an immortal]] with an English accent, who's quite offended at the suggestion he might be [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer a vampire]]. He ends up [[spoiler: being killed by getting stabbed through the heart]].
823* The Vice President on ''Series/TheWestWing'' is a recovering alcoholic. A third season episode revealed that he stopped drinking when he was twenty-two because he had a family history of alcoholism and "some experiences in college." This has to be a reference to Tim Matheson's part in ''Film/AnimalHouse''.
824** In the sixth season, Governor Eric Baker of Pennsylvania shows up as a possible presidential candidate a few times. He's frequently mentioned as being a popular candidate with blue collar voters throughout the north-eastern and north-midwest states. He's played by Creator/EdONeill, whose most famous role was, of course, Al Bundy on ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', ''the'' iconic north-midwestern blue collar working slob.
825* ''Series/WhatILikeAboutYou'':
826** The episode "Dangerous Liasons" double-doses the Actor Allusions for both of its leads: Via a flashback and an old VHS tape, we see a standup routine Holly (Amanda Bynes) did when she was little; it's actually the routine that got Bynes hired for [[Series/AllThat her first TV job]]. She remarks at the end, "That kid should have [[Series/TheAmandaShow her own show]]". Meanwhile, Val (Jennie Garth) has a flashback about her and a guest character; the guest is played by Luke Perry, and the flashback is a direct lift of a ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' episode.
827** Less notable are the other guest appearances from ''90210'' alumni, only one of whom even offered a YouLookFamiliar to Val. And appearances by ''Series/AllThat'' and ''Series/{{Popular}}'' cast members went entirely unnoted within the show.
828* In the ''Series/WhiteCollar'' episode "At What Cost", Neal makes a metaphorical DealWithTheDevil by agreeing to do a favor for Curtis Hagen in exchange for help in keeping Peter from being wrongfully charged with murder. Hagen is played by Mark Sheppard, who plays Crowley the literal King of Hell on ''Supernatural''.
829* ''Series/WhodunnitUK'': In "A Time to Dye", one of the suspects mentions that she won a trip to London to see ''Irene'' in the West End starring "him what's on the telly on Monday night". At the time, host Creator/JonPertwee was appearing in the West End run of ''Irene'' playing 'Madame Lucy'.
830** the series one episode "A Knife in the Back" featured Jon Pertwee in his very first appearance on the show (as a panelist). He asked a suspect about the letters she posted, and the reply was 'Two bills... and a letter to the Doctor Who fanclub. I wanted to ask for your autograph." (Pertwee was playing the Third Series/DoctorWho at the time)
831* In the ''Series/WhosTheBoss'' episode "The Babysitter", Angela dramatically hugs Jonathan and says goodbye which leads to Tony quipping “This turn into ''Series/OneLifeToLive'' here?”. Creator/JudithLight had previously played Karen Wolek on ''One Life To Live''.
832* ''Series/{{Wilfred}}'':
833** Ryan is under psychiatric care, speaking with a bearded psychiatrist played by Creator/RobinWilliams. When said psychiatrist says, "[[Film/GoodWillHunting It's not your fault]]" Ryan catches the reference and eventually realizes that he's in a dream sequence.
834** As he is played by Elijah Wood, Ryan himself has been the subject of some ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' references. For instance, when he's asked to participate in Jenna's wedding: "Dude, you're a ringbearer now!"
835* In the ''Series/WillAndGrace'' episode "Von Trapped" the gang goes to an audience participation showing of "The Sound of Music." When they get in trouble, Rosario shows up to bail them out, dressed in a nun's habit -- virtually the same outfit Shelley Morrison wore on ''Series/TheFlyingNun'' in fact.
836** ''Series/WillAndGrace'' do this with some regularity, although celebrity TheCameo in-jokes (as with Creator/KevinBacon and Music/EltonJohn's appearances on the show) are more frequent. For example, a character played by Creator/GeneWilder uses the "Strike that, reverse it" line from ''[[Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
837*** Eric [=McCormack=] (Will) actually cracks Gene Wilder up with one of these during an [[HilariousOuttakes outtake.]]
838---->'''[=McCormack=]''': "Say 'I am Stein.'"\
839'''Wilder''': "I am Stein."\
840'''[=McCormack=]''': "Louder! I am Stein!"\
841'''Wilder''': "Louder! I am Stein!"\
842'''[=McCormack=]''': "Like you mean it! ''I am Stein!''"\
843'''Wilder''': "''I am Stein!''"\
844'''[=McCormack=]''': "YOUR NAME IS ''FRANKENSTEIN!!''"\
845(Wilder loses it)
846** The best example is when Matt Damon guest-starred as a gay man [[spoiler:who was actually straight and just wanted to get into a gay men's chorus to advance his career]] who said that he had a long-term boyfriend named Creator/{{Ben|Affleck}}. [[HeterosexualLifePartner Which he does]].
847* ''Series/TheWire'' includes several instances due to its penchant for having Baltimore political figures appear in cameo roles. In one instance, the mayor is discussing with several staffers the unauthorized creation of a decriminalized drug zone. One staffer says that if news gets out, people will call the mayor "the most dangerous man in America." The line is uttered by former RealLife Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke, who had been called the most dangerous man in America (by Congressman Charles Rangel) when Schmoke suggested debating the decriminalization of drugs.
848** When Mayor Carcetti goes to beg for funding from the unnamed, unseen Republican governor clearly based on then RealLife governor of Maryland Robert Ehrlich, Ehrlich appears as a security guard at the governor's office.
849** Similarly, the show's co-creator David Simon appears in Season 5 as a Baltimore Sun reporter. Simon was a Sun reporter, and his experience writing the crime section led to the book ''Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'', later adapted into the TV series ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''.
850** Even more confusingly, a character by the name "Jay Landsman" appears on the show, but the ''real'' Jay Landsman plays Lt. Mello.
851** Musician Steve Earle, who performs the theme song for Season 5, has a role as Walon, a recovering heroin addict. Steve Earle himself is a recovering heroin addict in RealLife. Additionally, Walon can be seen wearing a jacket with the art from Steve Earle's ''Copperhead Road'' album, as well as a tattoo of said art on his bicep.
852* In one episode of ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'', the eponymous dog stars in a commercial. The actor who provides the voice of Wishbone in the commercial (seen onscreen) is, in fact, the same actor who voices Wishbone on the show in general.
853* In episode 12 of the Australian series ''Wonderland'', the gang attends a wedding. At the reception [[LatinLover Carlos]] shows off some moves on the cleared dance floor that are quite... gymnastic for such an event--an allusion to actor Glenn [=McMillan=]'s time as the Yellow Wind Ranger on ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm''.
854* CMT's ''Series/WorkingClass'' stars Melissa Peterman as a divorcee who moves to an upscale neighborhood with her three kids. One episode features her former husband...now married to a woman played by Music/RebaMcEntire...the exact opposite of what happened on ''Series/{{Reba}}''.
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858* ''Series/TheXFiles'':
859** Creator/JodieFoster voiced a sentient tattoo that drove its owner to murder. It's not hard to find parallels to John Hinckley's obsession with her that led him to try to assassinate Ronald Reagan, though given Foster's famous refusal to discuss the incident it probably wasn't intentional.
860** In "Never Again", the tattoo's hatred (voiced by Jodie Foster) of Scully is possibly a reference to Scully being initially based on Clarice Starling from ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'', played by... Jodie Foster.
861** From Agent Doggett in later seasons: "What are you saying? Ray Pearce has become some kind of metal man? Because that only happens in the movies, Agent Scully." What, as in ''Terminator 2''? (Doggett's actor, of course, appeared on ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' as the villainous T-1000.)
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865* In an episode of ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', the main characters go up against a team from "Footlights College, UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}}", on Series/UniversityChallenge. This part of the plot is largely driven by the presenter, "Bambi", and his overwhelming bias towards Oxbridge. Three of the members of the Oxbridge team are played by Creator/HughLaurie, Creator/EmmaThompson, and Creator/StephenFry, who were all members of the Footlights Club at Cambridge. Also both Bamber "Bambi" Gascoigne, who was the original presenter of University Challenge, and GriffRhysJones, who played Bambi on ''The Young Ones'', are former Footlighters. To top it all off, Stephen Fry actually appeared on University Challenge during his Cambridge years.
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