| 1 | * Some believe Mater [[Series/TopGearUK racing around an]] [[Film/MagicalMysteryTour airport landing strip]] is one. |
| 2 | * A restaurant in Paris called [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} GasTow's]]. |
| 3 | * Raoul Çaroule, the French contestant, is SO Sebastien Loeb! |
| 4 | * Holly [[ReversePolarity reverses the polarity]] [[spoiler:[[Series/DoctorWho to turn back time]], though it's only Big Ben(tley)'s gears]]. |
| 5 | * Finn [=McMissile=] pulls off [[Franchise/StarWars two familiar-looking tricks in the opening]] - [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack clinging to the side of a ship to avoid being noticed]], and [[Film/AttackOfTheClones dumping some spare parts to feign his own death]]. |
| 6 | * While he and Lightning banter over who deserves a [[Film/AChristmasStory major award]], Francesco emphasizes that he is ''not'' [[Film/AChristmasStory fra-gee-lay]]. |
| 7 | * An automotive version of ''Series/TakeshisCastle'' appears on a television set when the cast arrives in Japan. |
| 8 | * Visually, the [[spoiler:DeathTrap inside of Big Bently, and the way that Finn, Holly, and Mater escape from it,]] is very similar to the climax of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - itself inspired by the clock tower chase in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', a movie often cited for its great spy action and excellent car chase sequence. |
| 9 | * Two flight attendants at Tokyo Airport are named [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Mei and Satsuki.]] |
| 10 | * Near the beginning, the marquee in front of the drive-in theater is advertising ''[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 The Incredimobiles]]''. |
| 11 | * Finn [=McMissile=]'s cover identity is "in the import-export business", which was also a cover frequently used by Franchise/JamesBond. Not to mention him being an Aston Martin, famously used in the films as Bond's car. |
| 12 | * Uncle Topolino's name. Besides being the name of the car he is based on (Fiat Topolino), "Topolino" is also the official name of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse in Italy. |
| 13 | * Mater sings the State Farm advertising jingle except for replacing the company name with his own name. |
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