1 | --> "How about our new show, They Talk? It's got more meta references than a Deadpool speech!"\ |
2 | ''Ghostface, discussing this "unoriginal show" that Neve Campbell is very disappointed in.'' |
3 | |
4 | This series is full of references to other media from the word go, with nearly every scene containing at least one joke about an actor's history. |
5 | !!Intro (Yes, even the opening is filled to the brim with {{Shout Out}}s) |
6 | * The first five seconds contain a smorgasbord of detail in the trashcan target of Zoran's WastebasketBall. |
7 | ** Some of the papers are nods to [=YouTube=] videos Zoran has worked on, from a sketch for "Social Mediasochist Babies" and a script for "Unhealthy Doug's[[note]]A common character in Zoran's work[[/note]] Sausage Seder". |
8 | ** Scripts for "[[Film/{{Critters}} A Very Scary Crite-Mas]]" and "[[Film/{{Tremors}} Tremors: Another ANOTHER TV Show]]." |
9 | ** Tickets for "[[Film/KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace Killer Klowns]]: Live in Concert!" |
10 | ** [[Film/Mandy2018 The Beast]]'s head poking out in the top left. |
11 | ** A folder addressed to [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]]. |
12 | * Behind the couch Zoran is sitting on is a poster for Film/IceCreamMan. |
13 | * While flicking through films, Michael Myers is dressed like WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}, Film/AustinPowers, and [[Film/WaynesWorld Wayne Edwards]], three characters played by the [[NamedLikeMyName similarly named]] actor Creator/MikeMyers. |
14 | * Jason's gift to his mother's head contains a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] doll. |
15 | * During the final closeup on Zoran's eyes, in addition to the three killers the opening focuses on, [[Film/BehindTheMaskTheRiseOfLeslieVernon Leslie Vernon]] can be seen reflected in Zoran's peepers. |
16 | |
17 | !!Friday the 13th Part 3 |
18 | * A {{Lampshaded|Trope}} one: Jason pulls a TheNameIsBondJamesBond right before killing Vera, pointing out that it was a Sean Connery impression and killing her in retaliation for not finding it funny. |
19 | * Before killing Chuck, Jason mistakes him for a character from Film/EvilBong and threatens to put him in a [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]] style trap. |
20 | * Jason makes a HeresJohnnyHomage when throwing Rick through the window. |
21 | * Chris’s stabbing has Jason imitate the memetic WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy knee injury scene, as the subtitles confirm. |
22 | * While getting hanged, Jason namedrops a character from VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}, comparing his neck to hers. |
23 | * Jason verbatims references LukeIAmYourFather while killing Ali. |
24 | * After Chris puts an axe into his head, Jason quotes “Feeling woozy here” from Film/Scream1996, again lampshading the reference afterwards. |
25 | * In the final scene, Chris runs into [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]], who gets her arrested before singing a Rainbow Connection parody. |
26 | |
27 | !!Scream |
28 | * Ghostface’s trivia questions for Barrymore, fittingly for the film the episode is based on, are all about movies. |
29 | ** Ghostface’s first question about a 90s slasher movie: Film/{{Popcorn}}. |
30 | ** His second question: Film/TheLoveGuru, with Barrymore shouting in anguish when Ghostface tells her about a rumored sequel. |
31 | ** His final question is about Film/{{Mallrats}}, with Barrymore mixing up Jason and Jeremy London. |
32 | * When Barrymore mentions she’s about to watch a scary movie, Ghostface takes it literally and assumes she’s talking about ''Film/ScaryMovie''. |
33 | * Ghostface namedrops [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]] during a rant about how he did “I wanna play a game” first. |
34 | * As Barrymore hides behind a TV, an episode of ''Series/{{Awkward}}'' is just finishing up and a trailer for ''Series/ScreamTheTVSeries'' is about to play, [[TakeThat causing Barrymore to unplug it]]. |
35 | * Fitting for an episode filled with Adam Sandler references, Campbell gets a (failed) prank call from a scene from ''Film/BillyMadison''. |
36 | * As seen above, Ghostface name drops ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' before attacking Campbell. |
37 | * When [=McGowan=] mentions “psycho killers”, Ghostface calls out ''Music/TalkingHeads'', who made a song by that name. |
38 | * Impressed by a garage door holding [=McGowan=]’s weight, Ghostface praises [[Series/HomeImprovement Tim the Toolman Taylor]] and makes “Dated Creator/TimAllen Grunt sounds”. |
39 | * Annoyed at Neve kicking him in the face, Ghostface tells her to “knock it off, [[Franchise/MortalKombat Liu Kang]]”. |
40 | |
41 | !! Predator |
42 | * The Jungle Predator's EstablishingCharacterMoment is him singing [[Music/LittleRichard Long Tall Sally]]. |
43 | * While hanging Rick's body, the Predator starts singing The Coasters's ''Yakety Yak'', replacing the end of the first verse with "I killed Creator/ShaneBlack!" |
44 | * The Predator's drugs are named after aliens from other media: [[Series/MorkAndMindy Mork]]-screw, Oxy-[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Krypton]], [[Franchise/StarWars Ewok]]-otine, PCP Film/MacAndMe, and [[Film/{{Alien}} Xeno]]morphine. |
45 | * A VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} "teammate down" sound effect plays when the Predator falls out of a tree. |
46 | * At Arnold's (accidental) request, the final battle has a short snippet from [[Music/{{Kesha}} C'mon]]. |
47 | * The ending song is a parody of [[Music/LeonardCohen Halleluiah]]. |
48 | |
49 | !! Happy Death Day |
50 | * Babyface name drops ''Film/TheHillsRunRed'' when noting the similarity to another Babyface. |
51 | * Babyface’s teacher is Professor [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Krueger]] and her dean is the [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt Crypt Keeper]]. |
52 | * Creator/JessicaNigri is namedropped as a comparison to Babyface’s lack of costuming skills. |
53 | * Babyface’s bedroom contains a collection of references |
54 | ** Posters on her wall include ''Film/ScoutsGuideToTheZombieApocalypse'', ''Film/ParanormalActivityTheMarkedOnes'', ''Film/{{Disturbia}}'', ''Another Day in Paradise'', and the clocktower newspaper from ''Film/BackToTheFuture1''. |
55 | ** Among the clutter on her bedside table are the [[Franchise/EvilDead Necronomicon]] and a ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' VHS. |
56 | ** A later shot reveals a poster for ''Tremors'' and the sports almanac from ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''. |
57 | * Babyface name drops Film/PalmSprings when she realizes Tree is repeating what she said in their last encounter. |
58 | * Babyface’s PreMortemOneLiner in the frat party involves "[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Assassin's Weed]]". |
59 | * The song Babyface sings in Tree’s shower is a parody of Wayne Newton’s ''Danke Schoën''. |
60 | * After coming out to attack Tree, a few Film/DirtyDancing references are made with her quoting "I've Had the Time of My Life" and declaring that "Nobody puts Baby(face) in the corner." |
61 | * [[Film/{{Freaky}} The Blissfield Butcher]] drops in to interrupt during Babyface’s final kill. After he leaves, Babyface talks about Vince’s previous work, including ''Deadballs'', ''Wedding Slashers'', and ''Film/Psycho1998''. |
62 | |
63 | !! Halloween |
64 | * The "Barenaked Ladies ripoff" Michael complains about is Common Shiner's ''Social Medasochist''. |
65 | * The song playing at the asylum is a parody of ''[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]''. The final line, "My name is [=McMurphy=]," is a nod to the protagonist of ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''. |
66 | * Michael quotes "[[Music/MichaelJackson Annie, are you OK? Are you OK Annie?]]" when he overhears Laurie asking about her. |
67 | * Michael quotes the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings trope namer]] for SpeakFriendAndEnter as he breaks into a closet Laurie is hiding in. |
68 | |
69 | !! Trick 'r Treat |
70 | * The whole episode is a parody of WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas named "How Sam Saved Halloween." |
71 | * The mascot for Thanksgiving is shown to be [[Film/{{Thankskilling}} Turkey]]. |
72 | * The kids walking past Emma's house discuss Creator/BillPaxton and Creator/BillPullman movies, one quizzing the other on who was in what. |
73 | ** ''Film/{{Twister}}''[[note]]Paxton[[/note]] |
74 | ** ''Film/IndependenceDay''[[note]]Pullman[[/note]] |
75 | ** ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''[[note]]Pullman[[/note]] |
76 | ** ''Film/ButcherBakerNightmareMaker''[[note]]Paxton[[/note]] |
77 | ** ''Film/{{Braindead}}''[[note]]Both[[/note]] |
78 | * The stickman Emma pulls a sheet off of tells her about how he was cursed by a witch, "like in that movie ''Film/{{Mannequin}}''" |
79 | * Sam notes that the masked man watching him drag off Emma's body must be "off to ''Film/HellFest''''. |
80 | * Mr Kreeg ends up watching ''Film/HomeAloneTheHolidayHeist'' while home alone. |
81 | * A very confused narrator talks about how Mr Kreeg "entered ''Film/TheShining''" when he sees the bloody words on his bedroom walls. |
82 | * Mr Kreeg's fall down the stairs is described as him tumbling down "like an [[Film/TheExorcist Exorcist]] priest". |
83 | * The "Mean One" parody song describes Sam as "Cuddly as a Film/{{Critter|s}}" and "Stabby as a [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Voorhees]]." |
84 | * Sam's wandering hand sings a short snippet of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' theme song, says he was an actor in ''Film/TheHand'', and makes a "[[Film/EvilDead2 Groovy]]" joke when reattached to Sam. |
85 | |
86 | !! Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter |
87 | * When being brought into a hospital, Jason mentions a list of fictional hospitals as he tries to guess where he was brought. In all, he names [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Sacred Heart]], [[Series/GreysAnatomy Seattle Grace]], [[Series/{{House}} Princeton-Plainsboro]], Series/ChicagoHope, [[Series/StElsewhere St Eligius]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Taco Bellevue]], and County General[[note]]A 2005 comedy[[/note]]. Grey’s Anatomy comes up again as part of Jason’s PostMortemOneLiner as he kills a nurse. |
88 | * A nurse watches ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'' with a noticeable crush on Eddie Murphy’s character, and Axel is seen watching ''Film/TheShining'' shortly afterwards. |
89 | * The teens listen to a parody of ''[[Music/WhitneyHouston I Wanna Dance With Somebody]]'' as Jason watches their dance party. |
90 | * Jason's goal is to get to Series/TheGoodPlace, and actually makes it at the end of the episode. |
91 | * Jason's murder spree on the teens is backed by a cover of "[[Music/LoverboyBand Working for the Weekend]]". |
92 | * ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'''s "Your density" line gets dropped by Jason when he kills Jimmy. |
93 | * Jason imitates the [[Series/TheKidsInTheHall Head Crusher]] when killing Doug. |
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