1 | * There are a lot of parodies of well-known TV shows in this movie: |
2 | ** ''Maho Mushi'' is a general parody of shonen anime, primarily the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise, although elements of ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' are also thrown in. |
3 | ** ''Carpet Critters'' is a parody of fellow Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} show ''{{WesternAnimation/Rugrats}}'' (though the title is reminiscent of this short-lived 1990s primetime animated show called ''WesternAnimation/CapitolCritters''). Klasky-Csupo actually provided [[ParodyAssistance animation to their station-mates]]. |
4 | ** ''The Futurellis'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' with elements of ''Series/TheSopranos'' mixed in. |
5 | ** ''Johnny Hunt'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest''. |
6 | ** ''Go Go Racer'' is a parody of ''Anime/SpeedRacer''. |
7 | ** ''Heavy Hal'' is a parody of ''[[WesternAnimation/FatAlbertandtheCosbyKids Fat Albert]]''. |
8 | ** ''Blackbird'' is a parody of the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' cartoons, with a few elements of ''WesternAnimation/Birdman1967'' added in. It is the third Batman parody in the series, after Catman (which parodied the live-action show) and Dark Mark from Power Pals (which parodied the comics). |
9 | ** ''Paula Poundcake'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake''. |
10 | ** ''Politically Inaccurate Smashdown'' is a parody of political talk shows and professional wrestling. The names are references to ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' and ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown''. |
11 | ** ''The Million Dollar Spin'' is a parody of ''Series/WheelOfFortune''. |
12 | ** ''Ted & Jimmy'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''. They would revisit the show in a later episode, "Mice Capades", with the parody ''Sleazy & Cheezy''. |
13 | ** ''Clint's Hints'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', another Nickelodeon show. |
14 | ** ''Poppyseed Avenue'' is a parody of ''Series/SesameStreet'', done in puppet-show style. |
15 | ** ''Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows'' is a parody of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''. The turtle expies being cows might be a reference to ''WesternAnimation/WildWestCOWBoysOfMooMesa''. |
16 | ** ''Walnuts'' is a parody of the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' TV specials, such as ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'' and ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas''. |
17 | ** Channel 293 has a Rankin-Bass style stop-motion Christmas special a la ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''. |
18 | *** ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowMan'' makes a cameo on the channel. |
19 | ** ''Rabid Rabbit'' is a parody of the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' DuckSeasonRabbitSeason episodes. The WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck parody also has [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck white feathers, a blue top and a red bowtie]]. |
20 | ** ''The Meatflints'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' |
21 | ** ''Space Specter'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'' (the original version of the show, not ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhostCoasttoCoast'') with a few ''Franchise/StarTrek'' elements thrown in. |
22 | ** ''The Feldmans'' is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', complete with [[LawyerFriendlyCameo Lawyer Friendly versions]] of Bumblebee Man (Vicky dressed as a flying ladybug), Ned Flanders (who is shown as a hippie who speaks gibberish instead of a conservative Christian man who speaks gibberish), Krusty the Clown, and Barney Gumble (who is shown as a gross, belching slob instead of a drunk, though it is implied that he is one when he flies into "Mike's"[[note]]the show's take on "Moe's Tavern"[[/note]] after gaining superpowers from the radiation spill). Timmy even points out that every adult in ''The Feldmans'' is stupid and no help to any child, a TakeThat to both ''The Simpsons'' and ''The Fairly [=OddParents=]'' itself. |
23 | ** ''Snooper Dog'' is a parody of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', with a few elements of its short-lived sister show ''WesternAnimation/GooberAndTheGhostChasers'' thrown in. The Snooper Dog character is also inspired by Music/SnoopDogg. |
24 | ** The Biographical Channel is a parody of Creator/TheHistoryChannel. "Dictator Week" is a reference to Creator/DiscoveryChannel's "Shark Week". |
25 | * The CutSong "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-E8VlwnKJY If I Lived in TV]]" features even more parodies (these are generally more [[ParentalBonus likely to be familiar to adults]], which may be why the song was cut): |
26 | ** ''Series/ThreesCompany'' |
27 | ** ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' |
28 | ** ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' |
29 | ** ''Series/HappyDays'' (complete with the by-now mandatory JumpingTheShark gag) |
30 | ** ''Series/{{Today}}'''s weather segment, with Al Roker |
31 | ** ''[[Creator/DavidLetterman Late Night With David Letterman]]'' (more specifically, the segment "Late Show Top Ten List") |
32 | ** ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' |
33 | ** ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (featuring shout-outs to several well-known sketches and film adaptations like ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', ''Film/WaynesWorld'', and ''Film/{{Coneheads}}'') |
34 | ** ''Series/{{Friends}}'' (with the song itself being based upon ''Friends''' theme tune "I’ll Be There For You") |
35 | ** ''Series/AmericanIdol'', with Timmy in the role of Simon Cowell. They would later do an entire episode ("Fairy Idol") on this concept and introduce another Cowell {{Expy}} in "Timmy TV" (who himself would return for "Fairy Idol"). |
36 | ** ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' |
37 | ** ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' |
38 | * The scenes with Tootie as "Deep Toot" are based on the Deep Throat scenes in ''Film/AllThePresidentsMen'', based on the ''Washington Post'' investigation that uncovered UsefulNotes/RichardNixon's attempts to rig the 1972 US presidential election. "Deep Throat" was a pseudonym used by FBI agent Mark Felt to relay classified government information to Bob Woodward. |
39 | * BadFuture Vicky is dressed like UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. |
40 | * The ending is a nod to ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes''. |
41 | * "Today's show is brought to you by the letter [[Creator/{{Viacom}} V]]!"[[note]]Although it may be a coincidence. The "V" is obviously meant to refer to Vicky.[[/note]] |
42 | * Timmy and Vicky's [[BattleCry Battle Cries]] in ''Maho Mushi'': |
43 | -->'''Timmy:''' ''[[Creator/HayaoMiyazaki MIYAZAKI!!]]'' |
44 | -->'''Vicky:''' ''[[Creator/AkiraKurosawa KUROSAWA!!]]'' |
45 | ** [[Franchise/DragonBall Timmy's battle attire resembles Goku's gi, and Vicky's battle attire resembles Piccolo's.]] |
46 | * Butch Hartman's name is in the credits of ''Adolescent Genetically Modified Karate Cows''. |
47 | * [[WesternAnimation/ChristmasWho Vicky takes a picture of a miserable Timmy.]] |
48 | * Near the beginning, Timmy's mom is trying to sell a Music/{{glass house|s}} to a man named [[Music/BillyJoel Mr. Joel]]. |
49 | * The robot that Timmy controls in Maho Mushi has a head that resembles [[Toys/{{BIONICLE}} Turaga Vakama's mask.]] |
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