Line #23 ShoutOut/YellowSubmarine


1	''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'' has many {{Shout Out}}s within the film, and there are many references to it in other works. See the [[ReferencedBy/YellowSubmarine Referenced By page]] for the latter.
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3	* Ringo and Fred pass through a room containing various pop-culture heroes, including [[Series/TheAvengers1960s John Steed]], ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician, and ComicStrip/ThePhantom. The latter are also sort of a MythologyGag as The Phantom, Mandrake and ''Yellow Submarine'' are copyrighted by King Features.
4	--> '''Fred:''' Can't we take one of these?\
5	'''Ringo:''' No, Fred, I only work with me mates.
6	* The narrator at the beginning says "80,000 leagues beneath the sea"-an allusion to Jules Verne's book ''20,000 Leagues Under The Sea''.
7	* The Sea of Monsters segment includes a [[AffectionateParody parody]] of the then-current Hamlet cigar TV commercials, hence the orchestra playing "Air on a G String" during the gag.
8	* The line "It's a pair of kinky-boot beasts!" is a reference to the 1963 song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q-e_T4WRcs "Kinky Boots"]], recorded by ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' stars Creator/PatrickMacnee and Creator/HonorBlackman.
9	* In the Sea of Monsters, Old Fred presses a button, causing [[NoodleImplements a load of miscellaneae]] to emerge from the sub. One of them is a banner that reads "[[Music/TheRollingStonesBand The Rolling Sto-]]" before zipping back in.
10	* The "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" sequence features {{rotoscop\|ing}}ed footage of 1920s and 30s musicals. Toward the end, there is a brief bit of Creator/FredAstaire and Creator/GingerRogers dancing to "Cheek to Cheek" from ''Film/TopHat.''
11	* While the Beatles are quietly moving through the ranks of the Blue Meanies, Ringo sings, "tiptoe through the Meanies", a reference to an old song which was later covered by Music/TinyTim.
12	* [[TheDragon The second-in-command of the Blue Meanies]] is named Max (after the film ''Film/TheBlueMax''.)
13	* Several [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] songs that weren't used directly in the film get referenced:
14	--> '''Fred:''' Won't you please, please help me? ("Help!" and "Please Please Me")
15	--> '''Jeremy:''' Enough to fill the Albert Hall. (As part of a string of references on "A Day in the Life", one being that The Sea of Holes reminded John of Blackburn, Lancashire, to which Paul replies sing-songedly, "Oh, boy!")
16	--> '''Paul:''' Getting better all the time. ("Getting Better", obviously)\
17	'''Pepperland John:''' I'm the alter ego, man.\
18	'''John:''' And I'm the ego man, goo goo g'joob. ("I Am the Walrus")
19	-->'''Lord Mayor:''' (''to Old Fred'') No time for trivialities. ("When I Get Home")
20	** In the Creator/GoldKeyComics adaptation as the sub takes off with the Beatles and Old Fred in pursuit:
21	--->'''John:''' The sub is taking off without us.\
22	'''George:''' You mean, 'within it, without us.'
23	--->'''Paul:''' This is no time to plug one of your songs! (''a nod to George's "Within You, Without You"'')
24	** This is followed by an encounter and wooing of a meter maid named Rita. ("Lovely Rita")
25	** Then later, in the live action part:
26	--->'''Ringo:''' I've got a hole in my pocket!\
27	'''George:''' A hole?\
28	'''Ringo:''' Well, half a hole, anyway. I gave the rest to Jeremy!\
29	'''George:''' What can ''he'' do with half a hole?\
30	'''Paul:''' Fix it, to keep his mind from wondering! ("Fixing a Hole")
31	** When the Beatles and Old Fred start to regress in age in the Sea Of Time:
32	--->'''Paul:''' Hey, Ringo, you're not half the man you used to be. ("Yesterday")
33	** There's also a ''very'' subtle in-joke about "Yesterday" when the Beatles are trying to smash through the glass bowl and John's rambling devolves into a recipe for scrambled eggs. "Scrambled Eggs" is rumored to have been the placeholder lyrics for what eventually became "Yesterday."
34	* A couple of bars of "With A Little Help From My Friends" get played.
35	* The frightening orchestra crescendo from "A Day in the Life" gets used for the start of the submarine's journey home.
36	* In the opening sequence, when George is introduced, the opening of "Love You To" plays.
37	* When the Beatles arrive in Pepperland, in order to "un-bonk" the Lord Mayor the four loop part of the lyric of "Think For Yourself".
38	* When Ringo uses the hole in his pocket to break open the glass bowl imprisoning Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the opening bars of "Baby, You're A Rich Man" play.
39	** In the original cut of the movie, the boys sing half of the first verse.
40	* George's catchphrase "It's all in the mind, you know" is from ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' (a suitable reference, as the Beatles really were fans of the Goons).
41	** John says this a year earlier in ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "Strawberry Fields."
42	* The Apple Bonkers' weapons look like the logo of a certain record company.
43	* After the boys sing life back into Pepperland, the Chief croaks, "Hark...the hills are alive..." with Max replying in sing-song, "With [[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic the sound of music...]]"
44	** In the same sequence, Max also name-drops the Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov and the bandleader Guy Lombardo.
45	* The Boob, after he fixes the Sub's motor, quips "I must complete my bust, two novels, finish my blueprints, begin my Beguine." The last part refers to "Begin The Beguine," a 1935 song composed by Music/ColePorter.
46	* The Chief Meanie declares, [[Theatre/HenryV "Once more unto the breach,"]] to his retreating troops, and then moans, [[Theatre/RichardIII "My kingdom for a horse,"]] when getting trampled over by them.

Context ShoutOut / YellowSubmarine