!! The animated series
* That statue that Drake Mallard pounds on to start his chairs flipping, sending him and his allies to Darkwing Tower? It's Basil from ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective''. Character designer Toby Shelton helped designed the casts of both.
* Not only that, the idea of a statue opening a SecretPassage to a superhero's headquarters is a reference to the Creator/WilliamShakespeare bust that opened the Batcave passage own the 1960's ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series.
* DW's costume is a dead ringer for [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Comics's]] Crimson Avenger, one of the first costumed heroes, or perhaps to the (first) ComicBook/{{Sandman|MysteryTheatre}}, another DC hero with a similar costume (at first) and a gas gun. Or to some versions of Radio/TheGreenHornet, whom Crimson Avenger was a CaptainErsatz for in the first place. The title may also be a reference to Film/{{Darkman}}, which itself was also inspired by ''The Shadow'' of which Darkwing also takes some cues from.
** Speaking of Creator/DCComics[=/=]Creator/WarnerBros, the entire premise of the series is basically "WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck in a ComicBook/{{Batman}} spoof."
* J. Gander Hooter, the head of S.H.U.S.H., has a PunnyName referencing FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
** He goes through a DubNameChange in the French version, being called instead "Commissaire Magret". The word "''magret''" designates the breast meat of a mulard duck, but this is of course also a reference to literary character Literature/{{Maigret}}.
* "Darkly Dawns the Duck":
** The phrase "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it" is used . It's a shout-out to a previous animated avian adventurer, Super Chicken.
** After Gosalyn falls asleep, Darkwing remarks that her snoring could wake [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]].
* "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain":
** Not only is Paddywhack in general a reference to ''Literature/{{It}},'' but the episode begins with an establishing shot of St. Canard and with D.W. doing a noir narration - both straight out of ''"The Naked City."''
--> "There are a thousand stories in the city of St. Canard.
** Darkwing, looking for a place to change to his SecretIdentity, says, "[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Where's a phone booth when you need one?]]"
** Paddywhack's line "Oh, I don't eat... pizza." is based off of [[Film/Dracula1931 Dracula]]'s "I never drink... wine."
* "In Like Blunt":
** The title is a spoof of ''Film/InLikeFlint'', with Derek Blunt being named after the film's main character, Derek Flint.
** Derek Flint is a parody of Franchise/JamesBond. Two of Blunt's films are also mentioned, ''[[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Goldfeather]]'' and ''[[Film/LiveAndLetDie Live and Let Spy]]''.
** [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Magica de Spell, Flintheart Glomgold and three Beagle Boys (Bigtime, Baggy and Burger)]] can all be seen amongst the villains attending the auction.
* The episode "Aduckiphopia" (besides referencing ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'') had DW grow four extra arms (something that once happened to ComicBook/SpiderMan) ''and'' had him take the new identity of 'Arachno-Duck' (wearing a variation of [[DistaffCounterpart Spider-Woman's]] costume.)
* The episode "Planet of the Capes" was a shout-out to ComicBook/{{Normalman}}, sharing the premise of a planet of superheroes having one inhabitant who has no powers at all.
* "Stressed To Kill" has a "How To Relax" segment in the style of the classic WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} "How To _____" Disney shorts.
* "Going Nowhere Fast"
** This episode, being the one where DW gains SuperSpeed, features a pair of scientists named Dr. Allen and Dr. Garrick-the last names of the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flashes]].
** At one point, Honker mentions both [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Einstein]] and [[UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln Abe Lincoln]].
* "Film Flam" in addition to all the classic film references (being a Tuskerninny episode, after all) also has this exchange:
--> '''Gosalyn''': "Look dad! It's Mongol from Mars!"
--> '''Darkwing''': "Yeah, right! [[AndImTheQueenOfSheba And I'm]] Donald-" (sees the Martian monster about to attack) "-DUCK!"
** When Darkwing's coat gets cut open, it's revealed that the sweater he wears under it is shown to have the ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' logo.
** Kongo is a blatant parody of ''Franchise/KingKong''.
** Andy Ape is a spoof of [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger Rabbit]].
** South Dakota Smith is a spoof of ''Franchise/IndianaJones''.
* There were also at least two references to ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide''. "Beauty and the Beet" had Dr. Bushroot's fellow scientists Dr. Gary and Dr. Larson, while "Twin Beaks" featured a group of alien cows from the planet Larson. ("On ComicStrip/TheFarSide of the galaxy.")
* In "Beauty and the Beet", when Bushroot realizes that he has the [[GreenThumb ability to communicate with plants]], he remarks that he's become the Literature/DoctorDolittle of the plant world.
* "Twin Beaks" was an episode-long ShoutOut[=/=]AffectionateParody of ''Series/TwinPeaks''.
* "[[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns The Dark Warrior Duck]]". Yes, a ShoutOut to Creator/FrankMiller in a Disney Cartoon. [[note]]It wasn't the first one: The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' episode "The Masked Mallard" is an AffectionateParody of ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''.[[/note]]
** And the first arc of the comic revival is called "The Duck Knight Returns."
** And one of the alternate covers for the first issue is of Darkwing getting spooked by the lightning bolt that was on the Cover for The DKR, while another had him mimicking Batman's leaping pose.
* In "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E4StarCrossedCircuits Star Crossed Circuits]]", upon being knocked dazed and stupid from a nasty fall, Darkwing proceeds to sing Music/SimonAndGarfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson".
* An averted shout-out: In the original drafts of the show, Darkwing was a spy (the series was conceived as a ''Film/JamesBond'' parody) and all the villains were members of the FOWL organization. In the actual series, only a couple of them are. The FOWL {{mooks}} are called "Eggmen," and originally their commander was meant to be Tuskernini, [[Music/TheBeatles who is a walrus.]] In the final show, Tuskernini is not a FOWL agent, so the eggmen and the walrus never meet.
* The very first villain is named after ''Taras Bulba'', a Russian novel and movie starring Creator/YulBrynner. This is quite possibly the most obscure reference in the Disney Animated Canon.
** When Bulba grabs his henchman Hammerhead by the neck and reminds him of his stooge status, Hammerhead replies with "Yes, boss. I'm a stooge. Just call me [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]]."
* The episode "Merchant of Menace" featured a villain named [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Weasel Loman]].
** Not to mention [[Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice the title itself]], and Loman's UsefulNotes/RichardNixon-like voice.
* ''Pelican's Island'' is a ''Series/GilligansIsland'' parody.
* How about Tuskernini? They probably just chose the name for the "tusk" pun, but he ''is'' WickedCultured nonetheless. The name's a ShoutOut to Arturo Toscanini, an Italian orchestral conductor known for intensity and perfectionism.
* Two of the hat aliens in the "Brainteasers" episodes [[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 are named Barada and Nikto.]] "Battle of the Brainteasers" also features a reference to "[[Series/DoctorWho Gallifreyian]] digit wrestling".
* In "Disguise the Limit", Dr. Sara Bellum says [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries "I'm a doctor, not a duck-picker."]]
* In "Hot Spells" Beelzebub is briefly seen ordering around a pair of walking brooms from "[[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]".
* In "Just Us Justice Ducks", as Negaduck pulls out a chainsaw to use on the heroes, he recites, "Now it's time to say goodbye to all our company!" from ''Series/TheMickeyMouseClub'' theme song.
** Also in the same episode, when Negaduck has captured all the heroes, he throws them in a pile and says something to the effect of, "That's it for these loser [[ComicBook/TheAvengers avengers]]."
** Later, before the Battle Royale, Darkwing yells, "Justice ducks, assemble!"
* There are several episodes (the spy-based ones) where the music pays an homage by playing the first few notes of the James Bond theme.
* "Fluffy's Reign of Terror", a comic story in ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'', has a scene of Drake and Launchpad watching ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
* The ending of the episode "Dead Duck", from the moment when DW on his knees promises to Death "to be good" begging for a second chance and especially after his wake-up, with his joyful cries "There's my couch, there's my chair. There's that rug I always trip over, I love that rug!", is a quite clear allusion to Dickens' ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
* In "Getting Antsy" the villain who shrinks the city is named [[Literature/GulliversTravels Lilliput]] and a couple of germs are named [[Radio/BobAndRay Blob and Ray]].
** Lilliput himself is a villainous spoof of ComicBook/AntMan.
** Earlier in the episode, when Launchpad asks to stop for a burger (or three), Darkwing complains by referencing Radio/TheLoneRanger;
-->'''Launchpad''': Hey, 'ya ''burn'' a lot of ''calories'' thwarting evil.
-->'''Darkwing''': Fine. ''Lovely''.
-->''The pair march off-screen''
-->'''Darkwing''': (as he walks): I'll bet ''Tonto'' never made ''The Lone Ranger'' stop for ''burgers!''
** Before Drake changes into Darkwing at the golf course, he accidentally dresses up as [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Drakespeare]].
** The way that Darkwing defeats Lilliput, by becoming very small and infecting Lilliput as a germ, is very similar to how Merlin defeated Madame Mim in ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone''.
* In episodes featuring Splatter Phoenix, some [[ArtImitatesArt famous paintings are referenced or parodied]], including Creator/PabloPicasso's ''Art/{{Guernica}}'', Creator/{{Caravaggio}}'s ''Art/{{Medusa|Caravaggio}}'' and C.M. Coolidge's ''Art/DogsPlayingPoker''.
** "A Brush with Oblivion" features [[Art/TheMonaLisa the Mona Lisa]]. [[Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti "Duckelangelo"]] and [[Creator/LeonardoDaVinci da Vinci]] are also mentioned.
* In "Slime OK, You're OK", when the giant patch of ground is brought to life by Bushroot's [=IQ2U=] potion, she first references Creator/MaeWest's most famous line from ''Film/SheDoneHimWrong'' with "Why don't you come up and ''seed'' me some time?"[[note]] Also a BeamMeUpScotty, as West actually said "Why don't you come up ''some time and see me''?"[[/note]], then Creator/GretaGarbo's most famous line from ''Film/GrandHotel'' with "I vant to be a ''lawn''," complete with vocal impressions of West and Garbo.
* ''Heavy Mental'' has "[[Film/TheShining Here's Hotshot!]]"
* One revealed years later at a convention panel - the reason that Negaduck wears yellow with red and black highlights? That's the color scheme worn by Professor Zoom, EvilCounterpart to ComicBook/TheFlash.
* A bullied teen uses paranormal powers to seek revenge during the high school prom. Is this "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E10ClashReunion Clash Reunion]]", or ''{{Film/Carrie|1976}}'' ?
* "A Duck by Any Other Name":
** The title is a reference to the line "A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet" from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''.
** At the beginning, Tuskernini is wearing a costume based on [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. The penguins are wearing costumes that vaguely resemble Stormtroopers, but have generic "bubble" space helmets.
** One of the agents that tries to make a deal with Launchpad says that he can offer him a five-picture contract with Creator/{{Disney}}.
** Tuskernini dresses up as director [[Creator/StevenSpielberg Steven Spectacle]] at one point.
** When Drake is looking through a trunk of costumes, he pulls out a mask that resembles [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman's]].
** One of the new disguises that Drake comes up with is [[Franchise/JamesBond James Pond]]. He even refers to himself as Double-O Duck, which was originally going to be Darkwing's name early on during the show's development. Double-O Duck was previously also used in an [[Recap/DuckTalesS1E34DoubleODuck episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
* In "Duck Blind", Honker mentions that Music/JohannSebastianBach was blind.
* In "Double Darkwings", a reporter by the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather Dan Gander]] erroneously refers to Gumbo as {{WesternAnimation/Dumbo}}.
* "Whiffle While You Work": While doing a rush job on her homework, Gosalyn states that the president she admires most is UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington, whom she claimed invented the dollar bill.
* The title of the episode [[Film/TheTerminator "Steerminator"]] is one shout-out, another in this episode is Darkwing quoting, [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Hint, hint."]]
* "Heavy Mental": [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"]]
* [[Film/DieHard "Dry Hard"]] and [[Film/TheTerminator the Liquidator]].
** Darkwing mentions [[UsefulNotes/TELawrence Lawrence of Arabia]] at one point.
* "Paraducks" is a shout-out to ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', most likely the second movie. DW and Gossalyn use a time machine invented by Dr. Sara Bellum, and travel to when DW was a kid called Drakey, getting bullied by the younger brother of gang leader. DW takes Gosalyn's advice not to intervene, and when they go back to the present, the [[GovernmentAgencyofFiction SUSH]] base is now a body shop that belongs to the gang, with one of the {{Mooks}} resembling millionaire Biff. When DW and Gosalyn travel back in time again, they train a Drakey to be more assertive and the three of them stop the gang, and everything goes back to normal.
* "Calm a Chameleon" is a reference to the song "Karma Chameleon" by Music/CultureClub.
* At the end of "Twitching Channels", the helmet in the "real world" that was picking up DW's adventures instead gets tuned to the dimension where ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' is set.
* "Days of Blunder":
** The title is a reference to the film ''Film/DaysOfThunder''.
** At one point, Gosalyn calls Teddy "[[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Winnie the Goon]]".
* "Life, the Negaverse and Everything":
** The episode's title is an allusion to the book ''Literature/LifeTheUniverseAndEverything''.
** When Nega-Launchpad presents a sack of confiscated toys to Darkwing and Nega-Gosalyn, one of the toys is a plush of Zummi from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears''.
* Throughout "A Revolution in Home Appliances", the living TV impersonates Creator/JackNicholson, Creator/WalterCronkite and [[Creator/PaulReubens Pee-wee Herman]].
* "U.F. Foe" has Gosalyn trying to be an amateur filmmaker. Throughout the episode, Creator/MartinScorsese, Creator/StevenSpielberg and Creator/OrsonWelles are all mentioned.
* Throughout "Whirled History", Gosalyn has an ongoing dream involving various historical figures. Leif Erikson, UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus, [[Literature/TheTravelsOfMarcoPolo Marco Polo]] and Robert Peary all make appearances, and are portrayed by Darkwing himself. Though not mentioned by name, Darkwing also portrays Henry Morton Stanley and Neil Armstrong. Herb portrays Dr. Livingstone.
* "The Quiverwing Quack":
** One of the talk shows depicted on TV is "Quackaldo", a spoof of Geraldo Rivera.
** At one point, Drake says "Well [[Creator/AndyWarhol Gander Warhol]] always said everyone would have fifteen minutes of fame."
!! The Boom Studios comic book
James Silvani is having ''way'' too much fun with this trope.
* Issue #1: Darkwing's arm turns into [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Kaa]].
* Issue #2: [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Flounder]] appears on a computer screen.
** Pics of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, [[WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse Minnie]], WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck, WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale, and [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]] are on Gosalyn's schoolrooms' walls.
** A single panel contains shout outs to, among others: ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' (his leg), ''Franchise/StarWars'' (Jabba the Hutt), ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' (The Mayor), and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (the angry monkey.) Granted, they're all toys strewn haphazardly on the floor.
* Issue #4: In the near-final pages when [[spoiler:Scrooge [=McDuck=] is explaining how he plans to restructure Quackwerks and help rebuild the economic and law-enforcement aspects of St. Canard,]] there are portraits in the meeting room that show crude caricatures of Mickey, Donald, Pluto, the three nephews, and Scrooge during past adventures.
* Issue #5: In the prison, with Bushroot, Megavolt, and Quackerjack (who seems to have a scowl permanently replacing his toothy grin so far), is a single [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Beagle Boy]], and off-panel with just his ear and stubbly cheek, is none other than [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Big Bad Pete]]. Later, in a flashback, there's a bear-skin rug that resembles [[Film/SongOfTheSouth Br'er Bear]].
** One of the mishaps inadvertently caused by Morgana has her accidentally bring the Thunderquack to life. It yells, "[[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Feed me]]" at Launchpad.
* In issue #6: Gosalyn can be seen carrying a ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'' lunchbox if you look closely. One of the plant sculptures is Pinocchio.
** Not to mention that Negaduck is standing on top of Goliath from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' on the very first page. And one of the protester's signs was "Bring back WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}!"
** When DW presents himself to the crowd, a group of Darkwing Duck fangirls looks up at him. They're all dressed like the Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es (and [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Alice]].) Two pages later, another female character is wearing a T-shirt with [[Series/TheMuppetShow Animal]] on it.
** Continuing the two-page splash panel with all the Darkwings, aside from the aforementioned CaptainErsatz, there's also a [[WesternAnimation/WallE Wall-E Darkwing]], a Tinkerbell Darkwing, a [[Franchise/StarWars TIE Advanced-shaped]] Thunderquack, a "homemade Gizmoduck suit" Darkwing (to reference that particular episode), [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Flying Monkey]] Darkwings, [[ComicBook/SilverSurfer Gold Surfer]] Darkwing, ComicBook/{{Batman}}and ComicBook/{{Robin}} Darkwings, a [[Characters/TheMuppetShow Fozzie Bear]] Darkwing... The artist threw everything in there, including the Kitchen Sink Darkwing.
** A later page has WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Darkwing.
** Then, there's a set of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Seven Dwarfs]] that gets smashed, and you can see Queen Grimhilde's "heart chest" on the last page.
* Issue #7: There's a squad of Herobots wearing bandannas and equipped with the weapons of the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.
** [[spoiler:Magica De Spell]]'s powered armor during Issues 7 and 8 have skulls that bare the details of past Disney villains, including [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]], [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Evil Queen]], [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Hades]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ursula]] to name a few. Not to mention the Source Absorber (picked up from Hot Topic, no doubt!) which has [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie on it.]]
** And when [[spoiler: Paddywhack rises]] you see [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Sebastian]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Cleo]], and [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Dory]] running scared.
** The first five Darkwings in the issue are the main Franchise/UniversalHorror monsters ({{Dracula}}, WolfMan, FrankensteinsMonster, {{Mummy}}, [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Gill-man]]).
** And the last's SesquipedalianLoquaciousness may itself be a shout out to Abe Sapien's from Hellboy.
** [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7_YcfXdTknc/TW8kNZQAHII/AAAAAAAAVU0/8kM0BA0Afrk/s400/792335.jpg The cover]] is similar to the very first issue of ''Batman''.
* Issue #8: Another prison scene features background cameos by [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs Zeke "Big Bad" Wolf]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Foulfellow and Gideon]], and [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit a weasel.]]
** The list of alternate Darkwings continues with Darkwings resembling: Series/DoctorWho, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Simba]], Music/TheJonasBrothers, WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale, [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]], Literature/HarryPotter, Franchise/IndianaJones, [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger Rabbit]], [[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife Flik]], [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Linus]], [[Franchise/TheIncredibles Mr. Incredible]], ComicBook/TheFlash, [[Characters/{{Watchmen}} Rorshach]], [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]], [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Jim Hawkins]], [[Series/LazyTown Sporticus]], Bozzo the Clown, ComicBook/IronMan, Franchise/SherlockHolmes, Film/{{Tron}}, ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}, Music/LadyGaga, WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}, [[Characters/TheMuppetShow Kermit the Frog]], Creator/CharlieChaplin, [[Film/{{Avatar}} a Na'vi]], UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln, Franchise/{{Robocop}}, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], Franchise/SailorMoon, ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes, Film/TheBluesBrothers, Lawn Gnome, [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow]], Music/{{Kiss}}, [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Mad Hatter]], [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Thing]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]], [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]], WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck, and [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Seven Dwarves]].
** One page includes a blatant ''Radio/ThisAmericanLife'' parody, including an {{Expy}} of Ira Glass.
** The scene where the different versions of Darkwing attack Negaduck possessed by Paddywhack resembles the iconic scene from ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths where all the DC superheroes are fighting the Anti-Monitor.
* Annual, 2011: [[http://negaverse.net/duck-knight/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DarkwingDuckAnnual_CVA_1.jpg One of the covers]], which bears a very noticeable similarity to that of a certain [[ComicBook/TheKillingJoke Batman story written by Alan Moore]].
** [[spoiler: In a daydream,]] Gosalyn wields [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar's staff]].
** And in the pet shop, we see [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Gill, Nemo, Crush, Chum, and Anchor]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Flotsam and Jetsam]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder Joanna]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Mushu]], [[Literature/JamesAndTheGiantPeach Ms. Spider and Mr. Centipede]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Iago]], [[WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973 Sir Hiss]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} Thumper]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} Timothy Mouse]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRescuers Bernard and Bianca]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Jacque and Gus]], [[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron Gurgi]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} the Dancing Fish]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Pascal]], [[WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp Si and Am]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Lucifer]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats Scat Cat]].
** As Darkwing rushes off to stop another caper, we spot a miscolored [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Dodger and Oliver]], and later, we see [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective Basil, Dawson, and Ratigan]] amongst the gears of a clock tower.
* Issue #9: The opening is a shot for shot homage to ''Series/MadMen''.
** WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} can be seen sitting on a rooftop
** There's a [[Franchise/{{Cars}} car with eyes]].
** [[WesternAnimation/TheRescuers Wilbur]] and [[WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp Tramp]] can be seen as [[spoiler: Darkwing and Steelbeak]] fly over the city.
** Gosalyn's wall is plaster with posters of [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Pain and Panic]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Smee]], [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Horace and Jasper]], [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 King Louie]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Lampwick]], [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Jumba]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Iago]], [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh a Hephalump]], [[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron Gurgi]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} a Pink Elephant]], and a [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Dancing Crocodile]]. She also has a [[Franchise/ToyStory Hamm]] piggy bank.
** You can see WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'s sword in Darkwing's umbrella stand.
* Issue #10: Darkwing manages to activate a cloaking a device that turns his [[ItMakesSenseInContext flying car into a llama]] that looks a lot like [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kuzco]].
** As Darkwing's [[ItMakesSenseInContext dragging Steelbeak through F.O.W.L. headquarters]], they pass a [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture flux capacitor on the wall]].
** A pile of part includes [[Franchise/StarWars R2D2's head]].
** New character, and F.O.W.L. agent Femme Appeal, bears a striking resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973 Maid Marian]]. And she's named after [[Series/TheAvengers1960s Emma Peel]].
** What is F.O.W.L.'s super-secret giant robot Mook experiment? Well, "[[Music/TheBeatles There are the Eggmen... and]] this is the Walrus!"
* Issue #11: Duckthulu's altar has carvings of [[Film/PetesDragon1977 Elliot]], Film/TheReluctantDragon, and both [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone Madam Mim]] in their dragon forms.
** It also combines this with a subtle CrossoverPunchline with a dazed Steelbeak saying "Ma? That you? I will watch my language... [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Buster]] told me to." Both Fowlmouth and Steelbeak were voiced by Creator/RobPaulsen in the cartoons.
** Obscure WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck supporting character Moby Duck and [[Franchise/StarWars Admiral Ackbar]] appear among Duckthulu's cultists in issue #11.
* In issue 12, some of the alternate worlds observed by Morgana include a Creator/JackKirby-esque spacescape straight out of ComicBook/DoctorStrange, Mathemagic land from the WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck edutainment short, [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Halloween Town]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Asgard]], a WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} montage, [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Wonderland]], and a Creator/SalvadorDali landscape.
** The [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland March Hare]], WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs, and Horace Horsecollar are seen among Duckthulhu's followers.
** One cover features Launchpad and Morgana standing in front of a set of posters similar to ''ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast''.
* Issue 13 has [[WesternAnimation/TheAristocats Thomas O'Malley]] seen eating a fish skeleton while sitting on some trash cans and [[Film/SongOfTheSouth Br'er Rabbit]] appearing on a poster reading "Have you seen me?".
** One of the things that Carmichael Q. Anthony throws is a Dalmatian from WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians.
** When Carmichael Q. Anthony is given his [[spoiler:coat with pockets full of various objects]], a Goofy PEZ dispenser can be seen. When we see [[spoiler:said objects embedded into the wall, forming Darkwing Duck's face]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}} The Genie's lamp]] and [[{{WesternAnimation/Fantasia}} Mickey's sorcerer hat]] can be seen.
** The third panel One-Shot appears in features him holding a [[{{UsefulNotes/Wii}} Wii Remote]].
** One of the panels where Darkwing fights One-Shot has framed portraits of Goofy, Panchito, and Jose Carioca, though the top parts of their faces are obscured.
** Framed portraits of Gus Gremlin, [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland the Walrus, the White Rabbit]], Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Terk, and Tantor]] can be seen in Carmichael Q. Anthony's mansion.
* In issue 14, one of the new super-powered villains Darkwing has been fighting appears to be [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]].
** In the flashback where Mortimer L. Marquand explains how he became Cat-Tankerous, [[WesternAnimation/GoofTroop Max, PJ, and Pistol]] can be seen in the panel where Mortimer is looking longingly at Gosalyn in class.
** Scrooge [=McDuck=] and the snouts of Goofy, Clarabelle Cow, and Horace Horsecollar can be seen on Suff-Rage's viewing monitors.
* The beginning panel of the 15th issue has a cameo by [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Tito]].
** [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective Toby]] can be seen with Darkwing propaganda materials on him.
** One of the alternate covers is a parody of the Obama "Hope" poster that depicts Launchpad and reads "Crash".
* Issue 16 features a page that has posters featuring the [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Monsters, Inc.]] and WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries logos and cameos by Jiminy Cricket and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
* Issue #17 (leading into Ducktales #6), during the Ducktales crossover. Scrooge and his nephews are helping Darkwing investigate a strange ink that can mutate normal people into monsters. At the end of the issue, Honker and Scrooge's nephews fall into the stuff and turn into classic giant Disney villains: Honker becomes [[WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree Willie The Giant]], Huey becomes [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]], Louie become [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent (as a dragon)]], and Dewey turns into [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Monstro]].
** When our heroes break into the Quackworks building, there are visual elements referencing WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas and WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}.
** When Launchpad, Gosalyn, Webby, Huey, Dewey, and Louie are looking for the enchanted ink, [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody's hat]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Cinderella's glass slipper]], [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh a jar labeled "Hunny"]], [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland a bottle labeled "Drink me"]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Pinocchio's hat]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} one of Mulan's hair combs]], Goofy's hat, and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Lilo's doll]] can be seen.
** M'Ma Crackshell has a mug with Stitch's face on it.
* A poster of The Wise Little Hen can be seen on Donald Duck's wall in issue 18.

!! The Joe Books run of the comic book
--> This section is for both the revised omnibus and the ongoing series that is released afterwards.
* The revision of "Campaign Carnage":
** Launchpad asks if Madame Kira's crystal ball gets Pay-Per-View, saying that [[Wrestling/CMPunk CM Pug]] has a chutes-and-ladders match with [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hog Hogan]].
** The new flashbacks for Mortimer L. Marquand's backstory shows him being bullied by a [[{{Dogfaces}} dogface]] version of [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 Sid Phillips]] and an anthropomorphic version of [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Lampwick in his donkey form]]. He is also being bullied for owning a ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pony Friend]]'' comic book.
* The revision of the annual story "Toy With Me" has Launchpad reference ''Franchise/ToyStory'' when he and Darkwing figure out that Aloysius Mandelbaum has been turned into a toy.
* The first arc of the Joe Books run is [[Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack "Orange is the New Purple".]]
* From issue #3, when One-Shot is looking for something to throw at Gosalyn:
-->'''One-Shot''': Oh come on! I need a knife, but all I have is these useless spoons!
-->'''Darkwing''': (While punching out One-Shot)[[Music/AlanisMorissette Isn't it ironic?]]
-->'''Gosalyn''': Pretty dated quip, dad.
-->'''Darkwing''': What can I say? I have a lot of nostalgia for the '90s
-->'''Gosalyn''': You do realize it's not '''actually''' irony, right?
-->'''Darkwing''': Quiet, you.
* Issue 3 has Darkwing being menaced by a large carnivorous dinosaur that resembles the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' from ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.
* Issue 6: There is a shelf with figures of {{Kaiju}} from the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' franchise.
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