* Many to ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'':
** ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'':
--->'''Bill:''' Psssh. 3000. What has the year 3000 ever done for us?
** In the new animated intro, the Satellite of Love can be seen when the camera pans up into the sky.
** ''The Revenge of Dr. X'': "Looks like Tom Servo's older brother there."
** As a marquee for ''The Amazing Colossal Man'' appears in ''Film/AttackOfThePuppetPeople'':
--->'''Bill:''' Mike, [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mst3k/images/9/9c/Mikeascolossalman.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20150803075921 bring up any fond memories?]] ''(Mike starts chuckling)''
** Kevin notices something familiar about Palpatine when he goes to sit on his throne...
-->'''Kevin:''' Brain Guy?!\\
'''Bill:''' (''chuckling'') [[ActorAllusion Who]]?
** ''Film/{{Alien}}'' contains a tunnel sequence that is strikingly similar to the one in [=MST3K=]. Bill prompts Kevin that it looks familiar, but Kevin is completely nonplussed.
** ''Film/RogueOne'': The instant Bail Organa appears, Kevin gravely intones "Film/{{Switch|1991}}" -- a nod to the series' long-running "Creator/JimmySmits" gag. Mike and Bill crack up.
** Bill finds the "the not too distant future" subtitle in ''Film/XMen1'' familiar.
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': When Harvey Dent calls Commissioner Gordon's plan "bold".
--->'''Mike:''' Like barbecue sauce bold.
** Also on ''[=TDK=]'', Bill says, "Krankor?!", an allusion to a villain from ''Film/PrinceOfSpace'', when the Joker enters and starts cackling.
*** There's another ''Prince of Space'' riff in ''Film/TheRoom2003''. "I like you ''VERY MUCH''."
*** And yet another in ''Film/{{FantasticFour|2005}}'' where Mike references the infamous "Your guns don't work against me!" lines, much to Kevin's amusement
* The team also reference ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' quite a bit.
* ''Film/DrWhoAndTheDaleks'': The trio respond to a scene of two Daleks watching a video monitor by asking [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 why anyone would want to watch a couple of robots watching a movie]].
* ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}'': Kevin's line of "I'm gonna sink this bitch" for Captain Théoden is taken verbatim, at the exact same scene, from way back when Mike and the bots did a short special to look over the movies that were at the Oscars that year (one of which of course '''was''' ''Titanic''). Notable for Bill saying in an interview that for the longest time, it was one of his favorite jokes in the history of the show.
** Reportedly, the chance to make this joke again is what prompted him and the team to riff the movie at all, as they hadn't riffed on many "good" movies yet.
** It also gets a callback in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' by Mike, when Yoda lifts the X-Wing out of the swamp.
--> '''Mike''': I'm going to [[BuffySpeak unsink]] this bitch.
* ''Film/XMen1'': Bill "Crow" Corbett makes the "Can't we get '''beyond''' [[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Thunderdome]]?" joke from ''Film/{{Laserblast}}'', to Mike's despair.
* There's an early scene in ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'' in which numerous 18-wheelers pull up.
-->'''Mary Jo:''' ''Film/RidingWithDeath 2: The Revenge of Robert Denby''.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** In ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', whilst continuing the RunningGag about certain aliens' notable Chinese accents one of them says (to a robot servant): 'Ahh, thank you, Number One', a common phrase by the recurring Chinese villain on ''Radio/TheNavyLark''.
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' has Mike saying "Into the Weenie-Mobile and off I go" as Anakin hops into a hovercar during the early assassin chase. It's a callback to the same remark in ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000TheMovie MST3K: The Movie]]''.
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', when Anakin and Palpatine are sitting in front of the... bubble show.
--->'''Bill:''' [[HypocriticalHumor So they're just going to sit alone in the theater seats and make wisecracks about the show? What jerks.]]
*** Mike comments that General Grievous "needs a posture pal".
*** When Darth Vader is slaughtering the members of the Trade Federation, one of the riffers shouts "[[Film/PrinceOfSpace Macken!!]]" during a close-up of a horrified look.
** ''Film/ANewHope'' has a reference to the villain of ''Film/SpaceMutiny'', one of ''[=MST3K=]'''s best episodes.
--->'''Han:''' Chewie, get us outta here!\\
'''Bill:''' Calgon, take me away!
*** Note also that "Calgon, take me away!" was the slogan used in Calgon bubble bath ads for years.
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' says that Tatooine went to hell when the [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Rakata]] were done with it.
* A callback to "Time for go to bed" from ''Film/TheUnearthly'' in the ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' live show nearly brought down the house.
* A similar thing happened during their holiday shorts-stravaganza, when a man popped up dressed in a space costume: "Santa's new assistant, Film/PrinceOfSpace!"
* The ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' riff features Bill mentioning on Woodrue's "lifelong dream to shoot a man into space and force him to watch really bad movies!"
** Also, when Ahnold says, "I hate it when people talk during the movie!"
--->'''Bill:''' Guys, can he hear us?\\
'''Mike:''' It could be worse, he used to be able to see us too!
* In ''Film/DWar'', concerning the Atrox Leader's absurdly deep voice: "[[Film/TheFinalSacrifice Rowsdower?]] Is that you?"
* Kevin says "NO SPRINGS! ''(beep boop)''" after a bicycle crash in the safety film short "One Got Fat". The line and sound are taken from the educational short ''Film/ACaseOfSpringFever''.
* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'', there's a callback to the [=MST3K=] running gag "SLEEEP!".
* In ''Film/PlanetOfTheDinosaurs'', there are some mentions of other planet-themed riffs, such as ''Film/ThePhantomPlanet'' and ''Film/WomenOfThePrehistoricPlanet''. Plus references to the "Roll Fizzlebeef" name list from ''Film/SpaceMutiny''. And a shoutout to ''Series/TheMightyBoosh''.
* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', when Tom Riddle first appears, they make a reference to [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Tom]] [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Bombadil]].
* ''Film/OceansEleven'':
-->'''Rueben Tishkoff:''' I know more about casino security than any man alive. I invented it, and it cannot be beaten.\\
'''[=RiffTrax=]:''' It's like ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}''.
* Kevin says that ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' is the first of a trilogy, the last of which is ''Film/OverdrawnAtTheMemoryBank''. Bill thinks it sounds familiar.
* [[Film/ClashOfTheTitans2010 "Okay, so when they chop the big bad guy's hand off, his blood started smoking and then turned into giant scorpions.]] Are we sure this isn't an episode of WebComic/AxeCop?"
* Lots of Creator/MontyPython quotes. Seems to work pretty well for riffs.
* "What, you think the guy in the $3000 suit is gonna be [[Film/{{Titanic|1997}} rowing an oar]]? [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Come on]]!" (The guys directly shout out ''A.D.'' a few minutes later, saying they miss it.)
* They also reference ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' during ''Film/TheRoom2003'' whenever the infamous chicken impressions start up.
* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''[='=]s riff when Harry speaks Parseltongue, we get, "Which of course is snake for [[Film/{{Eegah}} 'Watch out for snakes!']]"
* A surprisingly obscure one from the "Drawing Rectangles" short, when the narrator is drawing a radio: "To the left of the dial, draw The Replacements."
* Later in the same segment, when the "artist" adds the knobs: "[[Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow Knobs may be eaten by Karl Pilkington, but only at night.]]"
* Back-to-back ones from "Don't Be a Bloody Idiot": "[[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Torgo's got a gun!]]" and "[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus How not to be seen]]".
* From ''Film/TheLastAirbender'':
-->'''Yue:''' "It is time we show the Fire Nation that we believe in our beliefs as much as they believe in theirs."\\
'''Kevin:''' "I don't believe that you believe in your beliefs. [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Believe it!]]"
* In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', at the end credits:
-->'''Kevin:''' Oh, come on, what kind of crazy director would make [[Creator/ChristopherNolan his]] [[Film/{{Memento}} movie backwards]]?!?!?
* A scene with Jacob in ''Literature/BreakingDawn'' has Bill saying "Sleeping nose to anus is something I'll never get used to," then quietly whispers "[[Film/Werewolf1996 wahrwilf]]."
* In the ''Manos'' live, the riffing begins with Kevin saying "Wow, this really looks familiar...". He then says that it's video from his "vacation in hell".
-->'''Mike:''' Actually, Kevin, this looks like El Paso.\\
'''Kevin:''' Like I said, hell.
* They like to reference ''Series/{{Lost}}'' quite a bit, particularly their disappointment with the last few seasons. A very subtle reference was made during ''The Dark Knight''. At one point, Kevin (as the mayor of Gotham City) says "Get off the island, you say?" The mayor was played by Creator/NestorCarbonell, who also played Richard Alpert on ''Lost''.
* In ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'', they comment that Creator/JohnTravolta's EvilLaugh makes [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Kang and Kodos]] sound natural.
* ''Buffalo Rider'' references ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'', ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'', ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'', Creator/SamElliott, Creator/RashidaJones in ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'', and Creator/MarkRuffalo in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/{{Collateral}}'', ''Film/DateNight'' and ''Film/{{Zodiac|2007}}''.
* ''The Devil's Hand'' references ''Film/TheAdventuresOfMiloAndOtis'', ''{{Series/Batman|1966}}'', Music/TheBeatles, Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Creator/ClintHoward, Gary Wright, "Dream Weaver", John Ashcroft and Creator/TaraReid.
* In the ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' live, when the ships are deploying for the final battle:
-->'''Mike:''' And [[VideoGame/StarFox Slippy Toad was shot down immediately]].
** At the end, when all of the glory of winning the climactic battle is given to Sgt. Zim:
-->'''Kevin:''' Well, [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim was always good at invading.]]
* ''Film/TreasureOfTheAmazon'':
-->'''[=RiffTrax=]''': We've heard tales of your cruelty. The Film/{{Birdemic}} is nigh.
* ''Film/ZindyTheSwampBoy'':
-->'''[=RiffTrax=]''': What's in ze bag, [[Film/TheWickerMan2006 a shark or something]]?
* When two characters in ''Attack of the Puppet People'' are seen watching ''Film/TheAmazingColossalMan'', Kevin and Bill ask Mike if it reminds him of anything. This also works as a shout out to the [=MST3K=] riff of ''Film/{{Gamera}}'' (from the same season as ''Amazing Colossal Man''), where the bots asked the same thing to Joel when a rocket ship is shown taking off.
* The riffers briefly sing "[[Theatre/AChorusLine I Hope I Get It]]" during ''Film/TheHungerGames''.
* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'':
-->'''Fitness Guru:''' Twenty years I’ve studied the animal kingdom. There are fat pigs, fat cows… there are no fat birds. \\
'''[=RiffTrax=]''': Uh, what about ostriches, penguins, that red [[VideoGame/AngryBirds Angry Bird]]? \\\
'''Raphael''': See, she's looking at us like we're freaks. I bet that's why you took our picture, wasn't it?\\
'''[=RiffTrax=]''': Say, you're pretty sharp for a [[VideoGame/{{Battletoads}} Battletoad]]. \\\
'''Leonardo''': "Back off, Raph." \\
'''[=RiffTrax=]''': Or you'll be defusing all the bombs in the [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1989 underwater level]].
* ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'':
-->'''Optimus Prime:''' "We've witnessed your human capacity for war." \\
'''[=RiffTrax=]:''' "We know what it is good for." (referencing Edwin Starr, ''War'')
* In ''Film/SupersonicMan'', Kevin recognizes the name Cameron Mitchell as "Captain Santa" from ''Film/SpaceMutiny''. Bill voices his displeasure at his character's base having loads of railings, remembering the film's various {{Railing Kill}}s.
* Disembaudio is often depicted as a toaster eerily similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''.
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