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References to other works, including legends and religious texts, are present in all media under many forms. These are collectively known as "Shout-Outs".

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Types of References

• Actor Allusion
• Art Imitates Art
• Casting Gag
• Char Clone
• Character Name Alias
• Darth Vader Clone
• The Great Whodini
• Homage
• I'm Mr. Future Pop Culture Reference
• The Jimmy Hart Version
• The Joy of X
• Lampshaded the Obscure Reference
• Literary Allusion Title
• Parody
• Parody Episode
  • Stock Parody
• Public Domain Character
• Public Domain Soundtrack
• Real Song Theme Tune
• Reference Overdosed
• Sampling
• Series Resemblance
• Short Lived Big Impact: a common reason they are making a shout out.
• Shout Out
• Significant Monogram
• Standard Snippet
• Take That
• Titled After The Song
• Tribute To Fido
• Trope Codifier
• Tuckerization
• Whole Costume Reference
• Whole Plot Reference
  • Fable Remake

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Specific References

Music

• Also Sprach Zarathustra: "Also Sprach Zarathustra", aka "that tune from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• Amazing Freaking Grace: "Amazing Grace".
• Happy Birthday To You: The birthday song.
• Jeopardy! Thinking Music: Jeopardy!
• "Ode To Joy": From Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
• "Ride of the Valkyries": The music from the beginning of the third act of Die Walküre, an opera by Richard Wagner.

Naming, Puns and Titles

• Adam and/or Eve: The Bible.
• Name of Cain: The Bible.
• Tannhäuser Gate: A quote by Blade Runner's Roy Batty (which itself was inspired by a legend about the German poet Tannhäuser).
• The Trope Formerly Known as X: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, A Fan Nickname for Prince, a singer who changed his name to an unpronounceable love symbol.

Quotes

• Shout Out To Shakespeare:
  • Alas, Poor Yorick: Hamlet.
    • "Good Night Sweet Prince" is from Hamlet, too.
• As the Good Book Says: The Bible again.
• Bigger Than Jesus: John Lennon (although he didn't actually say that)
• Chew Bubblegum: They Live!.
• It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Paul Clifford.
• Klaatu Barada Nikto: The Day the Earth Stood Still.
• "The Name Is Bond, James Bond": James Bond.
• You Meddling Kids: Scooby-Doo.
• You Talkin' To Me?: Taxi Driver.

Stock Parodies and Stock Shout Outs

• Angels Pose: Charlie's Angels.
• Blood Bath: Almost always used to reference the Trope Maker, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, and characters taking such a bath are usually also named after her.
• Bond Gun Barrel: James Bond.
• Crying Indian: A Public Service Announcement from the Keep America Beautiful organization.
• The Graduate Homage Shot: The Graduate.
• Hockey Mask and Chainsaw
• Iwo Jima Pose: The flag planting during the Battle of Iwo Jima◊ during World War II.
• Knuckle Tattoos: The Night of the Hunter.
• Kubrick Stare: an expression seen in some movies directed by Stanley Kubrick.
• Mission: Impossible Cable Drop: Mission: Impossible.
• Monty Hall Problem: A puzzle based on Let's Make a Deal.
• ''Nighthawks'' scene: scenes referencing Edward Hopper's Nighthawks - either the entire painting or only the setting.
• Opening Scroll: Star Wars.
• Pietà Plagiarism: the Pietà , a sculpture by Michelangelo.
• Riding the Bomb: Dr. Strangelove .
• Risky Business Dance: Risky Business.
• Rooftop Concert: Typically done in Homage to The Beatles' final live performance.
• Scandalgate: Watergate
• Sistine Steal: Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Adam, which can be found in the Sistine Chapel.
• Spaghetti Kiss: The Movie of Ward Greene's Lady and the Tramp.
• Staying Alive Dance Pose: Saturday Night Fever.
• The Scream: The Scream, a painting by Edvard Munch.
• Thinker Pose: The Thinker, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.
• Tuxedo and Martini: James Bond.

Fable Remakes and Whole Plot References

• May The Farce Be With You: Star Wars. Usually either A New Hope or the original trilogy.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Parody: The 1971 film of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''.
• How The Character Stole Christmas: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss.
• Gift of the Magi Plot: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry.
• It's a Wonderful Plot: It's a Wonderful Life.
• Yet Another Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
• The Bard on Board: A play by William Shakespeare.

Trope Namers

Here on TV Tropes, we too like to make Shout-Outs. The following is a list of tropes which are named after Stock Shout-Outs.

• Alice Allusion: In fiction, a good number of characters named "Alice" are named after the title character of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.
  • Down the Rabbit Hole: Similarly, the eponymous Alice travels to a bizarro world down a rabbit hole.
• Icarus Allusion: Greek Mythology.
• Looks Like Cesare: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, although, due to the Weird Al Effect, people may tell you otherwise.
• Luke, I Am Your Father: Star Wars.
  • Luke, You Are My Father
  • Luke, I Might Be Your Father
• The Mad Hatter: The eponymous hatter in Alice in Wonderland.
• Star-Crossed Lovers: Two lovers coming from opposing sides of a conflict, like Romeo and Juliet, who were described like this in the prologue.

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