History ShoutOut / BatmanTheAnimatedSeries

** [[Franchise/TheFlash Star Labs]] is also cited in a list of potential sources of the Scarecrow's fear gas.

* At one point when Batman and Robin are artificially sped up, Robin quips: "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Faster than a speeding bullet..!]]"

* The [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090729221039/dcanimated/images/b/b3/Riddlers_Reform-Title_Card.png title card]] for "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE14RiddlersReform Riddler's Reform]]" bears a resemblance to a famous [[http://ifanboy.com/articles/great-pages-the-amazing-spider-man-50/ page]] in [[Franchise/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man #50]].

->'''Joker:''' Dear friends... Today is [[Film/TheDayTheClownCried the day that the Clown cried]].

* Anthony Romulus from “[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE43MoonOfTheWolf]]“ has eyebrows that meet in the middle which, according to ''Film/TheCompanyofWolves'', is a sign that a person may well be a werewolf.

* Anthony Romulus from [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE43MoonOfTheWolf]] has eyebrows that meet in the middle which, according to ''Film/TheCompanyofWolves'', is a sign that a person may be a werewolf.

* Creator/AdamWest, Batman of ''Series/Batman1966', guest-starred in "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE18BewareTheGrayGhost Beware the Gray Ghost]]".

* Creator/AdamWest guest-starred in "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE18BewareTheGrayGhost Beware the Gray Ghost]]".

* In "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE5YouScratchMyBack You Scratch My Back]]", a list of ships includes ''Andrea Doria'', ''[[Series/GilligansIsland SS Minnow]]'', ''[[Literature/TheBountyTrilogy HMS Bounty]]'', and ''[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Poseidon]]''.

* The robots in the opening to "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobinE19DeepFreeze Deep Freeze]]" are based on ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''.

* In "Joker's Wild", Batman exclaims [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "Camelot" when he encounters the model]] detailing the original theme of Kaiser's casino.

* "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE30PerchanceToDream Perchance to Dream]]" consists mostly of an extended dream sequence created by the Mad Hatter to keep Batman trapped in a dream world. After Batman finally wakes up into reality, he looks at the elaborate head rig created by the Mad Hatter, and calls it "[[Film/TheMalteseFalcon the stuff that dreams are made of]]".

* "Perchance to Dream" consists mostly of an extended dream sequence created by the Mad Hatter to keep Batman trapped in a dream world. After Batman finally wakes up into reality, he looks at the elaborate head rig created by the Mad Hatter, and calls it "[[Film/TheMalteseFalcon the stuff that dreams are made of]]".
* In "Off Balance", Batman asks Talia whose side she is on. "That would be telling" she replies. Almost every episode of ''Series/ThePrisoner'' started with that dialogue.
* In "Nothing to Fear" the security guard in the beginning is reading a comic book called ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.

** In a later episode, "Torch Song", Bruce is discussing a ongoing case with Barbara Gordon. When he asks, "What are you doing tonight?" she replies, [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain "The same thing we do every night, Pinky."]] He does not get the reference.
* At the start of "Jokers Wild," the Joker is whistling the Looney Tunes theme.

** In "Christmas with the Joker", he sings "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" as he escapes Arkham.
* In "You Scratch My Back", a list of ships includes ''Andrea Doria'', ''[[Series/GilligansIsland SS Minnow]]'', ''[[Literature/TheBountyTrilogy HMS Bounty]]'', and ''[[Film/ThePoseidonAdventure Poseidon]]''.
* Two-Face's suit is a rather obvious reference to the famous "Scarface" poster.
* In "Two-Face: Part 2", while robbing one of Rupert Thorn's fronts, Two-Face says "[[Series/TheOuterLimits1963 Do not attempt to adjust the picture, I'm in control!]]"
* In the episode, "The Laughing Fish" Joker pulls a wrench out of a box with the words "[[Series/HomeImprovement Binford Tools]]" written on it.
* In the Creeper's debut, not only does he look similar to and act just like WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}, but he talks to a woman through her window and when she screams and runs...

* The robots in the opening to "Deep Freeze" are based on ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''.

** In addition, Karl Rossum is voiced by WilliamSanderson in a clear nod to his role on BladeRunner, with HARDAC's robot replacements being very similar to Replicants.
* Poison Ivy's license plate in "Harley & Ivy" is "[[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud]]".
* The second episode of "Robin's Reckoning" has a shout out to ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' when Dick strikes a similar pose to Kaneda on his bike.
* The poster for the magician [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} The Great Prosciutto in "Be a Clown"]] is a cartoonified portrait of Creator/AlanMoore.
* "Trial" has Batman capturing the skull gang's leader, who wears a T-shirt that's exactly like ComicBook/ThePunisher's logo.
* At one point when Batman and Robin are artificially sped up, Robin quips: "[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Faster than a speeding bullet..!]]"
* The show has [[Series/{{Batman}} Adam West]] as part of its supporting cast.

* In the episode "Harley's Holiday", Harley Quinn, upon returning to Arkham, says the line, "Home again, home again, jiggity jig." It's a reference to the scene where one of the toys says the same line when J.F. Sebastian comes home with a woman in ''Film/BladeRunner''.
* In episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE25TheClockKing "The Clock King"]], the streets have the names from various comics and animation artist who worked at Batman: Keith Weesner, Jack Schiff, Jerry Robinson, Norm Breygfole, Alex Toth, and Kurt Busiek.
* "Catwalk" has Selina Kyle quoting Kipling's [[Literature/JustSoStories "The Cat who Walked by Himself."]]
* The [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090729221039/dcanimated/images/b/b3/Riddlers_Reform-Title_Card.png title card]] for "Riddler's Reform" bears a resemblance to a famous [[http://ifanboy.com/articles/great-pages-the-amazing-spider-man-50/ page]] in [[Franchise/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man #50]].

* In "Harlequinade", when Harley does her impromptu musical number she instructs the orchestra that she will be singing in the key of A flat, as Lina does for her impromptu musical number at the end of ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' (and in very nearly the same nasal voice).
* In "Christmas With The Joker", the taxidermy horse that "pulls" the Joker's sleigh in his pirate TV broadcast has [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas a single trimmed tree branch tied to its forehead with string]] to pass it off as a "reindeer". Joker also knocks over [[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas a pathetic-looking bare-branched little Christmas tree]].

* At the end of "Jokers Wild", the inmates in Arkham are watching ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunny'' cartoons.

* In "Christmas With The Joker", the taxidermy horse that "pulls" the Joker's sleigh in his pirate TV broadcast has [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas a single trimmed tree branch tied to its forehead with string]] to make it look more like a "reindeer". He also knocks over [[WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas a pathetic-looking bare-branched little Christmas tree]].

* In "Christmas With The Joker", the taxidermy horse that "pulls" the Joker's sleigh in his pirate TV broadcast has [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas a single trimmed tree branch tied to its forehead with string]] to make it look more like a "reindeer".

* Karl Rossum, the owner of Cybertron Industries and one of the pioneers in A.I. research and robotics, is named for Capek's play ''Theatre/{{RUR}}'' (for ''Rossum's Universal Robots''), the origin of the term "robot."

** In a later episode, Bruce is discussing a ongoing case with Barbara Gordon. When he asks, "What are you doing tonight?" she replies, [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain "The same thing we do every night, Pinky."]] He does not get the reference.