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** "Belle's Song" from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

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** "Belle's Song" from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''.



* Baron Zeppeli was a good guy, until he got brainwashed by a sentient, evil top hat. Silver Spoon lampshades that this plot development is "just like [[Disney/MeetTheRobinsons that movie]]!"

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* Baron Zeppeli was a good guy, until he got brainwashed by a sentient, evil top hat. Silver Spoon lampshades that this plot development is "just like [[Disney/MeetTheRobinsons [[WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons that movie]]!"
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* The cover art features [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture a Delorean]], a Franchise/{{Terminator}} robot, a [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS's roof]], [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Master Sword]], and [[Manga/DragonBall Guldo]].

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* The cover art features [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture a Delorean]], a Franchise/{{Terminator}} robot, a [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS's roof]], [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Master Sword]], [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Nozdormu]], and [[Manga/DragonBall Guldo]].

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* The name is, of course, a nod to ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure''.
* The cover art features [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture a Delorean]], a Franchise/{{Terminator}} robot, a [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS's roof]], [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Master Sword]], and [[Manga/DragonBall Guldo]].
* Apple Bloom quotes the following song lyrics, in order:
** "Suckerpunch" by Music/FiveIronFrenzy.
** "Black and Blue" by ''Fats Waller.''
** "Fables of Faubus" by Music/CharlesMingus (specifically the early, live recording--the more famous version from ''Music/MingusAhUm'' has no lyrics).
** "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
** "Twilight Time" by Music/HavalinaRailCo.
** "Teenage Lobotomy" by Music/TheRamones from ''Music/RocketToRussia''.
** "My friend, The Dictionary" from ''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee''.
** "Do You Hear The People Sing" from ''Theatre/LesMiserables''.
** "Belle's Song" from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
** "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Music/RickAstley.
** A parody of the [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slenderman song]].
** The show's theme song.
** "Tourniquet" by {{Music/Evanescence}}
** "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Music/TobyKeith.
* There are multiple references to ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'':
** Any instance of "X years in the future/past, but not many".
** Pudding Head finds a copy of Rose's ''Grimoire of the Zoologically Dubious''.
** Several versions of Diamond Tiara are dressed like Dave Strider.
** The various time traveling versions of the characters express consternation at the possibility of reading memos from their past and future selves.
** A crowbar with the ability to nullify time travel devices is mentioned.
** At the end, some variations on "That didn't stop being a thing that happened" occur.
* There are many references to ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Guido appears on the cover, despite never appearing in the fic.
** [[VideoGame/DragonBallOnline Captain Briefs of the Time Patrolmen]].
** Time-Time City, a city based off of [[VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse Toki-Toki City]].
** The leader of the mysterious villains is named [=DemiGra=], the same as one of the leaked characters for ''VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse''.
** Mentions of [[VideoGame/DragonballHeroes Agents Beat, Note, Kabra, Froze, Tsumuri and Nico]].
* An unnamed [[https://derpibooru.org/tags/wheelpone wheelpone]] appears in far future Ponyville. And reappears at the end as one of The Duchess' disguises.
* DT & SS realizing that being in the future means there's ''even more'' history to learn, then letting loose a BigNo, is a nod to [[http://chainsawsuit.com/comic/2010/09/21/time-friends-historically/ this]] [[Webcomic/{{Chainsawsuit}} Time Friends]] comic.
* "Once upon a time, 1000 years ago in the future!" references the catchphrase of [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future.]]
* JB is named after Jake Berenson from the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' and paraphrases the opening line of the books.
* "LMDDHLKMAFP" ([[OriginalCharacter OC]] for short) is a LawyerFriendlyCameo by the ParodySue [[https://derpibooru.org/732313 Lina-Moondancer-Dophinhugger-Love-Krystal-Mia-Amore-Featherplot]].
* Star Swirl mentions [[VideoGame/{{Achron}} Permacloning]].
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars The Burying of Books]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_period The Spring and Summer Period]].
* The montage of alternate universes includes one universe that reenacts a scene from ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'', then diverges when Cheerilee declares [[Literature/HarryPotter "Five points to House Hufflepuff!"]]
* One of the villains is a [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure blonde vampire who once was a jockey]].
* Baron Zeppeli was a good guy, until he got brainwashed by a sentient, evil top hat. Silver Spoon lampshades that this plot development is "just like [[Disney/MeetTheRobinsons that movie]]!"
* A ponified version of the [[http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-cyber-woman-corn-image11363551 Cyber Woman With A Corn]] pops out of a random time portal.
* References to ''{{Film/Primer}}'': Twilight mentions sticking a time machine inside another time machine during her absurd metaphor. "Terger's Hexagon" is named after Abram Terger. And Duchess ''Emiba'' is named after Abe and Aaron's home business.
* The Duchess' first name, Ritogana, is a mangled reference to "Litagano Motscoud", a significant password from (the fan translation of) ''VideoGame/CaveStory''.
* And she's the Duchess of [[Literature/TheKalevala Kalevala]].
* She intends to overthrow Celestia and Luna, thereby becoming the Queen of [[Music/TheKinks "All Day and All of the Night"]].
* Apple Bloom shouts "Hikeeba!", a running gag from ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', which was itself a reference to ''Film/WomenOfThePrehistoricPlanet''.
* Apple Bloom follows the Memnan Saa school of karate and performs a "Vril energy" kick--both names from ''ComicBook/{{BPRD}}'', though wildly out of context.
* A nod to ''Webcomic/SweetBroAndHellaJeff'': "Twilight and Zeppeli’s kiss did not stop from getting longer."

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