Shout Out / Finding Nemo

• When the moonfish form the shape of a sailing ship, they start singing "Got a whale of a tale to tell you, lads..."
• "Swiiim awaaay!". Also several others.
  • Speaking of Monty Python, there's an added joke about a character named Bruce having an Australian accent.
• Bruce was the nickname Spielberg gave the animatronic shark, though not the name of the shark itself.
  • "A mindless eating machine" was also how sharks were described in Jaws.
  • And the torpedo sliding into Bruce's mouth is reminiscent of the shark in Jaws with the air tank in his mouth
• The "Psycho" Strings and the gulls surrounding Nigel, Dory and Marlin like a certain scene in The Birds...and it's been said Pixar don't reference other movies!
• There's also P. Sherman's address, 42 Wallaby Way.
• Doubling as an Actor Allusion, Gill's scars◊ are almost identical to the ones Tom Berenger◊ sported in Platoon.
• Pearl, Nemo's little octopus schoolmate ("You guys made me ink!") bears strong resemblance to Pinky the ghost from Pac-Man. Ditto for her dad.
• While escaping from Bruce, Dory sees a sign labeled "Escape" and pronounces it as "es-ca-pay."
• Just as Bruce is ramming through a hatch in pursuit... "Heeeeeeere's Brucie!"
• At one point, Nigel refers to the dentist as "Diver Dan" — a reference to Australian dramedy SeaChange.
• In the process of getting Nemo's name wrong, Dory names at least two of The Marx Brothers — Chico and Harpo. One wonders if she'll call him Zeppo or Groucho next.
• At one point, she also calls him Elmo.
• In an odd sort of Theme Naming, Crush and his son Squirt are named after fruity soft drinks.
• There's a boat in the Sydney harbor in named "iBoat" in homage to Pixar/Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
• In the dentist's waiting room, a Buzz Lightyear doll can be seen on the floor, and a boy is reading a Mr. Incredible comic book.
• One outtake had Dory sleep muttering "Big money! ...No Whammies!"
• Per the DVD Commentary, Dory's sleep muttering "Sea monkey has my money" refers to the old live-action Disney comedies of the late '60s and early '70s, where a character would say something along the lines of "The monkey's got my money!" ("Give me the diamond, I'll give you the banana. Nice monkey!")

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