Shout Out / Ma Fille

Shout-Outs to Anime and Manga

• Shout-Outs to Pretty Cure:
  • In "Sick Day", Katrina briefly finds a rerun of HappinessCharge Pretty Cure! on TV.
  • In "Independent Woman", Annie asks Katrina if she's going to watch Star★Twinkle Pretty Cure after school.
  • In "Master Chef", Katrina mentions that not even Yui Nagomi would eat Aran's crappy breakfast.
  • In "Do the Hustle", Bear Hugger mentions that Katrina's been so busy with everything going on, she hasn't had time to watch Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure.
• Just like in canon, Piston Hondo is an avid Sailor Moon reader. Katrina is also said to enjoy the anime.

Shout-Outs to Film

Animated

• Shout-Outs to Turning Red:
  • The chapter about Katrina's first period is titled "Bloom of the Red Peony".
  • In "Smear Campaign", Hunter calls Katrina an overachieving dork-narc, the same insult Tyler uses against Mei.
• One of the movies in "Babysitting Miss Daisy" is implied to be Shrek.
• One chapter of Shining and Sweet is titled "Honour To Us All".
• In "Aunt Laura", Laura gives Joe a shirt with a Minion on it to try on. Joe expresses disdain at it.
• The choker the Masako gives Katrina on her fifteenth birthday is described as "Dolores Madrigal but pink instead of red".
• In "Happy Hour", Mac is said to enjoy Pixar movies, and WALL•E and Soul are specifically mentioned.

Live-Action

• In "Questions, Questions, Questions", one of Katrina's questions is how many times a laser gun is shot in Star Wars.
• There is a chapter titled "Babysitting Miss Daisy".
• In the chapter "Scary Movie", the league watches an alternate cut of Heathers that has the original ending.
• Gale Winddancer is partly based on/named for Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz.

Shout-Outs to Literature

• In "Coming Out", Joe uses Beauty and the Beast to explain his coming out to Katrina, saying that being gay is like if the beast turned into a princess instead of a prince. Of course, Katrina instantly asks him if she can marry a princess when she grows up.
• Jackson Rivers's online username is "riverclanwarrior".
• In "Halloween", Joe and Katrina's costumes are the Pilot and the Little Princess. The book also makes an appearance in "Heritage".
• Gale Winddancer is partly themed around the book Anne of Green Gables (her full name being Anita Montgomery, having red hair, and having a daughter named Blythe).
• In "Late Bus", Claire mentions having to do a book report on The Sisters Grimm.
• In "Joe's Purpose", Katrina says that Mrs. Jennings is reading them fairy books, and mentions Pearl finding her feather.

Shout-Outs to Live-Action TV

• Carmen is shown to be a fan of Gran Hotel.
• In "Babysitting", Aran tells the kids they're "going on a field trip to Hall of Fame Land".

Miscellaneous Shout Outs

• An author's note in "Princess Movie" describes the titular film as a mix of Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses and Delicious: Emily's Hopes and Fears.
• Bear Hugger's online username is "carebear".
• In "Halloween", Dingo Bone is dressed as Batman.
• In "Closet Fandom", Great Tiger mentions owning a few vintage Rainbow Brite dolls.
• In "Telephone", Super Macho Man namedrops Vogue Magazine.
• One of the usernames that pops up in "Smear Campaign" is towardsthesun15.
• In "Poster Girl", Tameka's love of watching PSAs, and mentions a road safety ad about a woman named Julie.
• In "Big Girl Bed", the toddler bed Katrina picks out has a Barbie theming.
• In "Escape", the children's room has an American Girl doll laying around (specifically Rebecca Rubin).
• In "Sleepover", Claire has a Hello Kitty sleeping bag.

Shout-Outs to Theatre

• In "Major Upset", Narcis is directly compared to Romeo and Juliet while sleeping.
• A chapter relating to a drink place called Jellicle Slurps is called "Jellicle Slurps for Jellicle Boys".

Shout-Outs to Video Games

• In "The Talk", Joe jokingly calls Katrina "Petite Luigi" when he sees her wearing a green shirt and overalls.
• In "Christmas Concert", the boxers play the mobile guessing game Heads Up, during which Bear Hugger comes up as an answer.
• In "Wedding Bells", some of the kids are playing Pokémon Sun and Moon.
• The Relax-o-Vision in "Revenge" namedrops Kirby, Lip, and Pikachu.
• In "Babysitting Miss Daisy", Daisy mentions a restaurant called Rogueport Ribs.
• In "Lost Our Mac Baby", there's a mention of a restaurant called Nook's Cookery.
• "Girls Night" is a crossover with Super Mario Bros., Animal Crossing, and Kid Icarus: Uprising.
• In "Poster Girl", Hallie has a key chain of Stealth Elf.

Shout-Outs to Web Comics

• Aran mentions having a cousin named Rory.

Shout-Outs to Western Animation

• One of the usernames seen in "Baby Trap" is "jackieboy2002".
• In "Closet Fandom", Great Tiger is said to periodically watch My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
• One chapter of the Glass Kitten arc is named "Fifteen Miles in the Sun".
• Joe's Impact Silhouette in "Snow Day" is described as "like an old Goofy cartoon".
• In "Baby Sister", Katrina and Claire watch PAW Patrol.
• In "Big Girl Bed", two of the beds shown off at the furniture store are themed on Dora the Explorer and My Little Pony.

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