History Main / ParentalBonus

** During the Bad Guys Anonymous meeting, Kano mentions that being good guy isn't about what you do for work but that being good is all in your heart, as he is saying this he tears the heart out of a zombie sitting beside him, making a reference to his Fatality move from {{Franchise/Mortal Kombat}} where he tears his enemies heart out and hold it high in the air.

** ''Mathnet'' has a large enough PeripheralDemographic that it was shown as a stand-alone program during primetime.

** There's a moment during the song "Never Had a Friend Like Me". During the song the Genie uses his magic to make a group of harem girls appear. Normally this would be (somewhat) harmless but when you consider both the way the girls were acting towards Aladdin and how Al himself reacted it seemed like one of the girls (the one in the middle to be exact) was giving Al ''a freaking lap dance''. In addition the way Aladdin's hands are positioned it looks like he's ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd07uvkTeKo#t=1m45s groping the girl's ass]]'', the scene in question is in 1:45-1:53. Could be viewed as ''ParentService''.

** [[Theatre/TheTempest Stephano]], [[Creator/GeorgeOrwell Dr. Georgina Orwell]], [[UsefulNotes/TheRomanRepublic Vice Principal Nero]], [[GenghisKhan Coach Ghenghis]], [[JDSalinger Esme Squalor]]...I could go on.

* One episode of ''ZoobileeZoo'' was a direct parody of ''MyFairLady''.

'''Stu:''' SidneyPoitier?

* In ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', the Beatles references never end: the Runaway Five, a yellow submarine, and a set of default names for Ness & co. (in the Japanese version) and a reference to "Yesterday" (in the English localization).

* Did anyone mention ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' yet? The Beatles references never end: the Runaway Five, a yellow submarine, and a set of default names for Ness & co.

-->Who's that tap-tap-tapping on my window? Is that a raven? Stupid ravens...

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[[folder: Film - Animated]]

** There's also a specific comment by Genie during ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' during the beginning of the scene where the infamous 40 Thieves rob the palace. When the stampeding elephants come towards the wedding which causes the ground to shake, Genie jokingly comments "I thought the [[DidTheEarthMoveForYouToo earth shaking]] didn't start until the Honeymoon" you can guess what that means.

[[folder:Film - Live Action]]

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* The sketch show ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' loves this trope, having references to many things the target audience probably wouldn't know, such as ''Series/{{CSI}}'' or ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries The Bourne Identity]]'', the references are usually mixed with something the target audience has seen, such as ''Series/ICarly'' and ''BobTheBuilder''.

* The absolute king of this trope was ''Series/SquareOneTV'', which had an average of a ParentalBonus a minute. Sketches parodied everything from ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' to ''VideoGame/{{Pac-Man}}'', and the musical numbers were always a style spoof (like the country-western "Nine, Nine, Nine" or the glam-rock "Angle Dance"). Each episode ended with a mystery called ''Mathnet'', an elaborate (and sometimes disturbingly true-to-form) parody of ''Radio/{{Dragnet}}'', where agent Kate Monday (later changed to Pat Tuesday) flashed her calculator as a badge. In one "Mathnet" sequence, we hear a voice over an airport intercom: "Will Miss Amelia Earhart please come to the front? Miss Earhart, we have your luggage."

** One skit with the Squirrels featured a [[AbbotAndCostello Who's On First]] send off referencing TheWho.

'''Steelbeak''': Hey, read my beak; tell them to raise some taxes. Eh heh heh, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall like they need an excuse, right]]?

** In the episode referenced by the Cracked quote above, Yakko tells Dot to look for Prince. A bit later, she announces, "I found Prince!" which turns out to be the pop star of that name. Yakko says "No, no, fingerprints." Dot and Prince exchange a look and she says, "I don't think so."

** Issue 3 of their ''Iron Man'' solo title had Plantman as the villain. When he's not in his leafy armor, he's dressed in a suit, Homburg hat, and gardener's apron -- that is to say, he looks like Creator/PeterSellers as [[Film/BeingThere Chance the Gardener]].

These jokes also give the shows rerun value years later when the original viewers are old enough to get the jokes that once went over their heads: see LateToThePunchline. Might be FridgeHorror for some if they think the joke is disturbing.

*** Lightning [=McQueen=]'s name, in and of itself, qualifies. The target demographic of the film won't know who SteveMcQueen is, much less have seen ''{{Bullitt}}''.

** That's more a case of ShownTheirWork.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter, oh so much. From literary and historical and mythological allusions to names significant if you have just a smattering of Latin or French or German. Not to mention the social satire. One could--and several people have--write a book.

* In issue #3 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'', Pinkie's plan for avoiding themselves getting mixed up with disguised Changelings is to wear costumes of themselves so that they can recognize each other.