History Main / ShoutOut

* ActorAllusion (a reference to another work with an actor in common)
* CompanyCrossReferences (when the reference is to another work by the same creator; see also CreatorInJoke)
* {{Expy}} (a whole character modeled after a figure from another work)
* LiteraryAllusionTitle (a referential title)
* ShoutOutThemeNaming (when multiple characters carry allusive names)
* TakeThat (a malicious or critical reference)
* WaxingLyrical (quoting song lyrics)

* [[ShoutOut/WebVideo WebVideos]]

* ShoutOut/WebVideos

!!Examples:

* {{ShoutOut/Literature}}

* {{ShoutOut/Music}}
* {{ShoutOut/Pinball}}
* {{ShoutOut/Podcasts}}
* ShoutOut/ProWrestling
* {{ShoutOut/Radio}}
* {{ShoutOut/Roleplay}}

* {{ShoutOut/Theatre}}

* TakeThat (a malicious or critical reference)

* ActorAllusion (a reference to another work with an actor in common)
* CompanyCrossReferences (when the reference is to another work by the same creator; see also CreatorInJoke)

Super-trope to {{Expy}} (a whole character modeled after a figure from another work), TakeThat (a malicious or critical reference), LiteraryAllusionTitle (a referential title), ShoutOutThemeNaming (when multiple characters carry allusive names), ActorAllusion (a reference to another work with an actor in common), and CompanyCrossReferences (when the reference is to another work by the same creator; see also CreatorInJoke). Compare {{Homage}} and {{Parody}}, which are more thorough recreations of other works. OpeningShoutOut, ContinuityNod, CallBack, ProductionThrowback, and MythologyGag are for works internally referencing themselves.

->"And before you ask... (''strikes a pose'') YES, THIS ''IS'' A [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure JOJO]] REFERENCE!!!"

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Super-trope to {{Expy}} (a whole character modeled after a figure from another work), TakeThat (a malicious or critical reference), LiteraryAllusionTitle (a referential title), ShoutOutThemeNaming (when multiple characters carry allusive names), ActorAllusion (a reference to another work with an actor in common), and CompanyCrossReferences (when the reference is to another work by the same creator). Compare {{Homage}} and {{Parody}}, which are more thorough recreations of other works. OpeningShoutOut, ContinuityNod, CallBack, ProductionThrowback, and MythologyGag are for works internally referencing themselves.

Super-trope to {{Expy}} (a whole character modeled after a figure from another work), TakeThat (a malicious or critical reference), LiteraryAllusionTitle (a referential title), ShoutOutThemeNaming (when multiple characters carry allusive names) and ActorAllusion (a reference to another work with an actor in common). Compare {{Homage}} and {{Parody}}, which are more thorough recreations of other works. OpeningShoutOut, ContinuityNod, CallBack, ProductionThrowback, and MythologyGag are for works internally referencing themselves.

Super-trope to {{Expy}} (a whole character modeled after a figure from another work), TakeThat (a malicious or critical reference), LiteraryAllusionTitle (a referential title), ShoutOutThemeNaming (when multiple characters carry allusive names), and ActorAllusion (a reference to another work with an actor in common). Compare {{Homage}} and {{Parody}}, which are more thorough recreations of other works. OpeningShoutOut, ContinuityNod, CallBack, ProductionThrowback, and MythologyGag are for works internally referencing themselves.

* {{ShoutOut/Other}}

'''''Remember, a Shout-Out is intentional.''''' If a character just happened to use a similar turn of phrase to another work, that's [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs just a coincidence]].

A Shout-Out is an element in a piece of media--a name, line of dialogue, a prop, etc.--that intentionally refers to something or someone outside the work such as fans, family members of the cast or crew, or, commonly, another piece of pop culture.

However, remember that [[{{Trope}} fiction is constructed from the repetition of storytelling devices]]. Many tropes, symbols, and ideas are embedded in the popular consciousness, and works can share a similar element without one being a reference to the other. '''To be this trope, the reference must be unambiguous and reasonably construed as deliberate on the part of the creators.''' As a general rule of thumb, if the example needs to be couched with Administrivia/WordCruft like, "seems to be," "bears a resemblance to" or "could possibly be," it's almost certainly not an example.

See also {{Homage}}, {{Expy}}, StockShoutOuts, OpeningShoutOut, ShoutOutThemeNaming and TheJoyOfX. LiteraryAllusionTitle is a subtrope. Easily confused with a MythologyGag and ContinuityNod, and may overlap with ActorAllusion. Contrast TakeThat, which is a negatively-spirited Shout-Out. Biblical Shout-Outs should go on AsTheGoodBookSays. Unrelated to MakeMeWannaShout. Neither do [[Music/{{Kiss}} "Shout it out Loud"]] or [[Music/RollingStones "I shouted out, who killed the Kennedys?"]] refer to this trope.

'''Remember, a Shout-Out is intentional.''' If a character just happened to use a similar turn of phrase to another work, that's [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs just a coincidence]].

A Shout-Out is something (a name, line of dialogue, or prop) in a show that refers to fans or family members of the cast or crew, or to another source of inspiration. By nature, these can be obscure for casual fans.

The idea isn't new even if this term is. Arthur Conley, in his 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music" mentions several performers by name he finds have done great work, by "spotlight" on some of their songs of note or their distinctive style.

You can even talk about them in English class if only you call them "allusions". However, remember that many {{trope}}s, symbols, and such are older than they look and can, often, arise in parallel. So despite (or because of) the ubiquitous nature of some creative properties, that doesn't mean that anything that seems somewhat similar is referencing said work.

ReferenceOverdosed is when a series is loaded with these. ReferencedBy is for the work that the Shout-Out is aimed at.

Giving references to other works can predate to older times but became increasingly common in medieval times. In modern times, almost every larger film, VideoGame and so on intentionally references some other work, making the phenomenon nearly omnipresent.

Administrivia/TropesAreTools applies to Shout-Outs. A good Shout-Out should still fit within the context of the story or it may end up a BigLippedAlligatorMoment to people not familiar with what's being shouted about. It also has to be subtle enough that viewers either only notice the [[DoubleEntendre double meaning]] after a trip to the [[FridgeBrilliance fridge]] or have a short chuckle if they notice it immediately, a blatant Shout-Out will break the SuspensionOfDisbelief and kick viewers out of the story. (Especially if it's BreakingTheFourthWall. Shout-Outs that the characters would recognize get a little more leeway.) An explicit, open Shout-Out to one of the work's sources of inspiration is an InspirationNod.

Remember that a Shout-Out must be ''deliberate'' on the part of the authors; simply resembling something from another work is not sufficient, and the very existence of tropes and popular culture means that it's natural for resemblances to appear without any intent on the part of the authors. Just because two characters use similar [[ImprobableWeaponUser unusual weapons]] or wear similarly-shaped sunglasses doesn't mean one is a reference to the other; just because two plots are similar doesn't mean there's actually any connection between them. SmallReferencePools and OlderThanTheyThink can also lead people to see Shout-Outs where none exist because their own favorite things loom large in their mind. A true Shout-Out is intended to be noticed, so if there's any doubt, it's probably just a coincidence.

As a general rule of thumb, if the example is be couched with Administrivia/WordCruft like, "seems to be," "bears a resemblance to" or "could possibly be," it's almost certainly not an example.

Remember that a Shout-Out must be ''deliberate'' on the part of the authors; simply resembling something from another work is not sufficient, and the very existence of tropes and popular culture means that it's natural for resemblances to appear without any intent on the part of the authors. Just because two characters use similar [[ImprobableWeaponUser unusual weapons]] or wear similarly-shaped sunglasses doesn't mean one is a reference to the other; just because two plots are similar doesn't mean there's actually any connection between them. SmallReferencePools can also lead people to see Shout-Outs where none exist because their own favorite things loom large in their mind. A true Shout-Out is intended to be noticed, so if there's any doubt, it's probably just a coincidence.

* ShoutOut/WebComics

See also {{Homage}}, {{Expy}}, StockShoutOuts, OpeningShoutOut, ShoutOutThemeNaming and TheJoyOfX. LiteraryAllusionTitle is a subtrope. Easily confused with a MythologyGag and ContinuityNod, and may overlap with ActorAllusion. Contrast TakeThat, which is a negatively-spirited Shout-Out. Biblical Shout-Outs should go on AsTheGoodBookSays. Unrelated to MakeMeWannaShout.

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[[caption-width-right:350:DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Mabye Music/TheBeatles?]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:By the way, the power that brought them to life is called [[{{Music/Queen}} Bohemian Rhapsody]].]]

See also {{Homage}}, {{Expy}}, StockShoutOuts, OpeningShoutOut, ShoutOutThemeNaming and TheJoyOfX. LiteraryAllusionTitle is a subtrope. Easily confused with a MythologyGag and ContinuityNod, and may overlap with ActorAllusion. Contrast TakeThat, which is a negatively-spirited Shout-Out. Biblical Shout-Outs should go on AsTheGoodBookSays. Unrelated to MakesMeWannaShout.

See also {{Homage}}, {{Expy}}, StockShoutOuts, OpeningShoutOut, ShoutOutThemeNaming and TheJoyOfX. LiteraryAllusionTitle is a subtrope. Easily confused with a MythologyGag and ContinuityNod, and may overlap with ActorAllusion. Contrast TakeThat, which is a negatively-spirited Shout-Out. Biblical Shout-Outs should go on AsTheGoodBookSays.

[[caption-width-right:300:By the way, the power that brought them to life is called [[Music/{{Queen}} Bohemian Rhapsody]].]]

!!Examples subpages

* ShoutOut/{{Literature}}

* ShoutOut/{{Music}}
* ShoutOut/{{Pinball}}
* ShoutOut/{{Podcasts}}

* ShoutOut/{{Radio}}
* ShoutOut/{{Roleplay}}

* ShoutOut/{{Theatre}}

!!Other examples:

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[[folder:Advertising]]
* In the New York area, there's a store called B&H, whose advertisements involve [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey a guy named Dave and a robot named Hal]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWn8cyUMDbg This Caesars Palace commercial]] ends with the narration, "[[Film/StreetFighter What you call the greatest day of your life,]] [[ButForMeItWasTuesday we call 'Tuesday'."]]
* There's a Honda advertisement that uses the opening to the Waldstein Sonata by Beethoven.
* Some advertising for ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' referenced ''Series/TheATeam'' quite heavily, such as [[http://info.sonicretro.org/File:Sh_USAAdvertisement2.jpg a magazine ad]] aping the famous opening narration or the (now-defunct) [[http://web.archive.org/web/20040725042952/http://www.toughteam.com/uk.html website]] using a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong slightly changed]] snippet of the theme.
* Trojan Condoms: In ''Literature/TheAeneid'' the Greek army gets into a giant horse, which gets through the enemy's defenses. Men inside a horse, inside the enemy's walls. Pure FauxSymbolism. [[AnalogyBackfire And then, after penetrating the enemy fortress, the horse bursts open and all the soldiers inside start rampaging everywhere.]] They probably intended for it to be a reference to the Trojan ''Walls,'' which were so impenetrable that after ten years of keeping the Greeks out they had to resort to the horse trick, but that's not where peoples' minds end up going.
* Advertising billboards for a flatrate internet package included ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' HUD as seen [[http://urbanprankster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/4165263121_904e1834291.jpg here]] and [[http://youvert.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c678153ef0133ecb51003970b-800wi here]].
* A Filipino snack ad best described, as one comment put it, as "SACRILEGE TO [[Manga/LuckyStar LUCKY STAR]]." In terms of character designs, ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' wasn't spared either.
* A commercial for ''VideoGame/VirtualBoyWarioLand'' ended with Wario saying "[[Film/Batman1989 Wait till they get a load of me!]]"
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[[folder:Arts]]
* Creator/JohannesVermeer managed to do this with ''paintings''.
** Dirck van Baburen's ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/The_Procuress.jpg The Procuress]]'' appears as a painting on the wall in two of Vermeer's paintings, ''[[https://vermeer0708.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/vermeer_the_concert-1.jpg The Concert]]'' and ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Johannes_Vermeer_-_Zittende_Klavecimbelspeelster_%281673-1675%29.jpg Lady Seated at a Spinet]]''.
** Jacob Jordaens' ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Crucifixion_by_Jacob_Jordaens.JPG Crucifixion]]'' appears as a painting on the wall in Vermeer's ''[[http://www.snipview.com/q/The_Allegory_of_Faith Allegory of Faith]]''.
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[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'':
** In "I've Gotta Be Me," Bear dons a grayish sweater and tells us that "[[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.]]" Some familiar music plays and he suggests that maybe he should get a pair of sneakers.
** At one point in the episode "Let's Get Interactive," Bear is looking for dirt, water and seeds to help solve a puzzle. He says "You know, these things would be a lot easier to find if we had a couple of guides to help us" and then Pip and Pop show up. When he says this, closed-captioning reads "[[WesternAnimation/BluesClues You know, these things would be a lot easier to find if we had a little blue dog to help us.]]"
** At the end of "I've Got Your Number," Luna states that "numbers go on and on forever, [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory to infinity and beyond]]!"
** [[https://www.mixcloud.com/djbobshow/the-dj-bob-show-a-berry-bear-reunion-christmas-at-the-big-blue-house/ According to this,]] the "What If?" song from "A Beary Bear Christmas" was patterned after the film ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'', down to it being presented in black-and-white.
** In "A Wagon of a Different Color," after Ojo, Pip and Pop reveal the newly painted wagon, Ojo says that she thinks it has every color in the world. Bear says that it does and Pip and Pop comment "And we helped!" in a manner that seems very reminiscent of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB7j3sUWohE classic Shake 'n Bake commericals.]]
** One of the episodes is titled "The Great Pretender," which is a golden oldie by the The Platters.
* ''Series/StrangeHillHigh'': The audio-visual room, the most feared room in the school, is located in [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Room 101]].
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[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* Ride/{{Disneyland}} is full of these to former attractions. To whit:
** In The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, just as you leave the Heffalumps and Woozles part, if you look behind you, you can see three trophy heads - Max, Buff, and Melvin, from the attraction that once occupied that spot: Country Bear Jamboree. In Florida, at Walt Disney World, turning around at the right moment you will be able to see a picture of Mr Toad handing over a deed to Owl as an homage to Mr Toad's Wild Ride which used to occupy that space.
** Somewhere in the projector room in the queue for Indiana Jones Adventure, there is an Eeyore sign[[note]]At the very top, in the back of the room; best spotted if you turn around just before you leave the room and look back and up[[/note]] - that spot used to be the Eeyore section of the old parking lot.
** In Autopia, there's a bronzed Midget Autopia car, referencing the long-gone attraction.
** Swiss Family Treehouse, based off of the movie Swiss Family Robinson, once occupied the spot where Tarzan's Treehouse is now. A gramophone in Tarzan's Treehouse still plays the Swisskapolka
** The Mighty Microscope from ''Adventure Thru Inner Space'' is still there - you can see it across from a mechanical arm that almost hits the Starspeeder 3000 in ''Star Tours'' and the comet scene pays a subtle nod to the snowflakes from ''Adventure''.
*** The new ''Star Tours'' once again features the Mighty Microscope on left hand side of the screen in a lit corridor just before the Starspeeder 1000 leaves the [[ThatsNoMoon unfinished Death Star 1]] through a docking bay.
** An actual engine from the Mine Train thru Nature's Wonderland sits at the edge of the Rivers of America
*** Similarly, one of the first rooms of Big Thunder Mountain is a cavern with pools of multicolored water utilizing forced perspective. This is a reference to the Rainbow Caverns section of Nature's Wonderland which partly occupied the area of Big Thunder Mountain.
** Mike Fink Keel Boats transported guests along the Rivers of America until 1997. One boat, the Gullywhumper, is moored as a prop along the rivers.
** There are ''four'' shout-outs to the House of the Future in Innoventions alone.
** The audio-animatronic critters from the old America Sings attraction were mostly moved to Splash Mountain (a lot of them are on the riverboat at the end of the ride, which can also be seen from the train between New Orleans Square Station and Toontown/Fantasyland Station). Two of the ducks from America Sings were stripped of their outer coverings and turned into the small robots in the Star Tours queue.
* [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal Orlando Resort]]'s new water park, Volcano Bay, includes a subtle Shout Out to the resort's previous water park, Wet 'n Wild[[note]]which was not originally a Universal park, but was acquired by the corporation in 1998[[/note]]. The new park features a pair of water slides named Maku and Puihi. Maku means "Wet" and "Puihi" means "Wild" in the Maori language.
* Being famous for its mermaid show, one of Ride/WeekiWacheeSprings' regular shows is an adaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* The ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' web serials contain small references to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The ''Mata Nui On-Line Game'' meanwhile hid a quote from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' in the CypherLanguage on one of the Ko-Koro temple walls and the statue from ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}: The Broken Ear'' can be seen in Vakama's hut.
* In ''Franchise/GIJoe'', the redheaded Shana O'Hara was born in the South (specifically, UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia). She is, indeed, a fierce and attractive SouthernBelle. Her codename? [[Film/GoneWithTheWind Scarlett]].
* ''Toys/GoGosCrazyBones'':
** The character Jaws is made to look like the shark in the movie poster for the movie ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The character's even named after the movie!
** Another ''Gogo's'' character, Cupix, quite clearly appears to have ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' running on his screen.
* The ''Toys/StarMonsters'' series has characters in it that can go through evolution in the following fashion: A Star Monster evolves into a new Star Monster, and can then evolve into another new Star Monster from there, if possible. [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Sound familiar?]]
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TropesAreTools applies to Shout-Outs. A good Shout-Out should still fit within the context of the story or it may end up a BigLippedAlligatorMoment to people not familiar with what's being shouted about. It also has to be subtle enough that viewers either only notice the [[DoubleEntendre double meaning]] after a trip to the [[FridgeBrilliance fridge]] or have a short chuckle if they notice it immediately, a blatant Shout-Out will break the SuspensionOfDisbelief and kick viewers out of the story. (Especially if it's BreakingTheFourthWall. Shout-Outs that the characters would recognize get a little more leeway.) An explicit, open Shout-Out to one of the work's sources of inspiration is an InspirationNod.