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* One episode features movie posters for ''[[Franchise/{{Cars}} Trucks]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Kung-Fu Koala]]''.

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* One episode features movie posters for ''[[Franchise/{{Cars}} Trucks]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda ''[[Franchise/KungFuPanda Kung-Fu Koala]]''.
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** Francine and Binky's story involves Arthur in Wrestling/{{WWE}} taking down Wrestling/HulkHogan, and then it's announced that he will be facing off against John L. Sullivan, Floyd Patterson, Barney Rose... and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the United Press International]].

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** Francine and Binky's story involves Arthur in Wrestling/{{WWE}} taking down Wrestling/HulkHogan, and then it's announced that he will be facing off against John L. Sullivan, Floyd Patterson, Barney Rose... and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the United Press International]].International.

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* Bionic Bunny is a clear expy of Franchise/{{Superman}}. The show later introduces Bionic Bunny's cousin Dark Bunny who's an expy of Franchise/{{Batman}}.



* In season 3's "Sue Ellen & the Brainasaurus" Sue Ellen very briefly thinks of humiliating Brain by making a clay head for the model dinosaur that looks exactly like [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney's]] head before she changes her mind deciding that it would be too cruel.



* S13's [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Prunella and the Disappointing Ending.]]

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* The Henry Skreever books are of course one giant shout-out to ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
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S13's [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Prunella and the Disappointing Ending.]]



* An old sea captain tells them about all the ships doomed by Toby Rick. Arthur asks if he was a [[Literature/MobyDick giant whale]], but the captain says no, just a terrible captain.

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* An In "Binky Barnes, Wingman", Binky's behaviour trying to catch the large, blue butterfly is outright described as being like "Captain Ahab and Literature/MobyDick".
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old sea captain tells them about all the ships doomed by Toby Rick. Arthur asks if he was a [[Literature/MobyDick giant whale]], but the captain says no, just a terrible captain.



* Season nineteen's "Maria Speaks" is almost certainly named for ''Arthur'''s fellow PBS show ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks''.

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* Season nineteen's 19's "Maria Speaks" is almost certainly named for ''Arthur'''s fellow PBS show ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks''.



* In "Binky Barnes, Wingman", Binky's behaviour trying to catch the large, blue butterfly is outright described as being like "Captain Ahab and Literature/MobyDick".



* The Henry Skreever books are of course one giant shout-out to ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
* In season 3's "Sue Ellen & the Brainasaurus" Sue Ellen very briefly thinks of humiliating Brain by making a clay head for the model dinosaur that looks exactly like [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney's]] head before she changes her mind deciding that it would be too cruel.


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* S12's "Bats in the Belfry" has Arthur imagining turning Grandma Thora's attic into a pirate play are like the film [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Buccaneers of the Bahamas]]. Later when D.W., Arthur, and Buster see a bat in the attic, D.W. talks about Mrs. Read reading her a story about a bat [[Literature/{{Stellaluna}} Starrymoony]].
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* The Season 1 episode "Meek for a Week" has Muffy and Francine bet on a Princess Peach watch[[note]]This may be entirely coincidental as 1996 was the year that Princess Peach became known as "Princess Peach" in the West rather then "Princess Toadstool". [[/note]].

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* The Season 1 episode "Meek for a Week" has Muffy and Francine bet on a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach Peach]] watch[[note]]This may be entirely coincidental as 1996 was the year that Princess Peach became known as "Princess Peach" in the West rather then "Princess Toadstool". [[/note]].



** In "Muffy's Art Attack", upon Ed Crosswire's decision to buy a kinetic sculpture, Machine with Wishbone by Arthur Ganson, Mr. Ratburn notes that "it brings to mind the tragicomic works of Samuel Beckett, a tiny figure forever yoked to its burden of absurdity."
** In "The Great [=MacGrady=]", Bailey gives Mr. Crosswire a copy of Endgame by Samuel Beckett as a birthday present.

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** In "Muffy's Art Attack", upon Ed Crosswire's decision to buy a kinetic sculpture, Machine with Wishbone by Arthur Ganson, Mr. Ratburn notes that "it brings to mind the tragicomic works of Samuel Beckett, Creator/SamuelBeckett, a tiny figure forever yoked to its burden of absurdity."
** In "The Great [=MacGrady=]", Bailey gives Mr. Crosswire a copy of Endgame ''Theatre/{{Endgame}}'' by Samuel Beckett Creator/SamuelBeckett as a birthday present.
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* In the Halloween special "Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse" at one point there's an address shown with [[Film/NightmareOnElmStreet Jenna Krueger]] at [[Film/FourteenOhEight 1408]] [[Film/NightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]].

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* In the Halloween special "Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse" at one point there's an address shown with [[Film/NightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Jenna Krueger]] at [[Film/FourteenOhEight 1408]] [[Film/NightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Elm Street]].
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** In "The Great MacGrady" Bailey gives Mr. Crosswire a copy of Endgame by Samuel Beckett as a birthday present.

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** In "The Great MacGrady" [=MacGrady=]", Bailey gives Mr. Crosswire a copy of Endgame by Samuel Beckett as a birthday present.
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* In Vicita's dream sequence in "Buenas Noches, Vicita", she's a Hispanic girl walking through the forest with her animal companion (her stuffed llama, Raulito) similar to ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer''.
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* One episode features movie posters for ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} Trucks]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Kung-Fu Koala]]''.

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* One episode features movie posters for ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} ''[[Franchise/{{Cars}} Trucks]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Kung-Fu Koala]]''.
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* In Mutiny on the Pitch", Francine angsts over [[spoiler: losing her role as captain of the soccer team]], much like [[spoiler: Charlie's reaction to a similar event in ''[[Film/TheMightyDucks D3: The Mighty Ducks]]''.]]

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* In Mutiny "Mutiny on the Pitch", Francine angsts over [[spoiler: losing her role as captain of the soccer team]], much like [[spoiler: Charlie's reaction to a similar event in ''[[Film/TheMightyDucks D3: The Mighty Ducks]]''.]]

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