History ShoutOut / LegoBatman

!!LEGO Batman: The Videogame
* Gliding for 9 seconds earns you the "[[{{Franchise/Superman}} Is it a bird? Is it a plane?]]" achievement.
* The "A Daring Rescue" level, which takes place in a sewer, has an early section involving [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros color-coded pipes that teleport you between them when jumped into]].

!!LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
* Vicki Vale mentions the mayor's plan to build a [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity walled in district to keep the Arkham inmates in]] was postponed.
* During the river chase in the second level, Batman hangs from a rope ladder with sharks nipping at his heels. If only he had some [[Film/BatmanTheMovie Bat-Shark Repellent]].
* When being taken away by the police the first time around, Joker says, "Watch the suit, boys!" -- his first line in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''.
* Lex Luthor consoles Joker about the prospect of Batman being killed by guessing that Robin would probably put on the Batsuit in his place, as in the ''Battle For the Cowl'' comic storyline. And Joker replies that it wouldn't be the same, which is exactly the problem he had in the comics.
* In the Amusement Mile section of Gotham City, you can find a slide attraction called the [[Music/TheBeatles Helter Skelter]]. (This may not count because that's what that sort of slide is called in the UK, hence the name of the Beatles' song in the first place.)
* In the Courthouse level, one of the minikit pieces was found by magnetically turning the hands of the clock to [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 10:04, upon which the tower would get struck by lightning]].
* When you fight Ra's al Ghul to unlock him he says:
-->'''Ra's al Ghul:''' [[Film/BatmanBegins If you make yourself more than just a man]], you become... a Superman! No, that's not right... A legend! Yes, a legend!
* You can get an achievement by [[Film/KingKong playing as a female character, riding on a gorilla, and climbing to the top of Wayne Tower]].
* Vicki Vale wonders if the blue lights at Arkham Asylum are one of the warden's famous parties being in full swing, possibly alluding to Music/ElvisPresley's "Jailhouse Rock".
* In ''Arkham Asylum Antics'', during Scarecrow's boss fight, he [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum hits you with fear gas, causing you to hallucinate him growing to enormous size]].
** In the handheld version, he even has ''[[DemBones skeletons]]'' as henchmen!
* The list of ingredients (promethium, xenon, mercury, tantalum, dialium) that Lex and Joker use to create their fake kryptonite comes straight out of ''Film/SupermanIII''. The only things left out are the plutonium and the "0.57% unknown".

!!LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
* In the trailer for ''Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'', the rest of the Justice League are giving their thoughts on Batman's new space suit, Wonder Woman says that he should have stuck with black. [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Or maybe a really dark gray.]]
* Robin mentions thinking that [[WebComic/{{Shortpacked}} Batman can breathe in space.]] [[http://www.shortpacked.com/comic/lego-batman-3 This has not gone unnoticed.]]
* There's a [[Series/DoctorWho Weeping Angel]] in the swamp outside the Hall of Doom. It changes position if you move away from it.
* One of Alfred's random combat quotes is [[Film/BatmanBegins "Why do we fall?"]]
* The second level is titled [[Series/BreakingBad "Breaking BATS!"]]
* The ''Film/ManOfSteel'' DLC begins with this paraphrased dialogue:
-->'''[[Creator/RussellCrowe Jor-El:]]''' I, [[Film/{{Gladiator}} Maximu--]] I mean, Jor-El...
* One of Joker's combat quotes is "Smile, darn ya, smile!" which is likely a reference to his VillainSong in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.
* One of Harley Quinn's NPC idle quotes involves her advertising [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} "psychiatric help, only five studs."]] One of her sidequests in the Hall of Doom even has her set up a stand just like Lucy's.
* Larfleeze's level is named [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed Need for Greed.]]
* There are two levels whose names reference ''Franchise/StarWars''. These are ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace The Lantern Menace]]'' and ''[[Film/ANewHope A Blue Hope]]''.
* The VR sequences are very similar aesthetically to ''Film/TronLegacy''.
* In the Batcave, a [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries glowing green Riddler Trophy]] is hidden behind a wall.
* One of the Bizarro DLC achievements involves playing as Darkseid on the moon base. [[Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon No points for guessing the joke.]]
* At one point, [[WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers Green Loontern]] says [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy "You know what really grinds my gears?"]]
* Superman [[TiltingTowerOfPisa straightening out the Leaning Tower of Pisa]] is another reference to ''Film/SupermanIII''.
* A series of sidequests to help Kevin Smith film a movie in the Batcave ends with Catwoman stealing the film reel because the movie looks terrible - and as she says, [[TakeThat she knows a thing or two]] about [[Film/Catwoman2004 bad movies]].
* The quest on Odym to find a banana for Gorilla Grodd is simply named "[[VideoGame/DonkeyKong64 Ohh, banana!]]"
* During the level "Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy", [[Creator/MichaelCaine Alfred]] reacts to Batman flipping the truck over with: "Oh Bruce, [[ActorAllusion You were only supposed to ]][[Film/TheItalianJob1969 blow the LEGO doors off!]]"
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* In the Courthouse level, one of the minikit pieces was found by magnetically turning the hands of the clock to [[Film/BackToTheFuture 10:04, upon which the tower would get struck by lightning]].

* One of Harley Quinn's NPC idle quotes involves her advertising [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} "psychiatric help, only five studs."]]

* Robin mentions thinking that [[WebComic/{{Shortpacked}} Batman can breathe in space.]] [[http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=2164 This has not gone unnoticed.]]

* Superman straightening out the Leaning Tower of Pisa is another reference to ''Film/SupermanIII''.

!!LEGO DC Super-Villains
* A rather surprising one from a bystander in Smallville.
-->"Whenever I see that big water tower in the middle of town, I like to imagine that it serves as [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} the comfortable home for a family of orphaned cartoon characters.]]"
* While fighting Poison Ivy's henchmen during [[{{Pun}} Count]] Vertigo's quest, he says [[Series/SesameStreet "One Ivy Goon! Two Ivy Goons! Ah, ah ah!"]]
* There's a cafe in the Gotham City Museum in the level "Fight at the Museum" run by [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie The Coffee Chain.]]
* One of the hints for the bow tie challenge reads, [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} "Being cool isn't hard when you've got a library card."]]
* One of the Scarecrow's lines if he's unable to solve a puzzle is warning anyone else against joking about him [[Film/TheWizardOfOz not having a brain]] to work it out.
* Flash doing the floss and Cyborg doing the dab is shown when the Justice League escape from Darkseid.
* When [[KillerGorilla Grodd]] shows up during the final battle against Darkseid, Harley Quinn suggests that he [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong throw a barrel at him]].
* Doubles as a MythologyGag, considering the [[Creator/TravellersTales developers]], but during Mongrel's sidequest, one of the potential players mentions that the "Golden Fury" racing spinoff is called [[VideoGame/SonicR "Golden Fury R"]].

-->"Whenever I see that big water tower in the middle of town, I like to imagine that it serves as [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} the comfortable home for a family of orphaned cartoon characters.]]

* In the trailer for ''Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' the rest of the Justice League are giving their thoughts on Batman's new space suit, Wonder Woman says that he should have stuck with black. [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Or maybe a really dark gray.]]

* One of Joker's combat quotes is [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit "Smile, darn ya, smile!"]]
** More likely a reference to [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold the Joker's]] VillainSong.
* One of Harley Quinn's NPC idle quotes involves her advertising [[NewspaperComic/{{Peanuts}} "psychiatric help, only five studs."]]

* During the level "Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy", [[Creator/MichaelCaine Alfred]] reacts to Batman flipping the truck over with: "Oh Bruce, [[ActorAllusion You were only supposed to ]][[Film/TheItalianJob1969 blow the LEGO doors off!"