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** The character of Bat-Bat is a parody of Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** Scrappy the Mouse's appearance is a caricature of [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry Mouse]], and his name and role in the show is an obvious riff on [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Scrappy Doo.]]
** Mighty Mouse's origin story in "Mouse From Another House" is a WholePlotReference to the origin of Franchise/{{Superman}}.
** The title of "Night on Bald Pate" is a reference to the song "Night on Bald Mountain".
** "Scrap-Happy"'s plot and villain are partially based on Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''.
** "Pirates With Dirty Faces" is a reference to the film ''Film/AngelsWithDirtyFaces''.
** "This Island Mouseville" references the title of the novel and film ''Film/ThisIslandEarth''.
** "All You Need Is Glove" is a pun on the [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song "All You Need Is Love".
** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Jim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".
** "Mighty's Benefit Plan" is centered around Elwie and the Tree Weasels, who are parodies of the 1980's revival of WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks.
** In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Music/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.
** "Snow White and the Motor City Dwarfs" is a spoof of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney's adaptation of]] Literature/SnowWhite.
** "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters and WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle.
** In "Mightys Wedlock Whimsy" Mighty's ImagineSpot of what his marriage life might be like is a [[Series/TheHoneymooners Honeymooners]] parody.

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** * The character of Bat-Bat is a parody of Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** * Scrappy the Mouse's appearance is a caricature of [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry Mouse]], and his name and role in the show is an obvious riff on [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Scrappy Doo.]]
** * Mighty Mouse's origin story in "Mouse From Another House" is a WholePlotReference to the origin of Franchise/{{Superman}}.
** * The title of "Night on Bald Pate" is a reference to the song "Night on Bald Mountain".
** * "Scrap-Happy"'s plot and villain are partially based on Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''.
** * "Pirates With Dirty Faces" is a reference to the film ''Film/AngelsWithDirtyFaces''.
** * "This Island Mouseville" references the title of the novel and film ''Film/ThisIslandEarth''.
** * "All You Need Is Glove" is a pun on the [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song "All You Need Is Love".
** * In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Jim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".
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"Mighty's Benefit Plan" is centered around Elwie and the Tree Weasels, who are parodies of the 1980's revival of WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks.
** * In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Music/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.
** * "Snow White and the Motor City Dwarfs" is a spoof of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney's adaptation of]] Literature/SnowWhite.
** * "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters and WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle.
** * In "Mightys Wedlock Whimsy" Mighty's ImagineSpot of what his marriage life might be like is a [[Series/TheHoneymooners Honeymooners]] parody.
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** "Scrap-Happy"'s plot and villain are partially based on Disney's Disney/{{Pinocchio}}.

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** "Scrap-Happy"'s plot and villain are partially based on Disney's Disney/{{Pinocchio}}.''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''.



** "Snow White and the Motor City Dwarfs" is a spoof of [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney's adaptation of]] Literature/SnowWhite.

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** "Snow White and the Motor City Dwarfs" is a spoof of [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney's adaptation of]] Literature/SnowWhite.
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** "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters and WesternAnimation/TheRockyAndBullwinkleShow.

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** "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters and WesternAnimation/TheRockyAndBullwinkleShow.WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle.
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** "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo and WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters.

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** "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters and WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters.WesternAnimation/TheRockyAndBullwinkleShow.
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** "This Island Mouseville" references the title of the novel and film ''ThisIslandEarth''.

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** "This Island Mouseville" references the title of the novel and film ''ThisIslandEarth''.''Film/ThisIslandEarth''.
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** In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Music/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.

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** In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[ConanTheBarbarian [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Music/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.
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** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".

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** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.Jim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".
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** In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Creator/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.

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** In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Creator/ElvisPresley Music/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.
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** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".

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** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[PeeWeesPlayhouse [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".
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** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeMan Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".

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** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeMan [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".
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The ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' cartoons have their [[ShoutOut fair share of references]], mainly in the 1987 Creator/RalphBakshi revival.

!References In the original theatrical cartoons:
* Mighty Mouse himself is an obvious riff on Franchise/{{Superman}}. In fact, his original name was Super Mouse, and his costume even had the same color scheme as Superman's.

!References In ''Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'':
** The character of Bat-Bat is a parody of Franchise/{{Batman}}.
** Scrappy the Mouse's appearance is a caricature of [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry Mouse]], and his name and role in the show is an obvious riff on [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Scrappy Doo.]]
** Mighty Mouse's origin story in "Mouse From Another House" is a WholePlotReference to the origin of Franchise/{{Superman}}.
** The title of "Night on Bald Pate" is a reference to the song "Night on Bald Mountain".
** "Scrap-Happy"'s plot and villain are partially based on Disney's Disney/{{Pinocchio}}.
** "Pirates With Dirty Faces" is a reference to the film ''Film/AngelsWithDirtyFaces''.
** "This Island Mouseville" references the title of the novel and film ''ThisIslandEarth''.
** "All You Need Is Glove" is a pun on the [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song "All You Need Is Love".
** In "The Ice Goose Cometh", the restaurant wall has drawings named [[WesternAnimation/GIJoe G.I. Phil]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Shmurds]], [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats Thundercows]], [[WesternAnimation/HeMan Hu-Man]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}} Jimby]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin Eddie Bumpkin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Robotoast]], [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee Wee Wee Wee]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony My Little Zygote]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Uim.]] Some of the park rangers that appear in the cartoon look similar to [[WesternAnimation/YogiBear Ranger Smith]]. The title of the episode itself is a reference to Eugene O'Neill's 1939 play "The Iceman Cometh".
** "Mighty's Benefit Plan" is centered around Elwie and the Tree Weasels, who are parodies of the 1980's revival of WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks.
** In "See You In The Funny Papers", the comics Scrappy gets includes [[ComicStrip/DickTracy Dick Detective]], [[ConanTheBarbarian Murray the Barbarian]] (published by [[Creator/MarvelComics Muddle Comics]]), and "Really Weird Tales From Outer Space" (a reference to the Creator/ECComics series "Weird Science") with [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial ET]] being its company. During the parade, a store called Maby's (a play on Macy's) is seen, and an Creator/ElvisPresley float gets cut loose, flys up near a building and smashes its fist through it like [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], and then gets set on fire, with the narrators comments on the scene being a reference to the Hindenburg disaster.
** "Snow White and the Motor City Dwarfs" is a spoof of [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney's adaptation of]] Literature/SnowWhite.
** "Dont Touch That Dial" features parodies of WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, WesternAnimation/TheJetsons, WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo and WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters.
** In "Mightys Wedlock Whimsy" Mighty's ImagineSpot of what his marriage life might be like is a [[Series/TheHoneymooners Honeymooners]] parody.

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