History ShoutOut / MsSplosionMan

--->[[Series/{{Castle}} "Shut the front door!"]]

--->[[Music/NoDoubt "I'm just a girl, I'm just a girl, in the world!"]]. Also, from Gwen Stefani: "I ain't no holla back girl!"

--->"Girls just wanna have fu-un!" (lyrics from a Cyndi Lauper song)

--->"These boots are made for 'splodin, and that's just what they'll do, 'cause one-a-these-days, [[IntercourseWithYou these boots are 'gunna 'splode all over you!]]" (lyrics from the Nancy Sinatra song)

--->[[Music/{{Beyonce}} "A diva is a female version of a hustler!"]]. Also: "Better put a ring on it!" Also: "All the single ladies, all the single ladies..." (which can be [[{{Mondegreen}} misheard]] as "All the glitz..." or "All the cigarettes...")

--->[[VideoGame/MortalKombat "Toasty!"]]

--->"I must break you." (''[[Film/{{Rocky}} Rocky IV]]'' quote)

--->[[Film/{{Titanic}} "I'm the king of the world!"]]. Also: "I'll never let you go, Jeff, I promise!"

** Her other idle movements include jumping in victory like [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun Li]] and doing the Macarana.

* The game references the ''{{VideoGame/Portal}}'' reference from the first game, only this time, the cake is ''not'' a lie - [[spoiler:it's a ''trap'']].

* The game references the ''VideoGame/Portal'' reference from the first game, only this time, the cake is ''not'' a lie - [[spoiler:it's a ''trap'']].

* In the third level of the game, we hear a random flying car driver humming the theme to ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.

--->"[[WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Snozzberries? Just what are snozzberries?!]]"

--->[[Music/{{Beyonce}} "A diva is a female version of a hustler!"]]. Also: "Better put a ring on it!" Also: "All the single laides, all the single ladies..." (which can be [[{{Mondegreen}} misheard]] as "All the glitz..." or "All the cigarettes...")
--->[[PressYourLuck "No whammies, no whammies, no whammies, STOP!"]]

--->[[LordsOfAcid "I must, I must, I must increase my bust!"]]

--->[[WhenHarryMetSally "I'll have what SHE'S having!"]]

--->"You had me at hello!" (a line from ''Film/JerryMaguire'')

--->[[GoneWithTheWind "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies!"]]

*** After she defeats the Boss, there's [[Film/{{Predator}} this exchange]]:

* One of Ms. Splosion Man's idle dances is [[TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir the Carlton]].

** Her other idle movements include jumping in victory like [[StreetFighter Chun Li]] and doing the Macarana.
* During the final boss battle (which in itself is a shout out to PunchOut), Ms. Splosion Man says:

--->"You had me at hello!" (a line from ''[[Film/JerryMacGuire Jerry [=MacGuire=]]])

--->[[PaulaAbdul "A buh-buh-buh-buh-buh bye!"]]

* Its title is of course a homage to ''[[PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]''.

--->[[{{Beyonce}} "A diva is a female version of a hustler!"]]. Also: "Better put a ring on it!" Also: "All the single laides, all the single ladies..." (which can be [[{{Mondegreen}} misheard]] as "All the glitz..." or "All the cigarettes...")

--->[[BritneySpears "Hit me, baby, one more time!"]]. Also: "I'm a slave, for you!"
--->"You had me at hello!" (a line from Jerry [=MacGuire=])
--->"I must break you." (''RockyIV'' quote)

--->[[NottingHill "I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy!"]]
--->[[{{Madonna}} "Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, on the cover of a magazine!"]]. Also: "Rita Hayworth gave good face." Also: "Like a virgin!" Also: "Strike a pose, there's nothing to it."

--->[[SunsetBoulevard "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. Demille!"]]

--->[[DirtyDancing "Nobody puts baby in a corner!"]]

--->[[LadyGaga "I'll get him hot, show him what I got!"]] Also: "My my my my poker face."

** Several of her idle animations contain notable parts from the music video of ''[[{{Beyonce}} All The Single Ladies]]''

* In the third level of the game, we hear a random flying car driver humming the theme to {{Dallas}}.

--->[[{{Castle}} "Shut the front door!"]]
--->[[{{Kesha}} "Got Jesus on my necklace!"]]
--->[[{{Jem}} "Truly truly truly outrageous!"]]
--->[[SexAndTheCity "Some women aren't meant to be tamed!"]]
--->[[{{TLC}} "Don't go chasing waterfalls!"]]

--->[[PaulaCole "Where have all the cowboys gone?"]]
--->[[NoDoubt "I'm just a girl, I'm just a girl, in the world!"]]. Also, from Gwen Stefani: "I ain't no holla back girl!"

--->"[[{{Grease}} You're the one that I want!]]"

--->[[{{Titanic}} "I'm the king of the world!"]]. Also: "I'll never let you go, Jeff, I promise!"

*** Not to mention that in the middle of the sequence, the boss says [[TheShining "Heeeeere's Johnny!"]]

---->'''Ms. Splosion Man:''' [[Film/TheRunningMan But I hope you leave enough room for my fist, because I'm going to ram it into your stomach!]]

--->[[SpiceGirls "If you wannabe my lover, you gotta get with my friends!"]]

** The Boss (Mighty Eternal) tells Ms. Splosion Man "[[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet I'm your boyfriend now!]]".

* One cutscene where Ms. 'Splosion Man reveals herself in a disguise brings to mind ''TotalRecall'', down to the disguise's head laughing before it explodes.

--->[[WhoFramedRogerRabbit "I'm not bad; I just 'splode that way."]]

** Several of her idle animations contain notable parts from the music video of ''[[{{Beyonce}} All The Single Ladies]]''

** The Boss (Mighty Eternal) tells Ms. Splosion Man "[[ANightmareOnElmStreet I'm your boyfriend now!]]".
*** After she defeats the Boss, there's [[{{Predator}} this exchange]]:

---->'''Ms. Splosion Man:''' [[TheRunningMan But I hope you leave enough room for my fist, because I'm going to ram it into your stomach!]]

--->"I must break you." ([[{{Rocky}} Rocky IV quote]])

--->"A buh-buh-buh-buh-buh bye!" (lyrics from a Jeremih song)

** Another idle movement is jumping in victory like [[StreetFighter Chun Li.]]