History ShoutOut / ScottPilgrimTakesOff

* [[spoiler:When Ramona and Even Older Ramona fuse together, Scott calls their combined form "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Ramona]]"; present Scott says that it's "just like ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3''", while Even Older Scott (more accurately) says it's like ''VideoGame/Sonic2'' before backpedaling to what his past self said.]]

* The music that plays when [[spoiler:Ramona explains the full details on how Scott disappeared and who's behind it]], "The How", has a very similar chord progression to "Hello Zepp" from the ''{{Franchise/Saw}}'' series; a recurring iconic theme whenever a big twist reveal is explained in detail.

** [[spoiler:Old Scott's VR device is a "[[UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy Virtual]] [[BlandNameProduct Guuy]]". The indent in the floor where the Virtual Guuy is located is also shaped like a Virtual Boy controller.]]

** Although not featured in the game itself, Liam Lynch's "United States of Whatever" was featured for tv ads leading up to Tony Hawk's Underground 1's release; and for the episode's credits Johnny Cash's ''Ring of Fire'' was featured in Tony Hawk's Underground 2's soundtrack respectively.

* Scott references 'a famous detective' to Ramona, assumed to be Series/{{Columbo}}, but actually intended to be Film/DetectivePikachu.

** It doesn't help that Gendo's seiyuu Creator/FumihikoTachiki is [[CastingGag cast]] as Older Scott in the Japanese dub, who actually explains the AK Field.

* Kucas tells Todd he should [[Music/{{TLC}} "stick to the rivers and the lakes that [he's] used to"]].

* The trailer is backed by a parody of The Immortals' ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' theme, along with introducing the cast like the AttractMode portion of the song. The song also plays over the credits of episode 8.

* The song that plays over the epilogue is a chiptune cover of "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys - a cover of which also played over the end credits of ''VideoGame/{{BioshockInfinite}}'' as a bittersweet reference to how drastically the main character changed with (and without) the presence of a certain pivotal person in their life.

* Rather than the "Puck-Man" trivia talk from the movie, Scott attempts to break the ice with Ramona at Julie's party by discussing the tonal disparity between the two different ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' cartoons that aired in the early 90s (one [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM dark and dramatic]], the other [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog "a hilarious comedy about chili dogs"]]) and how Sonic's [[Creator/JaleelWhite voice actor]] was the same across both series.

* [[spoiler:Future Ramona's rollerblades are made up of pieces from [[Film/BackToTheFuture a used DeLorean.]]]]

* When Knives tearfully confronts Ramona over Scott’s death, she cries “You’re responsible, you’re the one to blame, it’s your fault!” This is actually one of two ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' references made within the show.

* When Knives tearfully confronts Ramona over Scott’s death, she cries “You’re responsible, you’re the one to blame, it’s your fault!” This is one of two ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'' references that would be made in the show.

* Being largely set in a Toronto film studio (called Torontowood Studios), this episode has a bunch of references to famous films in the background. Most notable when Neil drives Ramona around the studio and several film shout-outs pass them by. For example there's an [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey II]] expy, a pink [[Franchise/{{Alien}} xenomorph]] and [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial Elliot on a bike]] followed by a bunch of agents in hazmat suits.

* The trailer is backed by a parody of The Immortals' ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' theme, along with introducing the cast like the AttractMode portion of the song. The song playes over the credits of episode 8.

* When Ramona realizes [[spoiler: the Twins are behind Scott's kidnapping]], two exclamation points directly modeled after the iconic "Alert!" indicator from the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series appear over her head, complete with a facsimile of the accompanying sound effect.

* [[spoiler: Old Scott and the Katayanagi Twins]] performing a cover of [[Anime/BubblegumCrisis "Konya wa Hurricane"]]. The original version plays over the credits for the episode.

* [[spoiler:According to Future Scott, the future “is far more futuristic than originally predicted”, which sounds like a line from ''Film/SouthlandTales''.]]

* The animation and sound effect that play when [[spoiler: Old Scott]] describes how he lost his heart are near-identical to that of losing your SOUL in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''.

* [[spoiler: Even Older Scott appears to take cues from Evil Ryu from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': both are DarkCounterparts to their series' respective main protagonists, both are consumed by some form of hatred (Even Older Scott's bitterness over losing Ramona and Evil Ryu's Satsui no Hado), and both are dark-skinned, bare-chested hand-to-hand fighters that wear a red headband.]]
* [[spoiler: When Ramona and Even Older Ramona fuse together, Scott calls their combined form "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Super Ramona]]"; present Scott says that it's "just like ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3''", while Even Older Scott (more accurately) says it's like ''VideoGame/Sonic2'' before backpedaling to what his past self said.]]
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* The fight with [[spoiler:the Even Older Scott]] appears to reference the fight against [[FinalBoss Kessler]] from ''VideoGame/{{Infamous}}'' - both are in a crater, both Kessler and [[spoiler:Even Older Scott]] FlashStep all over the place, and more importantly [[spoiler:both came from the BadFuture, are FutureBadass versions of the main character, and (wanted to) prevent their lives from turning out as they did, including preventing them from being with their love interest/future wife]].

* The fight with [[spoiler:the Even Older Scott]] appears to reference the fight against [[FinalBoss Kessler]] from ''VideoGame/{{Infamous}}'' - both are in a crater, both Kessler and [[spoiler:Even Older Scott]] FlashStep all over the place, and more importantly [[spoiler:both came from the BadFuture, are FutureBadass versions of the main character, and (wanted to) prevent their lives from turning out as they did, including preventing them from being with their love interest]].

* The theater where the premiere of the Scott Pilgrim musical is held has red curtains and a checkered floor, reminding of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'''s iconic intro.