History ShoutOut / Shrek

* When Donkey manages to make it to the other side of the bridge through some panicking, Shrek pats his head and says, "That'll do, Donkey. That'll do." This is a reference to the final line of ''Babe'' - "That'll do, pig. That'll do."

* There are three fairies with the same color scheme as [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Flora, Fauna, and Merriweather]].

'''Head Guard:''' He can ''talk!''

* When Farquaad asks the Mirror for a girl to marry, he offers three bachelorettes in the style of ''Series/TheDatingGame''

* The opening is a direct reference to ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''.

* Donkey's line, "You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a ''Film/SuperFly'', but you ain't never seen a donkey fly" is likely a reference to the song "When I see an elephant fly" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'', which made similar puns.

!!Shrek:

* Donkey's line, "You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a ''Film/SuperFly'', but you ain't never seen a donkey fly" is likely a reference to the song "When I see an elephant fly" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'', which made similar puns.

!!Shrek 2:
* During "Accidentally in Love":
** Shrek accidentally ends up kissing [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]] before Fiona throws her into the ocean to be eaten by sharks.
** [[Film/SpiderMan1 The upside-down kiss between Fiona and Shrek with Shrek's face partially covered by mud (which Fiona wipes away from his mouth)]].
** Shrek capturing a fairy in a jar could be a reference to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
** The exchange of the ring parodies ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies, with Shrek taking the ring out of the fire (though it is hot in this film, whereas in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' it was still cool) and the inscription on the ring. The shot of Fiona reaching up to catch the ring on her finger is identical to a similar shot in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', when the One Ring falls on Frodo's finger in the Prancing Pony.
* Shrek's "I'll kill that cat!" might be a reference to ''Theatre/DinnerForOne'', in which the same line was spoken with almost the exact same intonation.
* Puss in Boots bursting out of Shrek's shirt recalls the infamous chestburster scene from ''Film/{{Alien}}''.
* When leaving for Far Far Away, Donkey sings the theme from ''Series/{{Rawhide}}''. Apparently, this was a ThrowItIn by Eddie Murphy.
** In the Latin American dub actor Eugenio Derbez, Donkey's Voice, does the same with an abridged version of "Mesa que mas aplauda (Za za za)" song.
* After the messenger and his band show up at Shrek's house, one of the trumpet players begins to play the theme from ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' before the messenger stops him.
* Shrek refers to the messenger and company as "Sgt. Pompous and the Fancy-Pants Club Band", referring to ''Music/TheBeatles'' album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''.
* "K.N.I.G.H.T.S" is a reference to the real-life TV series ''Series/{{Cops}}''. Gingy also mentions another show called "[[Series/WheelOfFortune Wheel of Torture]]".
* Gingy, Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs and the Three Blind Mice rescue Shrek, Donkey at Puss to the iconic ''Series/MissionImpossible'' theme tune.
* When the Fairy Godmother's factory is flooded with potion, two of the workers are transformed into [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and Cogsworth]]. A swan is also transformed into a beautiful girl, referencing ''Literature/TheSwanPrincess''.
** The swans themselves are probably a reference to ''Literature/TheUglyDuckling'' and ''Theatre/SwanLake'' (especially since the swans turn into ballet dancers when they become human).
* Puss carves a P into a tree with his sword the same way ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' carves a Z into his enemies. This also counts as an ActorAllusion, since Antonio Banderas played both characters.
* Puss mutters [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} "I hate Mondays."]] during the bar scene.
* [[Creator/JohnCleese King Harold]] mentions that [[Series/FawltyTowers his war wound is playing up]].

* Donkey's line, "You might have seen a housefly, or a ''Film/SuperFly'', but you ain't never seen a donkey fly" is likely a reference to the song "When I see an elephant fly" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'', which made similar puns.

* There are three fairies with the same color scheme as [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Flora, Fauna, and Merriweather]].

** Shrek accidentally ends up kissing [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] before Fiona throws her into the ocean to be eaten by sharks.

* When the Fairy Godmother's factory is flooded with potion, two of the workers are transformed into [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and Cogsworth]]. A swan is also transformed into a beautiful girl, referencing ''Literature/TheSwanPrincess''.

* Gingy, Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs and the Three Blind Mice rescue Shrek, Donkey at Puss to the iconic ''Series/MisssionImpossible'' theme tune.

** The exchange of the ring parodies ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies, with Shrek taking the ring out of the fire (though it is hot in this film, whereas in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' it was still cool) and the inscription on the ring. The shot of Fiona reaching up to catch the ring on her finger is identical to a similar shot in ''The Fellowship of the Ring'', when the One Ring falls on Frodo's finger in the Prancing Pony.

* Robin Hood and his musicians could be from any whimsical version of the story, but most likely ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''. Fiona's subsequent thrashing of them is from ''Film/TheMatrix'' (that sequence may have been added basically at the last minute, something that would have been impossible with hand-drawn animation).