History ShoutOut / TheAnnotatedSeries

* Among Doug wrote during his mental block is his cameo in ''{{WebVideo/Sonic}}''.

* The opening has several annotations making fun of ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' (and its creator) and the ''{{WebVideo/Sonic}}'' fan-film.

* [[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia 'What's wrong with your FACE!?']] whenever a character has a weird face.

** It's implied that Willie Aames[[note]]the man who co-created Bibleman, and is perhaps better known as [[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons Hank]][[/note]] got his beliefs changed by [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration the Klingons]].

** "[[Film/RobotWars PEEK-A-BOO! I KILL YOU!]]"

** During the PSA, a conversation over VideoGame/MortalKombat characters takes place between the Raccoon puppet and the fireman.

*** [=McGruff=] himself appears to deliver "[[VideoGame/MortalKombat Toasty!]]" at one point.

** After seeing the shadow cloud, one annotator asks if it isn't really [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} King DeDeDe]] sending out Kracko after the Lee brothers. While another claims that is simply [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Raiden]] getting pissed at them.

** One of the thugs at the beginning assures the audience that he is, in fact, [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Noob Saibot]].

** As Sandy rushes over to the mirror, he excalims "I don't want to reenact {{Film/Poltergeist}}!"

** Bison's armored mooks somewhat resemble the [=SWATbots=] from ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' and [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog the Archie comics]].

** Dr. Gori and Karras's appearances invoke many a ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' reference.

** "They did it! They made a mask shittier than ''Film/TimeOfTheApes''! [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!]]"

** [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop The moral of the story]]? [[Film/{{Zardoz}} Gun is good]], [[SpoofAesop Penis is evil]].

** Bison's armored mooks somewhat resemble the [=SWATbots=] from ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' and [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog the Archie comics]].

---> Annotation: "Except that {{Franchise/Ultraman}} guy, but he should be easy."

** When a demon tree appears in a kid's fear, He states that he hates ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and calls it [[Film/LordOfTheRings Treebeard]].

* From episode 1 of the ill-received run of ''[[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Droids]]'': [[Film/{{Heartbeeps}} I AM CRIMEBUSTER!]]

** "Previously on Bibleman: Miles Peterson joined a biker gang and ended up in ''VideoGame/RoadRash''" pops up when Bibleman rides in an [[ConspicuousCG obviously CG]] tunnel.

*** Reptile's lizard form is compared to Creator/TheAsylum in regards to its [[ConspicuousCG CGI]].

* Uncus's backstory is changed so that "[[Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar Granny grabbed him]]".

** When Pronin, the mafia, and the police leap off a building, annotations play out a gag from ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'': "Geronimo!" "Arapaho!" "Navajo!" "Disney/{{Pocahontas}}!"

*** "Sugar Alert: The failed sequel to [[Disney/WreckItRalph Sugar Rush]]."

** From the PSA: "[[Disney/WinnieThePooh Ah man, I wanted to eat on Pooh's property!]]"

** One annotator asks when [[Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Milo Thatch]] [[note]]Actually Danny's dad[[/note]] grew a "bitching mustache".

** "[[Disney/{{Bambi}} Oh no! They found out I'm Bambi's mom!]]"

* Old Man Owl's first lines: "[[Disney/WinnieThePooh Now to take over the One Hundred Acre Woods.]]"

** a title exclaiming "[[Disney/TheLionKing Circle of Life]]" pops up during Sandy's flashback of the dog.

** "[[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Bouncing is what Tigger-cycles do best! HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOOOO!]]"

** The opening used this episode[[note]]the original Japanese version[[/note]] makes one of the annotators to question some the "new" footage and whether or not it came from an episode where Speed killed {{Disney/Bambi}}'s mom

** When X monologues to himself, he says part of the [[Disney/WreckItRalph Bad-Anon chant]].

** As Wiley Fixer's "mansion" goes up in flames, he sings part of [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Hellfire]].

** "Akuma!" "[[Disney/TheLionKing Matata]]."

** Later, during the tryouts, they get labeled with the names of [[Disney/TheLionKing the Hyenas and Young Simba]].

** As cars are driving past at an upside down angle- "Meanwhile in {{Series/Batman}}".

*** ''Series/ThePrisoner'', now for kids!

*** The episode's title is renamed "[[Series/StarTrek The Trouble of the Tribbles]]".

*** Scotty is re-imagined as ''that'' [[Series/StarTrek other Scotty]].

* "[[Series/TheTwilightZone You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Scary Cup Zone]]."

* An annotator asks if Man-At-Arms is actually working for [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Robotnik]].

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*** When Snake turns into a snake creature to push 'poison' he's told to go back to ''Series/PowerRangers''.

** Also in the opening, one annotator laments that if the code doesn't include [[Franchise/DragonBall magic orbs]], [[ComicBook/SavageDragon Chicago]] or [[Film/{{Dragonheart}} Sean]] [[Creator/SeanConnery Connery]], he's out. [[CaptainObvious It doesn't, of course]].

* Numerous references to other Turtles media show up (As per the course [[CaptainObvious obviously]]), including [[Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation Ninja Turtles:]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomp_%28theatrical_show%29 The Stomp Mutation]], Splinter wanting to rock & roll [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII like Elvis in Blue Hawaii]], the baby turtles hoping the mutagen's the closest they get to [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Nickelodeon]], and Rocksteady and Bebop taking time off in order to be the only good parts of the [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows of 2016 film's trailer]].

** Imagery invoking ''Film/2001ASpaceOdyssey'' leads one to ask when the star baby will show up.

* "[[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation An ocarina, matches, wrap up hourglass, some beans?]] Yup, Michael, descendent of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]]."