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A double one with the movie Violet and her boyfriend are going to see at the end of the film: Dementia 113. This is a shout-out to the famous Room A113 at the California Institution of Arts, legendary as a school for graphic design and animation, with a shout-out in every Pixar movie. It is also a shout-out to 1963 film Dementia 13, a cheesy Psycho ripoff that also happened to be the feature film debut for director Francis Ford Coppola.
* ''ShoutOut/Incredibles2''A113 is also seen in the model number of the out-of-control hover-train, on an oven in the Parrs' new house, and in other places.
* The name of the ambassador who roots for Helen is Henrietta Selick, a tip of the hat to fellow animation director Henry Selick.
* The Japanese supers during the climax are a nod to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (or Battle of the Planets to some older audience members).
* The Pizza Planet Truck can be seen outside the building where Elastigirl captures and rescues the fake Screenslaver. The truck likely belonged to him considering Evelyn revealed the one she set up was a pizza delivery guy.
* One of the tracks on the OST has the title "Looks Like I Picked the Wrong Week to Quit Oxygen".
* Bob's "I eat thunder and crap lightning" Badass Boast is borrowed from Mickey's line to Rocky in Rocky II (although Mickey had "thunder" and "lightning" the other way around).
* The Big Bad manages to hold Helen down by freezing her due to her rubber-like abilities, much like what happened to another stretchy superhero.

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[[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.
* Bomb Voyage is the title of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheInspector''.
* The famous [[Main/ArcNumber A113 classroom]] at California Institute of the Arts is referenced twice. The conference room number where Bob encounters the v9.0 Omnidroid is A113. Later, when captured, he is held in Level A1, Cell Block 13.
* The call-sign of Helen's plane is "India Golf Niner-Niner", or "IG 99", referencing ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'', director Brad Bird's previous film, which came out in '99.
* The Omnidroids' spinning blades make the same sound as the spinning blades of the malevolent robot Maximilian in ''Film/TheBlackHole''. The Omnidroids' "eye" even looks like Maximilian's visor.
* During Bob's first visit to the island, as he runs through the jungle searching for the "escaped" robot, there's a shot-for-shot from ''Film/{{Predator}}'' of him stepping off a ledge and descending into a valley, and many of the other scenes during that segment are also at least highly similar to ones from that same movie.
* Syndrome entitled his project "Kronos", which is the name of a 1957 film featuring a giant killer robot. In [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Myth]], it's titled the 'all devouring' and eats his children, the Olympians (except for Zeus, of course), and in other words, killing.
* The interiors of Syndrome's base look like those of the "Liparus" and "Atlantis" in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', as well as Blofeld's volcano base in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. The scene of Mr. Incredible leaning on the balcony railing is from ''Film/DrNo''. Furthermore, Michael Giacchino's soundtrack would have fit perfectly in a James Bond film -- the opening fanfare is a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to the theme from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. (Brad Bird initially wanted John Barry himself to do the score, but he was unavailable.) [[note]] They used the ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' theme in at least one of the trailers. [[/note]]
* Many of the costumes on display in Edna Mode's studio are shout outs to Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} super heroes, including Franchise/CaptainAmerica, the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and Crystal of ComicBook/TheInhumans.
* Frozone's power set and method of locomotion is based on Iceman of the ''Franchise/XMen''.
* Gazerbeam's powers, costume, visor, and personality profile are based on ''ComicBook/XMen'' leader ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}.
* Bob and Lucius' would-be arrest after they accidentally crash into a jewelry shop, is a shout-out to ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''. In both movies, a character played/dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson is held at gunpoint by a nervous cop with a shaking gun hand, and tries to convince him to let him do a very mundane task, albeit having a drink vs. answering a call.
* The mascot of the middle school that Violet attends — a Spartan — is the same as Brad Bird's high school, Corvallis High School. The design of the high school is also what CHS used to look like (it was bulldozed and rebuilt in 2005).
* The name of the town/city the Parrs live in is called "Metroville" - a portmanteau of "Metropolis" and "Smallville", the locations where Superman lives and grew up, respectively.
* Elastigirl sizing up her butt with shock and disappointment [[JustForPun mirrors]] that of Tinker Bell from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', who does the same thing when glancing at her own hips in the mirror.
* The Underminer, the villain that appears at the very end of the movie, is a CaptainErsatz of the "Mole Man", the first villain the Franchise/{{Fantastic Four}} fight on their very first published comic.
* In the end, the shot of Mr. Incredible pulling his shirt apart, revealing his superhero emblem, is exactly like ''Film/{{Superman}}''.
* The TV/VCR in the principal's office of Dash's school strongly resembles a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicta Philco Predicta]]. Creator/JohnLasseter has one in his office.
* Doubles as a FreezeFrameBonus, when Mr. Incredible leaves the family dinner table to eat quietly in another room he brings a newspaper to read. When he opens it, you can see a headline on the right side which reads ''"Catastrophe Seen As Crisis Looms"'' which is a nod to the cannonball scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. In that scene, Dean is about to be inundated by a wall of water caused by the Giant and pulls up a newspaper to "shield" him. The headline of that paper reads ''"Disaster Seen As Catastrophe Looms"''.
* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel hoverfighters" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV video game VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.
* When Bob and Rick are talking about the fallout from Insuricare and what steps will have to be taken, after listing all the technicals he ends by spewing "Money money money money money" not unlike a certain child [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 playing with his toys]].
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[[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] {{Shout Out}}s in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.
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* Bomb Voyage is the title of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheInspector''.
''ShoutOut/TheIncredibles1''
* The famous [[Main/ArcNumber A113 classroom]] at California Institute of the Arts is referenced twice. The conference room number where Bob encounters the v9.0 Omnidroid is A113. Later, when captured, he is held in Level A1, Cell Block 13.
* The call-sign of Helen's plane is "India Golf Niner-Niner", or "IG 99", referencing ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'', director Brad Bird's previous film, which came out in '99.
* The Omnidroids' spinning blades make the same sound as the spinning blades of the malevolent robot Maximilian in ''Film/TheBlackHole''. The Omnidroids' "eye" even looks like Maximilian's visor.
* During Bob's first visit to the island, as he runs through the jungle searching for the "escaped" robot, there's a shot-for-shot from ''Film/{{Predator}}'' of him stepping off a ledge and descending into a valley, and many of the other scenes during that segment are also at least highly similar to ones from that same movie.
* Syndrome entitled his project "Kronos", which is the name of a 1957 film featuring a giant killer robot. In [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Myth]], it's titled the 'all devouring' and eats his children, the Olympians (except for Zeus, of course), and in other words, killing.
* The interiors of Syndrome's base look like those of the "Liparus" and "Atlantis" in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', as well as Blofeld's volcano base in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. The scene of Mr. Incredible leaning on the balcony railing is from ''Film/DrNo''. Furthermore, Michael Giacchino's soundtrack would have fit perfectly in a James Bond film -- the opening fanfare is a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to the theme from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. (Brad Bird initially wanted John Barry himself to do the score, but he was unavailable.) [[note]] They used the ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' theme in at least one of the trailers. [[/note]]
* Many of the costumes on display in Edna Mode's studio are shout outs to Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} super heroes, including Franchise/CaptainAmerica, the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and Crystal of ComicBook/TheInhumans.
* Frozone's power set and method of locomotion is based on Iceman of the ''Franchise/XMen''.
* Gazerbeam's powers, costume, visor, and personality profile are based on ''ComicBook/XMen'' leader ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}.
* Bob and Lucius' would-be arrest after they accidentally crash into a jewelry shop, is a shout-out to ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''. In both movies, a character played/dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson is held at gunpoint by a nervous cop with a shaking gun hand, and tries to convince him to let him do a very mundane task, albeit having a drink vs. answering a call.
* The mascot of the middle school that Violet attends — a Spartan — is the same as Brad Bird's high school, Corvallis High School. The design of the high school is also what CHS used to look like (it was bulldozed and rebuilt in 2005).
* The name of the town/city the Parrs live in is called "Metroville" - a portmanteau of "Metropolis" and "Smallville", the locations where Superman lives and grew up, respectively.
* Elastigirl sizing up her butt with shock and disappointment [[JustForPun mirrors]] that of Tinker Bell from ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', who does the same thing when glancing at her own hips in the mirror.
* The Underminer, the villain that appears at the very end of the movie, is a CaptainErsatz of the "Mole Man", the first villain the Franchise/{{Fantastic Four}} fight on their very first published comic.
* In the end, the shot of Mr. Incredible pulling his shirt apart, revealing his superhero emblem, is exactly like ''Film/{{Superman}}''.
* The TV/VCR in the principal's office of Dash's school strongly resembles a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicta Philco Predicta]]. Creator/JohnLasseter has one in his office.
* Doubles as a FreezeFrameBonus, when Mr. Incredible leaves the family dinner table to eat quietly in another room he brings a newspaper to read. When he opens it, you can see a headline on the right side which reads ''"Catastrophe Seen As Crisis Looms"'' which is a nod to the cannonball scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. In that scene, Dean is about to be inundated by a wall of water caused by the Giant and pulls up a newspaper to "shield" him. The headline of that paper reads ''"Disaster Seen As Catastrophe Looms"''.
* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel hoverfighters" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV video game VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.
* When Bob and Rick are talking about the fallout from Insuricare and what steps will have to be taken, after listing all the technicals he ends by spewing "Money money money money money" not unlike a certain child [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 playing with his toys]].
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* When Bob and Rick are talking about the fallout from Insuricare and what steps will have to be taken, after listing all the technicals he ends by spewing "Money money money money money" not unlike a certain child [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory playing with his toys]].

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* When Bob and Rick are talking about the fallout from Insuricare and what steps will have to be taken, after listing all the technicals he ends by spewing "Money money money money money" not unlike a certain child [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 playing with his toys]].
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* Bomb Voyage is the title of an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheInspector''.
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* When Bob and Rick are talking about the fallout from Insuricare and what steps will have to be taken, after listing all the technicals he ends by spewing "Money money money money money" not unlike a certain child [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory playing with his toys]].
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* The name of the town/city the Parrs live in is called "Metroville" - a portmanteau of "Metropolis" and "Smallville", the locations where Superman lives and grew up, respectively.
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* The Omnidroids' spinning blades make the same sound as the spinning blades of the malevolent robot Maximilian in ''Film/TheBlackHole''.

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* The Omnidroids' spinning blades make the same sound as the spinning blades of the malevolent robot Maximilian in ''Film/TheBlackHole''. The Omnidroids' "eye" even looks like Maximilian's visor.
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* The Omnidroids' spinning blades make the same sound as the spinning blades of the malevolent robot Maximilian in ''Film/TheBlackHole''.
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* During Bob's first visit to the island, as he runs through the jungle searching for the "escaped" robot, there's a shot-for-shot from ''Predator'' of him stepping off a ledge and descending into a valley, and many of the other scenes during that segment are also at least highly similar to ones from that same movie.
* Syndrome entitled his project "Kronos", which is the name of a 1957 film featuring a giant killer robot. In Greek Myth, it's titled the 'all devouring' and eats his children, the Olympians (except for Zeus, of course), and in other words, killing.

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* During Bob's first visit to the island, as he runs through the jungle searching for the "escaped" robot, there's a shot-for-shot from ''Predator'' ''Film/{{Predator}}'' of him stepping off a ledge and descending into a valley, and many of the other scenes during that segment are also at least highly similar to ones from that same movie.
* Syndrome entitled his project "Kronos", which is the name of a 1957 film featuring a giant killer robot. In [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Myth, Myth]], it's titled the 'all devouring' and eats his children, the Olympians (except for Zeus, of course), and in other words, killing.



* Many of the costumes on display in Edna Mode's studio are shout outs to Marvel super heroes, including Captain America, the Fantastic Four, and Crystal of The Inhumans.
* Frozone's power set and method of locomotion is based on Iceman of the ''ComicBook/XMen''.
* Gazerbeam's powers, costume, visor, and personality profile are based on ''ComicBook/XMen'' leader Cyclops.

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* Many of the costumes on display in Edna Mode's studio are shout outs to Marvel Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} super heroes, including Captain America, Franchise/CaptainAmerica, the Fantastic Four, ComicBook/FantasticFour, and Crystal of The Inhumans.
ComicBook/TheInhumans.
* Frozone's power set and method of locomotion is based on Iceman of the ''ComicBook/XMen''.
''Franchise/XMen''.
* Gazerbeam's powers, costume, visor, and personality profile are based on ''ComicBook/XMen'' leader Cyclops.ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}.
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* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel hoverfighters" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video game VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.

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* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel hoverfighters" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video video game VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.
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* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel heli-crafts" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video game VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.

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* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel heli-crafts" hoverfighters" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video game VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.
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* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel heli-crafts" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video game VideoGame/Cyberia.

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* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel heli-crafts" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video game VideoGame/Cyberia.VideoGame/{{Cyberia}}.

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* Doubles as a FreezeFrameBonus, when Mr. Incredible leaves the family dinner table to eat quietly in another room he brings a newspaper to read. When he opens it, you can see a headline on the right side which reads ''"Catastrophe Seen As Crisis Looms"'' which is a nod to the cannonball scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. In that scene, Dean is about to be inundated by a wall of water caused the Giant and pulls up a newspaper to "shield" him. The headline of that paper reads ''"Disaster Seen As Catastrophe Looms"''.

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* Doubles as a FreezeFrameBonus, when Mr. Incredible leaves the family dinner table to eat quietly in another room he brings a newspaper to read. When he opens it, you can see a headline on the right side which reads ''"Catastrophe Seen As Crisis Looms"'' which is a nod to the cannonball scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. In that scene, Dean is about to be inundated by a wall of water caused by the Giant and pulls up a newspaper to "shield" him. The headline of that paper reads ''"Disaster Seen As Catastrophe Looms"''. Looms"''.
* In a more obscure example, the "Viper" heli-crafts that appear sporadically in the film during transition scenes, and prominently during one deleted scene bare an uncanny resemblance to the "Cartel heli-crafts" that appear frequently in Interplay's FMV Video game VideoGame/Cyberia.
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* Elastigirl sizing up her butt with shock and disappointment [[JustForPun mirrors]] that of Tinker Bell from ''Disney/PeterPan'', who does the same thing when glancing at her own hips in the mirror.

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* Elastigirl sizing up her butt with shock and disappointment [[JustForPun mirrors]] that of Tinker Bell from ''Disney/PeterPan'', ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', who does the same thing when glancing at her own hips in the mirror.
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A113 is more ubiquitous than just Pixar, rewording the example and linking to the pothole that explains the reference.


* Bob is held in [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Level A1, Cell Block #13]]. A113 is also the room number for the conference room where Bob meets the v9.0 Omnidroid.

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* The famous [[Main/ArcNumber A113 classroom]] at California Institute of the Arts is referenced twice. The conference room number where Bob encounters the v9.0 Omnidroid is A113. Later, when captured, he is held in [[Creator/{{Pixar}} Level A1, Cell Block #13]]. A113 is also the room number for the conference room where Bob meets the v9.0 Omnidroid.13.
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Shoutouts have to be deliberate and intentional on the part of the creative team. Simply resembling something from another work is not sufficient. Saying "a possible reference to" doesn't build a good case for this being an intentional shoutout


* Frozone's real name, Lucius Best, is a possible reference to Lucius Fox, who's [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman]]'s black friend and confidant in a similar manner to Frozone.
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Shoutouts have to be deliberate and intentional on the part of the creative team. Simply resembling something from another work is not sufficient. Bob throws Helen is reminiscent of the fastball special but is unconfirmed as an intentional shoutout


* Towards the end of the film, Bob throws Helen into the air; this evokes the 'fastball special', performed by Colossus and Wolverine in some ''ComicBook/XMen'' stories.
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Shoutouts have to be deliberate and intentional on the part of the creative team. Simply resembling something from another work is not sufficient. Dicker's interrogation is similar to many "authority figure interviews suspect" in a darkened room.


* Rick Dicker's name and his interrogation of Kari in "Jack-Jack Attack" are reminscent of Film/BladeRunner's protagonist (Rick Deckard) and the iconic interrogation scene at the beginning of the film, respectively.
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* Bob and Lucius' would-be arrest after they accidentally crash into a jewelry shop, is a shout-out to ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''. In both movies, a character played/dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson is held at gunpoint by a nervous rookie police officer, and tries to convince him to let him do a very mundane task.

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* Bob and Lucius' would-be arrest after they accidentally crash into a jewelry shop, is a shout-out to ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''. In both movies, a character played/dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson is held at gunpoint by a nervous rookie police officer, cop with a shaking gun hand, and tries to convince him to let him do a very mundane task.task, albeit having a drink vs. answering a call.
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* Bob and Lucius' would-be arrest after they accidentally crash into a jewelry shop, is a shout-out to ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''. In both movies, a character played/dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson is held at gunpoint by a nervous rookie Police officer, and tries to convince him to let him do a very mundane task.

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* Bob and Lucius' would-be arrest after they accidentally crash into a jewelry shop, is a shout-out to ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance''. In both movies, a character played/dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson is held at gunpoint by a nervous rookie Police police officer, and tries to convince him to let him do a very mundane task.

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