History ShoutOut / WesternAnimation

* The episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements'' where everybody starts mimicking Riley has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zcduHKSSac this]].

** The SlidingBikeStop Zadie does in "The Mighty Zeke" is a reference to ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}''.

** Rolly has a doll of MickeyMouse in "Roll Out the Pork Barrel".

* ''WesternAnimation/DenisAndMe'': The episodes have titles like "[[VideoGame/VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Five Nights At Pinchy's]]", [[Film/ParanormalActivity Paranormal Cativity]]", "I Think I'm A Clone Now", "[[Series/{{Punkd}} Skunk'd]]", and "[[Film/HomeAlone Home A Clone]]".

* ShoutOut/ThePowerpuffGirls

* Buster and WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} cameoed as humans in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' had a sketch titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNJ6dFwh8a4 "The Please Please Pleese [sic] Get a Life Foundation,"]] about a treatment program for fans who took their obsessions just a bit too far. The fans' obsessive ramblings were taken directly from actual fans in the alt.tv.animaniacs newsgroup.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' did this in at least one episode, where they used quotes from real kids' fan-mail saying how great Stimpy was, and viciously tearing into Ren. ("What is he anyway, some kind of mosquito?")
** The ''Animaniacs'' skit "HMS Yakko" is a glorious ShoutOut / AffectionateParody of Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's works ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance'' and ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'' (complete with a MajorGeneralSong {{parody}}).
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' actually had so many shout outs that its fans compiled [[http://webspace.webring.com/people/cu/um_4922/crg/crga.txt comprehensive]] [[http://webspace.webring.com/people/cu/um_4922/crg/nacrg.txt lists]] of all the cultural references in the show, both obvious and obscure. They're very long.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers''
** The ADayInTheLimelight cartoons featuring Commander X-2 are shout-outs to WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, with X-2 as Mickey, Agent K-9 as Pluto, and the Martian Goofy Gophers as Chip'n'Dale.
** The end of "The Fowl Friend" is taken from ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. In addition, Dodgers says "[[Film/BatmanTheMovie Some days you just can't get rid of a Martian space mine!]]" and "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan I have, and will always will be, your friend.]]"
** The Fudd (a form of TheVirus that turns everyone into Elmer Fudd) is a parody of the Flood.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' episode "The Chip" has a couple of shout outs to one of the voice actors, Ricardo Montalban. The first is when he threatens to put "ooey gooey worms, that make you go all crazy" in the ears of Dexter and Roddy [=McStew=]. The second comes when he uses the phrase "Kirk, old friend..." before apparently realizing he was in [[SayMyName the wrong character]]. Both gags come from ''Film/{{Star Trek II|The Wrath of Khan}}''.
** In his second appearance, Guttierez gains powers like Freakazoid's, and is quite obviously Khan-inspired, with long white hair and rock-hard abs. Additionally, a Chekov-character appears in a TWOK era spacesuit.
** In one episode, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NLrjVnMO7k Brain and Wakko appear]], after Freakazoid is called "wacko" for mowing someone's lawn. They are seen arguing over which show is Steven Speilberg's favorite. Wakko sings "Wakko's America" right after he appears!

* And then there's the ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' short "Yes, Always". Creator/MauriceLaMarche has admitted that the Brain's voice was mainly inspired by Creator/OrsonWelles, and he used the infamous "Frozen Peas" audio (where Welles got frustrated over the writing and directing of a commercial for which he was doing a voice-over) as a sound check. The aforementioned short centered on the Brain doing commercial voice-overs. Guess where 99% of the dialogue came from? (If you don't believe it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl_TFyk2GJo&hl=en check out this audio synch featuring the original "Frozen Peas" audio over the short]]).
** ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' has a Creator/GeorgeLucas Shout Out. In the opening credits, part of the equations Brain writes on the chalkboard is "[[Film/THX1138 THX=1138]]".
** As in the case of ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' above, ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' fans created a [[http://www3.telus.net/greenfish/animaniacs/brain/index.html cultural references guide]] for the show, listing all of its numerous shout outs.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]]''; try to name one episode that isn't full of these.
** In "Send in the Clones" we get to see five of the clones walk down a street, past a pickup, in slow-mo. ''[[Film/ReservoirDogs And the music in the background has some pretty heavy bass as well]]''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' had an episode wherein Steve got revenge on [[AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil the cheerleaders]] for locking his girlfriend out of a class election. Besides [[Film/KillBill title cards listing each victim]], one prank has him [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd feeding laxatives to a buffalo before getting one of the cheerleaders under it]].
** One episode had a gag involving a SwearJar. It seems Francine keeps a separate labeled jar for each swear, and the one that was the fullest [[Series/DeadLikeMe was labeled "Moist"]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'': a montage of family fun at the beach includes a one second shot of the mum, Chilli, lying in the same pose as the iconic Australian photograph ''Sunbaker'', taken in 1937 by modernist photographer Max Dupain.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has tons.
** One episode famously focuses on Jack's adventure with an obvious [[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]] send-up. Later, Jack completely loses his memory because of [[spoiler:Destiny's Child]]. Another episode has Jack fighting over a time traveling jewel with a [[LawyerFriendlyCameo palette-swapped]] [[Franchise/LupinIII Daisuke Jigen]].
** In the episode with the flatulent dragon. Jack gets directions from an eccentric scissor-smith, who tells him to turn left at a fork in the road to get to the VideoGame/DragonsLair. When Jack asks, "Where does the other path lead?" the scissor-smith replies, "VideoGame/SpaceAce!"
** "''[[Film/TheShining Heeeere's Jackie!]]''"
** Nearly any given SJ ep is going to have shout-outs. One ep had him encountering WesternAnimation/QuickdrawMcGraw and Babalooie, as he's pursued by Old-West themed bounty hunters. In one where he fights an evil witch, she is voiced by BJ Ward, the VA for both Princess Allura and Witch Haggar on Anime/{{Voltron}} and is drawn like an SJ version of Haggar. She is even called The Hag.
** Lest we forget about the episode "Jack's Sandals." Upbeat techno music? High-speed sneakers? Blurring by anything on feet or wheels? Sounds like a certain [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog blue-quilled speedster]] we all know and love.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'':
** The villain from the first season finale [[spoiler:(and second season premiere)]] has a last name of Lumiere, and is a filmmaker. The Lumiere brothers were pioneers of French cinema.
** The show contains a fair number of Shout Outs to ''Anime/SailorMoon''. Some of them are ActorAllusion moments, as Katie Griffin (who plays Alex) played Sailor Mars in the early English dub of the show.
** The show has a metric ton of Shout Outs to ''Manga/CatsEye'', which had a very popular French dub in the 80's. Alex is a CaptainErsatz of Ai, the youngest Kisugi sister, who was [[DubNameChange called "Alex" in the dub]].
*** Pam, Alice, and Crimson, the predecessors of the show's protagonists, are also modeled after the three Kisugi sisters. They also acted as rival spies in an episode tiled [[ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy Spies Vs Spies]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DenisAndMe'': The episodes have titles like "[[VideoGame/VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Five Nights At Pinchy's]]", [[Film/ParanormalActivity Paranormal Cativity]]", "I Think I'm A Clone Now", and "[[Series/{{Punkd}} Skunk'd]]".

This page lists [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] seen in Western Animation works.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FacesMusicParty'', the gold chain that Face wears has the old Nick Jr. logo.

** The Fudd (a form of TheVirus that turns everyone into Elmer Fudd) is a parody of the Flood

** The name of the male who wears the amulet to become a ''dragon'' is '' '''Aragon'''. ''(Possibly a shout out to the popular book series ''Eragon''?
*** More likely Literature/TheLordOfTheRings.

** The movie posters in Sam's basement: ''Film/CitizenKane, Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes, Franchise/StarWars, Film/AClockworkOrange'' and ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. In the same episode, see BalefulPolymorph above.

** In a FreezeFrameBonus in "A Fish Sticky Situation", Brain's laptop has a tab featuring a stylized yellow lampshade - possibly Wiki/TVTropes itself ([[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife among many other tabs]]).

** In "Mall Pups," Lt. Pug is knocked into a basket of toys which includes a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Woody doll]].
** While she doesn't refer to it, by name, Cadpig refers to seeing ''{{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}}'' when she suggests that the Pups should make a dress for Amber, Roger & Anita's Niece?

** The two-part episode "The Terror Beyond" is an extended homage to the Creator/MarvelComics team Comicbook/TheDefenders. Comicbook/DoctorFate stands in for Comicbook/DoctorStrange, Solomon Grundy for [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]], Hawkgirl for Nighthawk, and ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} for [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]]. Grundy even refers to Hawkgirl as "Bird Nose", Hulk's nickname for Nighthawk.

*** Kid Flash taunts the villain in the pilot by calling him an "[[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk incredible bulk]]."

** In "Epilogue," the second Royal Flush Gang features [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack a Jack that is also a samurai]]. His normal human form [[ActorAllusion looks suspiciously like]] Creator/{{Phil LaMarr}}. Also, Ten looked like Creator/BoDerek's character in the movie ''"Film/{{Ten}}"''. The Queen turned out to be a ''[[DragQueen male]]'' in normal form, and his both forms resemble the deceased actor/performer/drag Harris Glenn Milstead, a.k.a. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(performer) Divine]]

* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'':
** In "A-maze-ing Snow", the scene where Trini (and later Tooey) become lost in the snow maze references the horror film ''Film/TheShining''. (Specifically, the scene at the end of the movie where Danny is being chased in the snow maze by his father Jack and Jack later freezing to death in the maze where Danny makes his escape out of the maze. As you can see, both scenes of ''The Shining'' and ''Molly of Denali'' episode ended up in the same predicament.)
** "Cabbagezilla":
*** There is a RunningGag where Molly has a hard time getting Sadie Albert’s name right (calling her names like “Sarah Matthews” and “Sabrina Andrews”), and has to be corrected by Trini. This is similar to how Gumball Waterson has a hard time getting Rob’s name right on ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.
*** The title of the episode is a reference to ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''.
*** The name of Trini’s cabbage plant, “Big Green”, can make a reference to ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens''.
*** A FreezeFrameBonus on Trini's laptop shows a search result called ''[[Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind Close Encounters of the Moose Kind]]''.
** "The Worm Turns":
*** The episode title is also the name of a ''Franchise/MickeyMouse'' cartoon.
*** When the kids search up images of giant ice worms, they find a picture of a video game character called Boltronoman, who kinda resembles Optimus Prime from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''. It could also be a reference to other types of HumongousMecha franchises.
** "Little Dog Lost":
*** The episode title is a reference to an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'', "Little Girl Lost".
*** Tooey has what [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/molly-of-denali/images/9/9d/Screenshot_2019-07-29-09-36-36.png/revision/latest?cb=20190729134804 appears to be]] a ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' action figure in his room. (It seems to be the Red Ranger from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'').
** "Mollyball":
*** The game of Mollyball is a reference to [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Calvinball]].
*** When Trini mentions aliens from other planets, that's a reference to ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', as Sydney (who shares the same actress as Trini) hangs out with an alien (Jet).
** In "Visit Qyah", Maurice admits to having met celebrity weatherman Clark Newman who bares a strong resemblance to Arataka Reigen, "The Greatest Psychic of the 21st Century" from ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100''.
** The intro to "Qyah Spy" is a parody of ''Franchise/JamesBond''.
** In "Climb Every Mountain", the book Oscar returns to the library is part of a series called ''Moosebumps'', by RU Fine. This is a parody of real world author Creator/RLStine and his ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' books.
** A recurring book is ''[[Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem Best Beasts Ever! And Where to Find Them]]''.

** In the episode "The Probe", the search and rescue probes sent out from Cybertron, shot for shot, mirror the imperial probe droids from the beginning of Film/{{The Empire Strikes Back}}.

** What may have been a very subtle Shout Out was Cheetor's weapon sound effect. It sounded just like WesternAnimation/MegaMan's from the cartoon. Both were voiced by Ian Corlett.

** At one point, [[Comicbook/SquadronSupreme Hyperion]] steals [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'s red cape and wears it as a trophy. This causes him to look ''even more'' like the Creator/DCComics [[Franchise/{{Superman}} character]] he is a CaptainErsatz of.

** [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]'s outfit looks a lot like that of [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} Ben Tennyson]]. Creator/ManOfActionStudios created the ''Franchise/{{Ben 10}}'' franchise and did most of the second season episodes of ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes''.

*** Ben and Gwen's cousin-in-law Lucy has whiskers similar to Franchise/{{Naruto}}'s and her casual clothes remind people of [[Comicbook/YoungJustice Cassie Sandsmark]].

*** Vilgax has homing EyeBeams like Comicbook/{{Darkseid}}.

** At the end of episode "Vertigo", Odd comments that he would love to turn invisible, like Susan of the Comicbook/FantasticFour. This is quite a direct shout-out since French animation company [=MoonScoop=] also produced ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes''.

** In "Disassister", Marylin calls a crocodile "[[WesternAnimation/WallyGator Wally Gator]]".

** In "Public Enemies" when Danny fights overshadowed Kwan, the latter twirls a ghost guard's stick threateningly. Unimpressed, Danny [[Film/RaidersoftheLostArk just blasts him]].

** The episode where Donatello meets an artist named [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby]] and traveled with him to a world with people living in [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor a city at the end of a rainbow bridge]] protected by warriors with [[Comicbook/NewGods godlike powers and cosmic technology]]. This episode's name was "[[FanNickname The King]]"

** The " Spider-Ham" segment of the "Spider-Verse" story arc:

** The rock tune that opens episode 9 is a [[InTheStyleOf sound-alike]] of the T. Rex song [[MarcBolan "Ballrooms of Mars."]]

** The episode "Reality Check" takes place InAWorld where the Turtles are super-powered heroes. The "Shell of Justice" is a shout-out to the Hall of Justice from ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'', and "Shelletron-1000" probably references the Autobots computer in ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'', Teletron-1. An early episode has similar shout-outs, where Mikey's fantasies of the Turtles as superheroes get mocked as "the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Ninja-stice League]]", "the [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Shelltastic Four]]", and "[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes the Legion of Sewer-Heroes]]".

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' has a number as well: