1 | !!{{Mythology Gag}}s |
2 | * The Dreamhouse's address is 1959 Malibu Way. The address is the date Franchise/{{Barbie}} was established and Malibu is likely reference to another popular Barbie released in the 70's. |
3 | * Ken's GoofyPrintUnderwear has his name written on it, in several of the fonts used on Ken dolls' boxes and ads over the years. |
4 | * The opening of "A Smidge of Midge" took inspiration from the commercial for the first Midge doll, which began with Barbie answering the Dreamhouse doorbell to find her friend making a surprise visit. |
5 | * "Ken-Tastic, Hair-Tastic" begins with Barbie singing, "[[WesternAnimation/BarbieAFashionFairytale Get Your Sparkle On]]" while showering. |
6 | * Raquelle accidentally refers to Chelsea as "Kelly", a shout out to the original name that character had in TheNineties and the TurnOfTheMillennium before being rebranded/renamed. |
7 | * After meeting Grace, Barbie proclaims, "She is ''so in style''!", name-dropping the doll line that introduced Grace. |
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9 | !!Other Outside References |
10 | * As mentioned on the main trope page, Raquelle's slow-motion run in "A Day at the Beach" has music evoking that played during the opening of ''Film/ChariotsOfFire''. |
11 | * Raquelle's boutique features prominently a SistineSteal of [[Art/SistineChapel "The Creation of Adam"]], with Ryan taking the place of both God and Adam. |
12 | * "Closet Princess 2.0" borrows heavily from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', most notably through Barbie having a CyberCyclops that refuses to let her go outside, as well as a topiary of cavemen beating a monolith. |
13 | ** "Occupational Hazards" also features music similar to "Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra" and a close-up of Ken's head in a space helmet while flashing lights fly by. |
14 | * MegaNeko Blissa's entrance in "The Shrinkerator" calls to mind ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', with BadVibrations in a water dish, and Blissa roaring like a T-rex. |
15 | ** A [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]] action figure can be seen in Chelsea's dollhouse. |
16 | *** It shows up again in "Happy Bathday to You", sitting in a pile of Chelsea's toys. |
17 | * Princess Beatrice's infamous hat from the Royal Wedding can be seen being dragged out of Barbie's house in "Closet Clothes Out". |
18 | ** Ken refers to Sassy the Snowman as, "a holly jolly soul", combining a song from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' with the title song of ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman''. |
19 | * Raquelle quotes ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' in "Accidentally on Porpoise" to explain her fear of dolphins. |
20 | ** In "Mission Impawsible," Blissa, Taffy and Tawny see a film called ''Paws'', where the shark is replaced with a giant Blissa. Taffy and Tawny are terrified, but Blissa comments "Meh, I've seen worse. [[CatsAreMean I've]] ''[[CatsAreMean done]]'' [[CatsAreMean worse]]." |
21 | * Part one of "Gone Glitter Gone" has Stacie hiss, "Chelsea, give us the precious!" in a manner similar to Gollum from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. |
22 | * Part two of "Gone Glitter Gone" evokes ''Film/TheGodfather'' as Chelsea implores Skipper, "Make me an offer I can't refuse." Also, [[spoiler:Skipper gives Chelsea the severed head of a plush horse, offering to trade the whole horse for the glitter jar.]] |
23 | * Songs promoted in "Ryan's Greatest Hits" include "[[Music/ChristinaAguilera What a Ryan Wants]]", "Your Ryan is a Wonderland"[[note]]John Mayer doesn't have a page here as of this writing.[[/note]], "[[Music/VanillaIce Ice Ice Ryan]]", "[[Music/BritneySpears Oops, I Ryaned Again]]", and "[[Music/KatyPerry I Kissed a Ryan]]", complete with pictures of Ryan posing like each of those linked singers. |
24 | ** The announcer claims that any unsold [=CDs=] will get stashed into "[[Creator/{{Disney}} the vault]]". |
25 | * One of Ryan's {{Imagine Spot}}s in "Playing Heart to Get" borrows Film/ForrestGump's expression, "Life's like a box of chocolates." |
26 | * Ken quotes ComicBook/SpiderMan when he describes his Barbie Sense in "Occupational Hazards", claiming, "With great power comes great responsibility." |
27 | * Summer rides [[spoiler:the Creator/{{Mattel}}-branded hoverboard from the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' sequels]] at the end of "Endless Summer". This shows up again in "Malibu's Empirical Emporium".[[note]]Mattel has actually sold their own branded prop replica of the board, which is likely why they were able to use it in these episodes.[[/note]] |
28 | * "Another Day at the Beach" opens on a sand sculpture of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. |
29 | * The entire ending of "Happy Bathday to You" parodies the famous ending scene of ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise''. |
30 | * Raquelle cries Main/ImMelting! when Ken sprays her with a hose at the end of "Cringing in the Rain". |
31 | ** The title of the episode references ''Film/SinginInTheRain''. |
32 | * "The Ken Den" features [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones gigantic barbecue ribs]] as well as a parody of the famous "Art/DogsPlayingPoker" painting. |
33 | * The TV Special episode "Trapped in the Dreamhouse" reveals that the Dreamhouse has a ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''-styled booby trap as well as a staff-and-gem-using locator and a [[Film/StarWarsANewHope thermal exhaust port weakspot.]] In addition, when Barbie has to take things out of her [[BagOfHolding handbag]] so that it'll be the same weight as the thing she wants to remove from the booby trap, one of the things she takes out is a [[Film/MaryPoppins standard lamp]]. |
34 | * At the end of "Bizarro Barbie," Raquelle [[Film/ItsAWonderfulLife runs down the streets of Malibu shouting "I wanna live!"]] |
35 | * "Dream a Little Dreamhouse" appears to either be a reference instead to ''Dream A Little Dream'', a 1989 film or the song "Dream a Little Dream of Me". |
36 | * Barbie's movie in "Red Carpet Caper" has Barbie and Ken re-enact scenes from ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'', ''Film/DirtyDancing'', and ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' with the gender roles reversed. |
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