1 | * When Clarence and Jeff start dueling with foam guards on top of the Fun Dungeon in "Fun Dungeon Face Off," the music imitates ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Duel of the Fates]].'' |
2 | * The episode "Lost in the Supermarket" shares its name with a song by Music/TheClash. |
3 | * "Clarence's Millions" opens with Clarence's class reading ''[[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents A Melancholic Tale of the Quirky Quirkerson Siblings]]''. |
4 | ** During the same episode, Clarence's NightmareSequence begins with him imagining himself to be [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]] swimming in his money pit, only filled with Clarence Dollars instead of gold coins. A remixed version of the ''Franchise/DuckTales'' theme song even plays in the background! |
5 | ** The same dream ends with an homage to ''ComicStrip/LittleNemo''. |
6 | ** At the end there is a trading card game that parodies Franchise/{{Pokemon}}. |
7 | ** There's a ''T. rex'' toy that is reminiscent of the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' toy lineups, complete with a wound. |
8 | * Clarence's friends Jeff and Sumo, look like Steve(?) from ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' and Gollum from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' respectively. |
9 | ** Belson not only looks like [[Series/SesameStreet Bert]]; his [[StraightMan personality]] is like Bert's, but tinged with JerkAss. |
10 | ** Percy pretty much is a human [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends Percy]]. |
11 | ** In "Money Broom Wizard," the trio embark on a LOTR-style quest with clear character roles: Clarence as Gandalf, Jeff as Legolas, and Sumo as "[[IncrediblyLamePun Sumo-wise]]" (although his resemblance to Gollum is exploited at the beginning when he crawls on all fours). |
12 | * The plot of "Straight Illin", where Belson dares Clarence to eat 500 deviled eggs, is based on the scene from ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' where Creator/PaulNewman's character is dared to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in one hour. |
13 | * Clarence appears to be watching a Creator/MarxBrothers movie in "Honk". Not to mention that the talk show host looks similar to a certain [[Creator/ConanOBrien Late night redhead]]. |
14 | * In "Zoo", a pastiche of the Music/TheBeachBoys plays when Ms. Baker mentions her dream of moving out to California. |
15 | * "Dollar Hunt", one of Clarence's flashbacks is him in Chad's [[Film/StopMakingSense much-to-big-for-a-little-boy jacket, pretending to be David Byrne.]] |
16 | * When Clarence tries to talk down the mountain lion in "Rise and Shine", a [[https://soundcloud.com/simonpanrucker/liony-liony-mountain/s-nyCpu pastiche of Erasure's "Always"]] (AKA the theme from ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'') starts playing, with puma-appropriate lyrics. |
17 | ** In the same episode, the animal control officer warns Clarence that this isn't [[WesternAnimation/{{Snagglepuss}} a pink mountain lion lisping about stage left.]] |
18 | * During Clarence's CostumeTestMontage in "Clarence Gets a Girlfriend", one of the outfits he tries on resembles Carl Sagan's IconicOutfit from his time on ''Series/{{Cosmos}}'', as well as a costume reminiscent of Music/TheBeatles' ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''. |
19 | * "The Forgotten" is one huge reference to ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. |
20 | ** At one point, Clarence has an ImagineSpot where his plan plays out like a pulp detective comic. And for some reason, Brady is dressed like ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' (though he could also be the archetypical Middle Eastern/West Asian[[note]]West Asian would be places like India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka[[/note]] sidekick to the white hero, which was common in a lot of 1940s pulp comics and adventure series, like ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'''s Hadji character). |
21 | ** There scene on the bus is a reference to ''Film/MidnightCowboy'', punctuated with Clarance randomly yelling about a trip to Florida that is not actually occurring. |
22 | * Clarence has a [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles TMNT-esque]] action figure and a poster of a Wrestling/HulkHogan parody in his bedroom. |
23 | * Belson also has a TMNT-esque action figure, as well as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Jake The Dog]] and [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]] toys, and a [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] poster. |
24 | * The ending to "Belson's Sleepover" is a lot like the ending to the original ''[[Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''. |
25 | ** Speaking of which, in Belson's room he has ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' and Franchise/TombRaider posters, a few [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles TMNT-esque]] action figures, a [[Franchise/AdventureTime Jake toy]] and his game console is basically a Platform/WiiU with psuedo-[[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] controllers. |
26 | * "Average Jeff" is bookended by scenes that parody the opening and closing of ''Film/AmericanPsycho''. |
27 | ** The book that Ms. Shoop is reading, "Tints of Brown", is a reference to ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey''. |
28 | * "Too Gross For Comfort" has Sumo try to pass off Han mercy killing his Tauntaun in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' as something he did. |
29 | * "Pilot Expansion" ends with a parody of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' end credits. |
30 | * Buckey O'Neill, the founder of Rough Riders Chicken in "Fun Dungeon Face Off", appears to be a caricature of UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt, the 26th President of the United States that served as the leader of the Rough Riders, which was a volunteer military group that fought in the Spanish-American War of 1898 in real-life history. |
31 | * "Rough Riders Elementary" includes an homage to the infamous "orgy cult" scene from ''Film/EyesWideShut''. Rather unexpected for a kids' show, though it is obviously toned down. |
32 | ** This episode also has a brief shout out to the infamous "man in dog suit" scene from another Kubrick film, ''Film/TheShining,'' parodied by a brief glimpse of Ms. Baker in an old outfit and Mr. Reese in a chicken suit standing in a tub. |
33 | ** In addition, Clarence storing food in one of his pants pockets, only to pull it out during class, is reminiscent of another [[Film/NapoleonDynamite socially awkward protagonist.]] |
34 | ** Joshua's eyepatch, white coat and "RR" badge together cause him to resemble WesternAnimation/DangerMouse. |
35 | * Clarence does a parody of Marshall Gerald's famous speech in ''Film/TheFugitive'' when Jeff escapes from his room in "Jeff Wins". |
36 | ** "Goose Chase" has another ''Fugitive'' reference, with Clarence cornered by the goose in a sewer pipe spoofing the scene of Kimball and Gerald at the dam. |
37 | * "Goldfish Follies" is done in the style of a 1930s Creator/FleischerStudios cartoon. Specific references include Belson appearing as Bluto and Clarence briefly turning into ComicBook/{{Superman}}. |
38 | ** The pet store where Clarence gets the goldfish has an employee who looks like WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}. |
39 | ** Twice Clarence does a Creator/TexAvery-style WildTake. |
40 | ** There is even a ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' reference when the cuckoo inside Clarence's wristwatch says "It's a living." |
41 | * The dog in "Chimney" is a CaptainErsatz of Series/{{Lassie}}. There is even a TimmyInAWell plot. |
42 | * In "Hurricane Dilliss," Seymour (Mary's Dad) looks somewhat like [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] (the glasses and the somewhat square head to match his square personality), but sounds like [[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead Tom Anderson]] (which is very similar to Hank Hill's voice, only slightly lower in pitch and gruffer). |
43 | * In "Lil' Buddy", Clarence's transformation into a delinquent is accompanied by a parody of "Strange Things" from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''. |
44 | ** At the end, Ms. Baker quotes from the final lines of ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory''. |
45 | -->'''Ms. Baker:''' Don't forget what happened to the man who got everything he wanted.\ |
46 | '''Clarence:''' What?\ |
47 | '''Ms. Baker:''' He lived happily ever after. |
48 | ** When Clarence is burying the titular doll, silhouettes of [[WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall Wirt and Greg]] [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/clarence/images/f/f3/Wirt_and_Greg_in_Clarence.png can be seen.]] |
49 | * The game Clarence plays in "Chalmers Santiago" is based on ''VideoGame/{{Adventure}}'', complete with SurpriseDifficulty. |
50 | * The little creatures that Sumo hallucinates in "Tuckered Boys" seem inspired by the soot spirits in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro'' and ''Anime/SpiritedAway''. |
51 | ** Also, the piano music played in "Cloris" when he sees the piano and finds the tree sound like something a Creator/StudioGhibli movie would have. |
52 | * "Where the Wild Chads Are" has Chad watching ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' on his portable [=TV=] . |
53 | ** The title is of course a reference to ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre''. |
54 | * In "The Big Petey Pizza Problem" Jeff's bowling scene is based off of Jesus Quintana's scene from the film ''Film/TheBigLebowski''. |
55 | * "Interrogation" is a WholePlotReference to ''Series/LawAndOrder'', particularly the subtitles giving the time and place and the "Cha-chung!" MusicalSting. |
56 | * One of the ideas Clarence has for a comic strip in "Freedom Cactus" is a spoof of ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'', with Jeff as Jon. |
57 | * The title of "Attack the Block Party" references ''Film/AttackTheBlock''. |
58 | * The squirrel in "The Tails of Mardrynia" is a CaptainErsatz of [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh Mrs. Brisby.]] |
59 | ** The AngryMobSong sung by Percy and the animals, "End the Boy", parodies [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast "Kill the Beast"]]. |
60 | * The movie the new ''Robofrog'' trailer is playing with in "Sneaky Peaky" is a spoof of ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop''. |
61 | * In "Space Race", Ms. Baker has the kids make rockets, and Gilben's rocket is TheMonolith from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''. |
62 | * When Chad has his hair eaten by fish in "Fishing Trip", he looks exactly like [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], especially in the yellow light of the setting sun. When Sumo steps on his foot, he even lets out a "D'oh!" |
63 | * In the episode "Capture the Flag" [[spoiler:Sumo]] forms [[TheApunkalypse a post-apocalyptic]] gang and puts himself as the warlord, complete with HockeyMaskAndChainsaw. Percy, dressed like The Toadie, gives a speech about him similar to the one Lord Humungus in ''Film/TheRoadWarrior''. |
64 | * A few of the songs by Simon Panrucker, the composer for the show are InTheStyleOf several bands like "[[https://soundcloud.com/simonpanrucker/my-time-will-come My Time Will Come]]" for Music/LinkinPark or "[[https://soundcloud.com/simonpanrucker/california-made-for-cartoon-networks-clarence California]]" for Music/TheBeachBoys and "Liony-Liony-Mountain" above. |
65 | * The "Dingus and [=McNobrain=]" chapter of "Clarence's Stormy Sleepover" is a parody of '70s cop shows, complete with funk theme music and the title appearing in era-appropriate graphics. |
66 | * When Mary and Clarence join a karate class in "Karate Mom", they briefly appear as ''Anime/DragonballZ'' characters. |
67 | * Two of Clarence's action figures, which have appeared repeatedly, are a hot dog dressed as a cop, and a robot frog, which appear to be references to obscure 80's action figure lines "Food Fighters" and "Comicbook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars." |
68 | * The wrestlers Clarence and Sumo watch in "The Tunnel" are dressed like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and (Wa)Luigi]]. |
69 | * While digging through the trash in "R.C. Car", [[Film/TheMask Jeff finds a wooden mask and says "Sssmoking!"]] |
70 | * In "Clarence the Movie", when Clarence asks Chelsea what she knows about real life, Sumo and Jeff have an interchange reminiscent of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'': |
71 | -->'''Clarence''': Do you wanna be in our movie?\ |
72 | '''Chelsea''': A movie?\ |
73 | '''Sumo''': Yeah, I'm the hero, and Jeff's the butthead.\ |
74 | '''Jeff''': Sumo, you can't say that if you want a proper rating.\ |
75 | '''Chelsea''': [[HehHehYouSaidX He said "butt".]] |
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