Line #34 ShoutOut/LittlestPetShop2012


1	* Some of the pets have color pallets and properties that may or may not have been borrowed from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', a show that shares a great amount of LPS's cast and some of its crew. Zoe has the same color coordination as Twilight (though her personality is more in line with Rarity), Minka is a pink monkey with some of the same mannerisms as Pinkie Pie but colors from Cheerilee and Penny Ling appears to be as sensitive as Fluttershy.
2	** Probably a little justified since the same animation studio that produces ''Friendship is Magic''[[note]]Studio B Productions, now part of DHX Media, and credited under the latter name[[/note]] also produces ''Littlest Pet Shop''.
3	** As on MLP, "Fancy" in used in place of "French".
4	** Also with MLP, this may be stretching it but... at the very end of "Frenemies" Penny Ling blasts cake at Zoe and Pepper during her "party" out of a "cannon" Hmm... sound familiar?
5	* Pepper's speech to Blythe in the two-parter is reminiscent to the film ''Film/RushHour''.
6	--> '''Pepper:''' (up in Blythe's face) ''DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?''
7	* Brittany 's fantasy plan sequence also bears a lot of resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma's]].
8	* When Russell saw the Biskit twins about to dump the goop, he did a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Spin-dash]].
9	** An inversion. Hedgehogs have always been able to roll into a ball in order to protect themselves and attack enemies. In this case, Russell was just using his natural abilities.
10	* In Episode 12, the clothes on the street lizard named L-Zard look just like [[Creator/SachaBaronCohen Sacha Baron Cohen]]'s trademark look from [[Series/DaAliGShow Da Ali G Show]].
11	* Vinnie's act and clothes near the end of the premiere bring to mind Music/MichaelJackson.
12	* Vinnie refers to a "mirror ball trophy", probably a ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' reference.
13	* The above-mentioned CyberCyclops resembles [[Franchise/BattlestarGalactica the most famous example]]. It even says "By your demand" when summoned.
14	* This may be a stretch, but the [[http://youtu.be/5QwjCCSJGbw music]] that plays when Sunil attacks the imaginary cobras sounds a bit like the ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' [[http://youtu.be/zqqq8uqSDnk theme]].
15	* In episode 5, Pepper starts bouncing around like WesternAnimation/PepeLePew while she was looking for Penny.
16	** Russell does this in the episode "Secret Cupet" while chasing Penny.
17	* In episode 8, Zoe says [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons "Get me off this crazy thing"]]!
18	* "Who do you think is cuter? [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward or Jacob?]]"
19	* Zoe said she had a [[Music/JanetJackson "wardrobe malfunction"]] because her beret was [[Literature/GoneBabyGone "Gone, baby, gone!"]]
20	* Episode 9 has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynp2ICsfrrc a song]] which parodies ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' and similar musicals.
21	* In episode 10, Russell at one point refers to Vinnie as [[Franchise/JamesBond Agent 006 3/8s]] and Zoe's hairstyle is similar to that of [[Film/{{Goldfinger}} Pussy Galore]].
22	** Then in another scene Zoe confronts Scout dressed in a [[Film/KillBill yellow jumpsuit]].
23	* Episode 12 is titled "[[Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Skink You Can Dance]]".
24	** Episode 12's ColdOpen is highly evocative of {{kaiju}} movies such as Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.
25	** Episode 12 features the popular dance show "[[Series/ShakeItUp Shake-A-Leg]]".
26	* Episode 13 has a [[UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} movie star mongoose]] named [[Creator/ShahrukhKhan Shahrukh]].
27	* Russell is fond of ''The Duchess of Lancashire Lane'', which sounds like a ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' parody.
28	* Mr. Sawdust in "Trading Places" quotes ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness'' at one point.
29	** Also in "Trading Places", Russell the hedgehog does a [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog spin dash and rockets off screen]].
30	** Mr. Sawdust capturing the Prickly Rat saying he has the last one, only for twenty to appear behind his back, is a obvious shout-out to ''WesternAnimation/PorkyInWackyland''.
31	* "Sweet (Truck) Ride" has a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' [[WhereNoParodyHasGoneBefore fantasy sequence]].
32	* In the "Humanarian" song, Minka looks like WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} and Penny Ling looks like Shana.
33	** As well as [[DrPepper Pepper is dressed like a Doctor]] though that may be coincidental.
34	* Episode 23, "Door-Jammed", has a "U Can't Touch This" parody sung by Roger Baxter immediately followed by a two-minute homage to Music/MichaelJackson's "[[MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody Thriller]]" music video, complete with spooky Creator/VincentPrice monologue.
35	* In "Blythe's Pet Project", Blythe explains to Shivers the squirrel how wonderful the park is. Cue an ImagineSpot called [[Franchise/MyLittlePony "My Small Squirrel"]], with three squirrels ([[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash one of which has a rainbow-hued tuft of hair]]) sliding down rainbows and frolicking in an [[{{Arcadia}} Arcadian]] paradise. Shivers then asks, "Seriously?", to which Blythe replies, "[[ActorAllusion I'm not saying it'll be exactly like that]]...."
36	* The rich lady Judi Jo Jameson shares the same last name and initials as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan J. Jonah Jameson]].
37	* In "Heart of Parkness": "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Cobra]] [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra]] [[SkywardScream COBRA]]!!!"
38	* Blythe's F.U.N Nightmare has the students chasing her with buttons for eyes. This could be a reference to ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', which had that as a major theme.
39	* The Biskits' music video from "What, Meme Worry?" is a parody of "Hot Problems" by Double Take.
40	* The host of ''Treasure Hunters'' is almost impossible to not immediately think of Steve Irwin/The Crocodile Hunter.
41	* The "I-Guana Lawyer" ads and their titular mascot seem to be an outright parody of the Geico Gecko commercials.
42	* In "Blythe's Big Idea", the pets have a fantasy of a pet airline. In which Sunil asks "Are there any snakes on this [[Film/SnakesOnAPlane plane]]?" the reference goes further, later on showing a snake in the toilet which was a infamous scene in the movie.
43	* In "So Interesting" The King bears a heavy resemblance to Advertising/TheBurgerKing, though without the smile.
44	* In "Shanghai Hi-Jinks", everything that Penny's relatives know about America comes from musicals. They refer to a CaptainErsatz version of ''Film/SinginInTheRain''.
45	** As well as they mention the famous Shirley Temple/Bo Jangles staircase tapdancing scene from ''Film/TheLittleColonel''.
46	** In the same episode, Roger dresses up like Music/ElvisPresley during his 1970s Las Vegas period.
47	** Also in that episode the other pets tease Russell about his two biggest phobias, ghosts and marshmallows. Zoe teases him "Hey Russell, look behind you, a Marshmallow Ghost!" This could be a nod to the Staypuft Marshmallow Man from ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''.
48	* The song Rodger and the Biskit Twins sing in "Grounded" is heavily reminiscent of various songs from the band Music/{{Queen}}.
49	* The main premise of "Sleeper" is a parody of ''Film/WeekendAtBernies''.
50	* The title "War of the Weirds" is a parody of ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds'', especially the hysterical reaction to [[Radio/TheWarOfTheWorlds the 1938 radio version]].
51	** When Russell is trying to make a universal language to speak to the aliens, he utters gibberish. What he says is actually (almost) a phrase used in ''Film/{{The Day the Earth Stood Still\|1951}}'' (1951) and has since been used a lot in popular culture, very notably as a spell from the [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness Necronomicon]].
52	** Though this may be a little vague. But the [[spoiler: aliens seem to have the exact same weakness as the aliens from ''Film/MarsAttacks'']].
53	* In "Eight Arms to Hold You" the Urban Legend that Russell looks up online looks very [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraftian]], pretty much a Pink Cthulhu.
54	* In the Cyril [=McFlip=] song, Vinnie and Sunil are dressed similar to [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton and Luke]].
55	* The song Blythe sings at the beginning of "Tongue Tied", sounds like something a [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Disney Princess]] would sing, complete with animals doing things for her. (And bluebirds carrying her clothes)
56	* Tess [=McSavage=] from "What's so scary about the Jungle? Everything!" looks like a young Creator/JaneGoodall.
57	** In the same episode, when Blythe reads off the zoo sign, she says, [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz "Lions, tigers, bears...oh my!"]]
58	* The names of the feuding (human) hillbillies in "Feud for Thought", Mr. [=McHat=] and Mr. Coyfield, are not very subtle shoutouts to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud real-life historical feuding Hillbilly families the McCoys and the Hatfields]].
59	* In issue 2 of the [[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW's]] ''Littlest Pet Shop'' comic book series there is a background character in one panel who resembles [[WebVideo/AtoptheFourthWall Linkara]] looking at comic books.
60	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQFV_uGIS-Y Linkara himself even reacted to it]] at the end of his [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Super Special issue 7]] video.
61	* In "The Very Littlest Pet Shop", Blythe advises Dolores to "[[Film/DuckSoup Answer the second question first.]]"
62	* The short "Life Of Cake" is an obvious shoutout to ''Literature/LifeOfPi'' as they are both about a character of Indian descent sharing a lifeboat with a vicious animal.
63	* In "Why Can't We Be Friends?" one of the lolcat pics that Cora sends Blythe is an obvious shout-out to GrumpyCat (albeit in a wig)
64	* "In The Loop" is a complete shoutout to ''Film/GroundhogDay'' with the GroundhogDayLoop, the Groundhog looking somewhat like Creator/BillMurray who starred in that movie (And being incredibly obnoxious) and his name being Harold Winston. The names based off of Creator/HaroldRamis, who directed and co-wrote the original movie. and Winston was originally meant to be Russell's name, which further alludes that Russell and Harold are not so different.
65	* [[TheGhost Parakeet Crash Dangerfeather]] seems to be an expy of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]].
66	* One of the bands that Blythe gets for the Pet Fest is [[WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey Adam and the Spider Monkeys]].
67	* "Littlest Pet Shop of Horrors":
68	** First of all, the title is a reference to ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''.
69	** As mentioned in ActorAllusion, the pony that Blythe rides as part of her Halloween costume in the opening scene is [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Applejack]].
70	** Pepper's story is a one to ''{{Literature/Misery}}'', of everything.
71	** Sunil's story is a reference to ''{{Literature/Frankenstein}}''.
72	* The title "Game of Groans" is a reference to ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
73	** The episode also has a few references to ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'':
74	*** The guards resembling the Black Knight.
75	*** Russell shouting "Ha-ha!" like Lancelot upon escaping Ye Olde Pet Zone.
76	*** Shivers hits two acorn shells together to make the sound of a horse trotting while Russell pretends to ride a horse.
77	** The beaver king talks like Creator/MarlonBrando.
78	* In "Go Figure!", Blythe and the pets' favorite TV show ''[[ShowWithinAShow Agents of Zap]]'' sounds very similar to ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. Russell was upset with the sudden change of his favorite character in the show (like Grant Ward, he's revealed to be a DoubleAgent).
79	** [[FanConvention Zapper-Con]] is just like Comic-Con.
80	* In "It's a Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy World", Sunil had trouble sleeping due to a [[DrippingDisturbance drippy faucet]]. Just like in the classic WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck short "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MuNUJIKrIU Drip Dippy Donald]]".
81	** The title and episode are both pretty much a direct homage to the movie "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".
82	* In “If the Shoe Fits”, twice when the pets are performing their TotemPoleTrench, Pepper gets a negative feeling which triggers her to let out her fumes, which somehow [[InflatingBodyGag causes the coat to inflate]]. This could possibly be a reference to WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs when Dopey did a TotemPoleTrench to dance with Snow White while standing on top of Sneezy. Sneezy let out a [[SneezeOfDoom gargantuan sneeze]], which caused a similar inflation to the coat he was in, except that time, the air pressure from his sneeze caused Dopey to shoot out of the coat like a cannon.

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