Line #70 ShoutOut/PennZeroPartTimeHero


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9	* "North Pole Down" = ''Film/WhiteHouseDown''.
10	* "Defending the Earth" = ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth''.
11	* "Temple of the Porcelain God" = ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom The Temple of Doom]]/[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''.
12	* "The Fast and the Floor Rugs" = ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''.
13	* "It's a Colorful Life" = ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
14	* "Boone's Apprentice" = "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}.''
15	* "Back to the Past of Future Balls" = ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
16	* "Be My Ghost" = "Be Our Guest" from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
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20	* The ending credits scene seems to be a homage to Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000.
21	* The discovery of the snowman is a direct reference to the end of ''{{Film/Se7en}}'', complete with them finding [[spoiler: a severed head in a box. Granted, it's a still-living snowman head, but still.]]
22	* "Baby-Pocalypse" parodies the Death Star assault from ''Film/ANewHope'' with Boone as Luke Skywalker and Sashi as his flight controller.
23	-->'''Sashi:''' Boone, you switched off your targeting computer. What's wrong?\
24	'''Boone:''' Nothing. I'm alright.
25	* The universe "That Purple Girl" takes place in is pretty much right out of ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.
26	* The "Brainzburgerz" TitleCard is one to the poster for the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978''.
27	** Tainted fast food is what caused the apocalypse in ''{{Film/Zombieland}}''.
28	** At one point [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies zombified Sashi rides a dolphin]].
29	* The first scene in Chuckle City has [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} a clown woman crying for someone to save her baby from a burning building]].
30	** [[Film/{{Chinatown}} "Forget it, Penn. It's Chuckle City."]]
31	** Rippen's outfit looks like that of ComicBook/TheJoker.
32	* "Flurgle Burgle" has a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' feel to it.
33	* The beginning of "Defending the Earth" alludes to ''Film/IndependenceDay''.
34	** When trying to figure out the aliens' weakness Sashi [[Film/{{Signs}} sprays them with water]].
35	** Penn tries defeating the aliens with [[Film/MarsAttacks country music]].
36	* Penn's outfit as Rippen's minion in "Number One, Number Two" bears a resemblance to Westley from ''Film/ThePrincessBride''.
37	** Rippen selects a new minion by giving them a red arrow, a reference to the rose ceremony in ''Series/TheBachelor''.
38	** Rippen's Crossbow outfit is based on Myth/RobinHood's.
39	* Flaming-O, a flamingo-themed secret agent, is one to [[Franchise/JamesBond Ian Fleming.]]
40	* Rippen's cell in "Cereal Criminals" is similar to [[Film/SilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter's]]. His role in the episode is also the same as Lecter's, an incarcerated criminal who provides information on the main villain.
41	** During his incarceration, Rippen's serial number is 24602, a reference to prisoner 24601 (AKA Jean Valjean) of ''Literature/LesMiserables''.
42	** In "Cereal Fugitives", when Boone builds a makeshift dam from rocks (and Rippen) to stop a milk flood, The Milkman sys "Darn nice dam, friend. [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph I'm gonna break it!]]
43	* In "I'm Still Super!" Rippen destroys a bridge and quips, "Is this [[Film/ABridgeTooFar a bridge too far]]?"
44	* "The Princess Most Fair" alludes to several ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess'' movies, with ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' being the most obvious.
45	* "It's a Colorful Life" contains multiple references to works by Creator/DrSeuss, including the rivalry between the Hues and the Drabs closely resembling the one between the two Sneetch types in ''The Sneetches''.
46	* In "Totally Into Your Body", Boone's list of motivational one-liners ends with "[[Film/AirForceOne Get off my plane]]" and the episode is a WholePlotReference to ''Film/FantasticVoyage''.
47	* [[Film/DrNo "Rocks. Nano rocks."]]
48	* Penn's brief fantasy in "Rock and Roll" has him asking for a [[Film/TheTuxedo "high-tech tuxedo".]]
49	* Orchid's [[NonIndicativeName non-indicative name]] is a reference to a Creator/WilliamShakespeare quote -- ''"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."''
50	* "Where Dragons Dare" is one whole reference to ''Film/TopGun'' complete with Music/KennyLoggins singing the music.
51	* "Rip-Penn" is a parody of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
52	* "Shirley B. Awesome" is a parody of ''Franchise/ToyStory'' and ''Film/SmallSoldiers''.
53	* "A Game of Cat and Mouse" is ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' set in a spaceship, with a plot similar to ''Film/{{Passengers\|2016}}''.
54	** Larry is a robot similar to the ones in ''Film/TheBlackHole''.
55	** Near the end, Rippen as Tom Cat [[spoiler:is revealed to be a robot cat, in a scene spoofing ''Film/TheTerminator''.]]
56	** Penn briefly pulls a ScoobyDoobyDoors, which was most frequently used in Franchise/ScoobyDoo.
57	** Penn and Rippen briefly stop their chase to stare at the scrolling background (which keeps scrolling after they stopped), which alludes to many of the older cartoons such as WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones.
58	* The Unicorn army's battle station in "Alpha, Beta, Unicorn" is based on the first Death Star from Franchise/StarWars.
59	* "A Tale of Two Wizards" makes several allusions to ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' films, and possibly even ''Film/TheHobbit'' being stretched into three films. Upon finding something he mistakes for a mushroom, he believes [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros he'll get an extra life or grow taller]] if he eats it.
60	* "Rockullan Papyron Scissorian" is an allusion to Series/GameOfThrones, if the three houses were Rock, Paper and Scissors.
61	** Boone mentions a hit song from about three years prior titled "Just Chill Out", a reference to ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}}'' and its hit song "Let It Go". (The film came out in 2013; the show's episode was completed in 2016, but didn't air until 2017.)
62	* "Be My Ghost" had several allusions to Film/TheShining, such as the setting and getting scared by a little girl ghost.
63	* "Ninki Ninja Fight Town" is a general spoof of anime series, with ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' being the main inspiration.
64	** At one point the characters ride a monkey bus, a reference to the Cat Bus from ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''. It also looks similar to Monkey from ''WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings.''
65	** Sashi's character is based on Anime/SailorMoon, complete with ridiculously long TransformationSequence. She even strikes a similar pose during said transformation sequence.
66	** One of the group's companions is a girl who keeps animals in her earrings, referring to Misty from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''.
67	** Rippen's transformation references Tetsuo's from ''Anime/{{Akira}}''. He also has hair like [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi Moto]].
68	** The chubby traveling companion wears a similar hat to Ash Ketchum, while the black-haired one bears resemblance to [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]].
69	** Penn adopts a similar appearance to [[Franchise/DragonBall Son Goku]].
70	* "My Mischevious Son" spoofs 1980s sitcoms like ''Series/FullHouse'' and ''Series/FamilyMatters''. Larry's character is a DropInCharacter based on Steve Urkel from the latter.
71	** The titular EnfantTerrible that Rippen plays wears similar clothes to [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Stewie Griffin]].
72	* Rippen's model for an evil high school in "Trading Faces" shows Penn [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack frozen in carbonite]].
73	* In "13 Big Problems", after the revelation that he and Madame President are married, Larry quips [[Music/{{Beyonce}} "She liked it, so she put a ring on it!"]]
74	* During the SeriesFinale, the team ends up fighting water clones of themselves in one of the dimensions that they visit. [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse "Ocean Gem"]], anyone?
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