Line #51 ShoutOut/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil


1	* Star's wand is a blatant mash-up of [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura Sakura Kinomoto]] and [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Moon's]] wands. Speaking of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', Star's magically making a disguise to get into St. Olga's Reform School does look awfully familiar... though this ability together with her general looks might also quote a [[Anime/CuteyHoney different show with a magical girl]].
2	* When her wand gets into the hands of evil in "Lobster Claws", it resembles [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Eye of Truth]].
3	* Whenever Star or anyone uses her mirror to call a person, they usually chant "[[Literature/SnowWhite Mirror mirror on the wall...]]"
4	* Star's spells don't go right because of what keywords she uses (and she didn't mean it). [[Manga/AkazukinChacha Sounds familiar?]]
5	* Star is basically a more family-friendly [[spoiler:and less evil]] version of [[Anime/MagicalWitchPuniechan Princess Punie.]]
6	* In "Cheer Up Star", one of the monsters [[Webcomic/BobtheAngryFlower looks familiar]], for that matter.
7	* In "Matchmaker", when Star accidentally turns her teacher into a troll, she has a [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse pink gem for a belly button]]. Alternately, this is a reference to the troll dolls popular in the 1990s.
8	* [[http://starvstheforcesofevil.wikia.com/wiki/King_Butterfly King Butterfly's staff]] is topped with a moon and star headpiece that's identical to Sailor Moon's [[http://sailormoon.wikia.com/wiki/Moon_Stick wand with the Imperium Silver Crystal attached to it]]
9	* The music during the fight sequences is based on or sounds like the battle music from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', or in some episodes, ''VideoGame/MegaManX4''.
10	* Two in "Quest Buy": when Star's wand runs out of power, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED the colors change to monochrome]], and Marco does a Series/KamenRiderKuuga pose when they confront Ludo.
11	* Ludo remarks about a [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh rumbly in his tumbly]] in "Brittney's Party".
12	* In "Blood Moon Ball", guests at the titular Ball line up to get drenched in unicorn blood, which pours down on them in a manner similar to that seen in ''Film/{{Carrie\|1976}}''.
13	* In "Mewnipendence Day", the cover of Star's book resembles a Little Golden Book.
14	* St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses is basically Emilie Autumn's ''Literature/TheAsylumForWaywardVictorianGirls''.
15	* The dimensional scissors are likely a call out to the subtle knife from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials''.
16	* In "Fetch", one of the lost animals listed on the board in the park is a black-and-white cat named [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Hei Bai]]. Another is a cat named Grumpy and a turtle named [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Ninja]].
17	* Mina Loveberry is an {{expy}} of Franchise/SailorMoon, especially the OdangoHair. Her name even sounds like Usagi's '90s dub name, Serena. Not to mention that Mina is also the name of one of the characters from the anime, specifically Minako's dub name.
18	** She even has [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/b/b0/S2E9_Mina_Loveberry_giving_her_third_lesson.png/revision/latest?cb=20160814030730 bunny earrings]]. Usagi means rabbit/bunny in Japanese.
19	* In the same episode with Mina, they go to tourist locations and see cameos of [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ft4IOXNGC_I/maxresdefault.jpg tourists]] and [[https://i.redd.it/25bxwyceh6ex.jpg Soos]] from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
20	* In "The Banagic Wand", Star enters a music store that has records by "[[Music/AdamandtheAnts Ant]]", "[[Music/DeLaSoul De Soul]]", and "[[Music/TheJam Jam]]", for sale.
21	* "My New Wand":
22	** Glossaryck paraphrases the page quote on UsefulNotes/CharlesManson, of all things, as a way of dodging a question from Marco.
23	** There's a visual reference to ''Film/AlienResurrection'' when Marco finds a deformed narwhal in a box in Star's closet.
24	** It's revealed that one of the laser puppies is named "Sajak", a clear reference to Pat Sajak, the host of ''Series/WheelOfFortune''.
25	* In "Goblin Dogs", Star summons a [[FlyingOnACloud small cloud to ride on]] like a surfboard/skateboard/snowboard. This is a clear reference to the various depictions of [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]], who famously rides on the "Lucky Golden Cloud", but especially to Son Goku from ''Manga/DragonBall'' (who has the Kinto'un, a.k.a. the Flying Nimbus).
26	* In "Sleepover", the first question asked in the game ("What is your favorite color?") is a reference to ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. Star's answers (blue and yellow) are the answers given in the movie.
27	** From the same episode: a puzzle box clearly not from this world that exists to inflict punishments on those who try to play its game? Sounds like Pony Head's seen ''{{Film/Hellraiser}}''.
28	* In the episode "Friendenemies," we see above his desk Marco has [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls a picture of a golden, six-fingered hand, with the number 3 on it.]]
29	* In "Into The Wand," look [[FreezeFrameBonus really closely]] at Marco's locker in his dream sequence. He has a bumper sticker for [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Sev'ral Timez]].
30	** In the same episode, former Mewman Queen Celena the Shy appears to be based, both in personality and appearance, on Fluttershy from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
31	*** Or [[Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia Sucy Manbavaran.]] At least appearance-wise.
32	* In "Naysaya" Tom is playing a video game with something that vaguely sounds like [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Megalovania]] playing in the background.
33	* In "Raid the Cave", the scene with Star and Marco approaching the entrance to Ludo's cave is a blatant reference to Sir Lancelot running towards Swamp Castle in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', except Star and Marco are on the back of a warnicorn.
34	* If "Mathmagic" is to be believed, there exists a [[http://itsd-man.tumblr.com/post/157191545848/star-is-link-from-the-legend-of-zelda version of Star]] that wears [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda a green tunic and hat, and a shield on her back]].
35	* When Marco is captured at St. Olga's, Heinous forces Marco into a chair, where he's [[Film/AClockworkOrange strapped down and forced to watch a brainwashing movie while his eyes are held open so he can't look away. Sound familiar? ]]
36	* Marco's recollection of Echo Creek's history in "Collateral Damage" is a spoof of a Creator/KenBurns documentary.
37	* Echo Creek was founded by a family of pioneers who got trapped in a snowstorm named '[[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty The Bonner Party]]'. Of course, unlike the real Donner party, they did not respond to their predicament with cannibalism.
38	* Marco's [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/star-and-the-forces-of-evil/images/4/4b/S2E31_Adult_Marco_rides_a_dragon-cyle_through_the_sky.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640?cb=20170210230321 dragon-cycle Nacho]] from "Running with Scissors" looks nearly identical to the dragon-cycle depicted on the [[https://www.metal-archives.com/images/4/6/5/465.jpg?5630 album cover]] for the Music/JudasPriest album ''Painkiller''
39	* The first teaser trailer for ''The Battle for Mewni'' has a young Moon Butterfly reciting the incantation for her "darkest spell" that she used to defeat Toffee. [[http://arythusa.tumblr.com/post/161108658557/just-wanted-to-say-im-super-excited-for-the#notes According]] to WordOfGod, the spell is inspired by Lina Inverse's Giga Slave from ''Literature/{{Slayers}}''.
40	* One of Buff Frog's board games seen in "Puddle Defender" is apparently titled [[VideoGame/CastleCrashers Castle Crushers]].
41	* In "Rest in Pudding", gravestones can be seen with the names of ''Webcomic/HarpyGee'' characters.
42	* Also on "Rest in Pudding", Janna warns Star against burying the remains of the spell book in a [[Literature/PetSematary pet cemetery]].
43	* In one scene in "Sophmore Slump", Marco plays a tabletop RPG called [[Podcast/TheAdventureZone "The Adventuring Zone"]] with Janna, Alfonso, and Ferguson. The scene also draws some cues from the ''Dungeons and Dragons'' scene in ''Series/StrangerThings''.
44	* Jackie's room in "Sophmore Slump" has a poster for [[Music/TwentyOnePilots "21 Pylons"]], and one that has a picture of [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]] on it.
45	* The gnome dolls Marco and Star buy in "Trial by Squire" resemble the gnomes from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
46	* Star and Marco's line "Yes. Yes, we did." in "Trial by Squire" is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''.
47	* "Monster Bash" Meteora shares a name with [[Music/{{Meteora}} an album by Linkin Park]]. Considering her taste in music and the album's themes of losing identity, it's appropriate.
48	* One of the photos Star and Marco took together in "Booth Buddies" has them in the final pose of the FusionDance from ''Dragon Ball Z''.
49	* In "Booth Buddies" just when Marco has mustered resolve to do what he needs to do to free them from the magic photo booth Star says [[ComicBook/SpiderMan "Go get 'em, Tiger"]].
50	* Tom's outfit from the season three finale has a distinct [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Nation]]-vibe to it. Given he's a hot-tempered prince with actual fire powers, this may well be intentional.
51	* When Queen Eclipsa performs spells with the Wand in "Conquer," instead of [[CallingYourAttacks shouting the names of the spells]] like the other characters, she says them softly, bringing to mind [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Pluto]]. Also, season 3 ends with Meteora Butterfly being reborn as a baby and Eclipsa leaving [[RaiseHimRightThisTime to raise her]], similar to the ending of "Sailor Moon S."
52	* In Season 3, the soul sucking balloon effect is a reference to "The Hanging Balloons" by [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji Ito]]
53	* The Season 4 preview titled "Butterfly Follies" features Star, Marco and River watching a public performance with actors that mock and satirize the Butterfly family using crude humor. Many fans felt that this was similar to how [[{{Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers}} Aang and his friends watched a play that parodied him and his adventures in a similar, mocking manner]].
54	* [[https://cdn1.edgedatg.com/aws/v2/dch/StarvstheForcesofEvil/video/402/3cddc75b52b640892b7e72b398aabdcd/432x242-Q90_3cddc75b52b640892b7e72b398aabdcd.jpg Star's disguise]] in "Escape From the Pie Folk" gives off a real ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' vibe.
55	* "The Tavern at the End of the Multiverse", both the episode and the location, are a reference to Douglas Adam's Literature/TheRestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse.

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