Line #17 ShoutOut/TheCritic


1	There's [[ReferenceOverdosed a considerable number]] [[OncePerEpisode every episode]] due to the nature of the show, but for some specific examples:
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3	* The theme song is a mish-mash of Music/GeorgeGershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and parts of his ''Film/AnAmericanInParis'' score.
4	* In the pilot, they reference ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' with "Beauty and King Dork" - complete with CGI ballroom.
5	* Turns out Vlada and his son are from [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Pottsylvania]].
6	* From "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost", Franklin acting like [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly]] after first drinking alcohol which made him into his present stupid state, with UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein and Ted Kennedy acting like Larry and Moe respectively.
7	* Prince Charles sounds like one of the [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Gumbies]], while Queen Elizabeth sounds like the troupe's usual CrossDressingVoices, particularly the "women" in the Spam sketch.
8	** They're called pepperpots, due to their general shape. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxRsj9lHKW4 See here.]]
9	* One of the more StealthPun Shout Outs of the show is Alice's sister Miranda using venetian blinds for her dress, a reference to the famous ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' spoof from ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow''.
10	* ''Film/TheCryingGame'': In "A Little Deb Will Do Ya", Jay meets the girl of his dreams, but she has a secret - down there. [[spoiler: Turns out she's wearing the bottom half of her work clothes - Humphrey the Hippo.]]
11	* A reviewer's face melting off and reducing him to a skeleton (after Creator/RogerEbert shows him a clip of a bad movie) is a reference to ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
12	* In "Every Doris Has Her Day", there's Duke's latest producing gig: A ''[[Film/TheDirtyDozen Dirty Dozen]]'' remake starring [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Schwarzenegger]], [[Creator/SylvesterStallone Stallone]], [[Creator/BruceWillis Willis]], Creator/EddieMurphy and Creator/MichaelCaine with UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein as himself, and it's ''five hours'' of mind-numbing crap. [[Film/TheExpendables Sound]] [[Film/TheExpendables2 familiar?]]
13	* "Miserable" is an obvious ''{{Film/Misery}}'' parody. The female projectionist even resembles Creator/KathyBates.
14	* Penultimate episode "Dukerella" is a cross between ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''.
15	* A drunken [[Film/Arthur1981 Arthur Bach]] (Creator/DudleyMoore) appears in several episodes.
16	* The penguin pilot's "Waakwakwakwak" speech imitates Creator/BurgessMeredith's laugh as, yup, The Penguin from the '60s ''Series/{{Batman\|1966}}'' series.
17	* The ending of "Frankie and Ellie Get Lost" has a closing shot of ''Series/GilligansIsland'', complete with theme song.
18	* Franklin dressed up as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_PIZ_8bXg El Kabong]] is a reference to ''WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw''.
19	* Eleanor saying "No more wire hangers!" is a direct reference to ''Film/MommieDearest''.
20	* Alice's TakeThat to Creator/TimAllen ([[RunningGag one of many at his expense throughout the show]]) is funnier when you consider ''The Critic'' had preceded his show before Creator/{{ABC}} dumped it.
21	-->'''Alice:''' Listen, honey, I've known men like Duke all my life. There was this one boy back in college – dealt drugs, went to jail – yet today he's the star of ''Series/HomeImprovement''.
22	* "A Pig-Boy & His Dog" concludes with [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "That's all, folks!"]]
23	* The "[[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud]] Frozen Peas" commercial is a direct spoof of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Peas Frozen Peas]] [[http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2006/0511/vul.htm blooper tape]].
24	* In "Marty's First Date", the intermission music from ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'' plays after Jay gets a whiff of some fried bananas. The song is omitted in the DVD release.
25	* In "Dukerella", Jay and Alice dress up as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer and Marge Simpson]], respectively. The same episode has Eleanor as [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Queen Grimhilde]] and Franklin as Film/TheMask.
26	--> '''Franklin:''' "Daaa-rinkin'!"
27	* Jeremy mentions his first role was in an Australian film called ''[[Film/PicnicAtHangingRock Kegger Party at Hanging Rock]]''.
28	* When Jay goes crazy from trying to think of new material, all he's typed is "[[Film/TheShining All work and no play makes Jay a very dull boy.]]" over and over again.
29	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsKvr9zTNo Satoshi, the Eater of Souls]] seems to be just about every Franchise/MortalKombat boss rolled into one big, mean, Cookiepuss-eating machine.
30	* [[ReferencedBy/WilliamShakespeare Shout Out To Shakespeare]]: Creator/KeanuReeves in ''Theatre/{{The Merchant of Venice}} Beach'':
31	--> '''Shylock:''' Hath not a dude eyes? If you prick us, do we not get bummed? If we eat bad guacamole, do we not blow chunks?
32	* Alice's country singer ex-husband Cyrus is a direct parody of Music/BillyRayCyrus.
33	* Whenever Jay's stomach tended to talk, he sounded similar to the Cowardly Lion from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

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