1 | Shoutouts for the [[Creator/{{Sky}} Sky One]] original family fantasy-comedy series ''Yonderland''. |
2 | |
3 | !! Series One |
4 | !!! Episode One - The Chosen Mum |
5 | |
6 | * Entering a magical world [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia through a cupboard?]] |
7 | * Mr. Havelock and Miss Fanshawe, the very proper little proposing puppet couple who're sitting in the path of the portal when Debbie first arrives in Yonderland, seem to reference either ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' or a popular sketch in ''Horrible Histories'' that's set in Victorian England and also features a couple out on a picnic. |
8 | * Pete calls Debbie "chu-chi face," as an affectionate nickname, the same one the Emperor uses in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', another show about an exceptionally weird and silly land and eminently British at that. |
9 | |
10 | !!! Episode Two - Wizard Bradley |
11 | |
12 | * Nick the Stick has [[Franchise/StarWars "a bad feeling about this".]] |
13 | * Wizard Bradley loses his hat on the other side of a dramatically closing door. Unlike Franchise/IndianaJones, however, he decides that it "can easily be replaced." |
14 | * In order to get to the Temple of Tombs (another ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Indiana Jones]]'' reference) you have to [[YellowBrickRoad follow a golden road.]] |
15 | * Wizard Bradley declares he can't do magic anymore. Why? [[Film/AustinPowers He lost his mojo.]] Complete with BriefAccentImitation (and a flashback of the Wizard in decidedly mod clothing). |
16 | |
17 | !!! Episode Three - Reformation |
18 | |
19 | * Henchdemons Neil, Rita and Jeff don't approve their boss Negatus hiring bounty hunters because they [[Franchise/StarWars "don't need that scum."]] |
20 | ** Debbie and Elf also feel like "they're being watched" a-la Luke and R2 in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. |
21 | * Pete sings parts from Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's ''Theatre/HMSPinafore''. He then calls less-than-impressed Debbie "Simon Cowell." |
22 | * During an apparently rousing (if typically confusing) game of "Who Am I?", Pressley’s forehead post-it note reads [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} A Bat-Man]], and Flowers’ says [[Series/TheYoungOnes Monk D'Wally de Honk]]. They later reference playing Twister in the same scene. |
23 | * Elf wears a long multi-coloured scarf that resembles the [[Series/DoctorWho Fourth Doctor]]'s. |
24 | * A literal 'Little Chef' mentions setting up all-day breakfast roadside diners. |
25 | * Neil tells one of the monks that, [[Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen "You don't look... local."]] |
26 | * Negatus has some sort of mark on his forehead which seems to be the letter N but also looks a lot like Literature/HarryPotter's lightning-bolt scar. |
27 | |
28 | !!! Episode Four |
29 | * Philip of Woolworth and his Page's introduction plays very much like a scene involving the knights of ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', right down to the noticeable absence of horses. |
30 | * Debbie's North Face jacket gets a shoutout. |
31 | * Debbie references ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode''. She didn't like it, apparently. She also mentions ''Series/DowntonAbbey''. |
32 | * Negatus' boss makes her first appearance Emperor Palpatine-style, in a blue hologram. Her name, incidentally, means "Empress" in Latin. |
33 | * A blatant {{Expy}} of Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne is the tournament's colour commentator. |
34 | * The Page mentions that he's been training champions since "the moon was in the seventh house", which, according to the famous opening theme from the musical ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'', also represents the dawning of the "Age of Aquarius". |
35 | * Emmanuel's music theme is a SuspiciouslySimilarSong to ''Sergei Prokofiev'''s "Dance of the Knights." |
36 | ** It also bears strong similarities to the [[Franchise/StarWars "Imperial March" theme]]. |
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38 | |
39 | !!! Episode Five |
40 | * The Parvuli manage to cram pretty much every single 'cute little forest creatures serenade the heroine' cliche Disney ever used into one short song. |
41 | * Debbie tells the Monks of Gesundheit that she's wearing "really big knickers." Offscreen, one of them comments [[Literature/BridgetJonesDiary "My, they ''are'' big."]] |
42 | |
43 | !!! Episode Six |
44 | * The guests at Negatus' party are dressed as [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Rocky Horror]] Transylvanians. |
45 | * As discussed on the main page, the sarcastic page's attempt to stop the walls closing in with a guitar is a shout out to Star Wars. |
46 | * The slugs on the wall who are happy to see "new faces" are a ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' reference. |
47 | |
48 | !!! Episode Seven |
49 | * Miss Fanshawe does an apparent Creator/LaurelAndHardy homage after the latest disaster interrupts Mr Havelock trying to propose to her, turning to look at the camera in utter exasperation. |
50 | * Debbie getting pulled into Yonderland whilst still in her pyjamas and dressing gown ''may'' be a reference to ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. But then again it may not. |
51 | * Ninny Tom getting launched into the sun and the resultant [[StylisticSuck bad bad]] animation invokes the old Series/{{Monty Python|sFlyingCircus}} animations. |
52 | |
53 | !!! Episode Eight |
54 | * We get Nick waking up and shouting "It's a trap!" ''just'' after all the other characters have realized exactly that, as per [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Admiral Ackbar.]] Bonus points that his mouth moves almost exactly the same way as Ackbar's. |
55 | * We hear two sports announcers on the radio in the Maddoxes' kitchen; one is referred to as Jim and in fact voiced by Jim Howick. The other is voiced by Ben Willbond - the same duo that usually played the HHTV Sport reporters on ''Literature/HorribleHistories''. |
56 | * Throughout the episode, Debbie and Pete make reference to various soccer players. |
57 | |
58 | !! Series Two |
59 | !!! Episode One |
60 | |
61 | !!! Episode Two |
62 | |
63 | !!! Episode Three |
64 | |
65 | !!! Episode Four |
66 | |
67 | !!! Episode Five |
68 | |
69 | !!! Episode Six |
70 | * The episode title is [[Series/GameOfThrones Game of Crones]]. |
71 | * The opening scene with the camera panning around Dr Hirsch's lab to show items of interest is taken from the opening scene of Doc Brown's lab in ''Film/BackToTheFuture1''. |
72 | * The song ''This is the Process'' in this episode is a tribute to {{Music/Kraftwerk}}. |
73 | !!! Episode Seven |
74 | * The monster hunter Squint is modeled on and named after Quint from {{Film/Jaws}}. |
75 | !!! Episode Eight |
76 | * The ending is one big ''Return of the Jedi'' moment with Debbie burning Imperatrix's body followed by a side wipe and celebratory fireworks. |
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