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1Shoutouts for the [[Creator/{{Sky}} Sky One]] original family fantasy-comedy series ''Yonderland''.
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3!! Series One
4!!! Episode One - The Chosen Mum
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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.
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10!!! Episode Two - Wizard Bradley
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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).
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17!!! Episode Three - Reformation
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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.
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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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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."]]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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58!! Series Two
59!!! Episode One
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61!!! Episode Two
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63!!! Episode Three
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65!!! Episode Four
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67!!! Episode Five
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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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