Quotes / Shout-Out

She couldn't have dressed up like Xena?

— Willow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Halloween"

I hear Buffus the Bacchae Slayer is opening next door.

— Criticus, Xena: Warrior Princess, "The Play's the Thing"

CHORLIE BROWN / THIS IS WHAT THE REFRANCE

— Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, lampshading its use of this trope

You there, Ewok! Fetch me Excalibur! The Nebuchadnezzar will survive and I will not rest until I've killed every Terminator in Jurassic Park! Rufio! Rufio! Rufiooo!

— James T. Kirk', Star Trek: Confusion

I'd like to make a Jimmy Hoffa joke, but I think most of the people playing this game are kids who are getting tired of running to Google every other line to figure out what we're talking about.

— Floyd the Arch-Lich, Highborn

It's funny because I've heard of it.

— The Nostalgia Chick on the constant Shout Outs in Aladdin and the King of Thieves

EVERYONE! Friendship is STUPID magic!

— The Heavy, while wearing the full Grand Duchess costume, Team Fortress 2

Yes, Apple Bloom. Magic kindergarden is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance.

— Twilight Sparkle, Turnabout Storm

That confirms it... not only are you a mass murderer waiting to happen but you’re a mutant freak. Yes, a mass murdering freak who would cut up her victims and bake them into cupcakes.

— GLaDOS, Better Living Through Science and Ponies, Chapter 5

Link: Sweet! Mario can do Star Storm like that Ness kid's friend! Uh…
Kirby: Prince Poo?
Link: Yeah! They're both great kids! Oh, that Ness…

— Paper Mario X, Chapter 27

If LUMBERJACK= TRANSVESTITE
THEN:
Let wearing of HIGH HEELS, SUSPENDERS, and A BRA= TRUE
ELSE:
CUT TREES
EAT LUNCH
USE BATHROOM
ENDIF

— Monty Python's "Lumberjack Song" is set to programming code, Pokémon × Nimja: Play the Game

"And before you ask... (strikes a pose) YES, THIS IS A JOJO REFERENCE!!!"

— Alucard, Hellsing Ultimate Abridged

Horror is a very incestuous genre

— James A. Janisse, Dead Meat, noting the use of a piece of the Psycho score in a scene in Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later

Look! G.I. Joe! Transformers! ThunderCats! YAY! Those shows existed!

—Chris Griffin, Family Guy, "Road to The Multiverse"

"One more game of Twister with the brat... I swear, I will turn into Rebecca De Mornay in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle!"

— Dorien Green, Birds of a Feather, "East Side Story"

"Well, I was goin' to tell him we went to see Babe, but I didn't want you to be offended by a film about a talking pig, so... we went to see Braveheart instead, which is more me anyway as you can see right up Mel Gibson's kilt during the disemboweling scene."

— Dorien Green, Birds of a Feather, "Nearest and Dearest"

Hopefully not overnight. I don’t want to miss this week's Pop Patrol.

— Clyde, Skylanders: Return to the Ruins

Me, I've watched a few premieres of Friendship is Magic, and I still have a few vintage Rainbow Brites kicking around my house.

— Great Tiger, Shining and Sweet

It's not your fault, baby. Here, come sit down, we'll play Mario Sunshine.

— Robaire Lemieux, The Panda Chronicles

Scav: Hey Smiley. I tried out that store. Got something you might want.
Smiley: What're you selling?
Scav: Hmm. Something about that sounded real familiar...

—Ashes 2063

Eddie: You named the roses?
Tongus: Uh huh! This one is Juliet, this one is Belle, this one is Flamenco, and this one is Isabela.

— Strong and Steady, "Queen Bee Tongus"

The three sat together, and after flipping through talk shows, a boring news report, a Happiness Charge rerun, and an old Western flick, Katrina found that a new family sitcom was premiering that morning.

— Ma Fille

Sabrina: Now, come on, Stefanie promised she was going to read to us from one of her old books.
Antonio: Yeah, I wanna know what Matilda's gonna get up to this time.

— That Catch in Your Throat

{Mashiro} Wakanda-crossed her arms over her chest, and focused her positive energy.

— Twinkling in the Dark

"Well, I gained an interest in knives and I am planning to fuse all of my knives into a single one. I'm thinking of naming the ultimate knife 'Real Knife', based on a game I played."

— Lucy Loud's letter, Flowing Star

Arthur: Olive and I have not performed together for far too long.

Olive: Well, that's true.

Stan: Blimey, I was only askin' for y'to do the milit'ry two-step, not the Last Tango in Paris.

— Holiday on the Buses

"Now HERE folks, is a rare species of turtle, native only to Forazon. Its scientific name is Leonardis-Donatellis-Raphaellis-Michaelangelis."

— Ranger Michael, Perpetual Change

"I can't wait to tell Hugtan the original story of the Snow Queen. She loves Elsa so much."

— Rikka Hishikawa, Pretty Cure: Magic of the Rainbow

"I'm telling you, Cure Melody could totally beat Dr. Wrecker in a fight."

— Gonzo, Shy Chef

"Do you have any idea how popular multiverses are right now? It could be anything: burning hellfires, worlds infested with gelatinous cubes...just BADGERS as far as the eye can see!"

— Karlach, Launch Party

Virginia: "The librarian wishes to remind you that the following books are now overdue: Portnoy's Complaint, Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Sensuous Woman, and the Kinsey Report".

Pudding: I remember that last one. It said that married couples do it 2.8 times a week.

Clover: I wonder what they do on the .8 occasion...

— It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling..., "A New Lease"

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