Heartcatch Pretty Cure! A Bridging / Shout Out

When Ms. Tsurusaki mentions what happened to the last new student that Erika scared off, the scene from Oliver & Company of Sykes getting hit by a train is used to represent it.
The exclamation mark from Metal Gear appears when Erika notices Tsubomi trying to sneak past the Fashion Club room.
“Get over here!” is heard when Erika pulls Tsubomi with her upon finding out they’re neighbors.

Michael Jackson songs are referenced thrice this episode.
When Erika is talking about who was in her dream of turning into a giant doll and getting beat up by a magical girl. Inexplicably, she claims Shredder was also there, but he’s just a regular customer of Kaoruko’s.

The episode begins with Erika pitching her idea for a Bleach abridged series to Tsubomi.
The Shredder is one of the weird customers that Erika’s mom gets.
When Sayaka determines that she needs a British accent to get into the soccer club, she states that she’s been learning it from watching boxsets of Monty Python and Doctor Who.

The “assignment” Yusuke reads at the beginning that turns out to be Ms. Tsurusaki’s fanfiction is a Superman/Batman slashfic. Erika asks if Batman cheated on Spider-Man.
The episode’s title is a reference to an infamous "Blind Idiot" Translation from Final Fantasy VII, with music from said game playing at the end.

Besides Erika yelling at Tsubomi's balcony, Kanae's quest to photograph everything includes pictures of the Colossal Titan peeking over Wall Maria, Marceline wearing her protective hat, a snapshot of Mew, Zeus with his arm around Hades, Darkseid, Death the Kid, and Barney the Dinosaur.
When Tsubomi mentions that she had never met Erika's mom before, the scene cuts to a rather bizarre version of the opening of How I Met Your Mother featuring Cure Egret with a camera in front of her face, Cure Passion, Cure Marine with an eyepatch, Jotaro Kujo, and Cure Twinkle.
Sasorina's phone features Steven Universe as its background wallpaper.

When Erika claims that she and Tsubomi have fought several monsters already, the montage of foes they’ve supposedly faced that Tsubomi doesn’t remember includes not just Desertrians, but a Negatone, a Hoshina, a Plug Robonoid, Mewtwo, and Ice Age.
Sena points out that Sayaka had mistakenly joined the American football club instead of the soccer club.
The Stinger has Erika becoming a medium with Tatsumi as her first client.

The theme from Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon plays at the ending title.
The Stinger has Steven and Peridot watching a bizarre alternate version of Space☆Dandy.

Whoever’s supposed to read the disclaimer at the start of the episode instead says, “Fat Albert and the gang need to stop the Heartless, but they don’t have a Keyblade.”
When Itsuki mentions that her stuffed rabbit is named Mr. Whip, there’s a cut to Ichika Usami in the KIRAKIRA Pâtisserie.
Before running off after Blossom and Marine handily deal with his troublemaking, Kumojacky quotes Dr. Claw as he leaves, much to Blossom’s confusion.
The Stinger shows that Itsuki’s great uncle Saki is Oroku Saki (aka the Shredder).

After Azusa’s “actor’s curse” causes Tsubomi and Erika to sound like actual girls, The Stinger shows that Erika’s voice has been transferred to Emi Yusa.
The Drama Club ends up performing a rendition of Space Jam.
The caption at the end of the episode ends with 'Today's experiment.....Failed.', which is a hallmark typical of Excel♡Saga episodes.

Shout Out / Heartcatch Pretty Cure! A Bridging