allusions in movies and tv shows


-In episode 101, "A Brief Chance for Victory," Krillin says, "Search your feelings, you know it's the right thing to do right now." -Pizza the Hutt v. Jabba the Hutt. -Clark jokingly asks Lana if she's been seduced by the dark side (aka Lex Luthor). ", When Danny wasn't talking, or doing anything at all, he was staring out in space, with stars around his head, a potential reference to the Greek astronomy muse, Ember says "Where's the splat? Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Chicken Run (2000) -In Episode 204 "The Girl Who Spied Wolf," the evil warewolves try to get Tommy to join them. It was much better than mine could ever be! -The evil queen says, "I am altering the pact, pray I don't alter it any further. Jean’s right in claiming that understanding shows like The Simpsons and The Family Guy demand a strong cultural literacy that often goes unrecognized by students (and scholars) because they don’t appreciate just how immersed they are in the cultural mediascape(s) in which these references readily circulate. Twister (1996) Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) Over*Flow: Responses to Breaking TV & Media News, Department of Radio, Television, and Film.

Toy Story 2 (1999) -Dark Helmet says to Lonestar, "Yogurt has taught you well." In the middle distance is the French poet and critic Baudelaire, a friend of the artist.

When Jack asks Danny if he wants some Fento-Bismol, this is a reference to the real-life Pepto-Bismol. -In that same episode, Jack meets his "Dark Side."

-The little guys in glittering robes v. Jawas. Cosplays seen at the convention: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Star Trek operations officer, Star Trek sciences/medical officer, The Flash, and Harry Potter. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -There's a club in the beiginning called Club Obi Wan. Though I am under no illusion they will listen, allow me to survey contemporary television in search of but one manifestation of the literariness the rabid book-loving-TV-haters imagine absent from the medium: the allusion. -Mark Hammil wins! The Rock (1996) -In this Weird Al Yankovic movie, Stanley Spadowski defends himself from a gang of thugs with a mop. —. -In the movie It Lives By Night, Dr. John goes into a barn and meets an old drunk. -In Episode 209, "Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls," Mr. Hankey says, "there is another Sky-wa-kerrrrr," while he's dying. There’s nothing wrong with the grammar…its called nested clauses. Does it promote more family values or rebellion against authority?

This episode is inspired on The Batman episode, Batgirl Begins. Randall worries about the contract workers on the second Death Star. ", a reference to. -In Episode 53, "Blue, Black and Blue," Bulma says to Krillin while they're running though a collapsing tunnel, "Get moving, or you're gonna be a permanent resident here!"

Continue Reading. -In Episode 214, "Chef Aid," Johnny Kochran uses his "Chewbacca Defense." The poetry of Robert Frost, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson; a plethora of books and writers–Alice in Wonderland, The Call of the Wild, Brave New World, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, William Burroughs, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Of Human Bondage, Heart of Darkness, C. S. Forester, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Vanity Fair, The Open Road, Where the Wild Things Are, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ann Rice; and a variety of plays–Oedipus Rex (hilariously performed in a talent show in Season One), The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Waiting for Godot, Death of a Salesman (a dream version with a cowboy and a vampire), all these and more put in cameo appearances in Sunnydale. After Danny asks the ghosts how Sam and Tucker crammed all of them into the, The plot and final battle resembles that of the.

Kull: The Conqueror (1997) -In Episode 6.4, "Flooded," Warren says to a demon who's looking for the slayer, "Whoa, big guy. ", Boogie Nights (1997)

-In Episode 6.5, "Life Serial," Andrew paints a Death Star on the side of a van and says, "Death Star, dude!

-In Episode 311, "Starvin' Marvin in Space," after the title is shown with a space background, the camera pans down very much like the begining of every Star Wars movie. Television grows ever more complex, and as it does, it is interesting to see how movies begin to pale in comparison. On the left one spies the painter himself. -Dot Matrix v. C-3PO.

-In Episode 412, "4th Grade," Miss Choksondik says, "I'm not afraid," and Mr. Garrison says, "You will be. -Elliot tells his brother he has absolute power, his brother says "absolute power, yes" Yoda style. -In Episode 505, "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow," environmentalists use the Jedi mind trick. Big Wolf on Campus (1999) -In Episode 24, "Vegeta Saiyan Style," Krillin says, "I have a bad feeling about this," twice. Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Evil tells Austin, "I am your father," with a Darth Vader voice. When Technus throws the computer at Danny at the start of the episode, it has a logo on its side which resembles a pear; this is a parody of, The part about Danny being the only one being able to see Youngblood shares a similar concept as that of the movie The Sixth Sense and the. Here are some: In a TV movie starring Jacklyn Smith there is a reference made to two charcters Kelly and Garrett, put them together and you have the name of her character she played on Charlie's Angels. “Appendix C: Intertextual Moments and Allusions in The Sopranos.” This Thing of Ours: Investigating The Sopranos. -Also in Episode 609, "Free Hat," Kyle tells George Lucas that there's still good in him, and he says, "It's too late for me, boys."
Armageddon (1998)

And Master Roshi says, "I don't know about you Bulma, but I've got a bad feeling about this." -Fiona's parents live in the Kingdom of Far, Far Away. Wherever they appear, allusions are, of course, part of that vast and intricate system of intertextuality carefully examined in Jonathan Gray’s recent book. Genius (1999) In seven seasons under the creative control of fanboy/comic book geek/pop culture genius Joss Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was crammed with references to television, comics, film, music, and literature. Spider-Man (2002) -And, Mark Hamill makes an appearance with his lightsabre. Television as a literary medium is just now entering a zone of more serious inquiry in terms of both its content and as a legitimate cultural platform of literacy. But perhaps it is Stewie – the megalomaniacal, homicidal, erudite, and effeminate toddler from The Family Guy – who best vioces our snarky misgivings about valuing televisual allusions: Olivia: You are the weakest link, goodbye. 1, No.

-Luke Skywalker is mentioned. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) -Archie says, "Echawawah.

The Greeks took this title and used it for their god Cronus, who was identified with the planet Saturn. -Later, in the same episode, instead of answering yes to a question, Terry asks the rhetorical question, "Is Jar Jar lame?" -This preview is an obvious rip off of the Star Wars Episode II teaser trailer, with little or no talking and faded in and out to shots in a steady beat, much like breathing. -In Episode 2.33, "School Hard," Spike says to Angel, "You were my sire, man....you were my Yoda." When, on Lost, a British businessman buys the Slough branch of the Wernham Hogg paper company, we may not immediately recognize the momentary diegetic intersection with the BBC’s The Office, but the allusionary crossing is there to follow nonetheless. -One of the students in the classroom sketch is named Biggs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) Pearl Harbor (2001) The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

A further reference to this are the overgrown thorny vines that have taken over the city. Ah, humanity,” quoting the final lines of Melville’s novella. -In episdoe 240, "Buu Against Buu," Piccolo says that the Dark Side of Buu won the battle. -Also in Episode 609, "Free Hat," Kyle tells George Lucas that there's still good in him, and he says, "It's too late for me, boys." If you’re a fan of any of these popular shows, you’re going to want to see if you caught the movie references the first time around: Jacob started covering video games and technology in college as a hobby, but it quickly became clear to him that this was what he wanted to do for a living. The Matrix (1999) Power Puff Girls (movie preview) (2001) You know, I’ve, I’ve never heard anyone make that joke before.

“Deconstruction at Bat: Baseball vs. Critical Theory in Northern Exposure’s ‘The Graduate. "Mr. October" was the nickname given to baseball player Reggie Jackson, who was known for his clutch hitting in the postseason. Allusions to Star Wars in other movies (and TV shows, and other stuff, but mostly movies): NOTE: As far as this page is concerned, if I preceive it as an allusion to Star Wars, it is. -The characters wear Jedi robes. -In Episode 311, "Starvin' Marvin in Space," Sally Struthers looks just like Jabba the Hutt, complete with subtitles. -The Green Goblin says, "Impressive."

-In Episode 6.9, "Smashed," Spike threaten to hurt a Boba Fett action figure and Andrew tells him, "That's a limited-edition 1979 mint-condition Boba Fett." Men In Black (1997) and Andrew says, "Yeah, what are you, some kind of Jedi?" 2. (The following catalog is limited to Seasons Four and Five only.) -When Caleb and Luke fall in the water, Caleb yells "Luke!" Consider, for example, the final episode of the short-lived but watershed ABC series My So Called Life (1994) entitled “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities”–a somewhat obscure allusion to a book of the same name by the American poet and writer Delmore Schwartz; or the Steinbeck-evoking pun in the title of an upcoming Veronica Mars episode “The Rapes of Graff” (compare to The Simpsons‘ “The Crepes of Wrath”); or The Gilmore Girls‘ “Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller,” with its reference to the Henry James novella (one of a score of literary show titles in the series); or “The Betrayal,” Seinfeld‘s famous “backward” episode, which takes its title from Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter’s similarly-themed (though opposite in tone) play of the same name. -Joe turns his plane sideways to manuever between two buildings and escape pursuing air craft, much like Han flies through the canyon on the asteroid to escape the TIE fighters. -There are elves who live in a tree house village that resembles the ewok village. -In episode 227, "Learn to Fuse," Krillin says, "Good luck, you're gonna need it," to Trunks and Goten. Part Deux (1993)
-Yogurt v. Yoda. Not only are well known philosophers–England’s John Locke and France’s Jean-Jacques Rousseau–evoked by character names, several books become images in the frame, including Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman, Madeline L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, and Richard Adams’ Watership Down, and still others–Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, James Hilton’s Lost Horizon,and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe–are clearly brought to mind.

and Claire said "Don't you f***ing quote Star Wars at me!".

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