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[Crash_7]

Since my "Name that reference" topic was obviously going nowhere, :) I thought I'd start a new topic just listing the movie and/or pop culture references in Jimmy Neutron that I think most people on this board would miss rather than trying to make a quiz out of it. I'll start with the two I mentioned in the dead thread. Feel free to add any that you can think of. I'll probably end up just talking to myself here, but what the heck!

1. The computer Jimmy builds to run McSpanky's in "Men at Work" is a reference to the HAL 9000 computer from "2001: A Space Odyssey".

2. When Carl says "Klatu barada nicto" in "Time is Money", it's a refence to the old sci-fi classic "The Day The Earth Stood Still".

[NekoGirl]

I know of at least one, I've probably seen more, but I usually just watch cartoons, like Jimmy's for example. ^_^

The title to "The Egg-pire Strikes Back" is a reference to the Star Wars episode, "The Empire strikes Back".

(I'm planning on watching the Star Wars movies once I can. :))

[Crash_7]

Here's another one I mentioned in another topic. In "Lights, Camera, Danger", this particular musical number:

is a spoof of the song, "All That Jazz" from the movie "Chicago".

[Crash_7]

Here's a good one that I mentioned a while back in another topic. The nanobots in Fundemonium:


Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in "The Silence Of The Lambs":


I love this reference because it's so obviously targeted at adults. I knew when I first saw this that the vast majority of the Nickelodeon audience wasn't going to get it. It's like they were slipping in a little inside joke just for me. :)

[Crash_7]

There are more Matrix references in this show than I can keep track of. Here's my personal favorite of those due to its obscurity and the fact that it's actually a reference to the sequel, "The Matrix: Reloaded".

Here's Ms. Fowl coming in for a landing in "Fowl Bull"


Here's Trinity doing likewise in "The Matrix: Reloaded"

[Crash_7]

I'd bet cash money that none of you got this one. The episode logo and theme music from "Love Potion 976/J" were spoofs of "Love, American Style", a comedy anthology TV series from the early 70's. That show would probably be most well known today for showing the pilot for "Happy Days".

"Love Potion 976/J" episode logo:


"Love, American Style" logo:


And for those of you interested, here's the Love, American Style theme. It's amazing what you can find online if you just look. :)

[Crash_7]

LOL! Yep. Ended up talking to myself. :) Oh well. I'll continue.

This number that Jimmy and the dancing girls do in "Jimmy For President":

is a reference to a number done by dancing girls and Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane", argueably the greatest film ever made. (Sorry, couldn't find a pic of it online.)

[Crash_7]

"Attack of the Twonkies" is a spoof of the movie "Gremlins". Same basic plot. A strange, seemingly innocuous creature is brought home and kept as a pet. It unexpectedly multiplies and later, under just the right circumstances, they all morph into something nasty and wreak havoc.

[Crash_7]

Did you ever notice how much Eustace's dad:

Looks like Bing Crosby?


Not a coincidence, I think.

Ever wonder who the heck Bing Crosby was? :lol: He was a singer/actor from way back in the 30's through the 50's. He will probably be best remembered by people of this generation for the "Road" movies he did with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. And, of course for the song "White Christmas".

I think his random appearance in Jimmy Neutron is more a salute to the old Warner Brothers/Bugs Bunny cartoons which used to frequently feature charicatures of then current stars. Bing Crosby was often featured in those cartoons, as was Clark Gable.

Who is Clark Gable? He's this guy:

Kinda looks like this guy:

doesn't he? :)

Definitely not a coincidence. The mayor of Retroville even sounds just like Gable.

[Crash_7]

Not a movie or TV reference this time, more of a 1950's pop culture reference that I caught while watching a bit of JTPH2 last night. When Calamitous and the fairy boss (I forget his name) were fused together, Calamitous made this huge bomb with which he was going to destroy the Earth. When it was pointed out to him that he'd be blown up too, he said that he'd be protected by hiding under a magic desk he'd created. That's a reference to the government's "Duck and Cover" campaign from the 50's. At that time everyone was worrying about nuclear war with the Soviet Union. They were showing these "instructional" films in schools that told kids when they saw the flash of a nuclear explosion, they were supposed to duck under their desks and cover their heads with their hands. Seems stupid looking back on it but at that time, the government was actually trying to convince the public that they could survive nuclear war by hiding under a desk. :lol:

I don't think I'm going to run out of these anytime soon. Everytime I watch this show I catch stuff like this that I missed the first time. But as I said earlier, if anyone else notices any references like these, feel free to contribute. I'm getting lonely in this topic. :)

[Crash_7]

Now for a few musings on "The N-Men". The title is obviously a reference to X-Men, but the plot is more along the lines of "The Fantastic Four"...astronauts exposed to radiation during spaceflight and obtaining superpowers because of it. "Invisible Sister" is a complete duplicate of "Invisible Woman" from TFF, right down to her ability to create forcefields. "Vibratey Lad" is a copy of "The Flash". He even wears an outfit that's almost exactly like Flash's. "Special Girl" is basically "Super Girl". "Belch Boy" appears to be an original creation. :) Jimmy's superpower is a reference to "The Incredible Hulk"...he turns into a huge rampaging monster when he becomes enraged.

Interesting episode. Sort of a mish-mash of various comic book superheroes.

[Crash_7]

Many "Jaws" references in JN. This one was a quickie in "The Mighty Wheezers". Here's Jimmy creeping along by Mr. Wheezer's bed, preparing to give him his health pill:

They were even playing the "Jaws" theme in this shot.

[Star]

In 'Jimmy For President,' once everyone either bribes, black mails, or guilt trips Carl, he shouts:

STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF!

Which is actually a Broadway show, called, Stop the World -- I Want To Get Off.

[lauraloganvcangel]

I've noticed alot of references that only Adults would notice in Nickelodeon cartoons.
The Nanobots and Hannible one were very obvious and i knew the Mayor looked like someone i had seen somewhere on tv or in a movie. i just couldn't figure who. Kinda ironic since i watch TCM :wub:

[Crash_7]

Star: Very good! That one hadn't occurred to me.

lauraloganvcangel: Judging by the traffic in this topic (lack thereof, actually), I was beginning to think I was the only one catching these jokes. Or that maybe I was the only one on this board old enough to get them. :)

[Crash_7]

Lot of clever references in "Who Framed Jimmy Neutron", besides the obvious reference in the title to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". :) My favorite is when Sheen is outside the lab trying to create a diversion, brandishing his Ultra Lord action figure at the police. One of the lines he says is "Top of the world, ma!" That's a reference to the movie, "White Heat", a classic prison/crime drama from 1949, starring James Cagney. Cagney's character's dying words, shouted at the top of his lungs from the top of a tall building, bathed in police searchlights after having been shot several times were, "Made it, ma! Top of the world!" It was really quite dramatic.

[Lola Laflaunda]

I realized that there is a movie thing called 'Lady Sings The Blues' So it is an obvious reference too...'Lady Sings The News!' The episode with the MOST J/C MOMENTS EVER!

[Crash_7]

Yes, "Lady Sings The Blues" was the biography pic of jazz/blues singer Billie Holiday. It starred Diana Ross in the title role.

[Danny]

Remember in Win, Loose, and Kaboom, a boulder was sent to Earth with a message?

This message was written in the ancient Aramaic abjad (letter system).

Okay, this post stunk...

[Crash_7]

That makes sense. Jimmy mentioned it being based on Aramaic.

While on the subject of WLK, I can think of three game shows referenced in WLK. The voting ritual was taken right out of "Survivor". The final trivia challenge round was from "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". And the title was a parody of the show/party game "Win, Lose or Draw".