** ''[[wikipedia:National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'': "...setting for conspiracy movies. Like that one where the guy has to steal the Declaration of Independence..."
** ''[[wikipedia:National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'': "...setting for conspiracy movies. Like that one where the guy has to steal the Declaration of Independence..."
* Celestabellebethabelle reads ''[[Whinny, Pray, Trot]]'', a reference to the book ''[[wikipedia:Eat, Pray, Love|Eat, Pray, Love]]''.
* Celestabellebethabelle reads ''[[Whinny, Pray, Trot]]'', a reference to the book ''[[wikipedia:Eat, Pray, Love|Eat, Pray, Love]]''.
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* The invisible forcefield made to Protect the shack from Bill is a reference to The Spiderwick Chronicles where the author of the respective book made a forcefield around his house to prevent monster invasions.
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* The invisible forcefield made to protect the shack from Bill is a reference to ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' where the author of the respective book made a forcefield around his house to prevent a monster invasion.
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Agent Powers' claim to have no sense of humor is an allusion to Men in Black, wherein Agent K says, "We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor we're aware of."
Two songs on Mabel's karaoke machine ("We Built This Township on Rock and Roll" and "Danger Lane to Highway Town") are references to "We Built this City" by Starship and "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins.
The Lilliputtians are a reference to the Lilliputians, a society of tiny people who inhabit the island of Lilliput (which represents the Kingdom of Great Britain) in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels. Also, the way they tied up Pacifica was done in a similar manner to how Gulliver is tied up by the Lilliputians.
When the pirate Lilliputtians first appear, a tune very similar to the main theme of the Pirates of the Caribbean series plays.
Stan saying "I'm gonna get that badger," is a reference to the famous, recurring line said by Elmer Fudd about Bugs Bunny: "I'm gonna get that wabbit (rabbit)."
The song during the credits is sung in the style of Lil' Jon.[citation needed]
The cardboard cutout that Soos knocks over is a parody of Lara Croft of the Tomb Raider series.
Soos' poster "HE'S GOT ATTI-CUBE" on the door of his room has a COOLCUBE logo at the top that is a cube made of C's, a parody of the Nintendo GameCube whose cube is made of G's. The running cube on the poster also resembles a Rubik's Cube and 7-Up's old mascot, Cool Spot.
Allusion to Portal 2.
The fact that Giffany killed her creators after becoming sentient is a nod to GLaDOS from the Portal series. Giffany's animation depicting a bunch of stick figures at computers greatly resembles similar animations played in Portal 2.
On Giffany's screen, the binary code means "SPACEJAMTWO." This is a reference to the film Space Jam and how it may be getting a sequel sometime soon.
When Soos mentioned that Giffany's father is the "octopus man," this is the reference to the tentacle Hentai.
Soos says he doesn't know whether to pronounce Giffany's name as "Giffany" with a hard G, or "Jiffany." This is a reference to the common internet dispute about whether "GIF," a file format, is pronounced with a hard or soft G.
The cryptogram at the end slide is a parody of the theme song of the DiC/CWi dub of the anime Sailor Moon. "WINNING HEARTS BY DAYLIGHT! / POSSESSING ROBOTS BY MOONLIGHT! / HER EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE IS A REAL FRIGHT! / SHE HAS THE ONE NAME GIFFANY." Similarly, the first four lines of the DiC/CWi's Sailor Moon theme song are "Fighting evil by moonlight / Winning love by daylight / Never running from a real fight! (or 'With her Sailor Scouts to help fight' in a later verse) / She is the one named Sailor Moon!"
A poster in Harry Claymore's studio features a flying creature that resembles Rodan, a monster from Toho'sRodan and the Godzilla franchise.
When Soos turns into clay, he resembles iconic stop-motion character Gumby. He also says, "Holy toledo," which was the catchphrase of Gumby's pal, Pokey.
The episode title is a reference to the book (and 2013 film) Ender's Game.
Some signs in the background in the future say "The Time Baby is Watching," a reference to George Orwell's book 1984, in which numerous signs say "Big Brother is watching".
Lolph and Dundgren are based on the actor Dolph Lundgren, and their uniforms are similar to the outfit worn by Lundgren's character Andrew Scott (aka GR13) in the film Universal Soldier.
Some games of Globnar trials are references to: TRON (glowing cycle races), American Gladiators (the joust), Jenga, etc.[citation needed]
When Mabel thinks they are in Japan, this is a reference to the many TV shows similar to Globnar where teams are pitted against each other to earn points and prizes.
The cipher key "capacitor" is an allusion to the "flux capacitor," which made time travel possible in the Back to the Future movie trilogy.
The show "Ghost Harassers" is a reference to the movie Ghostbusters. Dipper also mentions "bust[ing] ghosts" several times in the episode.
One of the verses in the exorcism is "ain't afraidus no ghostus," which is reference to Ghostbusters theme, in which one of the lines is "I ain't afraid of no ghost."
Used to be About History Channel is a reference to the History Channel. The logo is also similar to the History Channel logo. The name is also a reference to how the channel very rarely runs any actual historical documentaries anymore.
Preston's line "you are my possesions! Obey me!" is very similar to a phrase from Sasha from the game Pshrconaughts, "You are my possessions do as I command"
The basketball player is a spoof of the Oregon Ducks, a college team for many sports.
In the scene where Dipper and Pacifica are hiding from the Lumberjack ghost, a painting is seen on the wall depicting a duck hunt. The way in which it is presented is an allusion to Nintendo'sDuck Hunt from 1984.
When Dipper mentions the scale of ghosts' malevolence, he opens to a page with a childlike ghost designed very similarly to Casper the Friendly Ghost.
The scene where the lumberjack ghost is about to grab Pacifica from behind the curtain draped over the painting is a reference to a similar scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
One of Stan's aliases is "Alcatraz," which is the name of an infamous, retired island prison.
When the timer is counting down, Soos says, "It's the final countdown! Just like they sung about," referring to the song "The Final Countdown" by Europe.
The title of this episode is a reference to A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
Furthuring the Apple Computers / Fiddleford H. McGucket connection is the fact that his and Steve Jobs' houses are virtually identical.File:S2E12 McGucket Steve Jobs House.jpg
The "Mothgar" poster in Stanley and Stanford's childhood room is based on the American theatrical poster for the 1961 film Mothra.
There is a poster in McGucket's old home, which shows a colorful, bitten-off strawberry similar to the Apple logo, and the words "Ponder alternatively," which is a play on Apple's slogan "Think differently."
College Ford was shown in learning progression montage. During that montage, two posters are shown on his dorm room wall. They are the iconic Nicola Tesla and Carl Sagan, two great thinkers and doers of recent history.
The title and the game in this episode is a parody of the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
Like D&D, Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons use an assortment of polyhedron dice.
The 38-sided die is based on, and resembles, the 20-sided icosahedron die used in Dungeons & Dragons to resolve most rolls. There are no 38-sided die used in any real life RPGs; the closest is a 30-sided die, but this an unusually rare and impractical type of die.
Dipper's mentioning Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons' '90s marketing campaign is a reference to how the company of D&D, TSR Inc., aggressively marketed D&D in '90s to keep up with the growth of other RPGs on the market, and many poor business decisions that drove TSR Inc. into bankruptcy.[citation needed]
Stan describes Duck-tective as: "A TV show that has big mystery elements and jokes that go over kid's head's" which is ironically what Gravity Falls is.
When the Pines family along with Soos and Grenda show disappointment for the Duck-tective season finale's plot twist. Soos mentions predicting it a year ago which is a reference to "Stan's twin brother theory" where fans of the series predicted that Stan had a twin brother, which was later confirmed in "Not What He Seems."
When Stan swats a fairy on his back, she says "Hey! Look! Listen!" The line references Navi the fairy's frequently repeated vocalizations in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
FCLORP (Foam and Cardboard Legitimate Outdoor Role-Play) is similar to LARP (Live-Action Role-Playing); an offshoot of table-top role-playing that uses physical play instead of dice.
"We all know where we were when we learned Duck-tective was shot" is a reference to how people say that they remember where they were when they heard that John F. Kennedy was assassinated.[citation needed]
The Hot Elf saying "Excelsi-whatever" is a reference to Stan Lee's "Excelsior!" line.
The fantasy names posted up on the boards in the living room by Dipper and Ford are all parodies of names from "The Flight of Dragons," an animated movie adaptation of Gordon R. Dickson's book "The Dragon and the George." (Jason Ritter's father, John Ritter, was the voice the protagonist, Peter Dickenson, in the movie.)
Gorbasch -- there's a human/dragon character named Gorbash in both the book and movie.
Smerghol -- Smrgol, another dragon from the movie adaptation.
Omhadawn -- the evil wizard Ommadon, from the movie adaptation.
Grunkle Stan's campaign slogan "Yes We Stan" parodies Barack Obama's 2008 tag "Yes We Can."
Stan's internet meme.
Stan's "One does not simply" meme is a reference to the popular internet meme of the same name, both of which are based on a quote from the first Lord of The Rings movie, in which Boromir says, "One does not simply walk into Mordor."
Stan walking down Main Street is a parody of the "Staying Alive" scene from the film Saturday Night Fever.
The monitor worn by Bud Gleeful is based off of Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[5]
The poster in Gideon's cell of a picture of a cat hanging onto a branch that reads "HOLD ON TO THAT BRANCH OR DIE, CAT!" is a reference to a well-known poster of a cat hanging from a branch that reads "HANG IN THERE."
The episode's vigenère key, "SCHMENDRICK" is the name of a bumbling wizard who was a major character in The Last Unicorn (both in the book by Peter S. Beagle and the animated adaptation).
Dipper is seen with a book titled The Sibling Bros, a spoof of the novel series The Hardy Boys.
Various board games that Dipper and Mabel find in the closet are references to other games:
A reference was made to Harry Potter when Mabel asks Ford if he called them to tell them that they're "finally old enough to go to wizard school" and asked if there was an owl in his bag.
The text on the page in The Cipher File references:
The Lion King: "...warthogs and meerkat, is made tender by their carefree lives and trouble-free philosophies..."
National Treasure: "...setting for conspiracy movies. Like that one where the guy has to steal the Declaration of Independence..."
The invisible forcefield made to protect the shack from Bill is a reference to The Spiderwick Chronicles where the author of the respective book made a forcefield around his house to prevent a monster invasion.
