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36 Hidden Messages and Clandestine Goofs From Your Favorite TV Shows and Movies

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36 Hidden Messages and Clandestine Goofs From Your Favorite TV Shows and Movies

August 02, 2024

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE Pretty sly reference to pitching a tent for a kid's movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Finding Nemo, Deb thinks her reflection in the fish tank's glass is her sister Flo, who seems to be a product of Deb's imagination. DODDIES Sie ROOI Deb (& Flo) Vicki Lewis se Yet Vicki Lewis is credited as voicing Deb (& Flo). CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM MSSMEL SCOTT to - Double Certificate Of Authenticity The resigned old MICHAEL Scott is the proud owner of a Quality Seyko timepiece CERTIFICATE NUNBER the office In his office, Michael Scott has a framed certificate of authenticity for his watch. Note that it's for a Quality Seyko, not for a Seiko watch. Не was tricked into buying a knock-off and lets the world know. — Source

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CRACKED COM SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE While Miles Morales is visiting his uncle Aaron in his apartment, the TV is on. 11 And the TV is showing an episode of Community, which features Donald Glover in Spider-Man pyjamas. — Source

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AVENGERS WAR CRACKED.COM INFINITY MARVEL STUDIOS That blue guy chilling in The Collector's display case? Don't mind him. That's just Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development. — Source

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CRACKED.COM ANDFOR HOT FUZZ POLICE Danny throws a DVD into a supermarket basket. For a brief second, we see a cut-price DVD of the director's previous film, Shaun of the Dead, now renamed Zombies Party-which was the release title in certain countries. IN INSTANT CURT CLASSIC THE IS THE SMORTEL 1981 15158 CIRRICT 100 ART SHAUN OF THE £4.99 ZOMBIES DE I SARTY NAME - - avo adidas — Source

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36 Hidden Messages and Clandestine Goofs From Your Favorite TV Shows and Movies — Source

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Bumblebee has a shout-out to John Carpenter. NDAGON OF THE BLACK DRAGON OF THE TOOL BLACK POOL CANTONESE CANTONESE CUISINE CUISINE They snuck the facade of Wang Chi's eatery in Big Trouble in Little China, into the background of the town in Bumblebee. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mugatu in Zoolander is named after a Star Trek monster. Star Trek's Mugato is a giant ape-like monster that showed up in the original series. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sonic the Hedgehog has a shout-out to Apocalypse Now. It's when Dr. Robotnik uses a piece of metal to shave his head -- that's a nod to Colonel Kurtz. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Coco has a couple of nods to The Shining. When Dante wakes up, there's an axe behind him-- it's one of the axes from The Shining. And there's a red drum, too, which is an elaborate reference to Redrum. CRACKED.COM — Source

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OJAI In THE DISASTER E ARTIST F (the movie about the making of the best/worst movie of all time, The Room) Tommy lives in the OJAI building in Los Angeles, which is a sly reference to one of the most famous moments of The Room... Он, HI MARK CRACKED.COM — Source

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Deadpool's plan layout in Deadpool 2 includes a drawing of a man that looks like Wolverine labeled Prisoner 24601. PRISONER 24681 PMC PRISON WATCHOUT SEO FORTHS Copy paz In Les Miserables, Jean Valjean, who is played by Hugh Jackman, is prisoner 24601. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EVIDEN e Description PLAYI case ce Evidence found 9019 Date & time of recovery Suspect UNNNOWN offense 04092 Recovered by There JOK R In Batman Begins, Joker's JOKER CRACKED.COM card was found by someone named J. Kerr. Sounds like a diligent police officer... — Source

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SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE During the last fight in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, the weather control machine FLDSMDFR from Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance. SP IN CRACKED.COM — Source

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In one scene in Toy Story 2, you can see that Buzz has a copyright stamp on his butt which says © Disney/Pixar. N 880 TSUNGERI EXPREUSE 580 CANAL ST. 1001 W. CUTT TOY ODISNEY/PIXAR STORY H 2 CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Tron (1982), there's a silhouette of Mickey Mouse hiding in plain sight. Do you see it? CRACKED COM — Source

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At what speed does the Polar Express go back in time?

IN A NOD TO ANOTHER FILM DIRECTED BY ROBERT ZEMECKIS... A FLUX CAPACITOR CAN BE SEEN IN THE ENGINE ROOM IN THE POLAR EXPRESS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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When Mr. Incredible gets i offered a secret job, a card THE INGREDIBLES prints out with the visible phone number: 787-7476. ABC DEF 1 MIRAGE 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 66-787-7475 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 On a telephone keypad, 0 that spells out SUPRHRO (superhero). CRACKED.COM — Source

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36 Hidden Messages and Clandestine Goofs From Your Favorite TV Shows and Movies — Source

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CRACKED.COM In Rat Race, the cow's black spots look like the world map. — Source

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Luxo Sr. and Luxo Jr. aren't just Pixar intro characters. They're characters on TV that Pixar characters watch, too. For instance, Toy Story 2 shows Hamm rapidly flicking through the channels while looking for the Al's Toy Barn ad. The last channel he's on before stopping on the ad is a channel displaying the Pixar short Luxo Jr. that features the iconic lamps. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The luggage tag CARD IDENTIFICATION me PETER McCALLiSTER on Kevin's bag in Home Alone 2 dress 671 LiNCaN BLUA State ILL WINNETKA in JK5-1658 DE Back Page features the real-life address of the house used in the movies. CRACKED COM — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM IN SHREK, МАМА BEAR ULTIMATELY MEETS A DARK FATE... BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. When we see Lord Farquaad's living quarters, there's a bear rug that has a pink bow on the head-just like poor Mama Bear had the last time we'd seen her. — Source

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Futurama

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE FUTURAMA EPISODE FRY AND THE SLURM FACTORY HAS AN APPLE IN-JOKE. 6502 Bender gets sick, so they scan his head, and there's a processor with the letters 6502 inside - the joke is, he deteriorated so much, his brain is an old-school Apple 6502 processor. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT'S STAFF INFECTION IS FULL OF JOKES ABOUT SHEEP. For example - - Michael calls his employees sheep and, later on, they get on a bus that's labeled Church of the Good Shepherd. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE MEDICAL DIRECTORY BOARD IN THE GOOD PLACE S3 IS FULL OF JOKES. GROUND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR Administration Offices BH 101-106 Undergrad Faculty Offic DE EN General Labs BH 107-110 Dr. Nerline Mark Pn .D. Sport Dr Ginger Catapub 8H III 120 Classrooms Dr. Simone Genera PER BH 123 -130 Lecture Halls Neuroscience Les M.R.L Rooms FOURTH FLOOR DC SECOND FLOOR Dosenographic La - DE-40 SH 201 General Labe SO A BH 202 Biology Lab NO Lecture Halt BH 205 -226 Biochemistry Lab Dr Googer Lettic Schenul ma Community BH 227 D: Fras a RE Dup de Bolgs — Source

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BoJack Horseman (Again)

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THERE'S A HIDDEN JOKE IN THE BACKGROUND OF BOJACK HORSEMAN S5E1. The bulletin board of the Adept Adoption Agency features a charming photo of a couple of wolves who've adopted a sheep. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE COMMUNITY ЕР PARADIGMS OF HUMAN MEMORY HAS A JOKE WITH AN EXTRA LAYER. The Abed/Pierce shipper video isn't just funny in its own right - it's also an homage to a fan-made Annie/Jeff shipper video. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE FAIRY GODMOTHER'S LOVE POTION IN SHREK 2 HAS A CLEVER DETAIL. IX It has the roman numeral IX-which is apparently a reference to Love Potion No. 9, which is both a hit song and a 1992 rom-com. — Source

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Harry Potter

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX HAS A SUBTLE JOKE ABOUT BALLS. B BALLS JUDG 00.1m In the opening, Harry is sitting on a swing and reading a newspaper - which has the headline Balls Judged 'Too Big. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE SUPERMARKET'S NAMED IN SHAUN OF THE DEAD WASN'T A RANDOM CHOICE. It's called Landis - an homage to John Landis, who directed the comedy-horror classic An American Werewolf in London. — Source

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Call My Agent!

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM JEAN RENO'S NICKNAME IN CALL MY AGENT! IS A JOKE IN FRENCH. The agents call him Godefroy de Montmirail, and of course the joke is that they think that that's his most memorable role - but there's also the fact that, in France, that's basically synonymous with moron. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE TAGLINE OF THE PIZZA CHAIN IN HOME ALONE HAS A HISTORICAL JOKE. Little Nero's Pizza NO FIDDLIN' AROUND It's called Little Nero's Pizza (a play on Little Caesar's, obviously), with the tagline No Fiddlin' Around - a reference to the legend that Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned around him. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM ANTON EGO'S TYPEWRITER IN RATATOUILLE HAS A PRETTY OMINOUS SHAPE. Ego is nicknamed The Grim Eater, because he can kill a restaurant by giving it a bad review - and, fittingly, his typewriter is shaped like a skull. — Source

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM HAI KARATE COLOGNE FROM THE INCREDIBLES USED TO BE A REAL THING. and DM 062 SAN محمد It wasn't invented for the movie - it's a real cologne they made in the '60s and '70s, and the marketing schtick was that you'd have to use martial arts to defend yourself from the women who'd be after you once you used it. — Source

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