45 Hidden Jokes and References That We Had to Find at the Crack of Dawn Because You Couldn’t Find Them Yourself, Now Could You?

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45 Hidden Jokes and References That We Had to Find at the Crack of Dawn Because You Couldn’t Find Them Yourself, Now Could You?

How dare you show your face around here after what you did! Or what you didn’t do, to be precise. We’ve been here since 4 a.m. finding all the hidden jokes and references that you just blew right past. How did you not see them? These are some of your favorite movies and TV shows! 

We’ll spoon-feed you this time, but let this be a lesson that, when it comes to Easter eggs, you should always have a basket ready.

Inglorious Basterds

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE INGLORIOUS. BASTERDS REFERENCE In one scene, the narrator says that one of Rick's new Spaghetti Westerns was directed by Antonio Margheriti. Margheriti is a fake name used by one of the basterds trying to impersonate an Italian cinematographer. CRACKED.COM

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

In the opening of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs... А FILM BY А LOT OF PEOPLE The opening credits include A film by, which sits for a moment by itself before adding a lot of people. CRACKED.COM

The Jungle Book

2016's The Jungle Book took something from Saturday Night Live into the jungle. While Louie (played by Christopher Walken) sleeps, Mowgli goes through his things and finds a cowbell, which wakes him up. The whole thing is a nod to Walken's More cowbell SNL skit. CRACKED.COM

Zola

THe WIZARD OF OZ inspired the ZOLA. costumes in The costume designer explained that, once things begin to escalate in the movie, a neon sour green color starts seeping into the costumes and even some of the frames. The color was chosen based on the green wizard, who is the hidden character in Oz, to reflect Stefani's hidden but true intentions. CRACKED.COM

A Rickle in Time

Tropes subverted by Rick and Morty The obscure reference Obscure references are a comedy staple, so when Rick alludes to Redgren Grumbholdt and then calls out his grandkids for laughing at a made-up name, he's calling out aa whole comedic trope. Seriously, though, Rick's references are out of control, everyone knows that, they're like the golfing sequence in Navy Seals. A Rickle in Time CRACKED.COM

Monsters, Inc.

45 Hidden Jokes and References That We Had to Find at the Crack of Dawn Because You Couldn’t Find Them Yourself, Now Could You?

Us

The brown leather Us glove in the movie is actually a reference to three famous characters. Peele said it references Freddy Krueger, Michael Jackson, and O.J. Simpson. CRACKED.COM

Love and Monsters

THE LAST OF US HOMAGES IN LOVE AND MONSTERS The director said that the game inspired him quite a bit, so not only did he name the protagonist Joel (same as the protagonist's name in the game), but Joel also wears the same kind of sunset t-shirt as Ellie. CRACKED.COM

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brings the comic's creators into the Turtles universe. FASTMAN & LARL BY The Art of Ninjutsu handbook that Splinter finds and that enables him to become the turtles' martial arts trainer is written by Eastman & Laird, creators of TMNT. So, appropriately, Eastman & Laird made the Ninja Turtles in-universe, too. CRACKED.COM

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man has a Saw reference. Leigh Whannell, writer of Saw and director of The Invisible Man, really likes adding Billy the Puppet in the mo

Spider-Man

The SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME toy 77-534 The black-and-gold suit sports the number 77-543 all over. It's a reference to 1999's Amazing Spider-Man #534 which showed the aftermath of Peter Parker revealing his secret identity to the world. CRACKED.COM

The Iron Giant

The tentacles on The Iron Giant's back were an old-school movie reference. They were Brad Bird's way of paying homage to the 1953 The War of the Worlds movie. CRACKED.COM

Austin Powers

In group therapy, Dr. Evil explains that in his youth, he was ritualistically shaven by a Zoroastrian. AUSTIN POWERS GRACKED It sounds like he's making up nonsense for the joke, but it's a reference to Zoroastrianism - an ancient Iranian religion that actually performed ritualistic shavings.

The Simpsons

Proving a conspiracy theory? ADOLF CRACKED COM In the classic episode, Bart vs. Aus- tralia, before ticking off all of Aus- tralia, Bart randomly prank calls ran- dom numbers. One of the numbers he calls is in Buenos Aires, Argenti- na, where an elderly Adolf Hitler at- tempts to answer. This is a reference to the conspiracy theory that Hitler survived WWII and escaped to Ar- gentina, where he lived until 1962.

Gravity Falls

EASTER EGGSTRA JOKES AND MEANINGS HIRSCH'S Gravity FALLS BIRTHDAY HACK 618 RIP The number 618 seems to pop up in every episode. It's a reference to Hirsch's birthday, June 18th. CRACKED.COM

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The term Easter Eggs for a hidden reference in film and TV originated from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The cast of the film had some fun on set by having their own Easter Egg hunt, and then ended up miss- ing a few of the eggs. Some of these eggs made it into the movie, creating the term. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Mark Hamill

EASTER EGGSTRA I BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES A MARK HAMILL JOKE IN MAD LOVE THE JOKER, VOICED BY MARK HAMILL, SAYS MAY THE FLOSS BE WITH YOU! EXCEPT FOR THE OBVIOUS STAR WARS REFERENCE, HAMILL IS ALSO MARRIED TO A DENTAL HYGIENIST. CRACKED.COM

The Simpsons

Objectivism at daycare. IS A IS A FUTI CRACKED COM Maggie's daycare is an opportuni- ty to break out the objectivism jokes. While Marge is rehearsing for A Streetcar Named Desire, Maggie is left at the Ayn Rand School For Tots, where a poster reads, A is A. This is a reference to Ayn Rand, and her philosophy of Objectivism.

Candyman

The original CANDYMAN reference In Nia DaCosta's Candyman, there's a character named Burke that's a reference to Dr. Burke from the first film. What's interesting is that both Dr. Burke in the 1992 film and WORK CLIVE RARKER Burke in the 2021 film are the final kills before the protagonists WERYE (Helen/Brianna) start siding with Candyman. CRACKED.COM

She-Hulk

SHE-HULK'S TEASER FEATURES A REFERENCE TO THE INCREDIBLE HULK TV SHOW The teaser features the same line said by Bill Bixby's Banner in the show (Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry), and Mark Ruffalo's Banner even wears the same style of clothes. CRACKED.COM

Shrek 2

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.

Cars 2

In Cars 2, the villains (Lemons) have a little celebration. You know, a LEMON PARTY. Isn't this a great party, Ivan? The Pixar movie snuck in a reference to the NSFW website that features a couple of elderly men having sex with each other. One of your jerk friends probably sent you the link once. CRACKED.COM

The Matrix

In The Matrix Reloaded, Agent Smith's license plate is -5416. ISSUS ISUS IS 5416 That's a reference to a Bible verse Isalah 54:16. Behold, I have

Deadpool 2

DEADPOOL 2 PRISONER Z4401 SEQUET There's a reference to Hugh Jackman in a drawing of the mission, with Prisoner 24601 indicating the location of pyromancer Russell. It's the same inmate number of Jackson's character in Les Miserables. CRACKED.COM

Broad City

BROAD CITY The Mrs. Doubtfire reference goes deeper. Mara Wilson made a rare cameo as the waitress in this Mrs. Doubtfire homage. CRACKED.COM

Batman

EASTER EGGSTRA I BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES THE JIMMY OLSEN REFERENCE SRO HOTEL J.OLSEN AND SONS PHOTOGRAPHE DISCOUNT IN THE EPISODE APPOINTMENT IN CRIME ALLEY THERE'S A TRUCK WITH J. OLSEN AND SONS, PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIP, DISCOUNT PRICES WRITTEN ON IT. IT'S A REFERENCE TO JIMMY OLSEN, THE PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE DAILY PLANET IN THE SUPERMAN COMICS. CRACKED.COM

Okja

EASTER EGGSTRA okja There's an Obama-Hillary-Bin Laden reference. In one scene, the leaders of the Mirando Corporation watch a video of the destruction caused by the super-pig. The members watching the footage resemble the photo of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton watching the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound in

Space Jam

EASTER EGGSTRA SPASE JAM The Schlesinger Gym where the Tune Squad practice is a reference to a cartoon producer. FuL SCHLESINGER GYM Leon Schlesinger, whose production company later became Warner Bros. Cartoons studios, brought the Looney Tunes series to life.

Get Out

BEHIND-THE-SCENESP PFACTS THE TITLE WAS INSPIRED BY EDDIE MURPHY. GET OUT Jordan Peele says the tite is a reference to Murphy's iconic Delirious stand-up bit about how white people never simply get out of a haunted house in horror movies. CRACKED.COM

Home Alone

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.

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead has a reference to Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's TV shoW Spaced. AMIEA In Spaced, he played Tyres O'Flaherty- and in Shaun of the De

WandaVision

WANDAVISION EASTER EGGS AGATHA'S BOOTS ARE A REFERENCE TO THE WIZARD OF OZ. CRACKED CO In the final episode, Agatha gets crushed by a car and disappears - only leaving her boots behind. This is a reference to the Wicked Witch of the East's ruby slippers sticking out after she gets crushed

Get Out

Get Out There's a reference to The Shining's infamous room 237. D T A When Rod is at the airport trying to phone Chris, there's an announcement for Flight 237 in the background.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

A line used in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a reference to Easy Rider. The 1969 film dealt with counterculture and changing times, SO it easily fi

The Incredibles

The name of Syndrome's island in The Incredibles is a joke. It's Nomanisan, which sounds like a typical exotic island name until you take it apart t

Batman Forever

Batman Forever has a jab at Tim Burton. Arkham Asylum has a Dr. Burton who shows up now and again, giving Two-Face and Riddler the diagnosis of cra

Avengers: Infinity War

The Space title card in Avengers: Infinity War is the Russo brothers making fun of their own habit of putting up title cards all the time. SPACE

Kong: Skull Island

Movie Scenes With Hidden Homages To Other Movies - In Kong: Skull Island, Kong eating the squid is a reference

Elf Joke

THERE'S AN ELFJOKE IN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA. Will Ferrell said that his character Lars's hate for elves was literally meant to be a joking reference to his character, Buddy the Elf. Не was pretty surprised that no one got the subtext. CRACKED.COM

The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Aussie jokes UNDER WE CRUMB FROM A LAND DOWN ICED $1.50 coffe The art director revealed that, in the third season when the gang goes to Australia, there are references to kangaroos and koalas everywhere. The restaurants also have either a Finding Nemo or some kind of fish reference. The Good Place CRACKED.COM

The Goonies

STRANGER THINGS INSPIRATIONS THE GOONIES Sloth wears a Superman shirt as a reference to Superman, also directed by Richard Donner. And his Oakland Raiders shirt is a shout out to Sloth's own actor, John Matuszak, an actual NFL defensive lineman who played for the Raiders. CRACKED.COM

Hidden Jokes

There's an STD reference in A Series of Unfortunate Events. When asked where he studied herpetology, Count Olat replies: I don't know anything about

Harry Potter

There's a hidden sex joke in the credits for the PG-rated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. SNIOR PAc STEVEADAMSON Erthe MOTIon CONTRLOL CAALE

Archer

In Archer, Charlotte uses a Renaissance reference to kick Sterling when he's down. ollb After getting beaten and choked by the gigantic Zirk, Sterling

Ocean’s 13

At the end of Ocean's 13, Brad Pitt's character tells George Clooney's to try keeping the weight off in between reference to Clooney putting on weig

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