40 Pop-Culture Secrets That, Be Honest, You Know You’d Never Find Without Us

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40 Pop-Culture Secrets That, Be Honest, You Know You’d Never Find Without Us

It might be hard to hear this, but your past pop-culture Easter egg hunts have all been child’s play. These deeply embedded secrets in TV, movies and video games would be for the older kids on Easter. The ones who are possibly too old to hunt, but they have younger siblings, so you just make sure to give them the extra hard ones to find.

Sorry to say, but you’re the younger siblings in this scenario and us pre-teens are here to help fill your basket.

Aladdin

THE HIDDEN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST EASTER EGG IN ALADDIN. CRACKED.COM In a classic blink-and-youill-miss-it moment where the Sultan is building his stack of animal toys, the camera pans out and a Beast toy can be seen poking out from the left side of the toy tower.

The Santa Clause 3

THE CANDYMAN HOMAGE IN THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE CRACKED.COM Or you can argue that both films are referencing Hellmouth, the European imagery believed to have originated in Anglo-Saxon art.

Grand Theft Auto

GRAND THEFT AUTO ONLINE CRACKED.COM If you tip the bathroom attendant 500 times, you'll receive the Epsilon robes from the cult in GTA: San Andreas.

Watchmen

EXPRESS the NY DICK CRACKED.COM WATCHMEN Moore and Gibson always returned to the image of the newsstand in their comic, and the show pays tribute to it (image used is from episode 2). Mister NEWS TULSA the BEERERY EX DO I

Halo Infinite

THE SESAME STREET EASTER EGG IN HALO INFINITE CRACKED.COM men OSCAR'S HOUSE The urban-themed map has an alleyway featuring two dumpsters with one tagged as Oscar's House. It's the only trash can with that tag, and it of course refers to Oscar the Grouch.

Tick Tick... Boom!

the Good FOOD CRACKED.COM TICK TICK...BOOM! Watch out for an old yellow Greenwich Street sign in Andrew Garfield's character Jonathan Larson's apartment. It's the actual sign Larson and his friends stole one night.

Hawkeye

executive producer kevin feige CRACKED.COM HAWKEYE The opening titles honor the comic book- from the colors to the font to the geometric shapes of David Aja's original illustrated work. hawkeye

Palm Springs

ALL THE CIRCLES IN PALM SPRINGS CRACKED.COM From the pool tubes to Nyles' boxers to even Sarah's bra with tiny polka dots, there are circles all over the movie to represent the time loop that's happening.

The Devil All The Time

THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME CRACKED.COM Early in the movie young Arvin can be seen reading a Charlton comic book. Charlton Comics was founded in 1945, and while they published some super gory horror comics (at least, for that time), the publisher also launched the careers of many famous comics creators including Steve Ditko who-wink to Tom Holland- co-created Spider-Man. CHARCYEN COMICS sur PER ROM wond HAUNITED 07

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

CRACKED.COM GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE The symmetrical book stacking that Ray says refers to the Philadelphia Mass Turbulence of 1947 in the first film can be seen more than once in the background throughout the new movie.

Spider-Man

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE Spotted in the trailer: Miles has the same wooden moose as Katie in The Mitchells vs. the Machine. CRACKED.COM

Star Wars

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS After rescuing BB-8 from captivity, Rey tells the droid to stay off Kelvin Ridge on Jakku. J.J. Abrams references Harry Kelvin, his grandfather, in most all his movies. CRACKED.COM

Arcane

ARCANE In the opening minutes of episode one, a tray of cupcakes can be seen on one of the balconies during the parkour scene. It obviously belongs to Caitlyn Kieramman, also referred to as Cupcake. THEORMER CRACKED.COM

Hawkeye

HAWKEYE The car chase in episode 3 is a tribute to Hawkeye #3, with the tracking shot scene taken from the issue. --and now that it did, I dunno what to do-- --too many cars-- --too many cars-- --too many people-- --too many people-- 01 --too many cars-- GRACKED.COM

Money Heist

MONEY HEIST In the hotel bar scene where Berlin confronts his son, a musician is singing Can't Take My Eyes Off You. The singer is Cecilia Krull. She also sings the show's theme song, My Life Is Going On and the guy accompanying her on piano in the scene is Manel Santisteban, the guy who composed the show's theme song. CRACKED.COM

Eternals

ETERNALS The MCU film has a 2001: A Space Odyssey Easter egg. When the Domo makes its appearance at the beginning of the movie, it's at such an angle that its nose resembles The Monolith in Kubrick S movie. CRACKED.COM

Call of Duty

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WAR There's an Easter egg on John McClane's MP5 SMG. There's text on there that reads, Now I have a machine gun, which is a reference to Die Hard's elevator scene. HAVE MACHINEOUN CRACKED.COM

Chucky

CHUCKY Chucky hiding in the toilet is a shout-out to the 1985 comedy-horror, Ghoulies. CRACKED.COM

Cowboy Bebop

COWBOY ВЕВОР Spike Spiegel's fighting style incorporates Bruce Lee's philosophies, and water analogies are often used to describe the fluidity. The silver buttons on Spiegel's jacket contain the Kanji symbol for water. CRACKED.COM

Halo Infinite

HALO INFINITE There's a big ol' sandwich hiding in a small cubby on Highpower. CRACKED.COM

The Matrix

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS There's a Game Awards trophy hiding away in the background where Neo walks off the rooftop in the newly released trailer. CRACKED.COM

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Director Jason Reitman revealed that he paid many tributes to his dad Ivan Reitman's past films. Paul Rudd's character talks about Cujo in his class and says it's like if Beethoven got rabies (Beethoven was produced by Reitman). There's also a theatre in the movie showing Cannibal Girls. CRACKED.COM

Breaking Bad

BREAKING BAD HAS 62 EPISODES FOR A REASON. 4f66s2 62 Sm Samarium 150.36 The number 62 on the periodic table represents Samarium, an element that is used to treat cancers, especially lung cancer. CRACKED.COM

Fallout 76

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Soul

SOUL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC CONDITIONS IN ITS END CREDITS. At the end the text reads: Created and produced at Pixar Animation Studios... and in smaller print: ...and in homes at least six feet away from each other throughout the Bay Area. CRACKED.COM

Watchmen

THE FIRST EPISODE OF WATCHMEN... HBO WATCHMEN DC has a reference to the LA AXX MIN - iconic bloodstained smiley face on the cover of the comic issue. CRACKED.COM

Friends

FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF FRIENDS, GOOGLE ADDED A BUNCH OF EASTER EGGS TO THE SHOW'S SEARCH RESULTS. x Your 1 More 12 News o Shopping Images Maps to PIVOT! About # 730 000 results to seconds happe friends fandom com with Nose I Ross Geller Friends Central Fandom Rose Gatter Ph o was DOB d the PAR gharacters in Friends (1994-2004) - - portrayed by David Schwenner He's Destincean the No certify personally and First appearance The Phot Nicknames Du Nember Dr Moreay + Ross R Date of birth October 18 1967 Docupation College Profess More Images Den Geleo Charte Wheeler

Cyberpunk 2077

CYBERPUNK 2077 HAS AN EASTER EGG FOR A BUG. NOCTURNE OPSINI Meet Monoko DE Embers DO ZEE LICE The game has a Flying Katana glitch that can take players up to a ledge with two chests and the words Well done written in large. The creator of the Easter egg explained that, when he finds a bug, instead of blocking off the area he leaves a little something for players who manage to find it, since they're not supposed to be there. CRACKED.COM

Ted Lasso

THE SHE'S ALL THAT RESTAURANT IN TED LASSO. In the sentimental season 2 episode 5 called Rainbow there are quite a few references to famous rom-com movies. The scene with Ted and Roy in the kebab shop resembles the falafel restaurant in She's All That. CRACKED.COM

Suicide Squad

JAMES GUNN ADDED A HOMAGE TO HIS LATE DOG IN THE SUICIDE SQUAD. TABACOS EXQUISITOS TM NITROS SPR WESLBY ION SPEARS PARA PERSONAS DE GUSTO During the filming of the movie, production was put on hold so Gunn could have time to say goodbye to his dog. Some cigars seen in the movie are branded Dr. Wesley Von Spears, one of the nicknames for his dog Wes. The dog also has a cameo in the foster home near the end of the movie. CRACKED.COM

Joker

THERE'S A NOD TO CITIZEN KANE IN JOKER. The End At the end of the film, the words The End appear on the screen in the exact same way as it does in the iconic 1941 film. CRACKED.COM

Tesla

TESLA HAS A MONTY PYTHON EASTER EGG. ROC AM ... P DAS Centrelle .... 219- - - Cipit - - - - SHOW Pento - MOCKY Jr 70 L If you change the name of a Tesla car on the app to one of the characters in the MontyVerse, a giant foot appears and stomps on the screen. Oh, and there's also a fart noise. It's the same foot that appears during the intro credits for Monty Python's Flying Circus TV show. CRACKED.COM

Elf

THERE'S AN ELF JOKE 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

Wolverine

THE TRAILER FOR MARVEL'S WOLVERINE GAME HAS A HULK COMIC EASTER EGG. - Media adidas ALE to HLK 181 A license plate with HLK 181 can be spotted behind the bar. It's a reference to the 1974 Marvel issue, Incredible Hulk #181-And Now... The Wolverine! CRACKED.COM

Star Wars

Star Wars has a nod to The Hidden Fortress hidden in plain sight. Before Vader chokes him, Admiral Motti says Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not ... given you clairvoyance enough to find the Rebel's hidden fortr- CRACKED.COM

Source: Slate

Monsters, Inc.

The Hidden City Cafe from Monsters Inc. was a real place. 990 dies cappuccino espresso HIDDEN CITY COR emcruls Herr Seream ROLLING Shortage Looms BLAC

Source: MTV

Cowboy Bebop

The show's props and weapons master Nick Komornicki revealed that Han Solo's blaster is hiding somewhere on the Bebop. Fans are trying hard to spot the Star Wars Easter egg.

Source: CBR

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