39 Clever, Subtle Jokes Hidden in Movies and TV Shows

We’ve all seen a movie or TV show with jokes in it before. Remember when the Griswold family arrived at Wally World only to learn that it was closed in Vacation? Or when Clark Griswold did the thing with the lights in Christmas Vacation? Or when Randy Quaid steals a bunch of food from the casino buffet in Vegas Vacation?
The Vacation movies have lots of good jokes, but that’s not what we’re interested in today. Today, we’re putting on our fedora and grabbing a whip like Clark Griswold in the elaborate Indiana Jones-parodying Vacation movie of our dreams to find the hidden jokes in some of our favorite movies and TV shows. Whether it’s hidden adult humor, some actually clever wordplay and double meanings or a subtle reference to another work, we’re going to find those jokes and put them where they belong — in a Vacation sequel set in a museum!
Is this one... too soon?

A whole drama plays out in the background of How I Met Your Mother.

Edgar Wrights movies collapse in on themselves.

I just blew myself! Again!

Don't tell us what to do, Bojack!

Spider-Man

Baby Driver

This is the ultimate Michael Scott move.

What a time to be alive.

Tyler Durden is all over Fight Club.

The dragons were safe. Robert Pattinson, though? Not so much.

The Enterprise may have had a rougher time than the Minnow.

Man, Pixar was on fire in the 2000s.

South Park

We all need this button, honestly.

You'll have to pause to catch this one.

We also leave passive aggressive notes in Lego.

The Emperer’s New Groove

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Cartoon Network was really pushing it at the time.

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Nudity is more fun with weapons, anyway.

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Cars 2

Maybe these Minions need to relax.

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The Genie has a lot of faith in Aladdin.

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Transformers

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Look, you gotta do what you gotta do.

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Zootopia

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It's weird to see this in a middle school production...

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That's one way to do it, Disney.

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We see what you did there, Pixar.

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We all have laser envy, don't we?

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Shrek is full of jokes like this.

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Animators love sneaking the bird into cartoons.

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What? Oh...

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At least Timmy's not in for any surprises.

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Did Plastic Man just get roasted?

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Pee-Wee knows how to show a lady a good time.

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Osmosis Jones gives credit where it's due.

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The Whos down in Whoville get a little freaky.

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Coraline features burlesque Shakespeare.

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