40 Hidden Jokes and References in TV and Movies That We Located, Returned and Are Now Expecting A Hefty Reward For

A ‘Missing’ sign on a lamp post promised some serious coin for these!
40 Hidden Jokes and References in TV and Movies That We Located, Returned and Are Now Expecting A Hefty Reward For

So youre telling us that you didnt post hundreds of “Missing Jokes and References” signs around town? 

Well, either some prankster put your address on the signs or youre lying because you dont want to fork over the reward money. That sign sparked a relentless hunt for these, and since were now sweating our butts off, were not leaving here without a little sumthin sumthin.

Onward

Pixar Easter Eggs Onward 3 13 HADBS Quest Master MCU The 2020 movie has a bunch of allusions to the cultural juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including references to Hydra and the Infinity Gauntlet. CRACKED.COM

Incredibles 2

Pixar Easter Eggs Incredibles 2 Jonny Quest Younger readers might not know this, but Jonny Quest was a kickass cartoon from the '60s about a kid having adventures with his scientist father. The show appears very clearly on a TV screen. CRACKED.COM

The Dark Knight

Easter Eggs of Oscar-winning movies 2009 Supporting Actor Sound Editing Cinematography Film Editing Art Direction The Dark Knight Bruce Wayne's car is a Lamborghini Murciélago. Murciélago is Spanish for bat. So it's a Batmobile. CRACKED.COM

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Easter Eggs of Oscar-winning movies 1982 Art Direction Film Editing Sound Sound Effects Editing Visual Effects Raiders of the Lost Ark The movie features a cameo by C-3PO and R2D2 on the walls of the room the Ark of the Covenant was kept in. CRACKED.COM

South Park

CRACKED EMERGENCY Schedule Doctor sembowel Kenny Chumsky actice got swing Petracco All Employe Colon surgery Varma must wash ectal surgery Jurdiman KB Bond No before surg SOUTH PARK GIVES A NOD TO A CLASSIC BOND VILLAIN. In South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, when Kenny is rushed to the hospital, there's a board with the doctors' schedules on it. At the bottom, Dr. No's schedule is to kill Bond.

Rushmore

CRACKED JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE'S WORK IS ALL OVER RUSHMORE. The now-famous shot of Max sitting on a go-kart wearing goggles was inspired by a photo by French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue. The real photo, as well as several others by Lartigue, appear behind Max in the film.

Star Wars

CRACKED WE CAN SEE E.T.'S PALS IN STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE. George Lucas confirmed that 3 members of the Galactic Senate are members of the same species as E.T. This returned the favor, since Spielberg included a Yoda costume in E.T.

Space Jam

EASTER EGGSTRA SPACE There are pro-union CaM messages scattered throughout the film. The 1940s was considered the golden era in animation. It was also the era of labor strikes and picketing animators who, in 1945, famously clashed with Burbank police outside Warner Bros. studios. CRACKED.COM

Futurama

BENDER STAYS ALIVE AND IN HIS PRIME. STUDIO 123' Rebirth Bender dances in a place called Studio 122133-the prime factorization of Studio 54. 122133 = 1 x 2 x 27 = 54 CRACKED.COM

Sound of Metal

Easter Eggs YOUTH OF Sound of Metal Ruben's emotional journey is charted by the band shirts he wears. RUDIMENTARY PENI CRACKED.COM

Suicide Squad

The SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THe JUSTICE LeAGue trailer features a comic book CRACKED.COM origins homage. A shot with the characters in their prison clothes show their inmate numbers, and the numbers are references to the comic book issues in which they all first appeared, respectively. For instance, Deadshot's number is 59-06-50, referring to his debut in Batman #59 in June 1950. Harley's inmate number isn't shown because she first appeared in Batman: The Animated Series and not a comic book.

Scream

THE гогг SCREAM FILM'S NEWLY RELEASED IMAGE HAS AN HOMAGE TO WES CRAVEN. Fans spotted Wes Craven's white fedora hat hanging in the corner. CRACKED.COM

No Way Home

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

Dune

The Easter egg Jason Momoa snuck into Dune for his son. For his climactic fight in the movie, Momoa included moves from the native Filipino martial art, Kali. Не specifically chose these moves because his kid practices Kali, too, and said it was his way of signalling to his son. CRACKED.COM

Carrie

CARRIE (1976) Carrie's whole vibe at the end of the film was modeled after Gustave Moreau's 1851 painting The Study of Lady Macbeth. CRACKED.COM

Lord of the Rings

There's a Harvey Weinstein diss hidden in THE LORD OF THe RINGS It's no secret that Peter Jackson had troubles with Weinstein and his Miramax company over LotR, and Elijah Wood revealed that the props department modeled one of the orc masks to look like Weinstein in a show of contempt. CRACKED COM

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.

Supernatural

Easter Eggs Supernatural Show creator Eric Kripke had Castiel wear John Constantine's clothes, as a homage to DC's supernatural hunter. GRACKED 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

WandaVision

WANDAVISION EASTER EGGS AGATHA'S BOOTS ARE A REFERENCE TO THE WIZARD OF oz. CRACKED.COM 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 by a house.

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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

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.

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights has a nod to Raging Bull. The last scene, when Dirk Diggler talks to himself in the mirror, is an homage to the last scene of Raging Bull- where pretty much the same thing happens.

Source: Slate

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