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October 08, 2024

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EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Matt Stone's sister. Stone's sister has a cameo as a picture frame in the very first episode, Cartman Gets an Anal Probe. — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES The real philosophers In the series finale, modern philosopher Todd May and UCLA professor Pamela Hieronymi make appearances as Chidi's students.They were both consultants on the show. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The hidden aliens. There are cameos of aliens (called Visitors) throughout the show, and the reason for them makes perfect sense: The Visitors work for a universal TV company called Nerzod Productions, and they are there to help fix the thousands of satellite dishes hidden in — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Orgazmo, Orgazmo everywhere. PHILKD The creators' 1997 film's title character is featured in a ton of episodes, from a poster of him in Cartman's room to a cameo in a couple of episodes opening credits. CRACKEDCOR — Source

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easter eggstra meanings and references There is no THE SHiNiNG maze at the start. The opening scene ends with an overhead shot of the Overlook Hotel in a mountainous area and, while there are trees, the hedge maze isn't there. Yet. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 References And Hidden Meanings In 'The Shining'

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easter eggstra meanings and references THE SHiNiNG Dopey in Danny's room In the beginning of the film we see the cartoon of Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but later on that sticker disappears. It signifies Danny's change from dopey to enlightened. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 References And Hidden Meanings In 'The Shining'

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS, AND REFERENCES THE SUICIDE SQUAD Guardians OF THe GALAKY CAMEO Pom Klementieff (who plays MCU Mantis) has a brief cameo inside the Corto Maltese club, sans the costume. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE MATRIX Matrix SKA When we meet Laurence Fishburne's character Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp, matrix can BE seen right behind him on the blackboard. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES THE SHICIDE Weasel IS BASED SQUAD on Bill THE CAT: James Gunn revealed on Twitter that the notorious Weasel was inspired by the character from the Bloom County comic strip. CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA SPASE AM The Bill Murray joke that was more true than funny. When Daffy asks Murray how he was able to get to Looney Tune Land, Murray says: Producer's a friend of mine. Just had a Teamster come and drop me off. Murray was, in fact, friends with — MEL Magazine

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EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The Freaks parody. In Butters' Very Own Episode,. Butters' parents cover up his murder by joining a support group made up of people involved in famous murder cases. To join the cult, the group chants, One of Us! One of Us! Gooble Gobble! Gooble Gobble!. It's — Source video, video clip

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Schitt's Creek

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREER The Birth of Venus Moira's long locks during the wedding is an homage to Botticelli's Italian Renaissance masterpiece. The idea came about when Catherine O'Hara suggested Moira be dressed like the Pope. — Source: 16 Easter Eggs And Hidden Meanings In 'Schitt's Creek'

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Schitt’s Creek

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREEK The last scene. Emily Hampshire, who plays Stevie, said that the final scene is an Easter egg, in that it really was the last scene all of them shot together, making those goodbyes very real. — Source: 16 Easter Eggs And Hidden Meanings In 'Schitt's Creek'

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREEK Alexis' dresses Alexis eventually parts ways with many of her fashion items by giving them to Twyla. During the wedding, Twyla can be seen wearing one of Alexis' dresses that she herself wore in season one at Moira's birthday. — Source: 16 Easter Eggs And Hidden Meanings In 'Schitt's Creek'

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EASTER EGGSTRA JOKES AND MEANINGS THE Gravity FALLS BIG DIPPER s Hirsch said that Dipper got his name from a kid Hirsch grew up with who had bad acne that once looked like the outline of a Big Dipper on his forehead. CRACKED.COM — Source: The New York Times

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES The stolen signs DANGER OPEN PIT COMBESTINE Donkey Doug's apartment is filled with stolen signs from around Jacksonville. Among these, one from Parks and Recreation that reads, Danger: Open Pit. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Bad Janet The costume was inspired by Olivia Newton-John's clothing at the end of Grease. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES All things Hasselhoff MEDICATION Cider HEISLER GOLDALE The Americana restaurant in Australia not only has a Mount Rushmore with the face of David Hasselhoff (and others), but Janet also pours pints of Hasselhoff Cider. The Good Place CRACKED.COM — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN CATCHING A FLY RIDE In the name of comic book accuracy, the Ant-Man movies made sure to replicate the character's favorite mode of transportation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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easter eggstra meanings and references THE EXPANSE The Shining The iconic carpet makes a cameo during the first episode of season five. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBR

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The Expanse

easter eggstra meanings and references THE 2001: A Space EXPANSE Odyssey The creators revealed that the docking displays used during season 5 were the same ones used in Stanley Kubrick's movie. CRACKED.COM — Source: Twitter

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Stephen King

easter eggstra meanings and references DOCTOR SLEEP The Dark Tower #3 Dick Halloran tells Danny, Ka is a wheel. It's a direct quote from the novels. GRACKED.COM — Looper

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easter eggstra meanings and references THE SHiNiNG The Silence Ingmar Bergman's 1963 film sees a bored boy roaming the halls of an empty hotel, sans ghosts. CRACKED.COM — Widescreenings.com

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EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES AND MEANINGS RACHAEL'S BLADE RUNNER EYE COLOR 2049 While the actress Sean Young has brown eyes, there's scene in the first film a where her eyes appear green when she's taking the test. Ridley Scott himself suggested they add the line her eyes were green to the sequel. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD THE KILL BILL VOL. 2 CAR Cliff's blue Volkswagen is the same car driven by The Bride. It's also the same car Uma Thurman crashed on set. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD DJANGO In the movie, Rick Dalton is recruited to star in Sergio Corbucci's films. In real life, Corbucci directed many Spaghetti Westerns, most notably his 1966 film Django which inspired Tarantino to make his own movie, Django Unchained. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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SPIDERME EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Hey, DC! Miles is not a Marvel-only guy. Posters of Superman and Batman can be spotted on the wall in his room. — The Hollywood Reporter

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EASTER EGGSTRA Mother Casting Kim Hye-ja as the main character was a cheeky reference to Korean media. The actress has played numerous motherly characters in Korean TV dramas before, and she's literally been called South Korea's national mother. Bong wanted to cast her (and only her) to take that national — Official SBIFF, Anthem Magazine

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EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The Snatch K.O. The final punch in There Will Be.... A Fight Between Wendy and Cartman resembles the knockout punch at the end of Guy Ritchie's Snatch. — Source video, video clip

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It happens

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park Kenny without his hood. MEN'S HOWERS CAUTION NO RUNNING! LOCKER'S Every nOW and then, Kenny appears without his famous orange parka, with most people having a hard time spotting him because his face is SO rarely shown. His unmuffled voice also features at times, most notably — Source

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EASTER EGGSTRA Celebrity South Park cameos: Animal edition. Two big stars made small cameos voicing animals on the show. Jay Leno voiced Cartman's cat in the first season. George Clooney was Sparky, Stan's dog, in Big Gay AI's Big Gay Boat Ride. — Source

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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.

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EASTER EGGSTRA AM The Dover Boys SPASE cameo. P P The cartoon characters from Merrie Melodies created by Warner Bros. in 1942 can be seen in the stands. The cartoon was produced by Leon Schlensinger and directed by Chuck Jones, and the cameo spawned a cheeky (but small) petition to — Looney Tunes Wiki, Change.org

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EASTER EGGSTRA SPACE AM The Mighty Ducks jab. 5 G+A P 9 When Daffy suggests they call themselves the Ducks, Bugs says: What kind of Mickey Mouse organization would name their team the Ducks? The Walt Disney Company created The Mighty Ducks franchise and founded The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim — SB Nation

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EASTER EGGSTRA Charles Barkley SPAGE AM references a rumor about himself. In the early '90s there was a tabloid rumor making the rounds that Barkley was dating Madonna. Barkley, who was married at the time, denied it and said that the media's attention had led to his mother-in-law having a — Film clip, Seattle Times

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EASTER EGGSTRA Parasite Bong Joon-ho said that there's more to the semi-basement homes than just an authentic Korean element. There's a more specific meaning behind it, because the semi-basement is basically of the middle of high and low. There's this fear that you can fall even further below but you — IndieWire

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EASTER EGGSTRA Parasite The many staircases and their use during significant moments in the film were inspired by the Bates house in Psycho. Bong is a huge Alfred Hitchcock fan, and he also snuck in some of the filmmaker's movies into the Park family's movie collection. — Vanity Fair

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EASTER EGGSTRA Parasite A continuity error was left in, deliberately. During the scene where the Kims are hanging out in the Parks house, Ki-jung is eating jerky and holding the packet in her left hand. When the doorbell rings, a wide shot shows Ki-jung holding the packet in her right — Variety

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EASTER EGGSTRA Parasite There's a subtle hidden meaning in the bus that passes behind Ki-woo when he's having a drink with his friend Min-hyuk. JIE In the scene, Min-hyuk offers Ki-woo an opportunity to tutor one of his students. As Ki-Woo considers this, a bus rushes by behind him, signaling — /film

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