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{{quote|"''Welcome to Julie Taymor's Playhouse. ''[beat]'' Like five of you got that, but the five of you who got it are gonna be laughing''." |'''[[Doug Walker]]''' during his tour of Austria.}}

When a reference or [[Shout Out]] is made, and it's acknowledged [[In Universe]] to be obscure.

When a reference or [[Shout-Out]] is made, and it's acknowledged [[In Universe]] to be obscure.

This isn't done all the time, because references tend to be subtle if they are obscure, so that those that don't get them can just enjoy the show. Doing it once in a while can give the audience a bit of curiosity about the reference, but not slow down the show with them wondering about every one.

A [[Sub Trope]] of [[Genius Bonus]].

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Genius Bonus]].

Compare [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]], [[Shown Their Work]], [[Late to The Punchline]].

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== [[Web Original]] ==

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' did a scene which referenced [[~~Rick Roll~~]], ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. Tea said she was leaving due to getting annoyed by all the obscure references.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' did a scene which referenced [[Rickroll]], ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. Tea said she was leaving due to getting annoyed by all the obscure references.

* [[Stuart Ashen]] has a recurring segment in his reviews, "Quincy: a caterpillar that sings obscure Beatles songs".

* [[Hbi2k (Creator)|Hbi 2 k]] calls some of his jokes "2 percenters" based on how much he thinks his viewers get them.

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