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* If you examine a closed coffin, the line [[Sixth Sense|"I see dead people"]] will appear in your chat box.
* There are quite a few [[Monty Python]] references in the game. The best-known example comes whenever you try to [[With This Herring|use a herring to chop down a tree]].
{{quote| [[Monty Python and Thethe Holy Grail|This is not the mightiest tree in the forest.]]}}
** And if you use the herring on the Grand Tree...
{{quote| It can't be done!}}
* A monk that looks suspiciously like Jean-Luc Picard dwells on the island of Entrana and builds a balloon "to explore new frontiers". The balloon is then destroyed by Larry, Moe, and Curly.
* Quiz #4 in the polls, question 7: "What slash defence bonus does the Corrupt Dragon chainbody provide?" One of the possible answers is [[Memetic Mutation/Anime|"Over 9000"]].
* When Bob gives you your second explorer's ring, he'll mutter about how "Adventurers these days are spoilt rotten. Why, in my day... (mumble)... [[Colossal Cave|dragons...(mumble) ...bare hands]].
* There is an NPC in the Herblore Habitat by the name of [[Rick Astley|Astlayrix]]. His examine info is "He'll never give you up and he'll never let you down."
* To put it shortly, half of all objects will have some shout out when you examine them -- a good example is summoning familiars, which can range from "[[LO LcatsLOLcats|Fast cat is fast]]" to "[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Definitely not teenaged, although the jury is out on its ninja skills]]".
* When giving thieving advice, Darren Lightfinger tells the player:
{{quote| "It's the eye of the kyatt, it's the will of the heist."}}
* When Jagex declared their intention to add new abilities to the Ring of Wealth, they prefaced the announcement with [http://services.runescape.com/m=news/behind-the-scenes---march-3 "RoW, huh, what is it good for?"]
* The examine text for Lumberjack Leif (an [[NPC]] on Miscellania) is "[[Monty Python's Flying Circus|He's a lumberjack and he's okay.]]" Additionally, two woodcutting-related Tasks are titled "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm Okay" and "I Sleep All Night and I Work All Day".
* The guards in the towers on Jatizso and Neitiznot can be seen shouting insults to each other. These insults include [[Monty Python and Thethe Holy Grail|"Your mother was a Hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries."]]
* In the old version of the "Wolf Whistle" quest, your character, asked to kill a Wolpertinger, responds "One rabbit stew coming up!" in a reference to the ''[[Monty Python and Thethe Holy Grail]]'' killer rabbit scene. The Wolpertinger familiar's examine text is "[[Blatant Lies|It's just a harmless wee rabbit]]."
* If you speak with Bob the Cat while your own cat is with you, the two cats will re-enact the dialogue from the [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] scene in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Similarly, if you type "I am your father" into your in-game notepad, the note that shows up will instead say "[[Big No|Nooooooooo!]]"
* Bork, the [[Portmanteau|Big Ork]], summons Ork Legions that spout [[Star Trek: theThe Next Generation|Borg]] catchphrases like "Resistance is futile!" and "We are the collective!"
* If you speak to Evil Dave through the NPC Contact spell, you can instruct him to "[[The Lord of the Rings (Filmfilm)|Build me an army worthy of Zamorak!]]"
* If you perform poorly in the Great Orb Project minigame, one of the wizards will comment that "[[Portal (Video Gameseries)|This was a disaster! I'm making a note here: HUGE FAILURE.]]" Additionally, the examine text for the portal that transports you between Runecrafting altars is "Look at you, examining things when there's Runecrafting to do." And in the "Meeting History" quest, the examine text for a portal is "There is cake in here, apparently."
* The clock above Catherby's bank is stopped at 10:04, a reference to ''[[Back to The Future]]''.
* The Fairy Godfather's henchmen Slim Louie and Fat Rocco both have examine texts that quote ''[[Goodfellas]]''.
* The monkey bars in the Brimhaven Agility Arena have examine text that quotes "I Wanna Be Like You", the monkey song from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]''. The pillars have the examine text "A small step for a player, a giant leap for player kind," a quote from Neil Armstrong, the [[Real Life|first man on the moon]]. The poison darts have a [[Bullet Time]] dodge animation referencing ''[[The Matrix]]''.
* The Flared Trousers item changes your "Dance" emote to one used by [[John Travolta]] in ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]''. Their examine text is "These'll help me stay alive."
* One of the smaller pigs in Draynor Village has the examine text "[[Austin Powers|I shall call him...Mini-Pig.]]" The same reference is duplicated in the examine text of the baby moles in the caves underneath Falador garden.
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* The examine text for the Rapier is "The very butcher of a silk button," a quote from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.
* The "What Lies Below" quest includes an NPC archaeologist named [[Indiana Jones|Louisiana Jones]]. Similarly, the quest "Desert Treasure" includes Asgarnia Smith, also an [[Insistent Terminology|archaeologist.]]
* Rock Lobsters are monsters that can be found in the Waterbirth Dungeon. Their examine text is a line from the [[The B 52s (Music)-52's|The B 52s]] song "Rock Lobster."
* Many of the Tasks contain [[Shout -Out|Shout Outs]] to other works.
** Smithing a bronze mace rewards you with the [[Space Invaders|Mace Invaders]] achievement.
** Speaking with the Duke of Lumbridge awards you "Hail to the Duke, Baby", a ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' reference.
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** If you use the Ring of Charos to magically enhance your powers of persuasion, you can unlock "[[Star Wars a New Hope|These Aren't the Coins You're Looking For]]" by convincing the sailors to give you a free ride to Karamja. There's also "[[Star Wars|TzHaar Wars]]" for playing a minigame in the TzHaar area.
** Killing a mithril dragon is part of the "[[How to Train Your Dragon|How To Maim Your Dragon]]" task.
** The "[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]" task has you visit a dragon's lair inside of a dungeon.
** Buying a machete will complete the "[[Crocodile Dundee|That's Not a Knife...]]" task.
** "[[Toy Story (franchise)||Falling With Style]]" is unlocked by flying on a glider.
** "[[Led Zeppelin|Stairway to Haven]]" is unlocked by climbing a staircase in the Brimhaven dungeon.
** Yet another [[Monty Python]] reference: teleporting to Camelot unlocks "[[Monty Python and Thethe Holy Grail|It's Only a Model]]".
** Baking an Admiral pie unlocks "[[Return of the Jedi|It's a Trap]], No, Wait, It's a Pie!"
** Visiting the Earth Altar rewards you with "[[Journey to Thethe Center of Thethe Earth]] Altar".
* If you give a "Poison chalice" item to [[King Arthur]], he'll tell you "You chose...poorly," quoting a line from ''[[Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Film)|Indiana Jones and Thethe Last Crusade]]''.
* The Task list includes achievements such as "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cool-story-bro Cool Story, Bro]", "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/all-your-base-are-belong-to-us All Your Bass...]", "[[Rick RollRickroll|Mack Rolled]]", and "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-herd-u-liek-mudkips I Heard You Like Mudskips]".
* The "A Void Dance" quest contains the line of dialogue "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-is-this-i-dont-even What is this, I don't even...]"
* Many of the quest titles, such as "[[The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red Raktuber]]", "[[The Great Train Robbery|The Great Brain Robbery]]" and "[[A Clockwork Orange (Literaturenovel)|A Clockwork Syringe]]".
* Speaking of "A Clockwork Syringe", the final part of that quest is essentially a big shout-out to ''[[BioBioShock Shock(series)]]''. You have to infiltrate a facility disguised as what's essentially a [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Pirate Zombie Big Daddy]], and just in case we didn't get it, the examine text for one of the enemies reads "Would you kindly kill these slicers?"
* The Christmas 2011 Event has you gather ingredients for a bunch of goblin chiefs. You placed the ingredients in a cannon and it begins firing out of control. The goblins get hit, but your character dodges the shots by backflipping [[The Matrix|Matrix style]].
* The town crier in Seers' Village will give you the advice, "[[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure|Be excellent to each other!]]"
* Estocada, the [[Badass Spaniard]] who gives out duellist's caps at the Duel Arena, has dialogue based on [[The Most Interesting Man in The World (Advertising)|The Most Interesting Man in Thethe World]], including such lines as "I don't often replace hats, but when I do, I choose to replace duellist's caps." and "Stay victorious, my friend." As a bonus, his examine text quotes a line of Inigo Montoya's dialogue from ''[[The Princess Bride (Filmfilm)|The Princess Bride]]''.
* There's a fishing quest called "[[Deadliest Catch]]".
* Zachory Bragg, of the Temple Trekking/Burgh de Rott Ramble minigame, has a personality loosely based on Zapp Brannigan of ''[[Futurama]]''. His dialogue includes several Brannigan quotes, like "Be careful; this whole area is uncharted. But that might be because I lost the chart."
* You can knock on a door in the west Varrock bank, and someone asks who's there. This is a setup for a knock-knock joke, and you're provided with three responses. One of them is "[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor]]".
* Also, there are two children, [[Doctor Who (TV)|Amelia and Rory]], in Morytania who idolize the hero of the [[The Resistance|Myreque]]. They're convinced he wears a [[Bow Ties Are Cool|bowtie]], so [[Your Costume Needs Work|you can't convince them you're that hero]].
* There's a mini game on Lunar Isle where you help a magical farmer to grow [[The Day of the Triffids|Triffids]], er, [[Captain Ersatz|Livids]].
* The fights in the Dominion Tower seem to pay tribute to ''[[Mortal Kombat (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mortal Kombat]]''. There's even a special fight named "Finish Him!"
 
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