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''References to other works, including legends and religious texts, are present in all media under many forms. These are collectively known as "[[
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'''Types of References'''
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* [[Sampling]]
* [[Series Resemblance]]
* [[Short
* [[Shout
* [[Significant Monogram]]
* [[Standard Snippet]]
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* [[Tuckerization]]
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]
* [[Whole
** [[Fable Remake]]
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== [[Score and Music Tropes|Music]] ==
* [[Also Sprach Zarathustra]]: "Also Sprach Zarathustra", aka "that tune from ''[[
* [[Amazing Freaking Grace]]: "Amazing Grace".
* [[Happy Birthday to You]]: The birthday song.
* [[Jeopardy Thinking Music]]: ''[[Jeopardy
* "[[Ode to Joy]]": From [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]]'s Ninth Symphony.
* "[[
== Naming, Puns and Titles ==
* [[Adam and
* [[Name of Cain]]: The Bible.
* [[Tannhauser Gate]]: A quote by ''[[
* [[The Trope Formerly Known
== Quotes ==
* [[Shout
** [[Alas, Poor Yorick]]: ''[[
*** "[[Goodnight, Sweet Prince]]" is from ''Hamlet'', too.
* [[As the Good Book Says...]]: The Bible again.
* [[Bigger Than Jesus]]: [[John Lennon]] (although [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|he didn't actually say that]])
* [[Chew Bubblegum]]: ''[[They Live!]]''.
* [[It Was a Dark
* [[Klaatu Barada Nikto]]: ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]''.
* "[[The Name Is Bond, James Bond]]": ''[[James Bond]]''.
* [[You Meddling Kids]]: ''[[Scooby Doo]]''.
* [[You Talkin' to Me?]]: ''[[Taxi Driver]]''.
== [[Stock Parodies]] and [[Stock Shout Out
* [[Angels Pose]]: ''[[
* [[Blood Bath]]: Almost always used to reference the [[Trope Maker]], [[Elizabeth Bathory|Countess Elizabeth Bathory]], and characters taking such a bath are usually also named after her.
* [[Bond Gun Barrel]]: ''[[James Bond (
* [[Crying Indian]]: A [[Public Service Announcement]] from the Keep America Beautiful organization.
* [[The Graduate Homage Shot]]: ''[[The Graduate]]''.
* [[Hockey Mask and Chainsaw]]
* [[Iwo Jima Pose]]:
* [[Knuckle Tattoos]]: ''[[
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: an expression seen in some movies directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]].
* ''[["Mission Impossible" Cable Drop|Mission: Impossible]]'' [["Mission Impossible" Cable Drop|Cable Drop]]: ''[[Mission: Impossible (
* [[Monty Hall Problem]]: A puzzle based on ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]''.
* [[Night Hawks|''Nighthawks'' scene]]: scenes referencing Edward Hopper's [[Night Hawks]] - either the entire painting or only the setting.
* [[Opening Scroll]]: ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* [[
* [[Riding the Bomb]]: ''[[
* [[Risky Business Dance]]: ''[[Risky Business]]''.
* [[Rooftop Concert]]: Typically done in [[Homage]] to [[The Beatles (
* [[Scandalgate]]: [[Richard Nixon|Watergate]]
* [[Sistine Steal]]: Michelangelo's painting ''The Creation of Adam'', which can be found in the Sistine Chapel.
* [[Spaghetti Kiss]]: [[The Movie]] of Ward Greene's ''[[Lady and
* [["Staying Alive" Dance Pose]]: ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]''.
* [[The Scream]]: ''The Scream'', a painting by Edvard Munch.
* [[Thinker Pose]]: ''The Thinker'', a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.
* [[Tuxedo and Martini]]: ''[[James Bond (
== [[Fable Remake
* [[May the Farce Be
* [[Charlie and
* [[How the Character Stole Christmas]]: ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (
* [["Gift of the Magi" Plot]]: ''[[
* [[
* [[Yet Another Christmas Carol]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[
* [[The Bard
'''Trope Namers'''
Here on
* [[Alice Allusion]]: In fiction, a good number of characters named "Alice" are named after the title character of ''[[Alice in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' and ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' by [[
** [[Down the Rabbit Hole]]: Similarly, the eponymous Alice travels to a bizarro world down a rabbit hole.
* [[Icarus Allusion]]: [[Greek Mythology]].
* [[Looks Like Cesare]]: ''[[
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: ''[[Star Wars]]''.
** [[Luke, You Are My Father]]
** [[Luke, I Might Be Your Father]]
* [[The Mad Hatter]]: The eponymous hatter in ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
* [[Star
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