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* The plot of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'' seems to be based on the events of {{wp|Ray Bradbury}}'s short story ''{{wp|The Fog Horn}}''. | * The plot of ''[[EP013|Mystery at the Lighthouse]]'' seems to be based on the events of {{wp|Ray Bradbury}}'s short story ''{{wp|The Fog Horn}}''. | ||
* The dub titles of ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' and ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'' are references to the fairytale ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast}}''. | * The dub titles of ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]'' and ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'' are references to the fairytale ''{{wp|Beauty and the Beast}}''. | ||
* In ''[[EP019|Tentacool and Tentacruel]]'', there is a noticeable similarity between the scene where Tentacruel speaks through Meowth, and a scene from the film {{wp|Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day}}, in which a captive alien speaks through the body of a scientist. In both cases, a voiceless creature covered in tentacles telepathically speaks through another being in order to make its objectives known to humans. | * In ''[[EP019|Tentacool and Tentacruel]]'', there is a noticeable similarity between the scene where Tentacruel speaks through Meowth, and a scene from the film ''{{wp|Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day}}'', in which a captive alien speaks through the body of a scientist. In both cases, a voiceless creature covered in tentacles telepathically speaks through another being in order to make its objectives known to humans. | ||
* In the dubs of both ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]'' and ''[[AG073| Grass Hysteria]]'', Meowth shouts "James! Stop this crazy thing!", a reference to George's famous "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" from ''{{wp|The Jetsons}}''. | * In the dubs of both ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon]]'' and ''[[AG073| Grass Hysteria]]'', Meowth shouts "James! Stop this crazy thing!", a reference to George's famous "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" from ''{{wp|The Jetsons}}''. | ||
* In [[EP035]], [[Kaiser]]'s appearance, demeanor and handgun bear a resemblance to a character portrayed by {{wp|Clint Eastwood}} in the Spaghetti Western ''{{wp|Man with No Name}}''. | * In [[EP035]], [[Kaiser]]'s appearance, demeanor and handgun bear a resemblance to a character portrayed by {{wp|Clint Eastwood}} in the Spaghetti Western ''{{wp|Man with No Name}}''. | ||