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*[[Sleepover]] contains a reference to a scene in the movie "{{wikipedia|It_Happened_One_Night|It Happened One Night}}" (1934). | *[[Sleepover]] contains a reference to a scene in the movie "{{wikipedia|It_Happened_One_Night|It Happened One Night}}" (1934). | ||
*[[Storm The Castle]] contains a reference to {{wikipedia|The_Princess_Bride_%28film%29|The Princess Bride}}. | *[[Storm The Castle]] contains a reference to {{wikipedia|The_Princess_Bride_%28film%29|The Princess Bride}}. | ||
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Many videos in the lonelygirl15 series contain explicit references to popular culture. This page attempts to document those references.
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References to Books
- Daniel Returns, and More Interesting Factoids (Yay!) contains a references to Professor Calculus, a character in the Belgian Comic books, "The Adventures of Tintin."
- Proving Science Wrong! contains a reference to "The Tolstoy Principle" which is actually called The Anna Karenina Principle, and is a reference to Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel."
- Still At Daniel's contains a references to the book Gulliver's Travels.
- Happy Thanksgiving contains a reference to Oliver Twist.
- Happy Thanksgiving, The Cowboy, and Quitting The Sauce contain references to Bruce Wayne (Batman's secret identity).
- Oh, The Places You'll Go is a reference to the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.
References to Movies
- Warwalking contains references to the Mathew Broderick movie, WarGames.
- Roadtrip contains a reference to a flux capacitor from the movie Back to the Future.
- Purple Monkey Returns contains a reference to the movie Point Break.
- 45 Seconds contains a reference to the Zapruder film.
- For The Ladies contains references to Can't Buy Me Love.
- Sleepover contains a reference to a scene in the movie "It Happened One Night" (1934).
- Storm The Castle contains a reference to The Princess Bride.
- Interrogation 101 contains a reference to Reservoir Dogs.
- Flesh Wound is a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The camera work and dialogue may also be a reference to Reservoir Dogs.
- Spring Break Sucks contains a reference to The Matrix via Jonas's shirt.
- Spanglish is a reference to a movie of the same name, starring Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni and Spanish actress Paz Vega.
References to Music
- My Name Is Jonas is a reference to a popular Weezer song of the same title.
- Sleepover contains references to Beatles The Beatles' song "Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Norwegian Wood," and The Sugarhill Gang song "Delight Rapper%27s_Delight."
- Truth Or Dare and Storm The Castle contain references to Jimi Hendrix's death.
- Bree Is Crazy compares Gemma to Posh Spice.
- Losing My Religion is a reference to the R.E.M. song of the same name.
- Blog Girl contains a reference to the Pink Floyd album, The Dark Side of the Moon.
- I Know What Boys Like is a reference to the 1982 song "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses.
- Like A Virgin is a reference to the popular song by Madonna of the same name.
- Sweating Bullets is a reference to a song by thrash metal band Megadeth.
References to Television
- An Awkward Silence contains a references to Vicky Pollard, a fictional character from the BBC TV and radio show Little Britain played by Matt Lucas.
- My Name Is Jonas contains a reference to Max Headroom.
- The Anti-Cribs is a reference to the popular MTV show, Cribs Cribs.
- For The Ladies contains a reference to Gilligan's Island.
- Hug It Out is a reference to a popular quote from the TV show Entourage.
- In No Trespassing, Daniel refers to Taylor as "S-M-R-T," a reference to the episode of The Simpsons, "Homer Goes to College."
- Mr. Park Ranger may be a reference to Yogi Bear's name for his "nemesis," Ranger Smith.
Other References
- Nut Kills Man contains a reference to the popular game Rock, Paper, Scissors.
- Ransacked! contains a reference to the Rubik's Cube.
- Bree And I Hooked Up contains a reference to the "walk of shame," commonly practiced by college students the morning after an embarrassing hookup.
- Sorry Jonas contains a reference to the French Resistance in WWII.
- Hungover's video tags contain references to the Super Bowl.
- OUT OF THE BUNKER!!! contains a reference to the slogan "Don't Mess with Texas," the litter prevention campaign that has been educating Texans about litter prevention since 1986.
