Episode 1: Primal Instincts part 1
- Friends - Toni working as an extra on a soap opera set is in part inspired by an episode of Friends where Joey
got Phoebe a job as an extra on the set of Days of Our Lives
- Casino Royale (2006) - Jorge shuffling poker chips between his fingers was inspired by the way Le Chiffre did
it in Casino Royale
- The Simpsons - Jorge's poker opponent to a certain extent is supposed to be a live-action version of the rich
Texan character seen in numerous episodes of the Simpsons
- Jaguar - this isn't an allusion so much as it's just a note for future reference, but Jorge's car is a convertable
Jaguar XK in the colored called "Blue Prism". Click here to ceck it out. And while you're at Jaguar's site, the
interior color of the car is "Charcoal with Aluminum trim"
- Kung Fu Fighting - Jorge's line "Oh-ho-ho-oh. Oh-ho-ho-ho" are the first two lines of the song
- Mortal Kombat - to a certain extent the concept of "realms" was inspired by the video game franchise.
Episode 2: Primal Instincts part 2
- ChouSei Kantai Sazer X - the roaring of the Feral Cats' heads to form the helmet in the morph sequence was
inspired in part by the henshin sequences in Sazer X, especially LioSazer's henshin
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger - the Feral Megazord cockpit is loosely based on DaiRenOh's cockpit. Click here for a
pic of DaiRenOh's cockpit.
- Star Wars - Master Chong's line about the Rangers taking their first step into a larger word is the same thing that
Obi-Wan said about Luke after Luke was able to feel the Force for the first time
Episode 3: Why We Fight
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - the Rangers' martial arts uniforms were inspired in part by the uniforms that Jan,
Retsu, and Ran are usually seen wearing
- United Colors of Benetton - Toni's line about her Kevin and Jorge looking "like something out of an old Benetton
ad" is in reference to the Italian company that often features ethnically deverse ads not unlike the Rangers
themselves
Episode 4: The Face of Evil
- The Wizard of Oz - Anme's line "we have a lion, a tiger, but no bear", and Kevin's response "Oh my" is a
variation on the "Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my" line.
- Power Rangers Wild Force/Power Rangers Ninja Storm - Anme's line about how he is not a "guardian of the
Earth", nor does he possess the power of it is in reference to the Red Wild Force Ranger, and the Yellow Wind
Ranger from Ninja Storm
- Star Wars - Kevin's mentioning of Obi-Wan and Anakin is in reference to the franchise in general
Episode 5: Wild Card
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - Russo's description of Billingsworth's empire is a variation on
what Number Two described was Virtucon's holdings
- the Terracotta Army - Russo's mentioning that the Staff of Xi'an was found 85 miles southwest of the
Terracotta Army is in reference to the real site that over 8,099 life sized soldiers and horses were found near the
mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, in the city of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. Fun fact: the terracotta army
actually provided me with the inspiration for the names of the grunt soldiers in this series.
- Octopussy - in Texas Hold'em Poker, when a player has two eights as his or her pocket cards, this is referred to
as an "octopussy", which was also the title of Roger Moore's sixth Bond movie
- Mazda - like the entry about Jorge's car for ep 1, this is more of a note than an allusion. Either way Russo's car
is a Mazda RX-8, in the color called "velocity red". Click here to check it out.
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker - Russo's comments about the new Ranger suits are a variation on how the
Joker described the new Batsuit
Episode 6: The Abnormal Duo
- The Odd Couple - several elements from this episode are in reference to the classic sitcom starring Tony Randall
and Jack Klugman (I'm more familiar with the sticom than Neil Simon's original play or the movie starring Jack
Lemon and Walter Matthau). Both "abnormal" and "duo" are synonyms for "odd" and "couple", respectively. Jorge
picking up the sausage with the end of his umbrella is meant to be in reference to the scene in the opening credits
that shows Felix picking up Oscar's cigar butt with his umbrella, which Jorge also makes reference to later on.
And Toni's line about "could two guys in their early twenties live together without driving each other crazy" is a
variation on a line from the narration in the original opening credits.
- The Simpsons - the Snoop's slogan "all the muck that's fit to rake" is the same slogan used fro his site as "Mr. X"
in the episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", and Jorge's line "there's nothing like revenge for getting back
at people, except maybe vengence" is a combo of lines that Lenny and Carl said in the episode "A Tale of Two
Springfields"
- Friends - the name that Toni gave for her "roommate" is the same name that Phoebe gave as an excuse for
Rachel to not move in with her in the sixth season
- How I Met You Mother - the apartment that Kevin and Toni were looking at is similar to the one that Lily had for
part of the second season, including the "stove-ink-erator"
Episode 7: Never Forget
- Los Angeles International Airport - the IATA code for the Las Bestias International Airport (LBX) is a variation
on the code for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - Jorge describing the Feral Striker as being "like a bazooka" is a reference to its
Sentai counterpart the GekiBazooka
- George of the Jungle - the name of the baby elephant at the zoo, is the name of George's "dog", which is actually
an elephant.
Episode 8: Las Bestias After Dark
- Old Navy - the store that Jorge bought the jeans, shirt and belt for Kevin is a spoof of the clothing chain
- How I Met You Mother - Jorge's utterance of the phrase "suit up" is the same as Barney's constant utterance of
it, with the exception that Jorge didn't mean it to refer to putting on a suit
- Looney Tunes - Ranec and Rowc's bit about seeing pussycats, is a variation on Tweety's, only without Tweety's
usual lisp
- Batman - Jorge calling Sam "Batgirl" is in reference to the DC superhero, also Sam's Primal Instinct story is also
a variation on one of the first scenes in Batman Begins
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - Michelle mentioning that Jorge isn't the type who would use a fan as a weapon is a
partial in-joke towards my source material for this fic, as well as me somewhat expressing my own personal
distaste for GekiFan
Episode 9: Her Big Break
- Friends - Toni mentioning that her normal New York accent makes her sound like she should be a Tribbiani is in
reference to Joey and his family
- Bridget Jones's Diary - the director telling to "Bridget Jones" Toni's British accent in is reference to accent Renee
Zellweger did in her portrayal of the British character
- Michael Caine - the director saying that he does not want Toni to sound like a female Michael Caine is in
reference to Caine's normal Londoner manner of speaking
- British Airways - like store in ep 8 that Jorge bought some clothes for Kevin, the airline that Toni used to get to
London is a partial spoof on the actual airline, with flight attendants in red as opposed to British Ariways' normal
blue uniforms
- London Heathrow Airport - the flight attendant mentioning the destination is in reference to one of the world's
busiest airports (not to mention the UK and Europe)
Episode 10: Stay Out of the Water
- Jaws - the title of this episode is a play on one of the taglines that the movie had "don't go in the water" (I
actually thought that "stay out of the water" was the tagline). Also the nickname that Sharky gave the great white
in this episode, is the same nickname that Spielberg gave the mechanical shark on the set of the movie
- Finding Nemo - Kevin asking which one of the clownfish is Nemo is in reference to the Pixar movie
- Licenece to Kill - this isn't an allusion so much as it is the fact that I ended up using the subtitles from my DVD
copy to get the scientific name for the great white
Episode 11: Consequences
- Friends - the way Master Chong described how he would decide who to take the to boxing match is the same
way that Richard described how he would decide who to take to a Knicks game in the episode "The One Where
Old Yeller Dies"
- The Simpsons - the title of the boxing match is the same as the title of the boxing match in the Simpsons episode
"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", also the concept of forgoing the national anthem is from the episode
"The Homer They Fall"
- Futurama/Michael Buffer - the announcer's line "let's commence preparations for rumbling" is the same line
Bender said before his first Ultimate Robot Fighting League match in the episode "Raging Bender", which in and of
itself is a variation on boxing announcer Micheal Buffer's trademark line (let's get ready to rumble)
- the International Boxing Association - this isn't an allusion so much as a note that the weights for Reyes and
Rousseau both fall under the middleweight range (153-165 lbs.) that the IBA upholds
- Star Wars - Jorge comparing Master Chong to Yoda is just a quick reference to the wise Jedi master who lives
on Dagobah
Episode 12: My Master No More part 2
- New York Giants - Jorge's line "don't you mean New Jersey?" after Derek mentions that he had been living in
New York for years alludes to the fact that while the New York Giants (or even the Jets for that matter) are
supposed to be a New York team, the actual stadium is in New Jersey
- The Simpsons - Jorge refering to Derek by his old football nickname (the Galloping Gazelle) is in reference to a
football video Homer watched in the episode "Saturdays of Thunder" that featured a football player with the same
nickname
Episode 13: My Master No More part 2
- Chilly Willy - the name of the small stuffed penguin toy that Lily mentioned is a nod to the animated penguin
- Transformers: the Movie - some of the dialogue in Master Chong and Ka-rah Khal's fight was "borrowed" from
this movie, including Master Chong's line about how when he and Ka-rah Khal are through "one shall stand one
shall fall", and Master Chong's response to Ka-rah Khal's request for mercy, which in and of itself is a variation on
Megatron's line about begging for mercy. Furthermore Anme's line "oh how it pains me to do this" is a direct
quote from Starscream, when he disposed of Megatroin while en route to Cybertron in Astrotrain
Epsiode 14: The Three
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - Gwin calling Anme "young lion" is a quick nod to Kata doing the same with Lio
- Winnie the Pooh - Tsuno uttering "oh bother", and Llyej calling him a "silly old bear" are both in reference to
A.A. Milne's creation as well as Disney's films
- The Colbert Report - Jorge saying that Stephen Colbert would have a field day with the fact that one of their
new enemies is in reference to the Threat Down segments that Colbert does on his show that almost always
include bears being the biggest threat to America, as well as mentioning that bears are "godless killing machines"
Episode 15: Get the Point
- Star Wars - Jorge's mentioning of Yoda is another reference to the Jedi Master (see ep 11 for the previous one)
- Dr. Phil - Toni mentioning that she watched an episode of Dr. Phil is a reference to the psychologist's show
Episode 16: Darken the City part 1
- Hungry Like the Wolf - the title of this two-part episode is taken from the first three lines of the Duran Duran
song
- DodgeBall: a True Underdog Story - Jamie saying that he often watches poker late at night on ESPN 8 is a
"borrowed" joke from the movie
- Honda - like previous entries about cars, this is more of a note than an allusion. Jamie's car is a Honda Civic Si
Coupe in the color "Alabaster Silver Metallic" Click here to check it out.
- MTV/Pimp My Ride - Kevin mentioning what Jamie has done to his car (pimped out) is in reference to the MTV
series, likewise Jorge saying that he will cancel MTV from the cable package in is reference to the network itself
- Outback Steakhouse - the Australian themed restaurant that Kevin, Jorge, and Jamie go to is a variation on the
chain restaurant chain
Episode 17: Darken the City part 2
- Rocky - Neil mentioning Rocky in his trying to get Jamie to realize that boxers are not lone wolves is in refeenct
to the Stallone film
Episode 18: Opposite Sides of the Wheel
- George Foreman - Bernie mentioning that he could get Jamie's name on an electric grill, and Jamie's response to
that are both in reference to the former heavyweight champ
Episode 19: The Mane Event
- Rocky Graziano/Jake LaMotta - the name of Jamie's opponenet in his title match is a combo of the names of
Rocky Graziano (birthname Thomas Rocco Barbella) and Jake LaMotta, both of whom are former middleweight
champs, also one of the nicknames that was mentioned for Rocco LaMotta (the Brooklyn Bear) is a variation of
one of Jake LaMotta's nicknames, the Bronx Bull
- The Simpsons - LaMotta's other two nicknames are the same ones that Homer had in the episode "The Homer
They Fall"
- Futurama - this one's just a repeat of the same allusion I made in ep 11, see the ep 11 allusions for more info
Episode 20: Lord of Time part 1
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - Mark half expecting a giant boulder to come when he was about to grab the Gear Blade
is in reference to the opening scene in the movie
- Best Buy - like the Old Navy spoof in ep 8, the electronics store that Blake was promoting his video game at is a
spoof of the chain
- Tony Hawk - Blake being compared to Tony Hawk is in reference to the pro skateboarder
Episode 21: Lord of Time part 2
- Tenga Bye Bye - most of the line said by Toni and Kira while fighting the Tengas was taken from the Ron
Wasserman song
Episode 22: The Nothing
- Seinfeld - several situations, and lines of dialogue are taken from various episodes of the sitcom. The first scene
in this episode is almost exactly the first scene from Seinfeld's original pilot entitled "The Seinfeld Chronicles", the
bit about the mom and pop store, and Jorge's line "I don't wanna be a cowboy" come from the episode "The Mom
& Pop Store", the concept of the Urban Sombrero and Kevin pouring mustard into Jorge's coffee are taken from
"The Foundation", Toni's dancing is exactly like Elaine's dancing in "The Little Kicks", the concept of a low talker,
and the puffy shirt, going on The Today Show, and a Goodwill charity event are from "The Puffy Shirt", Kevin
using the phrase "yada, yada, yada" is from "The Yada Yada", Toni only eating the top of a muffin is in reference
to "The Muffin Tops", and the name of Jamie's date Delores is in reference to "The Junior Mint" ("Delores" was
Mulva's actual name). Furthermore the title of this episode matches Seinfeld's normal episode naming scheme, and
each one of the Primal Strike characters takes on the persona of a Seinfeld character; Jorge-Jerry, Toni-Elaine
(done by default), Kevin-George, Jamie-Kramer (Jamie was also referred to as Reyes to further mathc his
"Kramer-ness"). And the mentioning of the J Peterman catalogue is also a Seinfeld reference due to the fact that
Elaine worked there for the last three seasons of the show
- L.L. Bean - Jorge mentioning L.L. Bean is a quick reference to the catalogue
Episode 23: Calling Your Bluff
- no allusions
Episode 24: If We Met in a Dream...
- Kamen Rider Den-O - aside from the obvious allusions to the series, given what will be the source material for
the Kamen Rider Chronos fic, the song that the four men in the colored shirts were performing at the Japanese
restaurant was Den-O's theme song "Climax Jump", and done in the same way as the DEN-LINER form version
of it, also the second song that was performed in the Japanese restaurant was the theme to the Den-O movie
"Yume de Aeta nara...", which translates to "if we met in a dream" in English
- Scrubs - the concept of a "onesie" is a reference to the Scrubs episode "My Heavy Meddle"
- Rocko's Modern Life - Peaches' name is a slight nod to an episode of the Nicktoon, where Rocko's friend Heffer
(a cow) choked on a chicken rib cage and went to a place called "Heck" (the "C" and "K" were seen on a sign
covering up two Ls), and met up with Heck's dark lord, a man by the name of Peaches
- Kamen Rider Ryuki - Dragpurpler's name is an homage to Ryuki's contract monster Dragreder, or even Ryuga's
monster Dragblacker
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends - Peabody's name is an homage to the character Mr.
Peabody a white dog who invented a time machine called the "Way Back Machine", likewise Jorge asking about
Sherman and Peabody's mentioning of the stationmaster are a reference to Mr. Peabody's "pet" boy
- Saban's Masked Rider - Kevin asking if Mike was a Masked Rider and Peabody mentioning that they prefer the
term "Kamen Rider" is a shot at the atrocity that Saban produced in 1995 during the height of PR's popularity.
Now let's never talk about it again.
- Back to the Future - Jorge asking about the Flux Capacitor on Time Liner is an obvious reference to the film
trilogy, also Mike and Emmett's names also make reference to the movies; Mike being in reference to "Michael J
Fox", and his last name (and Emmett's first name) is a reference to the character Doc
Episode 25: The Tiger's Eye
- Rocky III - the title of this episode as well as a few of the lines Jamie said in the diner is a reference to the song
"The Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor (the band, not the crappy TV show), which was featured in Rocky III
- Koichi Sakamoto - the director of Toni's TV pilot was named after longtime Power Rangers stunt performer and
choreographer Koichi Sakamoto
- Meryl Streep - Sakamoto calling Toni "the next Meryl Streep" is a reference to the actress
- The Karate Kid - a few of the lines Jamie said to inspire Kevin before fighting Anme the first time are lines from
the song "You're the Best" by Joe Esposito, which was featured in The Karate Kid
- Team America: World Police - Jorge saying that it's going to take a montage to get Kevin into shape, and Jamie
saying that "even Rocky had a montage" are quotes from the song "Montage" sung by Trey Parker, which was
(appropriately enough) played over the training montage in the movie Team America, this can also work as a
partial South Park reference since the orginal version of "Montage" was featured in the episode Asspen, during
(you guessed it) a training montage
Episode 26: To the Edge part 1
- Jack Black - the clerk at the record store saying that he didn't want to go all Jack Black on Kevin is a reference
to the actor and Tenacious D front man, who has been known for making fun of people's musical choices
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - the Edge Ranger's weapon is an homage to the name of his Sentai counterpart,
GekiChopper
- Mandarin - this is more of a note than an allusion, but "Sahnkuhshuu" is Mandarin Chinese (the dialect spoken in
mainland China) for "three trees", and the actual Romanization is "sankeshu". I went with "sahnkuhshuu", because
it's a more phonetic spelling. Also the sign that points in the direction of the village contains the traditional Chinese
rendering of the characters for "sahnkuhshuu"
Episode 27: To the Edge part 2
- no allusions
- Friends - Toni working as an extra on a soap opera set is in part inspired by an episode of Friends where Joey
got Phoebe a job as an extra on the set of Days of Our Lives
- Casino Royale (2006) - Jorge shuffling poker chips between his fingers was inspired by the way Le Chiffre did
it in Casino Royale
- The Simpsons - Jorge's poker opponent to a certain extent is supposed to be a live-action version of the rich
Texan character seen in numerous episodes of the Simpsons
- Jaguar - this isn't an allusion so much as it's just a note for future reference, but Jorge's car is a convertable
Jaguar XK in the colored called "Blue Prism". Click here to ceck it out. And while you're at Jaguar's site, the
interior color of the car is "Charcoal with Aluminum trim"
- Kung Fu Fighting - Jorge's line "Oh-ho-ho-oh. Oh-ho-ho-ho" are the first two lines of the song
- Mortal Kombat - to a certain extent the concept of "realms" was inspired by the video game franchise.
Episode 2: Primal Instincts part 2
- ChouSei Kantai Sazer X - the roaring of the Feral Cats' heads to form the helmet in the morph sequence was
inspired in part by the henshin sequences in Sazer X, especially LioSazer's henshin
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger - the Feral Megazord cockpit is loosely based on DaiRenOh's cockpit. Click here for a
pic of DaiRenOh's cockpit.
- Star Wars - Master Chong's line about the Rangers taking their first step into a larger word is the same thing that
Obi-Wan said about Luke after Luke was able to feel the Force for the first time
Episode 3: Why We Fight
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - the Rangers' martial arts uniforms were inspired in part by the uniforms that Jan,
Retsu, and Ran are usually seen wearing
- United Colors of Benetton - Toni's line about her Kevin and Jorge looking "like something out of an old Benetton
ad" is in reference to the Italian company that often features ethnically deverse ads not unlike the Rangers
themselves
Episode 4: The Face of Evil
- The Wizard of Oz - Anme's line "we have a lion, a tiger, but no bear", and Kevin's response "Oh my" is a
variation on the "Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my" line.
- Power Rangers Wild Force/Power Rangers Ninja Storm - Anme's line about how he is not a "guardian of the
Earth", nor does he possess the power of it is in reference to the Red Wild Force Ranger, and the Yellow Wind
Ranger from Ninja Storm
- Star Wars - Kevin's mentioning of Obi-Wan and Anakin is in reference to the franchise in general
Episode 5: Wild Card
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - Russo's description of Billingsworth's empire is a variation on
what Number Two described was Virtucon's holdings
- the Terracotta Army - Russo's mentioning that the Staff of Xi'an was found 85 miles southwest of the
Terracotta Army is in reference to the real site that over 8,099 life sized soldiers and horses were found near the
mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, in the city of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. Fun fact: the terracotta army
actually provided me with the inspiration for the names of the grunt soldiers in this series.
- Octopussy - in Texas Hold'em Poker, when a player has two eights as his or her pocket cards, this is referred to
as an "octopussy", which was also the title of Roger Moore's sixth Bond movie
- Mazda - like the entry about Jorge's car for ep 1, this is more of a note than an allusion. Either way Russo's car
is a Mazda RX-8, in the color called "velocity red". Click here to check it out.
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker - Russo's comments about the new Ranger suits are a variation on how the
Joker described the new Batsuit
Episode 6: The Abnormal Duo
- The Odd Couple - several elements from this episode are in reference to the classic sitcom starring Tony Randall
and Jack Klugman (I'm more familiar with the sticom than Neil Simon's original play or the movie starring Jack
Lemon and Walter Matthau). Both "abnormal" and "duo" are synonyms for "odd" and "couple", respectively. Jorge
picking up the sausage with the end of his umbrella is meant to be in reference to the scene in the opening credits
that shows Felix picking up Oscar's cigar butt with his umbrella, which Jorge also makes reference to later on.
And Toni's line about "could two guys in their early twenties live together without driving each other crazy" is a
variation on a line from the narration in the original opening credits.
- The Simpsons - the Snoop's slogan "all the muck that's fit to rake" is the same slogan used fro his site as "Mr. X"
in the episode "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes", and Jorge's line "there's nothing like revenge for getting back
at people, except maybe vengence" is a combo of lines that Lenny and Carl said in the episode "A Tale of Two
Springfields"
- Friends - the name that Toni gave for her "roommate" is the same name that Phoebe gave as an excuse for
Rachel to not move in with her in the sixth season
- How I Met You Mother - the apartment that Kevin and Toni were looking at is similar to the one that Lily had for
part of the second season, including the "stove-ink-erator"
Episode 7: Never Forget
- Los Angeles International Airport - the IATA code for the Las Bestias International Airport (LBX) is a variation
on the code for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - Jorge describing the Feral Striker as being "like a bazooka" is a reference to its
Sentai counterpart the GekiBazooka
- George of the Jungle - the name of the baby elephant at the zoo, is the name of George's "dog", which is actually
an elephant.
Episode 8: Las Bestias After Dark
- Old Navy - the store that Jorge bought the jeans, shirt and belt for Kevin is a spoof of the clothing chain
- How I Met You Mother - Jorge's utterance of the phrase "suit up" is the same as Barney's constant utterance of
it, with the exception that Jorge didn't mean it to refer to putting on a suit
- Looney Tunes - Ranec and Rowc's bit about seeing pussycats, is a variation on Tweety's, only without Tweety's
usual lisp
- Batman - Jorge calling Sam "Batgirl" is in reference to the DC superhero, also Sam's Primal Instinct story is also
a variation on one of the first scenes in Batman Begins
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - Michelle mentioning that Jorge isn't the type who would use a fan as a weapon is a
partial in-joke towards my source material for this fic, as well as me somewhat expressing my own personal
distaste for GekiFan
Episode 9: Her Big Break
- Friends - Toni mentioning that her normal New York accent makes her sound like she should be a Tribbiani is in
reference to Joey and his family
- Bridget Jones's Diary - the director telling to "Bridget Jones" Toni's British accent in is reference to accent Renee
Zellweger did in her portrayal of the British character
- Michael Caine - the director saying that he does not want Toni to sound like a female Michael Caine is in
reference to Caine's normal Londoner manner of speaking
- British Airways - like store in ep 8 that Jorge bought some clothes for Kevin, the airline that Toni used to get to
London is a partial spoof on the actual airline, with flight attendants in red as opposed to British Ariways' normal
blue uniforms
- London Heathrow Airport - the flight attendant mentioning the destination is in reference to one of the world's
busiest airports (not to mention the UK and Europe)
Episode 10: Stay Out of the Water
- Jaws - the title of this episode is a play on one of the taglines that the movie had "don't go in the water" (I
actually thought that "stay out of the water" was the tagline). Also the nickname that Sharky gave the great white
in this episode, is the same nickname that Spielberg gave the mechanical shark on the set of the movie
- Finding Nemo - Kevin asking which one of the clownfish is Nemo is in reference to the Pixar movie
- Licenece to Kill - this isn't an allusion so much as it is the fact that I ended up using the subtitles from my DVD
copy to get the scientific name for the great white
Episode 11: Consequences
- Friends - the way Master Chong described how he would decide who to take the to boxing match is the same
way that Richard described how he would decide who to take to a Knicks game in the episode "The One Where
Old Yeller Dies"
- The Simpsons - the title of the boxing match is the same as the title of the boxing match in the Simpsons episode
"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment", also the concept of forgoing the national anthem is from the episode
"The Homer They Fall"
- Futurama/Michael Buffer - the announcer's line "let's commence preparations for rumbling" is the same line
Bender said before his first Ultimate Robot Fighting League match in the episode "Raging Bender", which in and of
itself is a variation on boxing announcer Micheal Buffer's trademark line (let's get ready to rumble)
- the International Boxing Association - this isn't an allusion so much as a note that the weights for Reyes and
Rousseau both fall under the middleweight range (153-165 lbs.) that the IBA upholds
- Star Wars - Jorge comparing Master Chong to Yoda is just a quick reference to the wise Jedi master who lives
on Dagobah
Episode 12: My Master No More part 2
- New York Giants - Jorge's line "don't you mean New Jersey?" after Derek mentions that he had been living in
New York for years alludes to the fact that while the New York Giants (or even the Jets for that matter) are
supposed to be a New York team, the actual stadium is in New Jersey
- The Simpsons - Jorge refering to Derek by his old football nickname (the Galloping Gazelle) is in reference to a
football video Homer watched in the episode "Saturdays of Thunder" that featured a football player with the same
nickname
Episode 13: My Master No More part 2
- Chilly Willy - the name of the small stuffed penguin toy that Lily mentioned is a nod to the animated penguin
- Transformers: the Movie - some of the dialogue in Master Chong and Ka-rah Khal's fight was "borrowed" from
this movie, including Master Chong's line about how when he and Ka-rah Khal are through "one shall stand one
shall fall", and Master Chong's response to Ka-rah Khal's request for mercy, which in and of itself is a variation on
Megatron's line about begging for mercy. Furthermore Anme's line "oh how it pains me to do this" is a direct
quote from Starscream, when he disposed of Megatroin while en route to Cybertron in Astrotrain
Epsiode 14: The Three
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - Gwin calling Anme "young lion" is a quick nod to Kata doing the same with Lio
- Winnie the Pooh - Tsuno uttering "oh bother", and Llyej calling him a "silly old bear" are both in reference to
A.A. Milne's creation as well as Disney's films
- The Colbert Report - Jorge saying that Stephen Colbert would have a field day with the fact that one of their
new enemies is in reference to the Threat Down segments that Colbert does on his show that almost always
include bears being the biggest threat to America, as well as mentioning that bears are "godless killing machines"
Episode 15: Get the Point
- Star Wars - Jorge's mentioning of Yoda is another reference to the Jedi Master (see ep 11 for the previous one)
- Dr. Phil - Toni mentioning that she watched an episode of Dr. Phil is a reference to the psychologist's show
Episode 16: Darken the City part 1
- Hungry Like the Wolf - the title of this two-part episode is taken from the first three lines of the Duran Duran
song
- DodgeBall: a True Underdog Story - Jamie saying that he often watches poker late at night on ESPN 8 is a
"borrowed" joke from the movie
- Honda - like previous entries about cars, this is more of a note than an allusion. Jamie's car is a Honda Civic Si
Coupe in the color "Alabaster Silver Metallic" Click here to check it out.
- MTV/Pimp My Ride - Kevin mentioning what Jamie has done to his car (pimped out) is in reference to the MTV
series, likewise Jorge saying that he will cancel MTV from the cable package in is reference to the network itself
- Outback Steakhouse - the Australian themed restaurant that Kevin, Jorge, and Jamie go to is a variation on the
chain restaurant chain
Episode 17: Darken the City part 2
- Rocky - Neil mentioning Rocky in his trying to get Jamie to realize that boxers are not lone wolves is in refeenct
to the Stallone film
Episode 18: Opposite Sides of the Wheel
- George Foreman - Bernie mentioning that he could get Jamie's name on an electric grill, and Jamie's response to
that are both in reference to the former heavyweight champ
Episode 19: The Mane Event
- Rocky Graziano/Jake LaMotta - the name of Jamie's opponenet in his title match is a combo of the names of
Rocky Graziano (birthname Thomas Rocco Barbella) and Jake LaMotta, both of whom are former middleweight
champs, also one of the nicknames that was mentioned for Rocco LaMotta (the Brooklyn Bear) is a variation of
one of Jake LaMotta's nicknames, the Bronx Bull
- The Simpsons - LaMotta's other two nicknames are the same ones that Homer had in the episode "The Homer
They Fall"
- Futurama - this one's just a repeat of the same allusion I made in ep 11, see the ep 11 allusions for more info
Episode 20: Lord of Time part 1
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - Mark half expecting a giant boulder to come when he was about to grab the Gear Blade
is in reference to the opening scene in the movie
- Best Buy - like the Old Navy spoof in ep 8, the electronics store that Blake was promoting his video game at is a
spoof of the chain
- Tony Hawk - Blake being compared to Tony Hawk is in reference to the pro skateboarder
Episode 21: Lord of Time part 2
- Tenga Bye Bye - most of the line said by Toni and Kira while fighting the Tengas was taken from the Ron
Wasserman song
Episode 22: The Nothing
- Seinfeld - several situations, and lines of dialogue are taken from various episodes of the sitcom. The first scene
in this episode is almost exactly the first scene from Seinfeld's original pilot entitled "The Seinfeld Chronicles", the
bit about the mom and pop store, and Jorge's line "I don't wanna be a cowboy" come from the episode "The Mom
& Pop Store", the concept of the Urban Sombrero and Kevin pouring mustard into Jorge's coffee are taken from
"The Foundation", Toni's dancing is exactly like Elaine's dancing in "The Little Kicks", the concept of a low talker,
and the puffy shirt, going on The Today Show, and a Goodwill charity event are from "The Puffy Shirt", Kevin
using the phrase "yada, yada, yada" is from "The Yada Yada", Toni only eating the top of a muffin is in reference
to "The Muffin Tops", and the name of Jamie's date Delores is in reference to "The Junior Mint" ("Delores" was
Mulva's actual name). Furthermore the title of this episode matches Seinfeld's normal episode naming scheme, and
each one of the Primal Strike characters takes on the persona of a Seinfeld character; Jorge-Jerry, Toni-Elaine
(done by default), Kevin-George, Jamie-Kramer (Jamie was also referred to as Reyes to further mathc his
"Kramer-ness"). And the mentioning of the J Peterman catalogue is also a Seinfeld reference due to the fact that
Elaine worked there for the last three seasons of the show
- L.L. Bean - Jorge mentioning L.L. Bean is a quick reference to the catalogue
Episode 23: Calling Your Bluff
- no allusions
Episode 24: If We Met in a Dream...
- Kamen Rider Den-O - aside from the obvious allusions to the series, given what will be the source material for
the Kamen Rider Chronos fic, the song that the four men in the colored shirts were performing at the Japanese
restaurant was Den-O's theme song "Climax Jump", and done in the same way as the DEN-LINER form version
of it, also the second song that was performed in the Japanese restaurant was the theme to the Den-O movie
"Yume de Aeta nara...", which translates to "if we met in a dream" in English
- Scrubs - the concept of a "onesie" is a reference to the Scrubs episode "My Heavy Meddle"
- Rocko's Modern Life - Peaches' name is a slight nod to an episode of the Nicktoon, where Rocko's friend Heffer
(a cow) choked on a chicken rib cage and went to a place called "Heck" (the "C" and "K" were seen on a sign
covering up two Ls), and met up with Heck's dark lord, a man by the name of Peaches
- Kamen Rider Ryuki - Dragpurpler's name is an homage to Ryuki's contract monster Dragreder, or even Ryuga's
monster Dragblacker
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends - Peabody's name is an homage to the character Mr.
Peabody a white dog who invented a time machine called the "Way Back Machine", likewise Jorge asking about
Sherman and Peabody's mentioning of the stationmaster are a reference to Mr. Peabody's "pet" boy
- Saban's Masked Rider - Kevin asking if Mike was a Masked Rider and Peabody mentioning that they prefer the
term "Kamen Rider" is a shot at the atrocity that Saban produced in 1995 during the height of PR's popularity.
Now let's never talk about it again.
- Back to the Future - Jorge asking about the Flux Capacitor on Time Liner is an obvious reference to the film
trilogy, also Mike and Emmett's names also make reference to the movies; Mike being in reference to "Michael J
Fox", and his last name (and Emmett's first name) is a reference to the character Doc
Episode 25: The Tiger's Eye
- Rocky III - the title of this episode as well as a few of the lines Jamie said in the diner is a reference to the song
"The Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor (the band, not the crappy TV show), which was featured in Rocky III
- Koichi Sakamoto - the director of Toni's TV pilot was named after longtime Power Rangers stunt performer and
choreographer Koichi Sakamoto
- Meryl Streep - Sakamoto calling Toni "the next Meryl Streep" is a reference to the actress
- The Karate Kid - a few of the lines Jamie said to inspire Kevin before fighting Anme the first time are lines from
the song "You're the Best" by Joe Esposito, which was featured in The Karate Kid
- Team America: World Police - Jorge saying that it's going to take a montage to get Kevin into shape, and Jamie
saying that "even Rocky had a montage" are quotes from the song "Montage" sung by Trey Parker, which was
(appropriately enough) played over the training montage in the movie Team America, this can also work as a
partial South Park reference since the orginal version of "Montage" was featured in the episode Asspen, during
(you guessed it) a training montage
Episode 26: To the Edge part 1
- Jack Black - the clerk at the record store saying that he didn't want to go all Jack Black on Kevin is a reference
to the actor and Tenacious D front man, who has been known for making fun of people's musical choices
- Juuken Sentai Gekiranger - the Edge Ranger's weapon is an homage to the name of his Sentai counterpart,
GekiChopper
- Mandarin - this is more of a note than an allusion, but "Sahnkuhshuu" is Mandarin Chinese (the dialect spoken in
mainland China) for "three trees", and the actual Romanization is "sankeshu". I went with "sahnkuhshuu", because
it's a more phonetic spelling. Also the sign that points in the direction of the village contains the traditional Chinese
rendering of the characters for "sahnkuhshuu"
Episode 27: To the Edge part 2
- no allusions
