![]() ![]() The face made by Dipper in puppet form to show his aggravation is similar to the aggravated face of Muppet Kermit the Frog, particularly based on a meme of that face during a sketch from Sesame Street where he gets frustrated as a girl keeps trying to add "Cookie Monster" to the alphabet.The outfit Candy wears during the show is based off of the outfit worn by David Bowie during the music video for his song " Ziggy Stardust.".The screaming head that Bill conjures is based on Khal Drogo from HBO's Game of Thrones.In the episode Dipper makes a deal with Bill Cipher in which he has to give up a puppet for a hint to the laptop, and in the end Dipper and Mabel both outsmart Bill. Faust with the help of a maiden, outsmarts Mephistopheles. In the tale of Faust, Faust makes a deal with the Mephistopheles (The Devil) in which he gains all the knowledge of the world, but he will lose his soul in ten years to Mephistopheles. The entire episode is an allusion to Faust.The story of Big Henry and how he died pushing the ball to the end of the mine is a reference to the story of John Henry and how he died building an entire railroad track to the promised land. ![]() When the pirate Lilliputtians first appear, a tune very similar to the main theme of the Pirates of the Caribbean series plays.Also, the way they tied up Pacifica was done in a similar manner to how Gulliver is tied up by the Lilliputians. The Lilliputtians are a reference to the Lilliputians, a society of tiny people who inhabit the island of Lilliput (which represents the Kingdom of Great Britain) in Jonathan Swift's satirical novel Gulliver's Travels.One of the obstacles at Ye Royal Discount Putt Hutt is a large shoe house, a reference to the nursery rhyme " There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.".The title "The Golf War" is a play on words referencing the Gulf War from 1990-91.The layout of the bunker and its entrance are a reference to the video game Myst.When the Shape Shifter transforms to demonstrate the different forms he can take from the Journal, he briefly transforms into Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy.This is a reference to the 1982 science fiction horror film The Thing, where the titular shape-shifting alien adopts a very similar appearance in a scene. When the Shape Shifter first reveals itself to Dipper and Wendy, it takes the form of an upside-down spider-like creature with a long worm-like neck attached to man's snarling head.Using the symbol substitution cipher, one of the journal's pages says "ICE" "ICE" "BABY," which is a famous hip hop song from 1990, " Ice Ice Baby" by rapper Vanilla Ice.The show Soos watches, "Gossiping Housewives," is a reference to the TV series Desperate Housewives." Fully Clothed Women") are a reference to adult magazines such as Playboy. Stan's contraband box contains a Tamagotchi and a Street Sharks doll.Agent Powers' claim to have no sense of humor is an allusion to Men in Black, wherein Agent K says, "We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor we're aware of.".The song name " The Rapper's Rap" is an allusion to the early rap song, " Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang.MC Rapper is a parody of rapper MC Hammer.Two songs on Mabel's karaoke machine ("We Built This Township on Rock and Roll" and "Danger Lane to Highway Town") are references to " We Built this City" by Starship and " Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins.To contribute to this article, see: List of allusions ContentsĮpisodes See also: List of items in the Mystery Shack for allusions made by specific items. ![]()
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