15 Easter Eggs Hidden in Cartoon Network Shows
Hey Crash, today we're going to look at 15 Easter Eggs hidden in cartoon network shows.
More specifically, we'll delve into the seedy underbelly of innocent-seeming shows
and the connecting cameos of these cartoons.
Awesome!
I can't get enough of these cartoon episodes!
Good to hear!
What was your favourite cartoon growing up?
I couldn't just pick one Culture!
Flinstones, Thundercats, Adventure Time…
Oh that's really uh… a mixed bag.
In fact, I don't think Adventure Time was even created when you were a kid…
I am a timeless being who sees life instantaneously, and jumps between time streams in my quest
to destroy the multiverse.
Um…
Crash?
Nah I'm just messing with you, I just watch A LOT of cartoons.
It's surprisingly easy to do when you're unemployed and living as a freeloader in your
friend's house.
And on that depressing note, on with the show.
Number 1:
The Powerpuff Girls was created with the idea of juxtaposing cute little girls with scenes
of absurd violence, but that's not the only extreme that they have.
There are actually many sexual references within the cartoon.
Some examples include Miss Bellum's address being "69 Yodelina Valley" (a reference
to a particular sexual act) and a picture of a cat
licking another cat in Femme Fatale's apartment in the episode "Equal Fights" (a reference
possibly hinting at her sexuality).
Damn Powerpuff Girls, no wonder I'm so messed up.
Don't blame that solely on The Powerpuff Girls.
There is also an entire episode centred around sex.
"Members Only" sees the girls attempting to join the "Association of World
Super Men."
The main villain of the episode is Mascumex, a giant who grows larger and harder when hit
with symbols of masculinity.
The girls defeat him by turning into a giant flaming cat and rubbing up against him, until
he groans and shrinks, becoming flaccid enough for them to defeat him.
Wait that actually happened?
I thought it was just an amazing dream I had…
Additionally, the title of the episode is a pun.
The plot has nothing to do with the fact that the Association didn't want new members,
it was that the girls didn't have "members" and thus couldn't join.
Number 2:
Ed, Edd, n Eddy isn't a stranger to sexual humor, either.
While Eddy's love for his "magazines" is well known throughout the series, it's
in Double Dee's house that we find this Easter egg.
Double Dee's parents are always at work, so they leave their son reminders in the form
of sticky notes.
In the episode "Eeny Meeny Miney Ed," we see one of the notes in his bathroom actually
says "Don't touch yourself."
How do you think those sticky notes got so sticky in the first place?
Number 3:
Many cartoons that have aired on cartoon network have had crossovers between themselves and
other cartoons on the channel.
Dexter's Lab crossed over with Blue Falcon and Dino Mutt, Johnny Bravo met the Scooby
Doo gang, and then there is The Grim Adventures of the KND, a half hour special created to
cross over The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and Codename: Kids Next Door.
I believe the subtitle was "The crossover literally nobody asked for."
While this special is chock full of references to the two series, it is also the home of
multiple cameos.
The first, and most obvious is when Billy calls the Eds from Ed, Edd, n Eddy for help,
but many more Cartoon Network Shows are referenced throughout.
Most prominently is when the Delightful Reaper is defeated and all the characters it had
absorbed into its being shoot out of it.
We can see many characters from different series, such as The Power Puff Girls and Foster's
Home for Imaginary Friends.
Number 4:
Craig McCracken appears to be a big fan of The Big Lebowski, as characters and lines
appear in various works of his.
One of the biggest ones, however, happens in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
In the episode "The Big Lablooski," Walter, Donny, and the Dude can be seen purchasing
bowling shoes at the bowling alley.
Wow, what blatant shoe horning of a beloved character into a cartoon.
It's shameful, honestly.
Deplorable and disgusting.
How can these networks stand for such shameless pandering?
Hey, can you guys keep it down over there?
Number 5:
In the final episode of Teen Titans (titled "Things Change"), Beast Boy confronts
a girl who looks remarkably like Terra in a high school.
In the scene where this happens, there is a sign that reads "Vote for Pedro."
This is a reference to the campaign slogan for the character with the same name in the
movie Napoleon Dynamite.
Ohhhh I thought it said "Vote for Pedo".
Well… too late now…
Number 6:
Teen Titans Go!
Loves to make references to the greater DC universe.
In "Sidekick," Robin and the Titans are seen in front of Batman's Trophy Wall.
Among the various references to Batman rogues, such as The Ventriloquist, The Riddler, and
Hush, is a shelf dedicated to Robin.
Two of the items on this shelf are a crowbar and an urn labelled "Robin II."
This is a reference to "A Death in the Family,"
a storyline in the comics where the Joker beats Jason Todd, the second Robin, to death
with a crowbar.
JEEZ can they even put that in a kid's show?!
I mean the implications of that are uh… pretty bad, right?
Crash have you even been listening to this list?
They can put whatever they want in wherever they want even without consent as long as
they do it subtly enough.
Number 7:
Adventure Time creators have an inside joke that they've put into their series on multiple
occassions.
Based on character designer Phil Rynda, the Phil Face makes its appearance throughout
the series.
Prominently, it shows up in "It Came from the Nightosphere," where Finn the Human
draws it as a rune on the wall in order to transport himself to the titular dimension.
Hehehe… "titular".
Number 8:
In the Steven Universe episode "Steven the Sword Fighter," Steven sets up a few toys
on a windowsill.
These toys resemble Pikachu, Gitaroo Man, and most weirdly the "Sanic the Hedgehog"
meme.
Memes in our cartoons now as well?
They're taking over Culture…
THEY'RE TAKING OVER!!!
Number 9:
Sonic Boom is no stranger to referencing the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as a whole, but
"The Biggest Fan" introduces a character named Mark the Tapir.
Designed to parody obsessive fans in general, the character has a lot of odd similarities
to one Christine Weston Chandler, or CWC for short, the creator of the webcomic Sonichu.
Mark dresses up in a long sleeved shirt, emblazoned with a Sonic symbol, and broken, oversized
glasses.
CWC is known for the shirts she wears and iconic Sonichu medallion, but sometimes also
wears overly large and broken glasses.
Mark presents Sonic with an unfinished portrait where
Sonic's arms are flesh coloured, while CWC is known for complaining about Sonic having
blue arms in the series.
Finally, when Mark orders fast food, he has an orange soda.
Fitting, since CWC used Orange Fanta in one of his more infamous videos.
While the creators have said that the character is mostly based on fans in general, and not
on anyone specific, the similarities are uncanny.
Wow what a dumb name hahahahahaha.
Haha yeah, I mean I guess "Sonichu" is kind of dumb.
I meant "Mark" not "Sonichu".
What a loser.
Number 10:
In Chowder, there is a quick cameo appearance by two men who look remarkably similar to
Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario Bros series of video games, when Chowder takes
Mr. Fugu to a restaurant in the episode "Chowder and Mr. Fugu."
And where's their Nintendo copyright strike?!
Corrupt, every single one of them is corrupt.
Number 11:
Fred Flintstone has a lot of cameos, both as himself, and as a background character,
in many Cartoon Network Shows.
He shows up, wearing glasses, in the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Action Beard" alongside
George Jetson.
He and Barney Rubble are criminals in the Powerpuff Girls episode "Hot Air Buffoon,"
and he's a major character in the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Modern Primitives."
Fred Flintstone really is the most iconic cartoon character in the world.
I stick by what I said.
Stubborn as always.
Number 12:
The Amazing World of Gumball episode titled "The Copycats" is about the cast of the
show trying to rid themselves of an eerily similar family who copies everything the Wattersons
do and uploads them to the Internet as a television show.
This copycat family is based off of the Chinese series of commercials called Miracle Star,
which copied the animation style and scenes from Gumball for their own production.
See now this is how plagiarism should be handled.
Or you should be given a good old fashioned spanking ….mmm yeah…
Old fashioned…
Number 13:
In Courage the Cowardly Dog, there exists a mascot character known as Dilly.
He appears on various PSA signs throughout the series, in which he tells people to wash
their hands and not to smoke.
This character is none other than series creator John R. Dilworth.
More shameless self-promotion, where do these guys get off?!
Uh wait…
I didn't mean it like that… for once.
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Number 14:
Regular Show is a series that is dripping with references to 80s culture.
One in particular is the antagonist of the episode "Fortune Cookie."
Benson loses a card game against an old man, who turns out to be a warlock.
This warlock bears a striking resemblance to Big Trouble in Little China villain Lo
Pan.
He is even voiced by the same actor, James Hong.
That's one heck of a cameo.
Not as good as a theodd1sout cameo but still… pretty good.
Number 15:
Ben 10 includes characters from other shows that have appeared on Cartoon Network as cameos.
One of these comes from the episode "Merry Christmas," in which the character "Mr.
Jingles" is seen with three children.
These children have a striking resemblance to Konohamaru Sarutobi, Moegi, and Udon from
the anime series Naruto.
There is also a recurring character in the series in an alien named "Billy", who
not only has a design based on the character from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy,
but also shares his voice actor, Richard Horvitz.
He appears in both the original and Ben 10 Omniverse series.
Finally, the episode titled "Store 23" contains a scene in which a cow and a chicken
alien leave the Mr. Smoothy's store that Ben visits.
These characters are voiced by Charlie Adler, reprising his roles from Cow and Chicken.
Well isn't that just a thing that things the thing.
Truly, absolutely, thing.
You've stopped listening to me again, haven't you?
That's right Culture, getting your pets spayed and neutered is the most important
way you can look after your neighbourhood.
See you next week!
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