History HilariousInHindsight / WesternAnimation

** In the season 18 episode, Marge Gamer, someone said that a character in the game beat them up with their life bar... [[CapcomVersesWhatever And soon...]]

** An example can be found in one of the most famous exchanges from ''TheSimpsons'' where Homer is trapped on the out-of-control Springfield Monorail:
-->'''Marge:''' (on radio) Homer! I have someone who can help you!\\
'''Homer:''' Is it Batman?!\\
'''Marge:''' No, he's a scientist.\\
'''Homer:''' Batman's a scientist.\\
'''Marge:''' It's NOT Batman!
--Years later, the climax of [[TheDarkKnightSaga ''Batman Begins'']] had Batman trying to stop another speeding train.

** One of the most famous exchanges from ''TheSimpsons'' is Homer trapped on the out-of-control Springfield Monorail:

Years later, the climax of [[TheDarkKnightSaga ''BatmanBegins]] had Batman trying to stop another speeding trai.

* Another ''PowerpuffGirls'' example: The episode "Members Only" features a [[GurrenLagann red transforming mecha powered by manliness.]]

** An odd case is the "Homer at the Bat" episode which involved numerous Major League stars (Boggs, Clemens, Canseco, etc) being hired to play on the company softball team so that Burns can win a bet. A RunningGag in the episode was Burns demanding that Don Mattingly cut his sideburns (Don had no sideburns). Eventually Mattingly is benched even after shaving a good chunk of his hair with Don saying, "I still like him better than Steinbrenner". Two weeks before the episode aired Mattingly would be suspended from the Yankees for failing to cut his mullet in accordance to George Steinbrenner's player policy.

** In "Peterotica", one of Peter's many erotic stories is, in the tradition of porn parodies, "Harry Potter and the Half-Black Chick". Three years later, the [[HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince film version of the actual book]] featured a non-canon scene in which Harry flirts with a light-skinned African girl.

---> '''Dash:''' "So the bad guy wants to ruin Mom and Dad's...marriage...?

*** Then there's "Bart to the Future" (from season 11) where Lisa is President of the United States and trying to get the country out of a financial crisis in the year 2030. [[BarackObama A president who isn't a white male trying to save America from financial ruin]]? Granted, the current president isn't a woman, but still...

*** Then there's "Bart to the Future" (from season 11) where Lisa is President of the United States and trying to get the country out of a financial crisis in the year 2030. [[BarackObama A president who isn't a white male trying to save America from financial ruin]]? Granted, the current president isn't a woman, but still...

** In the season 4 episode "The Front", an unnamed cartoon writer becoming disillusioned with his current work is heard to mutter, "I'm going to go write [[{{Futurama}} that sitcom about that sassy robot]]."

* A precursor cartoon short to ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'' called "Kenny and the Chimp" features Kenny getting Swine Flu ... SoYeah.

* ''{{Ghostbusters}}'', with one of their ways to [[YouFailNuclearPhysicsForever Fail Nuclear Physics Forever]]. Many years later, we got [[ApocalypseHow Apocalyptic]] CrossingTheStreams resurrected in "Large Herd-on ''Collider''" campaign. SoYeah.

** In "Perry lays an egg", the B plot revolves around Doofenshmirtz making fun of whales because ItsPersonal. Perry actually left, not even bothering to thwart him, it was that stupid. [[SouthPark Que "whale whores"]], which aired several months later after that episode.