History MythologyGag / DoomPatrol2019

** When talking with Baby Doll (Jane's childlike alter), Cyborg comments on ComicBook/TheFlash, apparently being acquainted with him. In the comics, Cyborg has been close friends with ComicBook/WallyWest, [[LegacyCharacter the third Flash]], since they were teenagers, and in the 2000s was a regular supporting character in his book. The DCEU Cyborg is similarly depicted as close with their Flash, [[CompositeCharacter Barry Allen]].

* The poster for the first season (which is also the main page image) is based off the cover to the hardcover omnibus collection of Creator/GrantMorrison's run, except Dorothy Spinner and Joshua Clay are respectively replaced with Rita Farr and Cyborg.

* Dr. Harrison is the center of a cult just like her introduction in Gerard Way's ''Doom Patrol''.

** Cyborg and Jane get a Butt captured by the Butt Hunter by impersonating a pair of Bureau of Normalcy agents whose surnames are Wolfman and Perez, a nod to Marv Wolfman and George Perez, co-creators of the ''New Teen Titans'' iteration of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' where Cyborg originated.

* In "Amends Patrol", Cliff names the team "Doom Force", which is a reference to the one-shot parody written by Grant Morrison which follows a team of anti-heroes who are heavily influenced by the MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks.

* In "Amends Patrol", Cliff names the team "Doom Force", which is a reference to the one-shot parody written by Grant Morrison which follows a team of anti-heroes who are heavily influenced by the UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks.

* The pilot has Mr. Nobody refer to Doom Manor as "Dumb Manor" at one point, alluding to how he [[MaliciousMisnaming mockingly referred to the Doom Patrol as the "Dumb Patrol"]] in Gerard Way's run.

* The poster for the first season is based off the cover to the hardcover omnibus collection of Creator/GrantMorrison's run, except Dorothy Spinner and Joshua Clay are respectively replaced with Rita Farr and Cyborg.

* In "Butt Patrol", Cyborg and Jane get a Butt captured by the Butt Hunter by impersonating a pair of Bureau of Normalcy agents whose surnames are Wolfman and Perez, a nod to Marv Wolfman and George Perez, co-creators of the ''New Teen Titans'' iteration of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' where Cyborg originated.

* At one point, during the flashback to Larry's origin, Mr. Nobody comments that he was "crawling from the wreckage" of his plane. ''Crawling from the Wreckage'' is the title of the first storyline of Creator/GrantMorrison's run on the ''Doom Patrol'' comic, so named because it concerned the team dealing with the aftermath of ''ComicBook/InvasionDCComics''.

* Willoughby Kipling brings Niles Caulder back as a disembodied head in the third season, echoing the Chief's status in Rachel Pollack's run.

** "Dead Patrol" has Dorothy Spinner summon the help of ComicBook/TheDeadBoyDetectives and joins them at the end of the episode, likely a nod to her having a role in ''ComicBook/TheChildrensCrusadeVertigo'', which was the first and only major crossover event of DC's Vertigo imprint and the first notable story Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine played a part in after their debut in the 25th issue of ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989''.

* When Cyborg shows up in the second episode, he tells Dr. Caulder that his father says in five years, he could be a part of the Justice League. In the DCEU, [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 he is.]]
* Cyborg also uses an A.I. called "Grid" to track criminal or unusual activity. In the comics, Grid was Cyborg's EvilCounterpart from Earth 3. Later episodes in season one show that, much like the comics Grid, it is capable of independent action against Vic's wishes.

* At one point, during the flashback to Larry's origin, Mr. Nobody comments that he was "crawling from the wreckage" of his plane. ''Crawling from the Wreckage'' is the first storyline that Grant Morrison wrote for ''Doom Patrol''.

* Michelle Gomez plays another eccentric [[Series/DoctorWho time traveler]] time traveler with ambiguous morality

* Cliff and Jane's 1st(official) meeting leads to word for word dialogue from their first meeting in the comics.

** The TagLine "What doesn't kill you makes you stranger" was pronounced by ComicBook/TheJoker in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** At one point, during the flashback to Larry's origin, Mr. Nobody comments that he was "crawling from the wreckage" of his plane. ''Crawling from the Wreckage'' is the first storyline that Grant Morrison wrote for ''Doom Patrol''.
** Cliff and Jane's 1st(official) meeting leads to word for word dialogue from their first meeting in the comics.

** When Cyborg shows up in the second episode, he tells Dr. Caulder that his father says in five years, he could be a part of the Justice League. In the DCEU, [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 he is.]]
** Cyborg also uses an A.I. called "Grid" to track criminal or unusual activity. In the comics, Grid was Cyborg's EvilCounterpart from Earth 3. Later episodes in season one show that, much like the comics Grid, it is capable of independent action against Vic's wishes.
** One of the news headlines in Cyborg's feed is about a Brazilian woman with glowing green eyes, which is a reference to the superhero Fire/Green Fury who could emit and control green flames.

** The logo for A.R.G.U.S. is the same one used in the Series/{{Arrowverse}}.
** When the town of Cloverton is swallowed up, Cyborg taps into a phone conversation between two government officials who cover it up and mention "the Ant Farm." The Ant Farm was a part of Grant Morrison's ''Doom Patrol'' run that involved a hidden basement in the Pentagon that was controlled by the Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. In the series, their eventual equivalents are [[NoSuchAgency the Bureau of Normalcy]]. Their mandate is still to exterminate the strange, but they're human, have been around since at least 1913 (at which point they were still the more benign Bureau of Oddities), and Darren Jones seems to be a relatively recent addition to their ranks.
** The ComicBook/XMen parallels with Steve Dayton is similar to how in the comics, after Mento went mad, he formed a team of villains consisting of [[CaptainErsatz pastiches]] of the X-Men.
** Among the trophies in Steve Dayton's collection are [[BrainInAJar Ultimax/The Brain]]'s robotic jar and [[GalacticConqueror Garguax]]'s robe and crown. Both are members of the Brotherhood of Evil, with the former being the leader.
** Dr. Harrison is the center of a cult just like her introduction in Gerard Way's ''Doom Patrol''.
** One of the trophies shown in the room is a clock, presumably belonging to the Doom Patrol villain Dr. Tyme.
** And another trophy is Wonder Woman's "Godkiller" sword.
** The original Doom Patrol's fight with Mr. Nobody is a reference to issue #96 of the first ComicBook/DoomPatrol run, which also involved a jukebox and a large number of people going insane.
** During a flashback to Niles Caulder spending a few years in the arctic north, he is shown having a much thicker beard, more in-line with the one he sports in the comics.
** A flashback to Morden's past as a low-rent villainous henchman includes plans for a giant robot similar to the one he used in his first appearance in the comics. He also mentions the Brain replacing him on the Brotherhood with a French-speaking gorilla (presumably Monsieur Mallah, the BrainInAJar's future lover).
** Niles picked all of the Doom Patrol characters for "Project Immortus." General Immortus was one of the earliest Doom Patrol villains in the comics.
** In "Dumb Patrol", Beard Hunter wears pink underpants, with the head of Beast Boy, ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' version, on his ass.