History ReferencedBy / SherlockHolmes

* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Headhunters," one of the cursed wax figures is of Sherlock Holmes.

* ''Franchise/XMen'': Destiny's real name is Irene Adler, a nod to the [[ClassyCatBurglar female thief]] of the same name from the ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' stories. Eventually, it would be revealed that Destiny is in fact ''the'' Irene Adler and her lover [[Characters/MarvelComicsMystique Mystique]] [[JuliusBeethovenDaVinci was Holmes himself]].

* ''Literature/WanderingDjinn'': Malik admits that he's a fan of both ''Sherlock Holmes'' and ''Franchise/SpiderMan''.

* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': In Episode 11 the detective parody makes reference to Kosuke Kindaichi, Japan's own Literature/SherlockHolmes with a dandruff problem. In the Blu-Ray special, which features Nozomu as a detective again, he laments that he's not cut out to be a detective because [[Manga/TheKindaichiCaseFiles he doesn't have a detective for a grandfather]] or is a [[Manga/CaseClosed kid with an adult's brain]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{hololive}}'': The VTuber [[Characters/HololiveEnglishGenerationOneMyth Amelia Watson]] is named after John Watson, and is claimed to be his descendant, as well as being a detective herself - albeit of much stranger phenomena than the books' usual fare. A more direct reference to the series happens in her debut episode in ''WebAnimation/HoloNoGraffiti'', wherein she and [[Characters/HololiveJapanGenerationSixHoloX Chloe Sakamata]] form a detective agency only to get swamped by all kinds of useless requests from the other talents, whereupon Amelia decides to ditch them all by throwing herself off a waterfall, a reference to Sherlock's death in "The Final Problem".

* ''Franchise/XMen'': Destiny's real name is Irene Adler, a nod to the [[ClassyCatBurglar female thief]] of the same name from the ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' stories. Eventually, it would be revealed that Destiny is in fact ''the'' Irene Adler and her lover Characters/{{Mystique}} [[JuliusBeethovenDaVinci was Holmes himself]].

* ''LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo'': The very title of the series, "Scarlet Ammo", is a clear reference to the fist Literature/SherlockHolmes novel, ''A Study in Scarlet''.

* ''ComicBook/TimDrakeRobin'': Tim is briefly dismayed to realize he's quoting Sherlock Holmes in his inner monologue.

* In ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'', Wrob snaps, "Don't pretend like you're the Sherlock fuckin' Holmes of [=CanCon=], Lois!"
* ''Literature/CiaphasCain'': Cain alludes to an incident where he almost drowned at a place called "Rikenbach" in ''The Emperor's Finest'', a reference to Reichenbach Falls, where Literature/SherlockHolmes had his final encounter with Professor Moriarty and nearly died, being presumed dead for some time.

* ''Literature/HelpMyStoryHasTheMarySueDisease'': There are references to, among other things, Franchise/IndianaJones, [[Franchise/StarTrek the borg]], Creator/JulesVerne, Creator/HPLovecraft, Series/SesameStreet, Literature/TheTwilightSaga, Franchise/SherlockHolmes, [[JustForFun/NotableReferencesToTVTropes This Wiki]], and [[WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum Sue detecting devices blowing up]].

* ''Literature/OnTheRoad'' refers to nosy cops as Sherlock.
* ''Literature/GrassAndSky'': While investigating what she thinks is a murder, Timmi asks herself, "What would Sherlock Holmes do?"
* In ''Literature/TheSilenceOfMurder'', Hope's mother calls her "Sherlock Hopeless" for wanting to find her brother innocent.
* ''Literature/WestMeadowsDetectives'': Myron is working on a ''Mystery-o-pedia'' of fictional detectives and their famous mysteries. In the first book, he's upset when his cutout of Sherlock Holmes briefly goes missing.

* In the ''Series/CharliesAngels'' episode "The Killing Kind," a villain calls Sabrina "Miss Sherlock Holmes."

-->'''Sherlock:''' They wanted Watson to provide more comic relief.
-->'''Watson:''' Being a brave, intelligent lady killer wasn't interesting enough?

* ''Literature/HelpMyStoryHasTheMarySueDisease'': There are references to, among other things, Franchise/IndianaJones, [[Franchise/StarTrek the borg]], Creator/JulesVerne, Creator/HPLovecraft, Series/SesameStreet, Literature/{{Twilight}}, Franchise/SherlockHolmes, [[JustForFun/NotableReferencesToTVTropes This Wiki]], and [[WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum Sue detecting devices blowing up]].