History ShoutOut / MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsAQueenOfClubs Queen of Clubs]]", what looks like a manga club is seen doing the Sailor Soldiers' iconic transformation poses for a photo; Applejack [[ItMakesSenseInContext photo bombs them]] by holding a rose and wearing a black and red cape, like Tuxedo Mask.

* In the Pinkie Pie ending of "Wake-Up!", Spike gets up on a stage and shouts "[[Film/AlmostFamous I am a golden dog!]]" before diving off of it.

* [[Recap/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsMyLittleShopOfHorrors A greenhouse]] full of singing, sentient plants obsessed with growing larger? [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Nope, never heard of such a thing]]!

* When Pinkie starts eating the floor popcorn, she says “Mmmmmmm… sticky…” ''a la'' [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]].

* “[[Recap/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsBlueCrushed Blue Crushed]]” is a title reference to ''Film/BlueCrush''.

* In the accompanying music video "Friendship Through the Ages", each of the girls' outfits represent different genres. Twilight is the classic era, Fluttershy is hippie flower power era of the '60s, Rarity is also in the '60s going by her Sgt. Pepper-esque outfit, Rainbow is in the 70s with her punk rock aesthetic, Applejack is in the '50s since she sings country, and Pinkie is in the '80s with her techno music.

* In "A Case for the Bass", three record albums hung on a wall in Flim and Flam's store are distinctly similar to the prism of Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', the banana of the Creator/AndyWarhol-inspired color for the Music/VelvetUnderground's [[Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico first]] and SelfTitledAlbum, and the cover of Music/{{Wilco}}'s ''A.M.'' Framed film posters in the back of the store looks much like that for ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' and ''Film/Batman1989''.

* In "A Case for the Bass", three record albums hung on a wall in Flim and Flam's store are distinctly similar to the prism of Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', the banana of the Creator/AndyWarhol-inspired color for the Music/VelvetUnderground's [[Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico first]] and SelfTitledAlbum, and the cover of Music/{{Wilco}}'s "AM". Framed film posters in the back of the store looks much like that for ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' and ''Film/Batman1989''.

* Both the title of the segment "Saving Pinkie's Pie" and the [[LightmareFuel snowball fight warzone parody]] scene are references to ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''.

* “[[Recap/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsBlueCrushed Blue Crush” is a title reference to ''Film/BlueCrush''.

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* Bulk Biceps poses on the front of the ship like Jack from ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}''. The ship also begins to sink by getting cut on some rocks in a similar manner to how the ''Titanic'' sank. Also, the romance between Rarity and Ragamuffin mirrors that of Jack and Rose.
* Ragamuffin's backstory is based on ''Film/BillyElliot''.
* After they enter Equestria, Human Twilight looks at her reflection, and yells that she has a "[[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove pony face]]".
* The painting Spike is trying to hang in Twilight's castle is a ponified version of a Creator/SalvadorDali artwork.
* Rainbow Dash shouts [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 "It's hero time!"]] on two separate occasions, the second time even touching the bracer sporting her geode.
* A song accompanying the special is called "I'm on a Yacht", a reference to "I'm on a Boat" by Music/TheLonelyIsland.

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* TheReveal that Sunset was unwittingly brought into the GroundhogDayLoop by the antagonists, who are weaponizing the trope as a means to ensure the day goes perfectly for them, recalls ''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.

* The sequence in Pinkie Pie's mind makes it look like she walked straight into ''[[Disney/WreckItRalph Sugar Rush]]''.

* After they enter Equestria, Human Twilight looks at her reflection, and yells that she has a "[[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove pony face]]".

* A song accompanying the special is called "I'm On a Yacht," a reference to "I'm On a Boat" by Music/TheLonelyIsland.

* ''[[ShoutOut/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013 Equestria Girls]]'' (2013)

* ''[[ShoutOut/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013 Equestria Girls (2013)]]''

* "Tricks Up My Sleeve", the song Trixie and the Illusions perform, notably uses the famous ''WesternAnimation/{{Transformers}}'' transforming sound effect, best heard on the official soundtrack. [[JustForPun Guess the Autobots get to rock out after all.]]

-->'''Pinkie Pie:''' [[Creator/OprahWinfrey You need more sprinkles, and YOU need more sprinkles!]]

** Twilight examines the mirror portal with a device similar to a PKE meter from ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''. (It also makes a sound reminiscent of a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' tricorder, but only in the trailer.)
** During the dance party, Human Upper Crust makes the typical hand moves over the eyes from ''Film/PulpFiction''.
** Applejack hitting her (albeit moving) target is framed similarly to how Merida hit her target in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''.
** Parts of the song the Crystal Prep students sing to Twilight about [[spoiler:using her magic-stealing device to get revenge]] are taken ''straight'' from the lyrics of the "Cellblock Tango" in ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}''.

** Sunset Shimmer references [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor X]], ComicBook/JeanGrey and even ComicBook/{{Rogue}}; the first two are telepaths, she takes a mentor/leadership role (like Professor X), like Jean, she's a redhead, with the fiery-like hairdo referencing Jean's Phoenix powers, and like Rogue, she can access memories through touch contact.

* ''[[ShoutOut/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013 Equestria Girls (2013)]]'''

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* At the very beginning, when Pinkie is defining "nervicited", the transformation sound effect from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' is used as she uncurls from the ball. Her unfolding moves, while appearing awkward for a pony, resemble the transformation sequences of the Transformers as well.
* The way Fluttershy introduces Twilight to the various high school cliques in the cafeteria is similar to the scene in ''Film/MeanGirls''.
* Sunset Shimmer dismissively refers to Twilight and Spike as "Princess Celestia's prized student [...] [[Film/TheWizardOfOz and your little dog, too!]]" Also doubles as a WholePlotReference, since the story involves Twilight leaving her mundane existence by going through a rainbow vortex to a strange new world with people who resemble her friends and a wicked ruler with diminutive henchmen. When Sunset orders Snips and Snails to follow Twilight, she says, "[[Theatre/TheWiz Bring me something I can use]]." Meghan [=McCarthy=] even said that she envisioned the movie as ''The Wizard of Oz'' in reverse.
* One of the related videos on the Website/YouTube clone when the Crusaders are checking their video's comments is from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pound Puppies|2010}}''.
* When the Humane Six start cleaning up the gym, Twilight tosses out brooms, which the other five catch -- except for Fluttershy who winces and turns her back, letting the broom hit her instead. [[https://twitter.com/goldenrusset/statuses/361578310762893312 Jayson Thiessen confirmed]] this as a shout-out to a similar scene from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.
* The aforementioned SadisticChoice is very similar to the one [[spoiler:Tachyon gave Ratchet in "Tools of Destruction", both being offered to go to their true home and refusing because they know said home can protect themselves but if they leave there will be no one to stop the villain.]]
* The beginning of the "Helping Twilight Win the Crown" number, with students banging on the cafeteria tables, may be a reference to [[http://youtu.be/iR6ICOyOnEY this]] ColdOpen from ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' where the bar patrons start singing [[Music/{{Queen}} "We Will Rock You"]] the same way.
* [[spoiler:The Main Six's transformations are very reminiscent of ''Anime/SailorMoon'']].
* During two of the dance scenes, the first when the human CMC dance and in the final dance scene when Twilight and Flash dance, one of the background characters is doing [[Music/{{PSY}} the Gangnam Style dance]].
* The way the bolt of magic zaps through [[spoiler:the crowd of mind-controlled teens]] is a reference to [[spoiler:the Ark of the Covenant striking the assembled Nazis in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'']].
* During the first dance scene, Sweetie Belle can be seen doing [[https://derpibooru.org/385521 the same dance]] as Tsukasa from the opening of ''Manga/LuckyStar''.
* Two people who look similar to Tsubomi and Erika from ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' appear multiple times in the film. The Tsubomi lookalike can be clearly seen in the scene where Sunset Shimmer is about to tell Luna about how the gym got messed up. Then, the same character appears with the Erika lookalike in the cleaning-the-gym musical number.
* [[spoiler:Derpy's dance with a muffin in the end credits somewhat resembles how the person in ''WebAnimation/DumbWaysToDie'' who sold their kidneys danced.]]
* [[spoiler:Demon Sunset Shimmer isn't the [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt only demon to call high school pathetic.]]]]
* One of the hairstyles Pinkie Pie tries on for the dance is styled like a swan -- much like Queen Uberta styles hers for the wedding in ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess''.

* During the first dance scene, Sweetie Belle can be seen doing [[http://derpiboo.ru/385521?scope=scpeaf2ded07219f01b6d1dc13d10b3f147264fd5374 the same dance]] as Tsukasa from the opening of ''Manga/LuckyStar''.