Eventually joining the party is John C. Reilly as a wacky Navy pilot who's been stranded on the island since World War II, since if you're going to "borrow", you might as well borrow from the classics.
— Moviebob discussing Lt. Hank Marlow during his review of Kong: Skull Island
"It's not like they’re exactly the same, though. I mean, Darkseid has a miniskirt and Thanos has a shiny golden codpiece. And Thanos is totally into death, while Darkseid is into anti-life! See? Completely different!"
—Chris Sims, "The 5 Greatest Knockoff Characters in Comics"
“Yikes!” is definitely Screech's catchphrase by this point, coming more than once during this episode. It's literally Shaggy's “Zoinks!” in all but name, which Screech outright started using a few years later in The New Class. Watching the show in broadcast order, as opposed to randomly catching syndicated repeats, really underscores Dustin Diamond's Shaggy obsession of the time. It makes you wonder how many feet of wasted film were burned off with take after ruined take of Screech addressing Zack as “Fred.”
—Stuart Millard on Saved by the Bell, So Excited, So Scared
Chris: He is clearly Just Batman, and the writers are actually writing him as Batman. Which is probably why there are entire episodes about him instead of Clark, because he gets to be a super-hero.
David: Like, that whole breaking into Cat Grant’s place? Total Batman move.
Chris: Replace arrows with Batarangs and yeah, totally Batmanning it up. I will say, though: Kind of a dick move in that he totally made exactly zero effort to assure Cat that he was not there to murder her.
David: Which would make sense — wait for it — IF HE WERE BATMAN.
In which I lampshade the hell out of my own plot and make extras look sort of like popular fictional characters for some reason.
—Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive, the rant on this page.
page.Aru: What are you looking at? I'm not Kaworu.
Yuki: And I'm not Shinji, either!
Yuno (not Rena): Stop analyzing us, we're completely original characters!
— Demolition D+ on Future Diary
Future DiarySummer: Ooh, there's a new Steven Universe on! Lark, are you watching Steven Universe? It's the best show EVAR!
Lark: Steven's dad is Homer Simpson.
Summer: What? Steven's dad is NOT Homer Simpson —
[cut to scene involving Steven and Greg, Greg has yellow skin and is wearing Homer's clothes]
Steven: Dad, I think you accidentally used yellow dye instead of body wash and acid instead of shampoo this morning.
Greg: D'oh!
Lark: Steven's dad is Homer Simpson.
Summer: What? Steven's dad is NOT Homer Simpson —
[cut to scene involving Steven and Greg, Greg has yellow skin and is wearing Homer's clothes]
Steven: Dad, I think you accidentally used yellow dye instead of body wash and acid instead of shampoo this morning.
Greg: D'oh!
I don't know whether to make a Ninja Turtles joke or a Power Rangers joke.
Wait, so now I can do a Transformers joke too?
Wait, so now I can do a Transformers joke too?
Roman: Well, there is one thing I think we can all be thankful for, you guys.
Logan: Oh yeah? What is that?
Roman: You can't get any more unique than all of us.
Patton: That's right, Roman!
Roman: *laughs*
Patton: I didn't wanna admit I was a bit confused by that. He's such a big Disney fan, I would've thought he'd see how similar we are to the concept of Inside Out —
Roman: WHAT?! Oh my —
Patton: You think he heard me?
Roman: MY LIFE IS A LIE!
Roger Myers, Jr.: Okay, maybe my dad did steal Itchy, but so what!? Animation is built on plagiarism! If it weren't for someone plagiarizing The Honeymooners, we wouldn't have The Flintstones. If someone hadn't ripped off Sergeant Bilko, there'd be no Top Cat. Huckleberry Hound, Chief Wiggum, Yogi Bear? Hah! Andy Griffith, Edward G. Robinson, Art Carney.
"Meet Bella Swan. Oh I'm sorry, I mean... you know what, screw it. Meet Bella Swan."
Person A: As for the setting [of Blades in the Dark], it is Dunwall from Dishonored
Person A: And I don't normally like flat comparisons like that, but it's called Duskwall, for fuck's sake
Person A: And the magic stuff is powered by what is basically whale oil.
Person B: Excuse me, it's Leviathan oil. Very different.
— From a Discord group
The characters were... decent. Hikaru's the serious one who needs to learn to be more flexible. Takeshi's the brash, hotheaded one with insecurities and self-doubt. Ryo's more of an engineer than a warrior at heart, striving to give the humans an edge with his designs, and Hiyato's the carefree, showy fly-boy who gets into trouble a lot. Wait a second... These are just the Ninja Turtles! Ah geez, well there you go.
hello i am sock the softball girl. i look a lot like eggnog zoomy but i am not. i am a completely original character
— Saki Hyuuga/Sock Huggamugga, PreCure in a Nutshell
Yes, this little lass [Lana Lang] with a fatal curiosity is as pretty as Lois Lane...as inquisitive as Lois Lane...as harassing as Lois Lane...and even has the same initials as Lois Lane!
— Narrator, Superboy (1949) #10
Narrator: Anyway, he must use this seizure-inducing machine to save the world! And/or space colonies.
Neo Roanoke: But to do so he has to get through me, the conflicted villain who also serves as his main rival. Also, I have a cool mask.
Rau Le Creuset: Hey, wait a second, you're just copying me.
Zechs Merquise: No, you're copying me.
Cronicle Asher: No, both of you are copying me.
Char Aznable: No, all of you are copying me!
Neo Roanoke: But to do so he has to get through me, the conflicted villain who also serves as his main rival. Also, I have a cool mask.
Rau Le Creuset: Hey, wait a second, you're just copying me.
Zechs Merquise: No, you're copying me.
Cronicle Asher: No, both of you are copying me.
Char Aznable: No, all of you are copying me!
