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* In ''Enemy Yours'', Dodgers takes the guise of the evil-[[VerbalBackspace ahem, I mean]] the ''benevolent'' Lord Destructocon, which is more-or-less ComicBook/DoctorDoom without the mask. Dodgers even gets EyeBeams without explanation.

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* In ''Enemy Yours'', Dodgers takes the guise of the evil-[[VerbalBackspace ahem, I mean]] the ''benevolent'' Lord Destructocon, which is more-or-less ComicBook/DoctorDoom without the mask. Dodgers even gets EyeBeams without explanation.explanation.
* The ADayInTheLimelight cartoons featuring Commander X-2 are shout-outs to WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, with X-2 as Mickey, Agent K-9 as Pluto, and the Martian Goofy Gophers as Chip'n'Dale.
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* In another episode, we have a rapidly aging Dodgers and Cadet walking around to a tune that sounds like a dead ringer for ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' theme.

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* In another episode, we have a rapidly aging Dodgers and Cadet walking around to a tune that sounds like a dead ringer for ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' ''Series/TheOddCouple1970'' theme.
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** Which fits in with Mars' standard CyberCyclops robot troopers being ''Centurions'', like the Cylons.
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* The end of one episode has a spurned Martian Queen shooting up mechanical dummies that look like Duck Dodgers, and drops the line: "So they're mechanical!" (with a connotation of "So what?") This is a reference to the end of the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny episode "Hair Raising Hare", where Bugs says this about a mechanical female rabbit.

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* The end of one episode "[[Recap/DuckDodgersS1E12 The Queen is Wild]]" has a spurned Martian Queen shooting up mechanical dummies that look like Duck Dodgers, and drops the line: "So they're mechanical!" (with a connotation of "So what?") This is a reference to the end of the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny episode "Hair Raising Hare", where Bugs says this about a mechanical female rabbit.
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* Also, Dodgers being promoted to Admiral in "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace", only to end up demoted back to captain, is exactly what happened to Kirk.

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* Also, Dodgers being promoted to Admiral in "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace", only to end up demoted back to captain, is exactly what happened to Kirk.Kirk.
* In ''Enemy Yours'', Dodgers takes the guise of the evil-[[VerbalBackspace ahem, I mean]] the ''benevolent'' Lord Destructocon, which is more-or-less ComicBook/DoctorDoom without the mask. Dodgers even gets EyeBeams without explanation.
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* When Z-9 orders [[{{Fembot}} Counselor Dish]] to eliminate Marvin, she replies with "By your command.", mirroring the inflections of the Cylon Lucifer from the original ''Series/BattlestarGalactica''.

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* When Z-9 orders [[{{Fembot}} Counselor Dish]] to eliminate Marvin, she replies with "By your command.", mirroring the inflections of the Cylon Lucifer from the original ''Series/BattlestarGalactica''.''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}''.

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* The episode "Deathmatch Duck" is a WholePlotReference to the episode "Arena" from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. You know... Kirk and a man in a rubber suit in a fight to the death... that one.
** Also, Dodgers being promoted to Admiral in "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace", only to end up demoted back to captain, is exactly what happened to Kirk.

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* The episode "Deathmatch Duck" is a WholePlotReference to the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Arena" from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. You know... "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E18Arena Arena]]" in which Captain Kirk and a man in a rubber suit in a fight to fights the death... that one.
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Also, Dodgers being promoted to Admiral in "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace", only to end up demoted back to captain, is exactly what happened to Kirk.
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** Dodgers calls the squirrel-like Ch'p "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks]] Alvin]]".

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** Dodgers calls the squirrel-like Ch'p "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks]] "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Alvin]]".
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** Dodgers's mangled GL oath includes the line "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot]]".
** Dodgers calls the squirrel-like Ch'p "[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks]] Alvin]]".
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** Her outfit is a near direct copy of that worn by another {{Stripperiffic}} Queen of Mars, [[JohnCarterOfMars Dejah Thoris.]]

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** Her outfit is a near direct copy of that worn by another {{Stripperiffic}} Queen of Mars, [[JohnCarterOfMars [[Literature/JohnCarterOfMars Dejah Thoris.]]
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** Her outfit is a near direct copy of that worn by another {{Stripperiffic}} Queen of Mars, [[JohnCarterOfMars Dejah Thoris.]]

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* The skins of some classic Creator/HannaBarbera characters are among Wile E. Coyote's trophies. Also a TakeThat.



* In "Attack of the Drones", [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones the Great Gazoo]], [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Commander Worf]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Dr. Zoidberg]] appear as members of a council at the beginning. You can even hear Zoidberg say "So what do we do?" if you listen closely, since Creator/BillyWest was already Porky Pig on the show.



* The Martian Commander shares a voice actor with [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Zapp Brannigan]].

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* The Martian Commander shares has a voice actor lot more in common with [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Zapp Brannigan]].Brannigan]] than just his voice actor...
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** What's more, the Cadet talks about Dodgers [[Film/ApocalypseNow being an errand boy sent by grocery clerks.]]
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* The second-to-last scene of "The Fowl Friend" is nearly a word-for-word copy of the second-to-last scene of ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''. It's then repeated in a later episode just to rub it in.
* Porky's nephews and niece in "Pig Planet" are {{Expy}}s of [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Yakko, Wakko and Dot]]. Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell and Tress Macneille (the same voice actors) were brought in to provide voices for Porko, Puerco and Sow.
* In the [[RPGEpisode MMORPG episode,]] Daffy transforms into [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Beaky Buzzard,]] [[WesternAnimation/TazMania Axle Gator]], and [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Muttley]].
* The skins of some classic Creator/HannaBarbera characters are among Wile E. Coyote's trophies. Also a TakeThat.
* And we can't forget: "[[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Samurai Quack]]"
** Including the main villain being a near-perfect expy of Aku, down to the same voice actor, the now-late Iwamatsu Mako.
** ''Samurai Jack'' creator, Genndy Tartakovsky, also provided a short cameo for that episode.
* In the episode "Green Loontern", itself a shout out, a shot of the captured members of Green Lantern Corps has a brief cameo of what appears to be ''Franchise/MortalKombat'''s Raiden (which becomes [[HilariousInHindsight hilarity in hindsight]] after ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''[[note]]although in the epilogue to that game it was Sonya who got the Green Lantern ring...[[/note]]).
* There's also [[Franchise/{{Halo}} The Fudd.]]
** From the eponymous episode, the Cadet gets the idea to sneak them in by disguising themselves as the guards. When asked by X-2 if this plan will work, the Cadet answers that he's seen it work before. When asked by Dodgers where he's seen it work, he answers, "Film/TheWizardOfOz."
** In the same episode, there's a reference to the original short, where Dodgers and X-2 argue over who's claiming an asteroid for their planet.
* In "K-9 Quarry" Marvin and K-9 are on a hunting trip and end up being hunted down by Wile E Coyote in a [[Film/{{Predator}} Predator]] suit. His trophy room is also filled with various Creator/HannaBarbera cartoon characters.
* The Martian Commander shares a voice actor with [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Zapp Brannigan]].
* In "The Trial of Duck Dodgers", Dodgers is about to bombard a Martian ship and "has only one pass at this." The Cadet tells him:
-->'''Cadet:''' [[Franchise/StarWars T-t-trust your feelings, Captain.]]\\
'''Dodgers:''' Nah, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna use this expensive targeting computer.
* One episode has a space prison called "Wantannaguannamo Bay".
* The end of one episode has a spurned Martian Queen shooting up mechanical dummies that look like Duck Dodgers, and drops the line: "So they're mechanical!" (with a connotation of "So what?") This is a reference to the end of the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny episode "Hair Raising Hare", where Bugs says this about a mechanical female rabbit.
* The episode "The Mark of Xero" is a shout out to both Franchise/{{Zorro}} and Daffy's previous role as ''WesternAnimation/TheScarletPumpernickel''.
* The intro began with the famous ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' rings.
** And the ship-chase at the end of the intro is ''very'' similar to the chase at the end of the intro to ''Series/BlakesSeven''.
* In "Til Doom Do Us Part" the introduction of the Legion of Duck Doom is an exact copy of the opening credits to ''Challenge of the WesternAnimation/SuperFriends''.
* Queen Tyr'ahnee, in appearance and in name both, is [[Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy suspiciously Drow-like]].
* The nebula battle in "The Queen is Wild" has moments that are taken shot for shot from ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''.
* In another episode, we have a rapidly aging Dodgers and Cadet walking around to a tune that sounds like a dead ringer for ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' theme.
* Another famous Loony Tune is referenced in "Of Course You Know This Means War And Peace pt. 1":
-->'''Queen Tyr'ahnee:''' Of course you know...this means war!
-->'''Dodgers:''' [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny Eeeeeeeeeh... where have I heard]] ''[[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny that]]'' [[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny line before?]]
* The exchange between X-2 and Dish in "Of Course You Know This Means War And Peace pt. 2" is taken from ''Film/KillBill''.
** In addition, Creator/QuentinTarantino guest stars in one episode, essentially playing Pai Mei from the same movie.
* The segments from season 1 episode 8 are named for ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' and the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Spock's Brain."
* When Z-9 orders [[{{Fembot}} Counselor Dish]] to eliminate Marvin, she replies with "By your command.", mirroring the inflections of the Cylon Lucifer from the original ''Series/BattlestarGalactica''.
* In one episode, when Dodgers is on a 'villain' kick, the Space Cadet is saddled with the name "Chaos Boy" and his FanDisservice uniform consists mostly of a hood with [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Chaos Star]] on it.
* When Dodgers runs out on the Martian Queen in "To Love a Duck", he says that it wasn't meant to be, but "[[Film/{{Casablanca}} we'll always have Paris]]".
* In one episode, Kelly Ripa stars as a StalkerWithACrush and then a scene from ''Film/FatalAttraction'' is referenced when a frightened Dodgers and Cadet find a pot full of rabbit stew simmering in the kitchen.
* Dodgers and Cadet are trying to use a [[Franchise/StarWars small ship to evade defenses built around a full scale assault]]. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Commander X-2, "How many lives must that accursed movie claim?" Evidently, it wasn't the first time someone tried it either, as a Martian Centurion told the Commander what Dodgers was attempting, his response was, "[[OhNoNotAgain What, again?]]"
* The episode "Deathmatch Duck" is a WholePlotReference to the episode "Arena" from ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. You know... Kirk and a man in a rubber suit in a fight to the death... that one.
** Also, Dodgers being promoted to Admiral in "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace", only to end up demoted back to captain, is exactly what happened to Kirk.

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