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Shark Tale: Gettin' Fishy with It (2004) (TV)

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Shark Tale (2004) (VG)

References

Pinocchio (1940)
 -  (55:47) When Lenny "eats" Oscar, the words go like this: "Don't swallow" "Oscar?" "No, it's Pinocchio. Of course it's me!"
Some Like It Hot (1959)
"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)
 -  When Crazy Joe says "It's time for my show" and goes into his shell, the theme from The Benny Hill Show is played in his shell
The Godfather (1972)
 -  "They gave us an offer we can't refuse".
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
"The Jeffersons" (1975)
 -  They sing the "Moving on Up" theme song
Jaws (1975)
 -  Lenny crashes through a "Jaws" billboard.
Car Wash (1976)
 -  You see a car wash and the sing the Car Wash theme song
"The Love Boat" (1977)
 -  Oscar says: "And why are you still living in this Love Boat?"
Apocalypse Now (1979)
 -  Line: "The horror! The horror!" over closeup of Marlon Brandon character
Raging Bull (1980)
 -  Lines such as De Niro's character saying, "I heard things" plus a conversation between the De Niro character and the Scorsese character spoof their infamous repeat the same lines back at one another
Scarface (1983)
 -  The shrimp guy says to Don Lino, "Say hello to my little friends"
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
 -  Don Lino's line: "I'm not asking you, I'm telling you"
The Untouchables (1987)
Beetle Juice (1988)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Die Hard (1988)
 -  Oscar (Will Smith) says "Yippee-ki-yay..." just like a character from Die Hard does in his respective film
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Goodfellas (1990)
 -  A shark painted as a clown repeats some lines from Joe Pesci's "Funny like a clown" scene in Goodfellas.
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
A Few Good Men (1992)
 -  quote "you can't handle the truth"
Jurassic Park (1993)
 -  When the whale burps in the whale wash, oscar looks into the bucket of slime, which makes rings in the slime, like the famous waterglases in Jurassic Park
Jerry Maguire (1996)
 -  Oscar says in his triumph speach, "You had me at hello" A line in which Renée Zellweger said to Tom Cruise.
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Donnie Brasco (1997)
 -  There's a line where the Mafia boss says "Fuggedaboutit" in the same way as the recurring line is said in Donnie Brasco.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)
 -  Oscar uses the title "Oscar the Shark Slayer."
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
 -  DVD's on self at the pawn shop
Titanic (1997)
 -  At one point in the film, a spoof of the Kate Winslet portrait from "Titanic" is shown in the shark's home. Also the sharks house looks an awful lot like the Titanic
The Iron Giant (1999)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Pokémon: The First Movie (1999)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Fantasia/2000 (1999)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
"Diary" (2000)
 -  Oscar says the repeated catchphrase from the show "You think you know but you have no idea."
Gladiator (2000)
 -  quote "are you not entertained"
Titan A.E. (2000)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
"Cribs" (2000)
 -  Oscar imagines himself on the show
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Ali (2001)
 -  The crowd chants "Oscar Bumaye!"
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Finding Nemo (2003)
 -  line/dialogue (direct reference) -- "find a happy place"
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop.
"The Apprentice" (2004)
 -  line/dialogue (direct reference) -- "You're fired!" and sticking hand in face
You Got Served (2004)
 -  The shrimp says after they do a dance move "You got served"
"Pimp My Ride" (2004)
 -  "A fish that spray paints a shark says, "I just pimped your hide"
Garfield (2004)
 -  DVD is on shelf at the pawn shop

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Nelly (#30.1)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned during Weekend Update
"Grounded for Life: Tom Sawyer (#5.10)" (2005)
 -  Jimmy mentions this film.
Shark Tale: Learn to Dance (2005) (V)
 -  documentary about the movie
Star Fish of 'Shark Tale' (2005) (V)
 -  documentary about the movie
"HBO First Look: Madagascar: Welcome to the Jungle (#12.11)" (2005)
 -  mentioned once
"Jeopardy!: (#22.19)" (2005)
 -  referenced in clue about Angelina Jolie in "Then You Get the Women" category
The Music of Shark Tale (2005) (V)
 -  documentary about the movie
"The Simpsons: The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (#18.1)" (2006)
 -  Homer says, "Greatest gangster film ever..."
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  in Roddy's DVD collection
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
 -  on shelf in video store
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
 -  In the song "The Boys are Back," a showdown between Will Smith and Robert Deniro, like the one in Shark Tale, is mentioned.

Features

Rabbit Fire (1951)
 -  Ernie & Bernie watches it.
Yoshi Story (1997) (VG)
 -  Jelly play this game when oscar was in room
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (2003) (VG)
 -  A shortie played this game at the pawn shop.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG)
 -  Miss Sanchez played this game

Featured in

"HBO First Look: 'Shark Tale': Gettin' Fishy with It (#11.19)" (2004)
 -  clips
"Troldspejlet: (#32.15)" (2004)
 -  reviewed + footage used
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  Nominated for Best Animated Feature
A Fishified World (2005) (V)
 -  Featurette on the making of Shark Tale, features clips from the film

Spoofs

"Today" (1952)
 -  There's a Katie Couric spoof in Shark Tale.
Jaws (1975)
 -  Shark Tale not only spoofs Jaws soundtrack, it also plays with the way Jaws builds images over that music
The Ring (2002)
 -  There is an ad in the paper for The Hook, whose poster is a spoof of the poster of The Ring.

Spoofed in

"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Mongoosed/Mellow Fellows (#3.10)" (2007)
 -  Ernie & Bernie's Weenie scene spoofed.

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