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References

"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)
 -  a guy is called "Opie"
"Star Trek" (1966)
 -  The Star Trek convention scene
"Star Trek: Amok Time (#2.1)" (1967)
 -  lirpas are seen and used at the Captain Kirk monument in Riverside, Iowa
"Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" (1969)
 -  Scooby Doo episode mentioned
THX 1138 (1971)
 -  the Skywalker Ranch security guards all dress like the robot policemen
"Happy Days" (1974)
 -  Windows says "Hey!" like the Fonz.
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Greedo mentioned, Luke and Leia's swinging scene mentioned
"The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977)
 -  "Wonder Twin powers, activate!"
"Happy Days: My Favorite Orkan (#5.22)" (1978)
 -  Eric's older brother taunts him and his friends with Mork's famous greeting.
"The Incredible Hulk" (1978)
 -  "You won't like me when I'm angry."
"Dallas" (1978)
 -  Zoe's "I Love J.R."-shirt
"Dallas: A House Divided (#3.25)" (1980)
 -  Zoe wears an "I Shot J.R." T-shirt
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 -  onesheets for it are in Lucas' office at Skywalker Ranch
Clash of the Titans (1981)
 -  mentioned that Zoe quotes this movie all the time
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
 -  Hutch finds Indy's fedora and the gold idol in the Skywalker Ranch vault
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
 -  the Captain Kirk statue in Riverside, Iowa features Kirk and Khan fighting with lirpas
Blade Runner (1982)
 -  mentioned that Harrison Ford was in this movie
"The A-Team" (1983)
 -  Zoe in the van, chomping down on a cigar like Hannibal.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
 -  "Return of the Saga" in the opening crawl; hallucinations of an Ewok; Zoe threatens to burn an Ewok mask
"G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" (1983)
 -  Linus wears a T-shirt for it
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
 -  a onesheet for it is in Lucas' office at Skywalker Ranch
The Karate Kid (1984)
 -  a guy is called Daniel-san
"Thundercats" (1985)
 -  "Thundercats, ho!"
Back to the Future (1985)
 -  Hutch claims he owns a flux capacitor to impress Amber
"Jem" (1985)
 -  Zoe wears a T-shirt for it
Highlander (1986)
 -  "There can be only one."
The Hyrule fantasy: Zeruda no densetsu (1986) (VG)
 -  Zelda videogames mentioned
Top Gun (1986)
 -  one of Eric's coworkers compares the dealership's commercial to it; Hutch says "Talk to me, Goose"
"ALF" (1986)
 -  Hutch is told that he looks like ALF without his shirt on
Dirty Dancing (1987)
 -  "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)
 -  Linus suggests that Picard is gay to mock the Trekkies
Willow (1988)
 -  Windows finds the spellbook in the Skywalker Ranch vault
Field of Dreams (1989)
 -  Hutch says, "Some say heaven; I like to call it Iowa."
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
 -  A movie poster can be seen hanging in George Lucas's office.
The Rocketeer (1991)
 -  Boba Fett's jetpack is compared to it
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 -  Harry Knowles threatens to hunt Windows down "like a T-1000"
Batman Forever (1995)
 -  Harry Knowles references the nipples on the Batsuit
"Emeril Live" (1997)
 -  The Chief mentions that Emeril gave him a recipe "Bam!"
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
 -  they pass a billboard for it
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
 -  The security guard (Ray Park) who fights Windows says, "Time for you to get mauled, boy." This is a reference to Darth Maul, who Park played in "The Phantom Menace."

Referenced in

4 Fanboys & 1 Fangirl (2009) (V)
 -  behind the scenes feature of movie

Features

Mario Kart 64 (1996) (VG)
 -  the boys play this game
"Stargate SG-1" (1997)
 -  Windows watches it in the Vegas casino hotel room
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
 -  the opening crawl is watched

Spoofs

Star Wars (1977)
 -  The trash-compactor scene and various other scenes
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 -  Eric's dream where his dad chops off his hand
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
 -  Star Trek nerd holds the broken Khan statue and yells "Khaaaaan!" into the air

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