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The Movie[]

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Yugi: "By the power of Greyskull!"
Yami: "I have the power!"

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  • When Kaiba summons XYZ-Dragon Cannon during his fight with Pegasus, the Transformers theme song starts to play.
  • Yami says "Kaiba, I'm sure on some planet, your strategy is considered powerful, but your weak link is: this is Earth", which was said in Kung Pow! Enter the Fist.
  • When looking for Yami in the labyrinth, Yugi shouts "KHAAANNNNN!" in frustration.
  • "Run! Get to da choppa!"
  • "You certainly took your sweet time, didn't you! I mean, come on, the movie's almost over! Who do you think you are? Venom?"

Episode 1[]

Episode 2[]

Episode 3[]

Episode 4[]

Episode 5[]

Episode 6[]

  • The title is "Everybody Hates Mako".
  • "That is correct", spoken in the robotic, monotonic unison by Pegasus's group, is used by the Daleks.

Episode 7[]

Episode 8[]

Episode 9[]

Episode 10[]

  • The episode is titled "Both Of You, DanceDuel Like You Want To Win." Wait a minute...
  • Plenty of Shaft shout-outs here. When Yugi transforms to Yami, Shaft's theme song is used.
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" It's time to duel, sucker. Can you dig it?"

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    • Also here:
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Joey: "That Yugi's one bad mother-"
Tea and Tristan: "Shut your mouth!"
Joey: "I'm just talking about Yugi"
Tea and Tristan: "Then we can dig it."

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Episode 11[]

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Episode 12[]

Episode 13[]

Episode 14[]

Episode 15[]

  • "Me love you, long time."
  • More Star Wars references, such as:
    • "A long time ago, on an island far, far away ...", followed the classic Star Wars theme song and introduction.
    • "Pegasus's castle, you'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."
    • When Mai convinces Kemo to let Tea, Bakura and Tristan in.
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MAI: You don't need to see their identification.
KEMO:I don't need to see their identification.
MAI: These aren't the breasts you're looking for.
KEMO: These aren't the breasts I'm looking for.

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    • "The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."
    • "That's no toon, that's a space station!"
    • Also:
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KAIBA: "Help me Mokuba, you're my only hope."
MOKUBA: "Use the Force, big brother!"

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    • The scene after the credits has this conversation between Kemo and Tristan.
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KEMO: Yugi never told you what happened to your father!
TRISTAN: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!
KEMO: No... my hair is your father!
TRISTAN: That's not true.. that's impossible!
KEMO: Search your feelings, you know it to be true!
TRISTAN: Nooooooooo!

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Episode 16[]

Episode 17[]

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Mako: I fed his Dark Magician to my fiend Craken. It was just like the ending to Pirates of the Caribbean 2. Only this was actually satisfying.

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  • The ad for the Very Special Episode of Zorc and Pals the theme to Kingdom Hearts plays.
  • There are somethings that money can't buy, for everything else, there's Kaiba Corp.

Episode 18[]

Episode 19[]

  • In the beginning of the episode:
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"By the way, have you ever seen Labyrinth?"
"No, why?"

  • cue "Magic Dance"*
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  • From COPS: "Yu-gi-oh was filmed on location with the men and women of the Domino City Police Department."
  • Another line by Bakura:
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  • While Tea is reading Pegasus' blog:
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Shadi: Jagshemash!

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Episode 21[]

  • The fairy continually said "Hey, listen!".
    • Then "Saria's song" plays as the ship appears.
  • Three Little Pigs: "Attention, duelists. My hair will huff, and my hair will puff, and my hair will blow your house in."
  • "Look! It's Agrabah. Let's go find the genie voiced by Robin Williams and occasionally by Dan Castellaneta.
  • As Kemo approaches them, Tristan and Tea sings Shampoo's Trouble.
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TRISTAN: (singing) Uh-oh. We're in trouble. Something's come along and it's burst our bubble.
TÉA: (singing) Yeah, yeah!

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Episode 22[]

Episode 23[]

Episode 24[]

  • The episode's intro has the reference to a Cap'n Crunch cereal commercial: "Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, it stays crunchy even in milk."

Episode 25[]

  • From 24: The following card games take place between 9 PM and 10 PM.

Episode 26[]

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Episode 27[]

Episode 28[]

Episode 29[]

Episode 30[]

  • The episode is almost entirely dedicated to Saw.
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Yami: You've got to be kidding me.

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  • In the same episode, Yami starts listing spoilers because the villain is an obvious fan of plot twists. He's cut off by a title card, but 3 are heard that sound oddly familiar...
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Yami: SNAPE KILLS D--
[many spoilers later...]
Yami: --Nicole Kidman is a ghost, and Rosebud is his sled!

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Marik: What is a man?! A miserable pile of secrets! But enough of this...! I'm out of here.
Yugi: Come back here, and take your henchman with you!

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  • In also the same episode, the opening and the closing theme of said episode is a reference to the theme song of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
  • At the very beginning of the episode: the giant hedgehog who says "Dinsdale" is a reference to the Piranha Brothers sketch from Monty Python.

Episode 31[]

Episode 32[]

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Episode 33[]

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Episode 37[]

Episode 38[]

Episode 39[]

Episode 40[]

Episode 41[]

Episode 42[]

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Marik: I am Kira, I mean Marik.
Yami: And there's the obligatory Death Note reference. I never thought we'd sink that low.

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Episode 44[]

Episode 45[]

Episode 46[]

Episode 47[]

Episode 48[]

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Episode 49[]

Episode 50[]

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Joey: Well, it looks like Johnson couldn't handle the truth! Huh? Huh?
Yugi: No.

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Episode 51[]

Episode 52[]

  • Kaiba says "Come at me bro." (a shout out to the Rooster Teeth Podcast)
    • Somewhat unrelated, but bonus points to those who are familiar with the term "lad" in an Australian setting.
    • Just before this(as he's picking up the pipe), Kaiba says "Grabbin' a pipe!" which is most likely a Left 4 Dead reference.
  • The Star Wars shout-outs continue on:
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Evil Tristan: "The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the guy kicking your ass with a stick."

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  • Joey's tackle attack sounds a lot like Pikachu's Volt Tackle.
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Yugi: Quick, Joey. Use tackle!
Joey: Joeyjoeyjoeyjoeyjoey Joey JOEY!

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  • When Evil Tristan rides out of the garage on a motorcycle we get a shout out to Tristan's Japanese name, Hiroto Honda.
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Joey: Is that a Honda? (Questioning the motorcycle Evil Tristan is riding)
Yugi: No, his name's Tristan.

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Episode 53[]

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Marik: Bored now.

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Episode 54[]

Episode 55[]

Bonds Beyond Time[]

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Yusei: *Spots Paradox in a photo* Look, it's him!
Jack: You found Waldo!?
Yusei: It's the guy who stole my card!
Jack: Waldo stole your card?

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  • The Crimson Dragon shouting "ATREYU!"
  • Paradox is able to knock Jaden down. Afterwards:
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  • When confronting Paradox:
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Yusei Alright, you time-traveling screwhead! This... is my SIGNER MARK![2]

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Jaden: I thought you said you weren't going to let me ride it.
Yusei: Everybody gets one.

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General/Unsorted/Other[]

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"The power, the absolute power!"

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Back to Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
  1. You go to helollipopguild.com
  2. Doubles as a Shout-Out to The Azure Crow's own Gurren Lagann the Satire; Kamina is fond of the "boomstick" phrase.