30 Perfectly Camouflaged Jokes and Gags From Famous TV Shows and Movies

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30 Perfectly Camouflaged Jokes and Gags From Famous TV Shows and Movies

Hidden jokes are a lot like compound interest — in both senses of the term, really. They add laughs to an already funny scene, much like interest compounds on an investment. And by finding them, our interest in the scene was compounded too! 

Was that all a little convoluted? Maybe. You might have to go back over it like you’ll go back over these hidden jokes in your favorite movies and TV shows. 

Man, you really have your work cut out for you today.

Hot Fuzz

CRACKED.COM ANDFOR HOT FUZZ POLICE Danny throws a DVD into a supermarket basket. For a brief second, we see a cut-price DVD of the director's previous film, Shaun of the Dead, now renamed Zombies Party-which was the release title in certain countries. IN INSTANT CURT CLASSIC THE IS THE SMORTEL 1981 15158 CIRRICT 100 ART SHAUN OF THE £4.99 ZOMBIES DE I SARTY NAME - - avo adidas

The Office

GRACKED.COM MSSMEL SCOTT to - Double Certificate Of Authenticity The resigned old MICHAEL Scott is the proud owner of a Quality Seyko timepiece CERTIFICATE NUNBER the office In his office, Michael Scott has a framed certificate of authenticity for his watch. Note that it's for a Quality Seyko, not for a Seiko watch. Не was tricked into buying a knock-off and lets the world know.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

30 Perfectly Camouflaged Jokes and Gags From Famous TV Shows and Movies

Avengers: Infinity War

AVENGERS WAR CRACKED.COM INFINITY MARVEL STUDIOS That blue guy chilling in The Collector's display case? Don't mind him. That's just Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development.

Toy Story

In Toy Story, Woody calls Buzz's laser a blinking little bulb. Mr. Potato Head then explains that Woody just has laser envy. CRACKED.COM

Aladdin

CRACKED.COM Aladdín and the KINGOTHIEVES The Earth starts shaking during the wedding of Aladdin and Jasmine. Genie responds with: I thought the Earth wasn't supposed to move until the honeymoon.

Minions

30 Perfectly Camouflaged Jokes and Gags From Famous TV Shows and Movies

Broad City

BROAD CITY The Mrs. Doubtfire reference goes deeper. Mara Wilson made a rare cameo as the waitress in this Mrs. Doubtfire homage. CRACKED.COM

Firefly

Castle makes a joke about Nathan Fillion's Firefly role. For Halloween, Richard Castle (Fillion) dresses up in a space cowboy costume which looks just like his Firefly outfit. Castle's daughter asks, Didn't you wear that, like, five years ago? and he answers, So? She says, Don't you think you should move on? CRACKED.COM

Scrubs

CRACKED COM All right Doctor Cox. Ridiculous name by the way. This line coming from most characters would just be a joke about Dr. Cox's name sharing a pronunciation with a sexual organ. However this line is said by Dr. Maddox who is portrayed by Courtney COX.

The Incredibles

The name of Syndrome's island in The Incredibles is a joke. It's Nomanisan, which sounds like a typical exotic island name until you take it apart to get No man is an island. That's a quote from 17th-century poet John Donne, who meant that humans do best when they work together -- which is what the Parrs find out by the end of the movie. CRACKED.COM

Zootopia

CRACKED.COM Zootopia makes a pretty sneaky sex joke. Bunnies are good at multiplying.

Futurama

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE FUTURAMA EPISODE FRY AND THE SLURM FACTORY HAS AN APPLE IN-JOKE. 6502 Bender gets sick, so they scan his head, and there's a processor with the letters 6502 inside - the joke is, he deteriorated so much, his brain is an old-school Apple 6502 processor.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

In Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Jorma Taccone watching The Parent Trap is a multilayered joke. He's supposed to be watching the movie, which is blurred out on-screen for legal reasons -- but it's actually just blurred-out iPhone footage of his and his co-stars' assistants. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX HAS A SUBTLE JOKE ABOUT BALLS. 3 BALLS JUDG OUL In the opening, Harry is sitting on a swing and reading a newspaper - which has the headline Balls Judged 'Too Big.

Rugrats

A Rugrats Chanukah snuck in an adult joke for anyone who knows Hebrew. S CUT RATE MUNTER The sign on this storefront says mohel. A mohel is a Jewish circumcision specialist. CRACKED.COM

Call My Agent!

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM JEAN RENO'S NICKNAME IN CALL MY AGENT! IS A JOKE IN FRENCH. The agents call him Godefroy de Montmirail, and of course the joke is that they think that that's his most memorable role - but there's also the fact that, in , that's basically synonymous with moron.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

There's an STD reference in A Series of Unfortunate Events. When asked where he studied herpetology*, Count Olaf replies: I don't know anything about mouth sores. *The study of amphibians and reptiles. CRACKED.COM

Archer

In Archer, Charlotte uses a Renaissance reference to kick Sterling when he's down. After getting beaten and choked by the gigantic Zirk, Sterling calls him Frankenstein. Ever wanting to seem sophisticated, Charlotte tells him he meant Frankenstein's monster, then says she would have gone with Pantagruel. Pantagruel is a giant from a series of comic satires full of violence and toilet humor, published from 1532 to 1564. CRACKED.COM

The Simpsons

In the Simpsons episode Two Bad Neighbours, Grandpa Simpson says Grover Cleveland spanked me on two nonconsecutive occasions! It's a reference to the fact that Grover Cleveland served two nonconsecutive as President. CRACKED.COM

30 Rock

MAD MEN Ted Chaough's 30 Rock reference. Не casually orders Cooter's favorite drink: an Old Spanish. That's red wine, tonic water, and olives. CRACKED.COM

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

THERE'S AN ELFJOKE IN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA. Will Ferrell said that his character Lars's hate for elves was literally meant to be a joking reference to his character, Buddy the Elf. Не was pretty surprised that no one got the subtext. CRACKED.COM

WandaVision

WANDAVISION EASTER EGGS RALPH BOHNER ISN'T JUST A JUVENILE JOKE. CRACKED.COM Bohner is a reference to Richard Boner Stabone from Growing Pains-a show director Matt Shakman appeared in as a child.

Home Alone

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE TAGLINE OF THE PIZZA CHAIN IN HOME ALONE HAS A HISTORICAL JOKE. Little Nero's Pizza NO FIDDLIN' AROUND It's called Little Nero's Pizza (a play on Little Caesar's, obviously), with the tagline No Fiddlin' Around - a reference to the legend that Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned around him.

South Park

CRACKED EMERGENCY Schedule Doctor sembowel Kenny Chumsky actice got swing Petracco All Employe Colon surgery Varma must wash ectal surgery Jurdiman KB Bond No before surg SOUTH PARK GIVES A NOD TO A CLASSIC BOND VILLAIN. In South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, when Kenny is rushed to the hospital, there's a board with the doctors' schedules on it. At the bottom, Dr. No's schedule is to kill Bond.

Community

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS SAY BEETLEJUICE community THREE TIMES It's many people's favorite Easter egg in the show. In season 3's Halloween episode, Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps, Annie says Beetlejuice while going through Britta's playlist. It's the third time the name has been said throughout the show, and someone dressed as Beetlejuice can be seen strolling by the study room. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

There's a hidden sex joke in the credits for the PG-rated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. SENIOR PAINTER FOR STEVE ADAMSON nichol muspre MOTION CONTROL CAMERAS BY THE VFX со LTD ROB DELICATA YAN HAMMOND JAY MALLET RAY MOODY DIGNA NIGOUMI GEORGE THEOPHANOUS MALCOLM WOOLDRIDGE Marmord CVSMEDIVS PORTICVS Juning тирным THE The credits are shown on the Marauder's Map, which locates everyone in Hogwarts, including a couple having sex in a corner-or embracing, depending on your interpretation. Director Alfonso Cuarón laughed and just went nuts when he saw it - he loved having a joke in there for the adults

Finding Nemo

Pixar Easter Eggs Nico Nina Noah Oo Owen Parker Rachel Re Riley Sophia Sophie Tal Thomas Tobias Yonatan Finding Nemo SPECIAL THANKS Adam P. Summers, Fabulous Fish Guy University of California - Irvine Steinhart Aquarium Aquarium of the Pacific Hal Beral Maria Elena Magana Roni Douglas, DDS Dive Makai Charters Craig Gillespie Mike Severens Divin Mike Wazowski You can see Billy Crystal's one-eyed character swimming during the final credits. Our fan theory? Both movies were made by the same animation studio, and this is a fun Easter egg. (Also, time travel.) Cruig Cheepie MIKE Jeverein 11st CRACKED.COM DIVITI and County of San

Polar Express

IN A NOD TO ANOTHER FILM DIRECTED BY ROBERT ZEMECKIS... A FLUX CAPACITOR CAN BE SEEN IN THE ENGINE ROOM IN THE POLAR EXPRESS. CRACKED.COM

Ant-Man

Ant-Man has an obscure SNL reference. It's Garrett Morris' cameo -- a nod to his playing Ant-Man in an old SNL sketch about a superhero party. CRACKED.COM

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