The Secret of NIMH (1982)
A shot of a cat lunging towards the camera during the market attack is recycled from Don Bluth's previous film.
- Right after the final battle, all of the mice claim victory, there is some recycled animation from the first movie in the background.
- Reviewed.
Citizen Steve (Short 1987)
Footage of this movie is shown."Siskel & Ebert" Misery/Hidden Agenda/Cyrano de Bergerac (TV Episode 1990)
Cited in the segment on the violent and depressing movies children watch. Scene shown: The attack by the Cossack troops.The Universal Story (TV Movie 1996)
"Troldspejlet" Episode #15.10 (TV Episode 1996)
clips shown
Fievel's Adventures in the West (TV Series 1992)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (Video 1998)
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (Video 1999)
"Head of the Class" Fatal Distraction (TV Episode 1988)
Mentioned in dialogue- Referenced during the "The Land Before Time" review.
Babar: The Movie (1989)
The giant elephant they build at the end is a reference to the "Giant Mouse of Minsk"Final Cut (1989)
Poster seen in video store.- Referenced during the "All Dogs Go to Heaven" review.
Duck Soup (1933)
Warren T. Rat says "Who are you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?", a direct quote from this movieBlazing Saddles (1974)
Madeline Kahn recycled the dialect she used for Lili von Schtupp as the voice of Gussie.The Godfather Part II (1974)
The scene where Fievel sees the Statue of Liberty parallels the similar shot where Vito as a child sees the statue from Ellis Island.The Rescuers (1977)
The design for the chairman of the Rescue Aid Society was reused for Fievel's father in this 1986 title.- the last minute hat retrieval is copied
"Tiny Toon Adventures" Starting from Scratch (TV Episode 1990)
The whole episode is a similar parody to the film, only it's about a lost flea."South Park" Eek, a Penis! (TV Episode 2008)
The mouse with Mr. Garrison's penis sings a song that sounds a lot like "Somewhere Out There" under the moon."Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" Immigration Reform (TV Episode 2014)
Mock trailer, "An Actual American Tail".- "Somewhere Out There" from this movie parodied by Merle.
- The song "Somewhere Out There" is sang by Jeremy in the video
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