References
Dumbo (1941)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
- Holmes and Basil both hunt for their respective nemeses at seaside taverns while disguised as sailors.
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- The animation of the horse-drawn cart Toby runs past is reused animation of the Dog Pound wagon from the previous film, and Toby's howling is the same as Trusty.
Vertigo (1958)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
- the smoke-machine in that movie was referenced in The Great Mouse Detective
The Rescuers (1977)
- The mice entering the mouse queen's castle do so in the same way as those entering the RAS building in The Rescuers. Also, some of the mice entering where first seen in The Rescuers.
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Basil and Dawson are pursued by a rolling wheel toy dog that is a carbon copy of Indiana being pursued by a boulder
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
- The sound recording of Big Ben chiming when the clock tower strikes nine and Scrooge leaves his office is reused for Big Ben striking the hour in this film.
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Referenced in
"House of Mouse: House of Scrooge (#3.5)" (2002)
- Basil of Baker Street and Ratigan are guests at the House of Mouse
"The Simpsons: The Great Louse Detective (#14.6)" (2002)
- Episode is named as a reference to the title of this film.
Shanghai Knights (2003)
- The whole "Get rid of the royal family during the Diamond Jubilee" plot, the fact that the final battle took place on the clock tower, and the fact that the villain met his death by falling off of Big Ben
Featured in
Disney's Animation Magic: Beauty and the Beast (2002) (V)
- clips
"Troldspejlet: (#28.15)" (2002)
- DVD release reviewed + footage used
Spoofs
Sherlock Holmes (1908)
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