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The Brave Little Toaster
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Followed by
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997) (V)
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) (V)
References
The Jazz Singer (1927)
Moby Dick (1930)
Frankenstein (1931)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
House of Wax (1953)
 -  Song lyrics "Just relax, it's like House of Wax!" when in the "spooky" song which has the chorus "It's like a B movie".
North by Northwest (1959)
 -  The radio directs the group by saying "North by northwest" then cautions them to "watch out for low-flying aircraft". A reference to the iconic scene in North by Northwest in which Cary Grant is chased by a low-flying biplane.
Journey Back to Oz (1974)
Q*bert (1983/I) (VG)
 -  During the song "Cutting Edge", an overhead view of a checkered floor shows the PC jumping over Blanky, Toaster, Radio and Kirby like the videogame
Referenced in
Christmas in Oz (1996) (V)
"Will & Grace: Secrets and Lays (#1.17)" (1999)
 -  mentions it
"Everybody Loves Raymond: Dancing with Debra (#3.24)" (1999)
 -  Raymond mentions this film.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Something Blue (#4.9)" (1999)
 -  Xander says: "I believe that's the dance of a brave little toaster"
Orange Barrels from the Phobosphere (2003)
 -  "Orange Barrels" features a store selling televisions which is called "Crazy Ernie's Amazing Imporium of Total Bargain Madness" which is the fictional named "store" (actually a junkyard) in "Brave Little Toaster"
Featured in
The Making of 'The Oz Kids' (1996) (V)
The Pixar Story (2007)
 -  clip shown
Spoofs
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Thriller (1983) (TV)
 -  Much of the "It's like a movie" song's background dancer's dance-movies are nearly identical to the iconic ones in this, for the same part of the song, the music becomes incredibly "Thriller-esque"
Spoofed in
"Animaniacs: Ups and Downs/The Brave Little Trailer/Yes, Always (#1.52)" (1994)
 -  The segment "The Brave Little Trailer" is a parody of this movie with a similar name, plot, characters, etc.

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