Bartmanga! Featuring Robartman!/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• Robartman is a parody of Astro Boy and Professor Frink is a parody of Dr. Tenma from Astro Boy. Astro Boy and Dr. Tenma are also mentioned in dialogue.
• Patty and Selma sing "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies.
• When the Bumblebee Monster breaks out of the zoo, other characters that break out include:
  • Squirtle, two Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Ponyta from Pokémon.
  • Agumon and Togemon from Digimon.
  • Manfred Mon, a parody of Manfred Mann.
• Robartman plays a Mega Man video game.
• The Chocobots are a parody of Transformers.
• There are several Studio Ghibli references in the comic:
  • Lisa is a parody of Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service. Jiji also appears.
  • When Robartman is at the bus stop, Homer appears in a similar style to Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro.
  • Robartman takes a moving castle back to town, a reference to Howl's Moving Castle.
• Gigantor is mentioned by Robartman.
• Golly-Gee-Force is a parody of G-Force from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
• Marge and Maggie are a parody of Ogami Ittō and Ogami Daigorō from Lone Wolf and Cub.
• Robartman pours a truck full of Dragon Balls out to trip the Bumbleee Monster up, a reference to the Dragon Ball franchise.
• Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto and Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece are seen eating the Honey Seaweed Flakes cereal.

Continuity

• The Chocobots previously appeared in the Mattel and Mars Bar Quick Energy Chocobot Hour in "Girly Edition".