References
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- In the restaurant, Richard tells Olive to "Never apologize, it's a sign of weakness." This quote was repeated by Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) throughout "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon".
1984 (1956)
- The drawing on Dwayne's T-shirt is the face of Big Brother from the 1956 film version of George Orwell's "1984".
"Sesame Street" (1969)
- Dwayne has bed sheets with sesame street characters.
Vacation (1983)
- A grandparent dies accompanying a family on a cross-country trip, is wrapped in a bed sheet, and the familiy continues to harbor the corpse
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
- The drawing on Dwayne's T-shirt is the face of Big Brother
Fargo (1996)
- Richard's agent Stan Grossman is a reference to a character in Fargo by the same name, both of whom are responsible for the main character's plans not working out the way they'd like.
See Spot Run (2001)
- videotape next to TV
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen (#32.12)" (2007)
- mentioned on 'the Dakota Fanning Show'
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
- Van chase recreated in Pilobolus dance sequence.
Film Noir (2007)
- Movie title on theatre marquee during opening credits.
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
- "makes Tony Soprano look like Little Miss Sunshine"
Screenplay Series with Syd Field (2007)
- Discussed at length
Meet the Spartans (2008)
- Nicole Parker as Britney Spears is wearing a shirt which reads this movie title
An Afghan Night (2008)
- Homage, When the officer goes to open the trunk
"Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/David Cook (#34.7)" (2008)
- Mentioned during Zolesky Brothers pitch
"ER: Age of Innocence (#15.8)" (2008)
- Morris refers to Neela as "Little Miss Sunshine"
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (2009) (TV)
- Dakota (Amy Poehler) mentions it in "The Dakota Fanning Show" segment.
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.17)" (2009)
- Jay mentions that Abigail Breslin was Oscar-nominated for the film
Features
77th Miss America Pageant (1997) (TV)
- Olive is watching a videotape of this show on tv.
Featured in
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-08-05)" (2006)
- Clips shown for the review.
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)
- clips
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007) (TV)
- Nominee clips.
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
- clips
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Hospitals (#1.13)" (2007)
- clips are featured to illustrate the best hospital scenes in movies
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Road Trips (#1.14)" (2007)
- clips featured to illustrate the best road movies
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
- clips
"The Sopranos: Made in America (#6.21)" (2007)
- seen on TV
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (#1.22)" (2007)
- brief clip shown when discussing Abigail Breslin
"I Love the New Millennium: (#1.7)" (2008)
- Shown on the 2006 episode
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
- Clips featured during montage.
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Miss March/Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning (#1.3)" (2009)
- Footage shown when woman is comparing Little Miss Sunshine with Sunshine Cleaning
Spoofed in
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
- "Little Miss Squirtgun" parody
Indie (2008)
- Ubie's secret shame is revealed when he is seen dressed up and dancing like Little Miss Sunshine
Dance Flick (2009)
- parodies the stripper routine
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