A Novel Idea
In Michael Bond's Paddington, young Paddington arrives in England after a long journey from this South American country.
Peru
This duo created their own theme song while doing acrobatics to avoid traps in an ancient temple.
Dewey and Webby
"Revenge Guac."
Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 3
"If you only knew how laugh and dance
Whether you're a ______________ man
We've still got our whole life left to learn
If you only knew..."
Pancakes or waffles ("Backflip" by Rivers Cuomo)
British acting legend Cary Elwes, best known for the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, lent his voice to these three lesser-known Ghibli movies.
Porco Rosso, Whisper of the Heart, and The Cat Returns
"Perhaps you'd care for a synonym bun."
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster
This duo, usually the best of buds, once vented their anger towards each other using architectural bedding warfare.
Troy and Abed
"Prancer belongs to the canyon now!"
Rick Mitchell, The Mitchells vs The Machines
Angsty electric base meets Scottish bagpipes in "Moorshire Anthem", a hole-in-one track from this episode of 2017's Ducktales.
"The Missing Links of Moorshire"
The Secret World of Arrietty was inspired by this classic children's series.
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
The only children's book in which three furry friends and a cross-dressing amphibian pull guns on a slew of house-invading weasels and then throw a party to celebrate. (Except maybe in Redwall. I wouldn't put it past Brain Jaqcues.)
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The original Mystery Twins.
Stan and Ford
"You'll have to get used to Dr. Malcolm -- he suffers from a deplorable excess of personality..."
John Hammond, Jurassic Park
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a... boyband?
In DC Superhero Girls, these three male heroes free Supergirl from mind control by singing the painfully catchy "Save You With My Love".
The Flash, Green Lantern, and Aqualad
The mythical city from The Castle in the Sky -- and Abby's nickname for her tiny computer.
Laputa
Carol Ryrie Brink wrote this book about her grandmother's childhood in Wisconsin in the 1860s.
Caddie Woodlawn
This brilliant creative duo of the late 1800s delighted theatre audiences but infuriated one another, finally breaking up over a costly carpet.
Gilbert and Sullivan
"Black. All important movies start with a black screen... And music... Edgy, scary music that would make a parent or studio executive nervous..."
Batman, The LEGO Batman Movie
This traditional Irish folk song was given new lyrics in Cartoon Saloon's mythology inspired film Song of the Sea.
HINT: The original lyrics compare men to seaweed.
"Dúlamán"
Hayao Miyazaki once said, "I made this movie with the intent that five-year-old children would be able to understand it, even if 50-year-olds can't."
Ponyo
"India was awake, and (he) was in the middle of it, more awake and more excited than anyone, chewing on a twig that he would presently use as a toothbrush; for he borrowed right- and left-handedly from all the customs of the country he knew and loved."
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
For all the marbles, the duo that danced their way to safety wearing matching red jumpsuits.
Ivo and Gerald Robotnik
"It's a world of beautifully ordered chaos. No, no, that's chaos, not calamity, Miss Brown... If you don't understand the difference, we won't get very far."
Alfie Stephenson, This Beautiful Fantastic
In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter the rat sings an aria from this tragic opera when attempting to convince his sons to let him join their band.
Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
After a request to drastically edit 'Princess Mononoke' for its American release, Hayao Miyazaki's producer sent this object to Harvey Weinstein in the mail, along with the message "No cuts."
A katana