What’s next? Kill Bill?

If they make another holiday themed episode, I hope they’ll make a reference to Bad Santa.

@Background Pony #7C56  
Yeah right now but somebody did tag this as Clockwork Orange

@mrdoctorderpy  
I don’t think that’s an intentional reference. She’s wearing a bowler hat, and doing a slight Kubrick stare. That’s about it.

@AH96  

What’s next, A Clockwork Orange?

Kid shows doing adult references is nothing new.  
in fact Ed Edd and Eddy had a reference to pornographic magazines

Until FiM tops The Animaniacs for adult references, I’ll be happy with the adult references but not impressed.  

 
Yes, I’m aware Rocko’s Modern Life went straight over a cliff with it’s references, but I never watched the show (not everyone had cable in the 90s), so it doesn’t count in my mind.

 
No mention of I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream or Diamond Dogs?

@Masem  
I feel like My Little Pony started off as a show primarily for little girls, but then the fandom developed. Lauren Faust herself stated that she was happy about the new fandom, so I think from as early as early Season 1, MLP has kind of been catering to the older fandom, while still remaining a show that little girls could watch. So this puts the fact that the reference to The Shining happened in Season 5, when the show was already in full gear, in a new light.

@Background Pony #0E1F  
Well, they could have Pinkie in drag strutting through downtown Baltimare while “The Girl Can’t Help It” plays in the background. That’s probably not the first Pink Flamingos scene that comes to mind for most folks, though :P
 
@AaronMk  
I would like to see that. “I never go anywhere without my hypodermic!”

 
show for little girls

@Background Pony #0E1F  

 
I suppose with that instance the only way it could be more obvious was if Pinkie was going into withdraws over something, or had to go toilet diving and there was a whole scene about swimming in the toilet pocket-dimension.

As soon as MLP referenced The Shining, I said to myself “this is it, nothing MLP references could surprise me after that”. I could be wrong, they could reference something totally outrageous like Pink Flamingos, but I don’t think MLP would go that far…

What’s next, Scanners?

@anonymous-pony  
I guess the Trainspotting one could double as a reference to The Exorcist. To be honest, I’m not sure which one that one’s referencing, since both films have scenes of creepy children spider-walking on the ceiling.

You forgot the Exorcist.