WARNING: The following article contains SPOILERS for Disenchantment Season 1

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From its very Futurama was with nods to various science-fiction franchises. With riffs ranging from classic fairy tales to specific take-offs of various novels, movies, and television shows, there's a plethora of gags - some surprisingly subtle and some blatantly obvious.

While Disenchantment demands repeated viewings and pausings to catch every little joke, we've still attempted to catalog what we could after a weekend of binge-watching. As always, if we missed something, please let us know in the comments.

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Daenerys Targaryen & Princess Bean

Visually, Disenchantment's main protagonist, Princess Tiabeanie (aka Bean) seems to be based on Daenerys Targaryen from A Game Of Thrones. Both heroines have pure white hair and favor blue clothing. There's a bit of similarity in their stories as well, as both princesses started their respective journeys on the road to adventure with a forced marriage, though Daenerys embraced her duties as Khaleesi whereas Bean struggles to escape from her responsibilities.

The Other Game of Thrones Reference

Ignoring the Daenerys/Bean connection, there's another reference to Game of Thrones in Disenchantment and it was revealed in the first full trailer when Prince Guysbert accidentally impaled himself upon a throne made of swords. Show creator Matt Groening decreed Disenchantment would not make any further references to George R.R. Martin's work after this initial gag, because comedy is built on subverting expectations and everyone was expecting the series to heavily reference Game of Thrones. Still, Disenchantment did wind up unintentionally mimicking the series, if only by presenting a series of unfortunate weddings.

Related: Disenchantment's Futurama & Simpsons Easter Eggs

The Plague Patrol's Tribute To Monty Python

One recurring background gag in Disenchantment is The Plague Patrol -  a team of serfs tasked with searching the streets of Dreamland for plague-ridden corpses and delivering them to the nearest pit for safe burning. It's a thankless job, but they do it well and it is a rare thing for dead-drunk individuals lying ed out in the gutter to be picked up by accident. The whole concept seems to be a nod to a classic scene from Monty Python and The Holy Grail, where a character called The Dead Collector works a similar route job, like a medieval mailman tasked with delivering a more unpleasant cargo.

Dog's Milk

There are a number of odd vendors populating the markets of Dreamland, but the oddest may be a merchant selling fresh dog milk. What's especially odd is this seems to be a nod to a classic science-fiction series rather than a fantasy television show. "Kryten" - the second season premiere of Red Dwarf - featured a famous gag where the crew of the titular ship discovered the only milk to be found among their food supplies was dog's milk. The ship's computer Holly defended this choice, noting dog's milk lasts longer than any other kind of milk, although he was eventually forced to it this was largely because "no bugger will drink it."

Related: First Look At Disenchantment

Disenchantment's Elves

Ignoring the obvious connection to The Happy Little Elves from The Simpsons, the Elven race of Disenchantment seems to draw off of two earlier sources. Their obsession with making sweet snacks seems to be a nod to The Keebler Elves - the mascots of The Keebler Company, who reportedly make all of the company's baked goods with magic ovens in a giant tree. The elves also seem to be a parody of The Smurfs, living as they do in a village that is magically hidden away from the rest of the world. The elves also share the naming conventions of the Smurfs, which each elf having a name based on their roles in the village or their personality, like Weirdo, Singo, Leavo or Speako. ("Speak no more of Leavo, Speako!")

Cursed Gifts

Cursed gifts at weddings and births are a common trope in mythology and fairy tales, with the witch's curse in Sleeping Beauty being perhaps the most famous. Princess Bean finds herself similarly cursed with a literal personal demon named Luci contained within one of her wedding presents. Luckily for her, Luci's only duty is to urge her toward wickedness and Luci is smart enough to realize he doesn't have to work that hard to push Bean to be disobedient, drunk and disorderly.

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Disenchantment's Gnomes

The tradition of small statues acting as guardians of gardens dates back to Ancient Rome, but the trend of sculpting these statues to resemble comical gnomes started back in mid-19th century Europe. The most popular image today of gnomes as old men with big white beards and red, pointed caps comes from a series of books by Rein Poortvlet and Wil Hyugen. Their designs also inspired the classic cartoon series The World of David The Gnome. The gnomes of Disenchantment resemble the kindly David superficially, but they are fierce fighters who give a good ing of themselves despite their diminutive size.

The Gnome/Ogre War

The war between the gnomes and the ogres depicted in "A Princess, an Elf, and a Demon Walk Into a Bar" sounds like it should be a one-sided affair, yet the gnomes employ tactics that allow them to overcome their larger foes and prove amazingly agile at dodging the attacks of the ogres. This may be a nod to Dungeons and Dragons, where gnome characters got a substantial bonus to their Armor Class when facing ogres, trolls, and any other giant-type monster.

Related: 15 Dungeons & Dragons Rules That Make Absolutely No Sense

Princess Bride References

The first two episodes of Disenchantment contain a number of nods to The Princess Bride. Chief among these is the plot, which sees a princess fleeing from an arranged marriage into a dark forest full of fearsome animals, though ittedly the Rodents of Unusual Size are more dangerous than the Racist Antelope. There's also a parallel to be drawn between the villainous Prince Humperdink and the less villainous (but still creepy) Prince Merkimer, as both claim to be the finest hunters in the world while leading the search for their runaway brides. There's even a sequence in both stories where the princess escapes her pursuers by tumbling down a steep hill and the scene where Bean pulls herself up to the cliff-based home of The Wishmaster on a hand-powered elevator seems to be inspired by The Cliffs of Insanity.

King Zog's Best Trackers

When Princess Bean goes on the run, her father King Zog summons his best trackers to lead the efforts to find her. Unfortunately, it seems his two best trackers - Stryker and Bolt - got lost somewhere, so they have to settle for the less-skilled Turbish and Mertz. The name of Stryker seems to be a play on Strider - one of the many names given to Aragorn in The Lord of The Rings. Bolt may be a similar play on the name of Halt - a master ranger from the Ranger's Apprentice series of fantasy novels, who mentors the titular apprentice ranger, Will.