The following is a list of references to other Disney media (such as the animated features) in Disney Afternoon shows.
Adventures of the Gummi Bears[]
- "When You Wish Upon a Stone" - The episode's title is a reference to the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio.
DuckTales[]
- "The Treasure of the Golden Suns" - Scrooge tells an employee, "There'll be no whistlin' while you work!", a reference to the song "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- "Send in the Clones" - When Magica zaps Mrs. Beakley unconscious, she shouts "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!", in reference to the song of the same name from Cinderella.
- "Magica's Shadow War" - Poe ducks behind a skull head, mimicking a scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs where the Queen's Raven did the same thing.
- "Spies in Their Eyes" - Donald sings a slightly modified version of "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" from Pinocchio.
- "All Ducks on Deck" - When Scrooge and Launchpad get nabbed in the net, Launchpad says "A net! And I don't mean Funicello!"
- "Till Nephews Do Us Part"
- Webby's remark, "If [Millionara] offered me an apple in the forest, I sure wouldn't eat it!", is a reference to the scene in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in which the disguised Queen gives Snow White the Poisoned Apple.
- Millionara says "I'm glad I only packed the bare necessities!", referencing the song "The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book.
- "My Mother the Psychic" - After crashing into the broadcasting tower, a dazed Gizmoduck asks, "Gee, M'Ma, can we go on Space Mountain again?"
- "Metal Attraction" - Fenton tries to distract Gandra and Robotica by shouting, "Look! A flying elephant!"
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers[]
- "To the Rescue"
- Donald Drake and Plato's names are obvious nods to Donald Duck and Pluto, both of whom frequently co-starred with Chip and Dale in their cartoon shorts.
- Percy mistakes Dale for his gun and attempts to fire, prompting Dale to shout out, "Bang bang!" This is a reference to the 1954 Chip 'n' Dale cartoon short The Lone Chipmunks, which used the same gag.
- The ship in a bottle that Monterey Jack manages to save from sinking near the end of part two is reminiscent of the 1956 short Chips Ahoy.
- "One-Upsman-Chip" - While danging Dale over the piranha tank, Fat Cat sings to the tune of "I've Got No Strings" from Pinocchio.
- "Gadget Goes Hawaiian" - Chip and Dale accidentally kissing each other when trying to kiss Gadget at the end of the episode is a nod to the 1952 Chip 'n' Dale short Two Chips and a Miss, which also ended with the same gag.
- "It's a Bird, It's Insane, It's Dale!" - When the Rangers are trapped, one of the dog gangsters calls them "Canine Crunchies", which is the name of the dog treats advertised in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- "Out of Scale" - Buffy putting Chip and Dale in her dollhouse is a direct homage to the Donald Duck cartoon of the same name.
- "Pie in the Sky" - Mrs. Sweeney remarks, "It's a shame they wasted a good name like 'Dumbo' on an elephant!"
- "When You Fish Upon a Star" - The episode's title is a reference to the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio.
- "They Shoot Dogs, Don't They" - Among the many names that Canina La Fur mistakenly calls Monterey Jack is "Mickey".
TaleSpin[]
- "It Came From Beneath the Sea Duck" - Kit feeding hot pepper-laced ice cream to the giant octopus is a direct homage to a similar scene in Carl Barks' Donald Duck comic story "Ghost of the Grotto".
Darkwing Duck[]
- "Film Flam" - The character of Andy Ape is a parody of the title character from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, with a similar design and speech impediment. Additionally, his cartoon short that the characters watch follows a similar formula to the Roger Rabbit shorts.
- "Tiff of the Titans" - When Darkwing and Gizmoduck crash into the movie theater, Gizmoduck says he's never seen the movie that's being shown, to which Darkwing replies, "They shoot the dog in the last act!"
- "Just Us Justice Ducks" - Negaduck says "Now it's time to say goodbye to all our company!", a line from the closing song of The Mickey Mouse Club.
Goof Troop[]
- "Midnight Movie Madness" - Goofy mentions that the Witch from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs scared Max so much that he had hiccups for a week.
- "Date with Destiny" - Max says that his dad will be getting to the part of taking care of him and they'll "live happily after like Snow White, Dopey and stuff."
- "E=MC Goof" - Goofy says to Pete before he drives off, "But heigh ho, heigh ho, so it's off to work I go!"
- "Cabana Fever" - Pete's struggle to get away from the shark and Goofy's attempt to hit the shark with a club only to hit Pete instead is an homage to Captain Hook's first struggle against the Crocodile in Peter Pan.
Aladdin[]
- The Return of Jafar - When Genie frees everyone from the dungeon, he says "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!"
Gargoyles[]
Hudson finds The Lion King on TV.
- "Awakening" - When Hudson is channel-surfing, a brief glimpse of the opening scene from The Lion King can be seen on the TV.
Quack Pack[]
- "Koi Story" - The episode's title is a reference to Toy Story, with the title card even resembling the film's logo.
- "Can't Take a Yolk" - E.Z. Smith uses the same character design as (or possibly is) Leslie J. Clark from the 1945 Donald Duck short Duck Pimples.