Connections

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When Gordy Belcher's TV is switching channels on it's own, Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold are seen playing their characters of Mike and Carol Seaver from "Growing Pains". Jeremy Miller, who plays Brad in this movie, was Ben Seaver on "Growing Pains".

Vampira's line "He gives me the willies!" is a private in-joke to this film.

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Boys on a camping trip and one of the scenes the boy talks about his dad telling him the story when he was a kid. The same thing happens in this.

Poster is shown.

In the "Flyboy" segment, Gordy Belcher's school lunch consists of all the essentials for a nutritious Ghostbusters lunch: Hi-C Ecto-Cooler (a tie-in with The Real Ghostbusters (1986) animated series), Doritos (featured in the 2009 Ghostbusters (2009) video game), and Twinkies (featured in the Ghostbusters (1984) 1984 movie).

While in the tent, the boys ask Sean Astin's character if he's going to tell them about the time he and his friends found this old pirate ship in a cave, in reference to his role in The Goonies.

You can see a "Weird Science" poster on the wall of Goody Belcher's bedroom wall when he's taking the flies off the fly strip in his bedroom. Michael Bower had a guest spot on the "Weird Science" TV show.

In the "Flyboy" segment, Gordy Belcher's school lunch consists of all the essentials for a nutritious Ghostbusters lunch: Hi-C Ecto-Cooler (a tie-in with The Real Ghostbusters (1986) animated series), Doritos (featured in the 2009 Ghostbusters (2009) video game), and Twinkies (featured in the Ghostbusters (1984) 1984 movie).

The popular Garbage Pail Kids stickers of the 1980's are seen in the bathroom scene of the Elementary School.

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Growing Pains characters appear on TV in a fake episode and address characters in this movie.