WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, in theaters now.


Teen Titans Go! to the Movies carries on the spirit of the cult-favorite animated series, packing its 88-minute run time with madcap humor and, yes, tons of Easter eggs. There are so many visual and auditory nods that catching one may mean you miss four others. But the Warner Bros. film doesn't restrict itself to DC characters -- it has plenty of Marvel jokes as well.

Below we gather the funniest, and most satisfying, “wink-wink, nudge-nudge” moments from the feature.

A Veritable Smorgasbord of DC Cameos

The movie opens with a Teen Titans Go! version of the DC Extended Universe introduction that displays all of the A-list heroes and villains.

The story begins with a rampage through Jump City by Balloon Man, the Inflated Destroyer, an obscure villain that debuted in 1967 in DC's Metal Men #24. Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman and Green Lantern John Stewart arrive to deal with the monstrosity.

When the Titans show up for the premiere of Batman’s new movie, they see Supergirl on the red carpet wearing Plastic Man as a dress, and Robin accidentally steps on The Atom. We also see the Challengers of the Unknown being let in by the bouncer. In the theater is where the majority of the cameos take place. We spotted The Flash, Alfred Pennyworth, Shazam, Martian Manhunter, Detective Chimp, Metamorpho, Steel, Deadman, Miss Martian, The Spectre, Commissioner Gordon, Aqualad, Speedy, Bumblebee, Red Tornado, Aquaman, Animal Man, Hawkman, Kid Flash, Blue Beetle, Swamp Thing, Krypto, Amethyst, Green Lantern Tomar-Re, Wildcat, Red Arrow, Ralph Dibny, Superboy, the Wonder Twins and Batgirl.

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To reassure Robin, the Titans recount what they were each doing before banding together. When Raven tells her story, we see her father Trigon. When it's explained to Robin that all real heroes have arch-enemies, we see Lex Luthor, Sinestro and minor Flash foe the Rainbow Raider.

During Robin’s Lion King dream, Hawkwoman, Mera and various members of the Green Lantern Corps are introduced among a cavalcade of heroes, most of whom we've already seen.

At one point, you can also catch a glimpse of Gizmo, a member of the H.I.V.E Five from Teen Titans Go!, and a longtime Teen Titans comic book foe.

The trailer for Robin’s solo movie features Doctor Light, who's a primary villain from the animated series. There also members of the Gotham City street gang the Mutants, introduced in 1986 in Frank Miller's influential Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

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The Titans go back in time to prevent the tragic origins of several superheroes from occurring, and encounter the Marlon Brando version of Jor-El from Superman: The Movie, Thomas and Martha Wayne on that fateful night, and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles before they are mutated. Once the young heroes return to the present, the villains have taken over because of the absence of superheroes; The Joker and Harley Quinn are shown dropping bombs from a hot-air balloon.

During another theater scene, we caught Artemis, Power Girl, Black Lightning, Bwana Beast, Booster Gold, Zatanna, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Jonah Hex, Vixen and the Green Lantern Kilowog. We’re pretty sure we saw Más y Menos, too.

Lots of Marvel Love

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You can’t have a film that sends up superhero movies without touching upon the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, it’s somewhat surprising just how many nods there are to Marvel.

Balloon Man mistakes the Teen Titans for second-stringer Justice League members, and when he’s corrected, he guesses they're the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Similarly, the Titans mistakenly believe Deathstroke is Deadpool, a gag with a lengthy comic-book history that was prominent in the marketing build-up for the film's release.

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We already knew there's a Stan Lee cameo, but it’s even better than that: There are two appearances by the legendary Marvel creator. He's told he’s in the wrong comic book universe, but Lee doesn’t care; he just likes to make cameos.

The trailer for the Robin solo movie shows him striking action poses from classic comic book covers. There’s the iconic The Dark Knight Returns image with lightning striking behind him, and then he swings through the air with a citizen under his arm just like Spider-Man on the cover of 1962's Amazing Fantasy #15.

After establishing Slade as their arch-enemy, the team is given free rein on the Warner Bros. lot. When they discover a mountain of catered food, they scarf it all down, only to learn it was intended for the Justice League. So, when they arrive to an empty table, they decide to go steal some from the Spider-Man set.

At the end of the movie, famous filmmaker Jade Wilson (voiced by Kristen Bell) reveals herself to be Deathstroke in disguise. He then proceeds to taunt the Titans by asking, “What, are you going to beat me with farts? Or a dance-off?” The latter is an obvious allusion to Guardians of the Galaxy, in which Star-Lord challenged Ronan the Accuser to a dance-off.

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Posters and Businesses

There are so many Easter eggs hidden all over Jump City and in the theater that there's no way to catch them all on first viewing. However, we did catalog a lot of them:

Plastic Man is on a billboard right at the start of the movie. There's a Laz-R-us shop, which is an allusion to the Lazarus Pits used by Ra's al Ghul in Batman comics, films and related television series.

Darkseid’s face is the logo of a beauty salon called ApokoLips and Lashes, while the baker is named Sinestrolls and Buns, obviously after Sinestro.

There's an ad for Ferris Air, where Hal Jordan, aka Green Lantern, was employed as test pilot.

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One skyscraper bears the name Lord Tech, which is a reference to master manipulator Maxwell Lord, a Justice League foe. Judging by its spelling, Pyggy Bank is a nod to Batman rogue Professor Pyg.

At the Batman movie premiere you can spot The Penguin’s Iceberg Lounge, Kandor Kasino (presumably run by a Kryptonian), a nightclub called Red Hood Todd’s (likely owned by the second Robin), and The Riddler’s operation, Nygma Tech.

In another scene you can see both Ace Chemical (where the Joker was “born”) and a store called Rorshack, a play on Rorschach from Watchmen.

Any time the theater lobby or the Warner Bros. lot is shown, you can find all kinds of humorous posters. Look out for Aqua Man-atee, Batman vs. Joker: Yawn of Justice, Up and Atom, Detective Chimp and the Case of the Missing Mustache, Watchmen’s Nite Owl and Dark Knights Metal. You canspot a Doctor Fate helmet on a building in the Warner Bros. lot but it’s not a poster. There are also Two-Face and Joker posters in Robin’s room.

When Jade discusses her plan to beam her superhero movies into homes across the globe, we see a Red Son logo in a Russian house.

Another easy-to-miss joke comes when Titan Tower blows up. In the rubble you can see a framed picture of Bane from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.

This movie even includes a jab at another DC animated series: The VHS tape the Titans use to record their homemade Robin movie is labeled as “Young Justice,” but it’s been crossed out. If you keep your eyes peeled, you might even catch Darkseid and Katana plush toys.


In theaters nationwide, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies stars Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel, Halsey and Lil Yachty.