The Shining. With a move to television and thus more storytelling real estate, Chucky has continued that trend.
Throughout Chucky season 1, episode 1, "Death by Misadventure," Chucky's murder of Lucas Wheeler (Devon Sawa) was inspired by Michael Crichton's 1978 movie Coma. Equally, Chucky's vomit-based method of attack was a direct reference to Jennifer Tilly's Tiffany making a hidden cameo and original star Alex Vincent making a vocal one as Andy telephoned Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur).
The horror references and callbacks came thick and fast in Chucky episode 2, "Give Me Something Good to Eat." For starters, the father of Lexy Cross (Alyvia Alyn Lind) was played by a previous Child's Play actor: Michael Therriault, who previously starred as the villainous Dr. Foley in Cult of Chucky. Despite being a villain in the 2017 sequel, the actor seems to be playing a much nicer character this time around. Episode 2 also paid off a nearly 20-year wait with a crowd-pleasing reference to Glen/Glenda from Seed of Chucky and confirmation of them being genderfluid. They weren't the only nods, however, so here's a breakdown of every easter egg and references in Chucky season 1, episode 2, "Give Me Something Good to Eat."
Chucky Creator Don Mancini's Hidden Cameo
Since Child's Play, Don Mancini has steered the franchise, first as its principal writer and then as director. He continued in that stead for Chucky, serving as showrunner. Mancini also gifted himself a cameo in Chucky episode 2 as the Uber driver that ferries Junior Wheeler (Teo Briones) to a Halloween party. The move followed his vocal cameo in Chucky episode 1, which saw him call Jake a loser from offscreen.
Halloween 2's Doctor Mixter
While onishing Lexy, her mother quoted their family physician named Doctor Mixter. The name actually also belonged to a character who originated from 1981's Chucky episode 2 referenced Halloween 2's razor blade moment.
Hello Kitty Chucky
In his quest to kill Jake's bully, Lexy Cross, Chucky used a Hello Kitty mask to pose as a trick or treater. The choice allowed Chucky to make a very deep-cut reference to merchandise offered by Universal Studios Japan, which has long crossed streams between Chucky and Hello Kitty for a range of plush toys. Chucky's costume officially made the crossover canon.
Heathers
During an exchange early on in Chucky episode 2, Lexy offered the memorable line, "F*** Jake Wheeler with a chainsaw!" The dialogue paraphrased an iconic line from 1989's Heathers, which saw Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) exclaim, "F*** me gently with a chainsaw!" With a focus on murderous retaliation against bullies and the like, Chucky and Heathers have shared more than a few darkly comedic shades.
Child's Play 2
The range of Child's Play and Chucky movies have been full of amusingly intentional repetitions. Another occurred in Chucky episode 2, as Logan (also Devon Sawa) and Bree (Lexa Doig) discussed whether they were capable of looking after somebody as troubled and traumatized as Jake. The conversation was all-but identical to one Andy Barclay's foster parents had when taking him in at the start of Child's Play 2.
Chucky's Reflection
Another recurring Child's Play motif has been reflections in knives to signal impending doom. Chucky episode 2 continued that trend during its closing moments, but with the added edge of transitioning from Chucky's reflection into Jake's. As such, Chucky honored the past and seemingly marked a sinister ing of the torch.