Netflix series is laced with music, the screenwriters continuously pepper the character dialogue with pop culture references, usually to underline the characters' interests and motivations. The Netflix series follows the trials and tribulations of a 30-year-old single mother and her 15-year-old daughter.
In Ginny & Georgia season 1, the title characters begin a new life in Wellsbury, Massachusetts. Ginny (Antonia Gentry) immediately becomes part of a friend group known as "MANG," while Georgia (Brianne Howey) forms a romantic relationship with the Mayor, Paul Randolph (Scott Porter). In flashback sequences, it's revealed how Young Georgia (Nikki Roumel) got mixed up in a life of crime, and why she's so manipulative as an adult. Over the course of 10 episodes on Netflix, the title characters attempt to overcome their past struggles and hope to find a permanent home in Wellsbury.
Ginny & Georgia season 1 features plenty of obvious references to movies and TV, however many of them set-up secondary jokes and even more shout-outs. So, the Netflix series will be especially appealing to those who enjoy pop culture, along with snappy character dialogue. Here is every movie and TV show reference in Ginny & Georgia season 1.
Harry Potter | High School Musical | Grease (Episode 1)
During the opening trip to Massachusetts, Austin attempts to explain the lyrics of "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy. Ginny tells him "Go back to your Grease).
Gilmore Girls (Episode 1)
At the 10-minute mark, Georgia suggests clothing for her daughter's first day of school. After some pushback from Ginny, Georgia suggests that they're like the Gilmore Girls "but with bigger boobs." The line at once establishes the youthful nature of Howey's character while referencing the character dynamics in Gilmore Girls; a series that's loaded with pop culture references.
Harry Potter (Episode 1)
At Bankler Elementary School, Georgia seems underwhelmed by the building before Austin's first day of class. "Is this it?" she says, and then notes that Hogwarts makes it look "like a joke." If viewers don't immediately pick up on the reference to Harry Potter's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, Georgia makes her point clear by name-checking the title character directly, asking her son "Would Harry Potter be scared?"
Law & Order: SVU (Episode 1)
During a lunch scene, Maxine (Sara Waisglass) asks Ginny inappropriate questions about her step-father's death. She then apologizes and states that she's really into "gruesome shit" and has seen every episode of Law & Order: SVU. The sequence helps develop Maxine as a character while showing how she appeals to Ginny.
The Bachelor (Episode 1)
As Ginny and Maxine watch Georgia have lunch in the The Bachelor. The moment makes Ginny especially upset because she's all to familiar with her mother starting relationships and then wanting to move when they fail.
Boy Meets World | Romy And Michele's High School Reunion (Episode 1)
Georgia chastises Ginny for warming up to Marcus Baker (Felix Mallard ) too quickly. She describes the neighbor as a "jerk-off Sean Hunter wannabe" - a reference to Rider Strong's character in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.
Pretty Woman (Episode 1)
When Georgia goes shopping, she asks about a bag and wonders if she's about to have a "Pretty Woman moment." In the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman moment by making up a story about a wedding anniversary present that allows her to acquire store credit.
Vanderpump Rules (Episode 1)
During an in media res moment, Maxine describes a proposal scene from a television show involving someone named Jax. She then asks Hunter if he watches Vanderpump Rules, a spin-off of the reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Maxine specifically references a moment between Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright.
The Stepford Wives (Episode 1)
Near the end of the episode, Ginny works out in a flashback sequence and doesn't seem thrilled that her mother is making mung bean burgers. "I miss pizza," she says, "I hate this phony Stepford family dinner crap" - a reference to the 2004 film The Stepford Wives. Ginny's step-father Kenny then touches Ginny inappropriately, suggesting that his death may not have been accidental.
Star Wars (Episode 2)
Before Georgia's first day of work, she has Ginny check for any aggressive nose hairs. After one is spotted, Howey's character states "Pluck it! I can't show up all Star Wars, a Wookiee who is full of hair from head to toe.
