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    27 Easter Eggs I Almost Looked Past In The Roku City Screensaver

    By Audrey Engvalson,

    1 day ago

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    If you, like me, own a Roku, then you've probably seen this before. It's referred to as Roku City, and it pops up as the screensaver whenever your TV idles:

    While it's a cute little screensaver at first glance, it's actually got a TON of movie and TV Easter eggs. Look closely, because here's what you'll see and where it's from.

    *FYI, Roku hasn't released an "official" Easter egg list, so if you see one I missed, tell me in the comments below and I'll add it in!

    1. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are staring out of the garbage cans and buildings:

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    Roku

    Here are the Turtles for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=26E7OX_0uUom4Os00
    Paramount Pictures

    2. You can see this famous scene from The Graduate in the window:

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    Roku

    Here's the poster for reference:

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    Lmpc / LMPC via Getty Images

    3. Stark Tower from The Avengers is in the background:

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    Roku

    Here's the building in the MCU for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=03W9rm_0uUom4Os00
    Marvel

    4. Right next to Stark Tower is the Daily Planet from Superman :

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    Roku

    Here's The Daily Planet on the show for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=26WHWU_0uUom4Os00
    The CW

    5. The Hill Valley Courthouse from Back to the Future is in the foreground, and Marty McFly's hoverboard is on the steps:

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    Roku

    Here's the building in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2iVmOv_0uUom4Os00
    Universal

    6. The Tardis from Doctor Who is in front of it:

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    Roku

    Here it is on the show for reference:

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    Dr. Who / BBC / Via youtube.com

    7. Wilson from Castaway is chilling on an island in the middle of the water:

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    Roku

    Here's Wilson from the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1FaNYv_0uUom4Os00
    20th Century Studios / DreamWorks

    8. There's someone looking out of the barber shop Rear Window -style:

    Here's James Stewart in the movie for reference:

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    Paramount Pictures

    9. The lamp post has an umbrella next to it as a nod to Singing in the Rain :

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    Roku

    Here's the iconic scene from the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1eAUB1_0uUom4Os00
    MGM

    10. Right next to the lamp post is Forrest Gump's bench from Forrest Gump :

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    Roku

    Here's the bench in the movie for reference:

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    Paramount Pictures

    11. A Dalmatian driving a Cadillac De Vil crosses the street just like Cruella's in 101 Dalmatians :

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    Roku

    Here's her car in the live-action movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2b1EXg_0uUom4Os00
    Disney

    12. So does James Bond's Aston Martin:

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    Roku

    Here's the car in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0s8d7H_0uUom4Os00
    Eon Productions

    13. And Ramone from Cars :

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    Roku

    Here he is in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rPuvG_0uUom4Os00
    Pixar

    14. An alien ship is abducting Big Ben á la Independence Day :

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    Roku

    Here's the movie scene it references:

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    20th Century Studios

    15. The fire station from Ghostbusters makes an appearance:

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    Roku

    Here's the firehouse in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0IuqPZ_0uUom4Os00
    Columbia Pictures

    16. King Kong is on top of a skyscraper as per usual:

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    Roku

    Here's the scene from the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0koqOO_0uUom4Os00
    RKO Pictures

    17. He's not on top of the Emipre State Building though, probably because Spider-Man is swinging from it:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1LWm9k_0uUom4Os00
    Roku

    Here's he is swinging for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0lZDUa_0uUom4Os00
    Sony / Marvel

    18. Mary Poppins is flying over the Hollywood Sign:

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    Roku

    19. Here she is flying in the movie for reference:

    20. The Death Star is flying above her:

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    Roku

    Here's what the Death Star looked like in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=26h3Od_0uUom4Os00
    Lucasfilm

    21. Jaws is following a boat:

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    Roku

    22. Here's Jaws and the boat in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0MmYir_0uUom4Os00
    Universal Pictures

    23. The Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story is in the window of an apartment building:

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    Roku

    Here's the lamp in the window of the house in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3YFy1S_0uUom4Os00
    MGM

    24. The Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz is in the background:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2DcSTQ_0uUom4Os00
    Roku

    Here's the city in the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2hpDcH_0uUom4Os00
    MGM

    25. To the left of the Emerald City looks like Wonka's factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory :

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    Roku

    Here's the exterior of the factory for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2d7FK3_0uUom4Os00
    Warner Bros.

    26. The Black Pearl is getting devoured by a Kraken in the water like it does in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest :

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=18nzXE_0uUom4Os00
    Roku

    Here's the scene at the end of the movie for reference:

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3WVIVG_0uUom4Os00
    Disney

    27. Finally, you can see the submarine from The Hunt for Red October in the water:

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    Roku

    Here's the sub in the movie for reference:

    OK, those are all of the references I'm 1,000% sure of. Now references like the giant robot, the onion building, and the warehouse HAVE to be from something, but I can't find a for-sure match. What do you think, movie sleuths? Tell me in the comments below!

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