Continuity, Yay!

References, mentions, and inside jokes in the season 1 of Young Hercules that support the canon of the season. Basically, when one episode mentions an event happening in another. (For support of the canon outside the movie/tv series, see Nod to HtLJ and X:WP. For non-support of the canon, see Continuity Warning.) For the purposes of this page, we're ignoring obvious multi-part episodes, like 1.01 Treasure of Zeus/1.02 Between Friends/1.03 What a Crockery, 1.11 Battle Lines I/1.12 Battle Lines II, and 1.19 Lure of the Lyre/1.20 Fame/1.21 Lyre, Liar/1.22 A Lady in Hades, since obviously they mention each other, and focusing on the more subtle references.

1.01 Treasure of Zeus

• Hercules and Iolaus's lines, "Expect the unexpected", is a reference to Cheiron's advice in the Young Hercules (Movie Pilot), "Always anticipate the unexpected."
• As the boys race out of the cave, being chased by a fireball, they remember to jump over the spike-pit trap that Iolaus had triggered on their way in. This is a detail that could have easily been overlooked or forgotten, and I'm glad it was not!

1.02 Between Friends

• When Iolaus is instructing Nysus Gaius on the pole exercises at the Academy, he tells him that he's seen Hercules do the same exercise blindfolded. This could be a reference to Young Hercules (Movie Pilot), where Hercules trains at night privately with Cheiron.

1.06 Teachers Pests

• At the end of the ep, Jason steals Iolaus's tip with a "You owe me," to which Iolaus replies, "For-Oh, Kora's." which is probably a reference to that time in 1.02 Between Friends when Jason paid for Iolaus's meal and Iolaus said he owed Jason one.

1.08 Keeping Up With the Jasons

• The subtle exchange between Jason and Iolaus ("He knows how much I miss my father." "Yeah, we all do.") is a reference to Young Hercules (Movie Pilot), when King Aeson died.

1.22 A Lady in Hades

• Once in the Elysian Fields, Jason takes the chance to reunite with his father King Aeson. King Aeson died in Young Hercules (Movie Pilot).