- The story begins with footage from previous installment's ending.
"Troldspejlet" Troldspejlet Special: LEGO (TV Episode 2014)
reviewed + footage used"AniMat's Reviews" The Lego Movie (TV Episode 2014)
Reviewed, clips shown."Chelsea Lately" Episode #8.25 (TV Episode 2014)
A clip of the movie featuring guest Alison Brie is shown."Troldspejlet" Episode #50.8 (TV Episode 2014)
Jakob Stegelmann mentions the film in the news segment "TNN - Troldspejlet's nyhedsnetværk" + clip shown"Nostalgia Critic" Are You Sick of "Let It Go?" (TV Episode 2014)
Tamara briefly sings "Everything is Awesome"
"Animation Lookback" Top 5 Best & Worst Animated Films of 2013 (TV Episode 2014)
Mentioned as an upcoming 2014 animated film."On Cinema" 'The Lego Movie' and 'Robocop' (TV Episode 2014)
Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington review this film"Midnight Screenings" The Lego Movie/The Monuments Men (TV Episode 2014)
movie is reviewed"Bum Reviews" The Lego Movie (TV Episode 2014)
movie is reviewed"Midnight Screenings" Endless Love/About Last Night (TV Episode 2014)
"Just go see The Lego Movie."
Dracula (1931)
Dracula appears at the meeting of MasterBuilders.For Me and My Gal (1942)
Audio clip from this film, Judy Garland singing "How Ya Gonna Keep em Down on the Farm."- The Creature appears at the meeting of MasterBuilders.
- The "ai ya yahs" in the Old West chase are a refernece to the title music.
The Godfather (1972)
Lord Business says, "It's not personal; it's just business."
The Lego Movie Videogame (Video Game 2014)
Based on the movie; features the same voice cast.Enter the Ninjago (Video 2014)
Features characters from The Lego MovieThe Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Supporting character Batman now as lead characterThe Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
spin-off from toy franchiseUnikitty! (TV Series 2017–2020)
Supporting character
"How It Should Have Ended" The Lego HISHE (TV Episode 2014)
How 'The Lego Movie' should have ended."The Simpsons" Brick Like Me (TV Episode 2014)
Spoof, also large scale brick built versions of Emmet and Lucy have a cameo"How It Should Have Ended" The Lego HISHE 2 (The Alternate Ending) (TV Episode 2014)
How "The Lego Movie" should have ended."How It Should Have Ended" Lego Batman Is Jelly (TV Episode 2014)
Batman tries to win back Wyldstyle"Funny Show Presents" Smurfs-Parody (TV Episode 2015)
based on the characters
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
Replicates the legendary gag of the side of a house falling on a character.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Emmet's journey to the real world is based on the wormhole scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey.- The mystical "Kragle" being revealed as Krazy Glue with missing letters mirrors the big reveal about "V'Ger" in this movie.
- After the Hyperdrive is removed from the Millennium Falcon, the exogorth swallows it.
The Blues Brothers (1980)
After Emmet and Wyldstyle escape from Bricksburg, police cars crash and pile up on each other just like in The Blues Brothers.