WandaVision Ep 1 & 2 - Easter Eggs You Missed

6. The 50s And 60s Styles

First up we need to talk about the opening sequences. From what we can tell, they’re not necessarily direct replicas of any well-known shows of the era but rather take inspiration from the styles of popular shows at the time. Take the intro to the first episode, the one modelled in 50’s style: at one expo in 2019 it was confirmed that the Dick Van Dyke show in particular was a big influence and, whilst the intro sequence as such doesn’t really appear similar to said show, you can definitely see the resemblances in the set and the style throughout the rest of the episode.

Episode number two takes on the appearance of classic 60’s animation, reminiscent of famous Hanna-Barbera illustrations such as (very fittingly) BeWitched. The general style is rich with callbacks to tropes of the era, from the moon and stars opening that appears similar to The Honeymooners or even The Jetsons first few seconds, to the goofy scenes that were always used to entice audiences to keep watching.

There seems to be particular emphasis on the six stars appearing around the moon at the start- perhaps some reference to the six infinity stones that will at some point become immediately relevant?