Doctor Venkman;135824
Of course you would. I doubt anyone who hasn't seen Filmation's Ghostbusters knows that they had a skeleton phone, which is what “getting the reference” means. If someone hasn't seen it, and doesn't know about the phone, then they just think its a goofy scary phone in the Ghostbusters office… they're not “getting the reference”.
Yeah no kidding.
But as I said, it is a subtle thing. So subtle in fact that while it is not obvious the first run through you might notice it the second or third time around. This is why they call it an easter egg .
sub⋅tle
   /ˈsʌtl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA Pronunciation
adjective, -tler, -tlest.
1. thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
2. fine or delicate in meaning or intent; difficult to perceive or understand: subtle irony.
3. delicate or faint and mysterious: a subtle smile.
4. requiring mental acuteness, penetration, or discernment: a subtle philosophy.
5. characterized by mental acuteness or penetration: a subtle understanding.
6. cunning, wily, or crafty: a subtle liar.
7. insidious in operation: subtle poison.
8. skillful, clever, or ingenious: a subtle painter.