- Carter says, "I'm having a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack! You oughta know by now!" This is a reference to the Billy Joel song "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)".
- Peter references the recasting of Meg by saying, "Does the name Lacey Chabert mean anything to you?"
- The Swamp Monster chase scene is a parody of the chase scenes in Scooby-Doo.
- The German bedtime story Peter refers to is "Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher" (The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb or The Story of Thumb-Sucker) from the German children's book Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann.[1]
- Peter's line, "Gentlemen, you're all fired! Now that I have your attention...You're all fired" is a reference to Alec Baldwin's character in the film Glengarry Glen Ross.
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