- The episode title references Taylor Swift's song "Shake it Off" that has several verses of similarly repeating melody.
- Stewie's music video for Chris is a parody of Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me".[1]
- Peter dressed as a talk show host is a reference to Johnny Carson, the Tonight Show host. Tonight Show producer Fred de Cordova is listed as the producer in ending credits, and a Carson Entertainment style logo is shown.[2]
- When Chris makes a collage of things that Taylor Swift likes, one of the things included is Kanye West with his mouth closed. This is referencing Kanye's interruption of Taylor at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
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