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*When Peter is helping the fireman he says "With great mustache comes great responsibility" which is a reference to [[Spider-Man]].
 
*When Peter is helping the fireman he says "With great mustache comes great responsibility" which is a reference to [[Spider-Man]].
 
*Before Peter goes into McBurgertown to rescue the owner, he is shown with a fireman's hat which has the number 57 on it in an oddly familiar shape. This is a reference to Heinz.
 
*Before Peter goes into McBurgertown to rescue the owner, he is shown with a fireman's hat which has the number 57 on it in an oddly familiar shape. This is a reference to Heinz.
*The flashback Peter has about the Monopoly board game character, [[Mr. Monopoly]]. is a parody of a scene in the movie [[The Shawshank Redemption]] in which the main character Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is in prison and three homosexual prisoners known as "the sisters" want to rape him. The narrator of the flashback is similar to the voice of the Morgan Freeman character, who narrated in Shawshank Redemption.
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*The flashback Peter has about the Monopoly board game character, [[Mr. Monopoly]]. is a parody of a scene in ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' in which the main character Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is in prison and three homosexual prisoners known as "the sisters" want to rape him. The narrator of the flashback is similar to the voice of the Morgan Freeman character, who narrated in Shawshank Redemption.
 
*Peter claims he was once actor/comedian [[Robin Williams]]' jumping-off point. The ensuing flashback shows Peter offering topics of discussion, from which Williams issues a characteristic stream-of-consciousness comedic commentary with various affected voices and personalities, for which Williams is famous (and infamous) for.
 
*Peter claims he was once actor/comedian [[Robin Williams]]' jumping-off point. The ensuing flashback shows Peter offering topics of discussion, from which Williams issues a characteristic stream-of-consciousness comedic commentary with various affected voices and personalities, for which Williams is famous (and infamous) for.
 
* The entire scene in which Peter, Brian and the cow are being chased by the two security guards through the McBurgertown Headquarters is a reference to the sixties TV series "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees_(TV_series) The Monkees]", featuring the first "manufactured" pop group. The sequences involving crazy chase scenes interspersed with performances of a song in split screen are a classic reference, and the music played is indeed "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by the Monkees.
 
* The entire scene in which Peter, Brian and the cow are being chased by the two security guards through the McBurgertown Headquarters is a reference to the sixties TV series "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees_(TV_series) The Monkees]", featuring the first "manufactured" pop group. The sequences involving crazy chase scenes interspersed with performances of a song in split screen are a classic reference, and the music played is indeed "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by the Monkees.

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  • McBurgertown is a parody of worldwide popular fast-food company McDonald's and similar fast-food multinational chains.
  • When Peter is not happy with the fact he is suffering a stroke, he is approached by Wimpy, also suffering a stroke. Wimpy, famous for saying, "I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today," is a character from the Popeye comic strip and cartoons.
  • The cow’s line "Including... my beloved wife" is a direct quote from the character played by Montalbán in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • After Stewie accepts Connie's date, Connie says "OMG!" which is a reference to teens using a lot of slang, mainly in initials. It is also a reference to SMS language (short for "Oh My God").
  • When Peter is helping the fireman he says "With great mustache comes great responsibility" which is a reference to Spider-Man.
  • Before Peter goes into McBurgertown to rescue the owner, he is shown with a fireman's hat which has the number 57 on it in an oddly familiar shape. This is a reference to Heinz.
  • The flashback Peter has about the Monopoly board game character, Mr. Monopoly. is a parody of a scene in The Shawshank Redemption in which the main character Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is in prison and three homosexual prisoners known as "the sisters" want to rape him. The narrator of the flashback is similar to the voice of the Morgan Freeman character, who narrated in Shawshank Redemption.
  • Peter claims he was once actor/comedian Robin Williams' jumping-off point. The ensuing flashback shows Peter offering topics of discussion, from which Williams issues a characteristic stream-of-consciousness comedic commentary with various affected voices and personalities, for which Williams is famous (and infamous) for.
  • The entire scene in which Peter, Brian and the cow are being chased by the two security guards through the McBurgertown Headquarters is a reference to the sixties TV series "The Monkees", featuring the first "manufactured" pop group. The sequences involving crazy chase scenes interspersed with performances of a song in split screen are a classic reference, and the music played is indeed "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by the Monkees.
  • The cow says, when questioned by Brian and Peter about where they were, he responds, ". . . but, in here, we call it 'Dacow'." Brian then comments that that was a holocaust joke. It was indeed a reference to Dachau, an infamous Nazi concentration camp.