Mind Over Murder/References

References

Notes/Trivia

"Shake me like a British nanny" In 1997, Louise Woodward, a British au pair, was convicted of shaking to death an 8-month old boy in her care.
When one of Lois’ piano students makes an error, Stewie yells to him "E-flat, Salieri, E-flat!" Refers to Antonio Salieri, the composer who was a rival of Mozart's. Many see him as an inferior to Mozart, though much of that reputation is derived from recent depictions of their relationship.

Both Leslie Uggams and Lola Falana were black singer/actresses of the 60s and 70s.
The opening scene of a man eating “Mintos” before shooting another man at the theater parodies the candy, Mentos (its commercial, jingle, and the candy itself), and the assassination of American President Abraham Lincoln.
The show cut to after Peter complained about “shows running together” while he was under house arrest was Homicide: Life on Sesame Street, a combination reference to Homicide: Life on the Street, a crime drama, and the famed children’s television show Sesame Street.
Peter’s flashback about laundry depicts him falling into Narnia and meeting Mr. Tumnus (from C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) stealing socks.
The first song that Lois sings at Ye Old Pube is “You’ll Never Know.” Later she sings “Steam Heat” from The Pajama Game.
Stewie’s time travel device uses a flux capacitor, just like that of the De Lorean in Back to the Future.
Peter says he’s like Tim Allen because he has a criminal record and builds stuff.
When Peter is under house arrest and running around in his house, the computer monitoring Peter reflects the popular game, Pong.
Peter has a vision of the Pawtucket Patriot from his beer bottle label and opens a bar in his basement, a nod to Field of Dreams.
At one point Peter mistakes Leslie Uggams for Lola Falana.

The songs Lois performs are all old standards:

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