- Even though the episode focuses mainly on Francine, Steve, Snot and Esther Lonstein, Roger frames it to make it about finding out who he is, leading to it being 'a Roger story'.
- Roger eventually finds out that his persona is a sodomite.
- Snot has a Klingon bat'leth hanging in his room.
- Stan previously used one in "Not Particularly Desperate Housewives".
- Francine settles for watching Muppet Treasure Island instead of reading the original book.
- She believes Gonzo is a dog because he says "woof" during a scene.
- Esther accuses Francine of using the book club as an excuse to drink, highlighted by the fact that she brings her own bartender.
- Roger is a poor bartender, despite running Roger's Place.
- The sign at Pearl Bailey High School notes that they're ashamed to be serving Boar's Head luncheon meats.
- A second version of the sign apologizes to Boar's Head and begs them to come back.
- Barry compares Steve and Snot's friendship to Friends of mutual love. In the case of the television show, of being paid a million dollars per episode.
- Toshi reveals that he has been able to speak fluent English all along.
- Roger is unfamiliar with the song Monster Mash, or any other song.
- Roger considers Francine and Esther MILDs: Mother's he'd like to drug.
- Steve and Snot trick their mothers into meeting on the pretense of meeting the cast of Impractical Jokers.
- Instead of a 'love drug' to get them back together, Roger accidentally gives Francine and Esther meth.
- Roger and Francine attend a warehouse party to work out the meth. Later, Roger compares the sodomite level of Hell to being like a good warehouse party.
- Steve is the one who gave Snot his nickname.
- This conflicts with Snot already having the nickname when introduced to Steve in "Mom Sauce".
- Due to his faulty memory, Stan thinks he hates Snot, until Klaus prompts him to read his tattoo that notes that he actually likes Snot.
- Hayley acknowledges that these tattoos are influenced by the film, Memento.
- Stan's tattoos also warn him to beware of the Impractical Jokers, that he sometimes works for the CIA, Francine loves Muppet Treasure Island, and that Hayley knows everything about clamato.
- Principal Lewis agrees to help keep the boys separated because their friendship has always 'weirded' him out.
- Billy agrees to help be a snitch, because he already has the stitches, a nod to the saying 'snitches get stitches'.
- Dr. Kalgary created a goat-headed girlfriend for Billy, but forbids them to be together.
- In addition to other easily identifiable characters, Mertz and Snot's Uncle Solomon attend the funeral.
- With his mother erased from his memory, Snot finds himself living with his uncle Solomon.
- Although the show is staged as a sitcom and canon is disregarded, Snot's Uncle Ira appears to be a paternal uncle as it is mentioned that his mother only had one brother. The status of 'deceased' uncle Lew Schneider is unclear.
- Klaus requests Hayley to not allow Roger to speak at his funeral.
- The floor Roger gets off at upon leaving the "Hellevator" looks to be a hot, sandy desertscape. In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Hell's seventh circle consists of sodomites punished in a great burning desert.
- There is a Cinnabon on the sixth level of Hell.
- In the previous episode, Hayley was attempting to read Cinnabon's privacy policy.
- Steve and Snot are located in the worst level of Hell; those who support live comedy.
- The closing montage of Snot and Steve is set to "Famous" by Daisy the Great.
- Snot apparently has a Christian wedding, despite being Jewish.
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