- The episode title is a parody of the novel and the 1958 film A Night to Remember.
- Buckle is based on the title character from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, a 1970s TV show.
- The scene in which Stan is chased by the deaf children is a parody of the opening from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- The store Roger and Sharri get registered at called Crate and Roundish Cylinder is a reference to the retail chain Crate & Barrel.
- Buckle appearing in the window during the lightning strike parodies the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", originally starring William Shatner and remade for the Twilight Zone Movie.
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