- Barry's parents play Steely Dan really loud to cover the sound of their love making.
- Snot's mom cuts his sandwiches into heart shapes when he believes they should be lightning bolts.
- Stan purchased props from The Lord of the Rings on eBay, claiming them to be an investment. When Francine pushes him on how much he spent on them, he changes the subject.
- Stan mentions that large versions of the One Ring were used to create forced perspective, which is true.[1]
- Stan used Steve's college fund to buy the props.
- In "The Return of the Bling", Stan confused Legolas for Legoland. He also didn't understand Elvish in "All About Steve".
- A social worker was previously notified after the events in "Tapped Out".
- To indicate that they no longer quite trust Snot after his comments about Steve's chaotic home life, the threat meter on the refrigerator changes to his image and is moved to orange from yellow.
- When Roger decides to hide in the walls during the social worker's visit, Jeff compares him to Bruno from Encanto.
- To show how happy he is with the family, Francine coaches Steve to put on a Batman's Joker smile.
- Francine purchases serval cats to impress Jack Hardass, the social worker.
- Jack arrives earlier than expected due to Stan circling the date in a 2001 Lord of the Rings calendar.
- Having been replaced with a stand in daughter, Hayley tries to hire replacements for Stan and Francine.
- The 'hobbits' didn't steal the ring outright because it was stuck on Stan's penis.
- Rogu sings "On the Good Ship Lollipop" while dressed as Shirley Temple.
- Billy Boyd wants to use his share of he ransom to fund his own tequila brand, Casa Smeagol. In The Lord of the Rings, "Sméagol" is Gollum's original name.
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