- The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" plays during the montage. Steve's partner then lifts him, a reference to when the song was played in Dirty Dancing.[1]
- Steve says "The play's the thing!", a quote from Hamlet.
- Steve is dressed as Ziggy Stardust from his Aladdin Sane album.[2]
- The depiction of Steve and Francine living in the basement is reminiscent of the documentary Grey Gardens - Francine's hat is a direct reference.[3][4]
- Roger's film director persona is based off of French-Swiss film director and screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard
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| #01 | 100 Years a Solid Fool | #09 | Game Night | #16 | The Old Country | |||
| #02 | A Starboy is Born | #10 | American Data? | #17 | Businessly Brunette | |||
| #03 | Tapped Out | #11 | Salute Your Sllort | #18 | The Chilly Thrillies | |||
| #04 | Brave N00b World | #12 | Ghost Dad | #19 | Dammmm, Stan! | |||
| #05 | Into the Woods | #13 | Men II Boyz | #20 | The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler | |||
| #06 | One Fish, Two Fish | #14 | First, Do No Farm | #21 | 300 | |||
| #07 | Exquisite Corpses | #15 | Roger Needs Dick | #22 | Yule. Tide. Repeat. | |||
| #08 | Trophy Wife, Trophy Life |
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