- Greg Corbin's news blooper parodies a YouTube meme of a reporter swallowing a bug.[1]
- In one of the head shots, Steve and Roger pose as the Menendez brothers, referring to Erik and Lyle who were found guilty of murdering their wealthy parents.[2]
- Posters in the casting office read Cabin in the Forest and The Ballerina; these reference Cabin in the Woods and Black Swan
- Roger imitates the "I'm a star, I'm a star. I am a big, bright, shining star." scene from Boogie Nights.
- Spencer says "So shines a good deed in a weary world," a quote from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and often attributed to the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory.
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| #02 | Paranoid Frandroid | #10 | Railroaded | #17 | The Legend of Old Ulysses | |||
| #03 | The Census of the Lambs | #11 | My Purity Ball and Chain | #18 | Twinanigans | |||
| #04 | Shell Game | #12 | OreTron Trail | #19 | Top of the Steve | |||
| #05 | The Mural of the Story | #13 | Mean Francine | #20 | Funnyish Games | |||
| #06 | (You Gotta) Strike For Your Right | #14 | One-Woman Swole | #21 | Fleabiscuit | |||
| #07 | Klaustastrophe.TV | #15 | Flavortown | #22 | The Future is Borax | |||
| #08 | Death by Dinner Party |
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