| ALF |    | In Peter's dream. |
| AOL | | Chris tells Peter that he was in a chatroom with 'doomy22' on America Online. |
| Batman | | Sky signal. |
| Beverly Hills 90210 | | Peter confuses Meg's school with this TV show. |
| Bewitched | | In Peter's dream. |
| Big Foot | | Peter attempts to use Bigfoot as a distraction. |
| C.H.I.P.S | | On TV. |
| CBS | | When Peter is wandering around with his self made television we says that he can get the UPN channel, and a scene with two old people walking together is shown. |
| Charles Manson | | |
| Gilligan's Island | | In Peter's dream |
| Hanson | | |
| Hitler | | Reference is made to how Hitler invaded various countries in Europe at the start of the second world war at the German Fair. |
| I Dream of Jeanie | | In Peter's dream. |
| James Woods | | Meg goes to James Woods Memorial Highschool. James Woods is the name of a Hollywood Actor. |
| Klondike bar commercials | | At the end of the episode Peter is watching the television, and a parody of the old Klondike bar commercials comes on. |
| Lifetime | | When Peter is wandering around with his self made television we says that he can get the UPN channel, and a scene with two women sat outside a caf |
| Lost In Space | | In Peter's dream. |
| Nazis | | When Peter is in lederhosen to go to the Bavarian festival, he says, "you know the Germans. If you don't join the party, they'll come get ya!" |
| NBC | | NBC's "Must-See TV" sitcom reruns during summer promotions are spoofed when Charles Manson says that "If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!". |
| NYPD Blue | | Sipowitz tortures a guy by mooning him. |
| PBS | | The teacher informs the class of a documentary on PBS that they will have to miss because the cable is out. |
| Post Sun / Raisin Bran Cereal commercials | | The Post Sun character from the Rasin Bran cereal commercials drops purple rasins all over Quahog. |
| Reality Shows | | "Fast Animals Slow Children". |
| Road Runner | | Peter runs Road Runner over in his car. |
| Rosie O'Donnell | | Meg makes a comment about adopting a child like Rosie O'Donnell. |
| Scooby Doo | | On TV. |
| See ‘n Say toys | | Stewie's weather controller looks like a See ‘n Say toy. |
| Seseame Street | | Stewie is seen playing with Seseame Street phone in garden. |
| Star Trek | | The Griffin's are watching this on TV. |
| The Creature from the Black Lagoon | | The snapshots of the Griffin's fishing trip shows them catching the creature from the horror film The Creature from the Black Lagoon. |
| The Farmer's Almenac | | Stewie reads the Farmer's Almenac to discover brocoli's weakness. |
| The Pentagon | | Stewie is trying to reach the Pentagon on his Sesame Street phone |
| The Wizard of Oz | | In Peter's dream. |
| The Wonder Years | | In class Meg debates whether or not to tell the truth in a Wonder Years style. |
| The Wright Brothers | | When Lois is trying to get Stewie to eat using the old 'airplane trick', Stewie says 'Damn the Wright Brothers.' |
| UPN | | When Peter is wandering around with his self made television we says that he can get the UPN channel, and a scene with a group of young black boys playing basketball is shown. |
| Vietnam War | | Peter claims that Meg's arm was shot off in the Vietnam War. |
| Wile E. Coyote | | Wile E. Cyote is in the car with Peter when he runs over the Road Runner. |
| William Shatner | | William Shatner's acting talent is referenced in this episode, a lot. |
| Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory | | |
