| 2pac and Biggie |    | Famous for the originators of a feud between rap artists from the west coast and east cost of the United States. Brian tries to relate them to Romeo and Juliet's families for his remedial english class. |
| Barney and Friends | | A politically correct children's show with a you-can-do-it attitude. After doing the robot, Steiwe says "let's see if the kid with the hearing aid from Barney can do that." |
| Batman | | Lois forgets to use Peter's Batman glass at the dinner table. |
| Ben Affleck and Matt Damon | | Writers for the movie "Good Will Hunting," though some would argue that Ben Affleck's role as a writer was less than mentionable. |
| Bleeders | | Stewie pops a blood vessel in his eye, or a "bleeder" while trying to fart. |
| Breast-feeding | | Lois breast-feeds Stewie. When Peter gets starts throwing sexual innuendo at Lois, Stewie claims that he gets her "jugs" first. |
| Bryer's | | Famous freezer-brand ice cream. |
| Bundt Cake | | A cake baked in a characteristic pan with a cylindrical hole through the center, to promote faster and more even baking |
| Captain Crunch | | Chris confuses Mark Twain with cereal mascot Captain Crunch. |
| Carpetbaggers | | In Mark Twain's Novel, Huckleberry Finn, carpetbaggers referred to northerners that moved to the south to make money and carried their possesions behind them in a carpet bag. |
| Condoms | | Stewie gives Chris this form of birth control after stealing it from a couple while in the middle of having sex. |
| Dangerous Minds | | Brian's experience with his remedial english class is similar to movies such as Dangerous Minds. |
| Day Spa | | Principal Sloan is seen recieving a massage from Esteban at a beach resort or day spa. |
| Dead Poets Society | | We see a spoof of this movie when the students began standing on their desks shouting "Oh captain, my captain!" Which was taken from a Walt Whitman poem. |
| Dental Floss | | Dogs are notorious for rummaging through garbage and other sources of interesting smells. Brian happened to eat the source of a 'minty' smell that turned out to be dental floss. |
| Dodgeball | | A game in which players throw balls at each other and...dodge them. |
| Donnie and Marie Osmand | | In their bed, we see the aftermath of an impulsive decision made by these two ambiguously inscestual siblings. |
| Doritos | | Flavored tortilla chips. |
| Ebonics | | Controversial form of english most commonly used by those that follow hip-hop culture. Brian's students speak ebonics and even write their book reports using it. Brian tries to speak it to 'connect' with them and is told he's ignorant and racist. |
| Egging a house | | Kids in junior high school and high school occasionally throw eggs on the walls of someone's house as a form of harrassment. Eggs will leave behind a residue that is often difficult to remove. |
| Elisabeth Hasselbeck | | Stewie has a dream that he is an egg being hatched by this Survivor contestant. |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | | This episode's title, along with many other references to the movie thourghout the series, was influenced by this 80's movie, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", with Sean Penn. |
| Good Will Hunting | | Movie written by and starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. |
| Granny Smith Apple | | Green sour apples. Stewie wants to stop by the mall to get one. |
| Great Expectations | | A novel by Charles Dickens. Brian assigned a book report on it to his remedial english class |
| Hamsters | | Meg is left alone in her room which has a striking resemblance to that of a hamster cage. |
| Home Alone | | Lois' sudden realization that they forgot Meg while at the open house is similar to that of the mother in the 90s movie Home Alone |
| Huckleberry Finn | | Famous novel written by Mark Twain. Brian dresses up as Mark Twain to spike the students' interest. |
| Jackson Pollock | | An American abstract painter of the early 20th century. Stewie compares the inside of Peter's underware to one of this man's paintings. |
| James Garfield | | This president was assassinated after less than four months. |
| Joan of Arcadia | | A christian television series in which the main character Joan is approached by god in the form of strangers. The griffins are distracted by this family programming while punishing Chris. |
| Law & Order | | The introduction was spoof of the introduction to the television show Law & Order |
| Lost | | The lottery numbers of which Ms. Clifton won were the same as "The Numbers" from the ABC TV series Lost |
| Lottery | | A form of gambling very little chance of winning but very large rewards |
| Lucille Clifton | | The English teacher, Mrs. Clifton, is based on Lucille Clifton. She is a professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland. |
| Mark Twain | | Famous 19th century author of Huckleberry Finn |
| Mary Steenbergen | | Experienced actress. Played roles in "Back to the Future 3", "Philadelphia" and "Joan of Arcadia". Married to Ted Danson. |
| Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) | | Novel by George Orwell describing a grim future controlled by big brother. |
| On Top Of Old Smokey | | Famous folk song from the 19th century as sung by Principal Sloan. |
| Oz | | HBO series about prison life. Lois claims she knows what prison is like after seeing an episode of this show in which prisoners apparently break out into a Wizard of Oz song while showering. |
| Pregnancy | | Amanda, a student in Brian's remedial english class had her "water break" during the class. |
| Romeo and Juliet | | Play written by William Shakespeare. Brian uses the east coast - west coast rap feud to the struggle between the families of the main characters in this play. |
| Tang | | A powder-based drink invented by the NASA space program. |
| Ted Danson | | Actor most famous for his role on the 80s sitcom "Cheers" |
| The Robot | | A dance made famous during the 80s along with break dancing. Stewie suggest performing it in front of Brian's class to 'speak to their experience' and procedes to do the robot on the kitchen table. |
| Three's Company | | 70s sitcom. After a blow to the head, Peter thought he was the character Larry. |
| Vincent Van Gogh | | Famous artist. Possibly most famous for the cutting off of his own ear. |
| Welcome Back, Kotter | | Lois refers to Brian as Mr. Kotter when he takes a teaching job. |
| Wonder Twins | | 1970's Hanna Barbera cartoon about two superheroes who can morph into anything they want. Peter chooses to become Janya's tampon. |
| You Can't Do That On Television | | One of the television shows that made the kids channel, Nickelodean, famous. This sketch show would drop a green slime on anyone that uttered the words "I don't know." |
