| "Over There" |    | This wartime song was written by George M. Cohan during World War I. This song has been a patriotic favorite ever since. |
| An Officer & a Gentleman | | The Drill Sergeant is very similar to Lou Gossett Jr's character in An Officer & A Gentleman. The steers & queers comment was used in both Full Metal Jacket & An Officer & a Gentleman. The Obstacle course is also straight out of An Officer & a Gentleman |
| Anything Goes | | The musical "Anything Goes" is referenced. |
| Ashlee Simpson | | See "Bob Geldof" reference. |
| Bob Geldof | | When the Griffins are looking for Marilyn Manson at the Grammys some well known musicians are seen in the background which include Bob Geldof, Michael Jackson, MC Hammer, Ashlee Simpson, Will Smith and Sisqo. |
| Brad Garrett | | The star of Everybody Loves Raymond. He is made out as though he couldn't survive being on television without Ray Romano. |
| Cabaret | | |
| Choose Your Own Adventure | | In one scene Peter was reading a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book. Those books were popular during the 80s and 90s. |
| Chris Gaines (Garth Brooks) | | Chris Gaines was a character created by Garth Brooks in order to gain credibility in the mainstream pop genre. |
| Def Leppard / Pour Some Sugar on Me | | The song playing in the US Army commercial is taken from Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me." |
| Dogs Playing Poker | | Mayor West playing poker with a group of dogs is a reference to the Dogs Playing Poker series of paintings by C. M. Coolidge. |
| Dr. Katz | | Peter has therapy with Dr. Katz |
| Family Guy | | A self reference, the song "Evil, Evil Monkey" is a reference to the Evil Monkey that lives in Chris' closet. |
| Fraggle Rock | | When Sergeant Angryman announces that they are being sent to Iraq, Stewie tells Brian not to worry as he probably means Fragily Rock. |
| Fred Durst | | The Limp Bizkit frontman is referenced on the sign at the Grammys, telling him that he is not invited to the event. |
| Full Metal Jacket | | Much of the lines spouted by the sergeant to Brian, as well as the scene where the sergeant finds a half-eaten bird in Brian's foot locker, is an allusion to "Full Metal Jacket" where Gunnery Sergeant Hartman finds a jelly donut in Private Pyle's foot locker. |
| George W Bush | | President George W Bush is shown playing with a slinky on the stairs of the White House. |
| Gothic rock | | Chris joins a Goth rock band. |
| Gregory Peck | | The "To Kill a Mockingbird" star is parodized as though his children look and sound exactly like him. |
| Gymboree | | Brian takes Stewie to the recruiting station instead of Gymboree. |
| Homosexuality | | Another reference to Stewie's homesexuality is made when Stewie and Brian fake being gay to get kicked out of the army. That action in itself is not technically gay. But a gay seargant comes up and says "Room for one more?" Stewie quickly replies "Hell yeah!" And Brian proceeds to slap him as Brian is not truely gay. |
| Madonna | | When at the Grammys, when the announcer gives away the award for "Biggest Posse" Madonna gets up from her seat in the audience and yells "What?", clearly misunderstanding his intent. The announcer explains he said posse. |
| Marilyn Manson | | Singer of the industrial rock and alternative metal Marilyn Manson. |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | | This television series was a syndicated soap-opera parody produced by Norman Lear, who also produced All in the Family. |
| MC Hammer | | See "Bob Geldof" reference. |
| Michael Jackson | | See "Bob Geldof" reference. |
| Mickey Rooney | | American Film legend. Starred in many oscar winning films. |
| Minnie Driver | | Minnie Driver's large head is mocked for being too big to fit on screen. |
| Miss Saigon | | |
| Muddy Waters | | Is singing the blues in the toilet. |
| Perfection | | On the assault course Brian plays Perfection. |
| Rubik's Cube | | On the assault course Brian has to complete a Rubik's cube, a popular 80s puzzle. |
| Sadam Hussein | | When democracy arrives in Iraq Sadam is depicted as having become Santa Claus. |
| Saving Private Ryan | | The title of this episode is a reference to the Steven Spielberg movie "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) starring Tom Hanks. |
| Sisqo | | See "Bob Geldof" reference. |
| Suicide bombers | | A suicide bomber blows up a store in an Iraqi town. |
| Tango and Cash | | After the suicide bombing, Stewie shouts the name of this 1980s movie starring Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone. |
| The A-Team | | During Brian's run on the obstacle course, you can hear the theme from TV's "The A-Team" in the background. |
| The Bangles | | Sergeant Angryman comments on how bad The Bangles were. |
| The Food Pyramind | | Marilyn Manson discusses with Chris the importance of eating right. The first time this occured was on MTV's Clone High USA. |
| The Horse Whisperer | | During a cutaway, Peter whispers to a horse, joking about a woman's weight. This is an obvious reference to "The Horse Whisperer", starring Robert Redford. |
| The Onion | | Stewie steals a joke from the popular weekly satrical magazine "The Onion" at the dinner table. "The Onion" is also published online. |
| The Wizard of Oz | | The Wizard of Oz reveals that Dorothy has herpes. |
| Tina Turner / "Private Dancer" | | The sergeant's banter with Brian includes the lyrics from Tina Turner's "Private Dancer". |
| Unicycle | | During the obstacle course Brian rides a unicycle. |
| West Side Story | | When Brian and Stewie are marching in boot camp, the march turns into choreographed dancing to "Mambo" from "The Dance at the Gym" in West Side Story. |
| Where's Waldo | | On the assault course Brian has to find Waldo. |
| Will Smith | | See "Bob Geldof" reference. |
| Wu-Tang Clan | | When Lois reads the lyrics "I rip
it hardcore like porno-flick bitches I roll with groups of
ghetto bastards with biscuits" from one of Chris' CDs, she is quoting a line said by Inspectah Deck of the Wu-Tang Clan in the song "Bring The Ruckus." |
| Zidane's Headbutt | | Zidane gives an old woman a headbutt (parody of the headbutt in the world cup) |
