| Alan Alda |    | The Victor character is based on Alan Alda's character, Lester, in the Woody Allen film "Crimes and Misdemeanors" Lester was dictating story ideas into a tape recorder throughout the film. |
| American Pie | | Stewie makes a reference to the Don McLean song American Pie while talking to Brian. |
| Annie Hall | | The scene where Stewie and Olivia are sitting in a park and commenting on people passing by is just like the scene in "Annie Hall" with Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. |
| Bernie Mac | | Stewie invites Olivia over to watch Bernie Mac. |
| Chuck Berry | | Chuck Berry does a juice commercial, Chuck Berry had some very famous "sex tape" involving urination |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | | Whilst playing with Victor, Olivia thought that Stewie was out with Lois at Chuck E. Cheese's. Chuck E. Cheese's is a franchise of restaurants, complemented by arcade games, small rides, etc across the US. |
| CSI Miami | | Olivia's friend Victor played a dead baby on CSI Miami. |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | | See "Star Wars" reference. |
| Flintstones | | Victor did a commercial for Flintstones' Vitamins. |
| Gay relationships | | Whilst discussing same-sex relationships with Brian, Stewie discovers the meaning of being gay and says that it is something he could really get into. |
| Gay stereotypes | | Peter warns Lois that he might become gay because she's taken him to see a chick flick and that he might start bringing back in-your-face gay men. |
| General Hospital | | When Peter makes his chick flick, the first scene he films with Lois and Joe is based upon the TV soap opera General Hospital. |
| Good Will Hunting | | The whole "It's not your fault" exchange is from Good Will Hunting when Robin Williams' psychologist character finally gets Matt Damon's Will Hunting to break through his past. |
| Good Will Hunting | | Brian keeps repeating to Stewie that it's not his fault that the relationship between him and Olivia is failing. This exchange was taken from an exchange between Robin Williams and Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting". |
| Howard Hessman | | Howard Hessman played Dr. Johnny Fever on the 1980s television series "WKRP in Cincinnati". |
| Hurricane Katrina | | In the beginning of the episode, Tom Tucker reports a story that a New Orleans man's socks are finally dry. This is an obvious reference to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. |
| Jon Benet Ramsey | | Stewie calls Olivia "Jon Benet", which is the name of young child starlet who was murdered in her home. |
| Manhattan | | the scene with stewie and olivia admiring the boardwalk view was a parody of a scene from "Manhattan", a Woody Allen film. |
| Play-doh | | Olivia makes a Play-doh meal for Stewie once they are married. |
| Pretty Woman | | Peter claims that he was the original Pretty Woman. |
| Qbert | | Stewie compares the difficulties of living with olivia to his days when he roomed with the nintendo character "Qbert". |
| Ray Liotta | | Stewie tells Olivia her skin is as bad as Ray Liotta's. |
| Retro CD Offers | | The "Mayor of Comedy" comes in and offers a CD collection of 80s comedy punchlines, with an extra CD that contains 80s laugh track sounds. |
| Rush | | Chester the Cheetos cheetah is listening to Rush and declares Neil Pert the best drummer ever |
| Sandra Oh | | Sandra Oh is the star of many television series and movies, including "Sidways", "Arliss", and "Grey's Anatomy". |
| Smilla's Sense of Snow | | This movie was produced in 1997 starring Julia Ormond and was directed Bille August. |
| Star Wars | | The "Star Wars" cutaway in the opening is a recreation of a similar scene in "Curb Your Enthusiasm", complete with theme music. |
| Steel Magnolias | | Peter's film "Steel Vaginas" is a play on the film "Steel Magnolias". |
| Studio audience | | When Olivia and Stewie kiss a studio audience responds. |
| Tony Curtis | | Stewie calls Victor "Phony Curtis", which is a play on the name of actor Tony Curtis, star of Some Like It Hot. |
| Unicorns | | Peter's movie character didn't believe in women or unicorns until he discovered the magic of chick stuff. |
| West Side Story | | Stewie is dressed like the Jets in the Broadway musical "West Side Story". |
