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* Brian comes across Disney/LadyAndTheTramp eating their spaghetti dinner.

* The title, as well as Peter's song, is a parody of "When You Wish Upon a Star" from ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''.

** Jillian comments on [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Sebastian]] dancing with [[Disney/LiloAndStitch Stitch]].

** ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': Peter's appearance is based on Doc, Lois is based on Snow White, and Herbert resembles the Queen's hag disguise.
** ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'': Cleveland appears as a Flower-Like skunk.
** ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'': Meg resembles Ursula.
** Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'': Joe appears as [[StealthPun a cup of coffee]].

* Quagmire's shadow lecherously undresses Meg's shadow, with a smile that says [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog he's got friends on the other side]].

* While riding a forklift, Peter intrudes on a scene from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' to lift a cub higher than Rafiki.

* The line, "To The Popemobile!" is one to ''Series/{{Batman}}''.

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* Peter remembers when the family was just cartoon sketches on ''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'', which was how ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' came to be.

* ''Douchebags'' is a parody of ''Series/{{Jackass}}''

* ''Film/TheTerminator''

* A Japanese instrumental rendition of the [[Film/TopGun Top Gun]] theme plays as Peter, Joe, and Quagmire take off for a joyride in a WWII Japanese Zero fighter.
* Chris dresses up in an all-concealing [[{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] costume for Halloween.

* The title is a parody of the Canadian kids' sketch show, ''YouCantDoThatOnTelevision'', which became a smash hit on the American cable channel, Nickelodeon in the mid-to-late 1980s.

* The Griffin's dinner with Margot Kidder parodies her infamous 1996 mental breakdown.

* Stewie mentions the time Brian tricked him into watching the infamous "Two girls, one cup" video. The ensuing cutaway has Brian recording his reaction, a reference to YouTube videos of people recording their friends' reactions to the video.

* Peter tags along with Jillian to go see ''Disney/DisneyOnIce'' with her.

* To prove that he's a contrarian, Brian says that he hates ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' and ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'', but loves ''Film/{{Cocktail}}''.

* At the end of his twisted recounting of his visit to Cheesy Charlie's, Peter transforms into ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''.

* Peter says that baseball is so fun it should "be illegal like copyright infringement", where at that moment, his face becomes that of MickeyMouse.

* Brian's plights are a parallel to the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement.
** Brian mentions the ''Plessy v. Ferguson'' case while in court.

* Lois and Brian are seen watching Series/TheDickVanDykeShow.

* The line, "To The Popemobile!" is one to ''Series/Batman''.

* The friends' distrust over one another parodies ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street". Rod Serling even appears at the end.

* Stewie's withdrawal-induced hallucination at the end parodies ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''

* Peter sings his own version of "Can't Touch This" by Music/MCHammer, whom he tells that he can't sue due to his diplomatic immunity.
** During the song, Peter compares himself to "the bad guy from ''Film/LethalWeapon2''".

* ''Franchise/StarWars''

* In the song, Neil Goldman mentions "that awesome ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 1985}} Thundercats]]'' cartoon".

* The special opening parodies the opening scene of ''Film/ThenakedGun''. During the scene, Stewie pedals through scenes from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Film/BenHur'', ''Film/TheShining'', ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' before running over [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] in the driveway.

* The joke where a long line of people use increasing violent means to try and calm down Stewie is a homage to a similar joke from ''Airplane!''
* The scene transition to commercial which included live action footage of a car is a reference to the ''Tv/KnightRider'' Commercial bumpers.

* Some scenes used similar visuals and sound effects to the movie Airplane!

* The introduction of 18-year-old Lois is a shout out to a similar scene in ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}.

* The entire episode is [[MayTheFarceBeWithYou a parody]] of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''

** ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': Peter's appearance is based on Doc, Lois is bases on Snow White, and Herbet resembles the Queen's hag disguise.

* After Brian is spray-painted pink, he gets empathy from WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther

* When Brian argues that Santa isn't real, Stewie questions him if [[Series/SesameStreet Elmo]] or [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]] are real.

* Doggie Daddy from Creator/HannaBarbera's ''Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy'' is one of Carol's ex-husbands.

* The plot is based on ''{{Film/Taken}}''.
** Peter's words to the kidnappers over the phone are based on Creator/LiamNeeson's character's line from the film as well.

* The episode is based on the film ''Film/ValentinesDay''. The opening is based on the film's theatrical trailer.

* While Peter fiddles with the remote control, Stewie turns into [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], [[WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow Rallo Tubbs]], [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Bobby Hill]], [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Steve Smith]], WesternAnimation/AllenGregory, [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Louise Belcher]], [[Series/ModernFamily Manny Delgado]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]
* Meg finds loves with [[Franchise/SuperMario Mario]]

* Peter watches ''Muslim WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', where PorkyPig pops out of a drum to say that, as a pig, he shouldn't be touched by humans.

* Dr. Hartman is named after Creator/SethMacFarlane's friend and colleague Butch Hartman. The two had worked on ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' and ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' together.

* Peter remembers when the family was just cartoon sketches on ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', which was how ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' came to be.

* Brian's training montage is based on that of ''WesternAnimation/RockyIV''.

* Dr. Hartman is named after Seth MacFarlane's friend and colleague Butch Hartman. The two had worked on ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' and ''WesternAnimation/OhYearCartoons'' together.

* Peter tells Brain that James Woods is being held by [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk top men].

* Stewie is told if he doesn't sing, he'll be put in [[Film/TheSantaClause a Christmas movie with Tim Allen]].

* One of the covers in the adult video store is a context-less picture of two bowling balls and a bowling pin arranged to resemble male genetailia, which might be a reference to the fictional porn movie "Gutterballs" from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' which featured a similar arrangement of bowling balls and pin
* The joke where a long line of people use increasing violent means to try and calm down Stewie is a pretty clear nod to a similar joke from ''Film/Airplane!''