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* Herbert reads Chris the story of ''PeterAndTheWolf'' and whistles the main theme of the famous composition.

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* Peter reenacts a scene from ''Film/The WizardOfOz''. Even the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodsman are present!

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* Brian watches ''Seinfeld'', where George and Jerry repeatedly say the words "tickler stickler" back and forth to each other.
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* Peter's nightmare is a ShoutOut to Film/TheWizardOfOz.
* At one point, the Griffins go fishing and they capture TheCreatureFromTheBlackLagoon.

* Peter makes a ''Series/FactsOfLife'' Franchise/Transformers toyline. He mentions that Natalie transforms into a dilophosaurus from ''Film/Jurassic Park''.

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

* Peter and his friends watch a porn parody of ''{{Casablanca}}'' titles ''Assablanca''.
* One of the potential new toys at the factory is called "G.I. Jew", a reference to the ''GIJoe'' toys.
* A kid is expecting a "Pound Poochie", a parody of ''PoundPuppies''.
* The Kool-Aid Man burts into cour shouting "Oh yeah!".

* At one point, the Griffins are watching an episode of ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' featuring Kirk assigning RedShirt soldier Ensign Ricky on a dangerous mission.
** Later, when Meg accidentally runs over William Shatner, Ricky appears and remarks "I did not see that coming".

* ''Cheesy Charlie's'' is a parody of the ''Chuck E. Cheese's'' restaurant theaters.
* Peter's watch is based on ''TheDukesOfHazzard''.

* Peter watches ''Homicide: Life on Sesame Street'', a mix of ''HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' and ''Series/SesameStreet''.

* During a scene where agents are tracking Peter, who is under house arrest, the graphics on their screen resemble the video game ''Pong''.

* The Youth Scouts are an obvious parody of the Boy Scouts.

* Brian's plights are a parallel to the Civil Rights Movement
** Brian mentions the ''Plessy v. Ferguson'' case while in court.

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* The entire episode of a parody of ''[[AFilm/NewHope Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''
* Leia (Lois) challenges Vader (Stewie) to find the stolen plans among a group of suitcases, very much like ''DealOrNoDeal''.

* Peter tags along with Jillian to go see ''DisneyOnIce'' with her.
** Peter dresses up in a DonaldDuck costume, which is just a sailor's shirt and hat, but no pants.

* When Peter shoots Stewie, he says "It's just been revoked" from ''Film/LethalWeapon2''. When Brian says the line doesn't fit, he says "I'll have what she's having" from ''WhenHarryMetSally''.
* When Stewie and Brian argue about the cop-out "ending" to the simulation, Stewie says that at least it didn't end like the infamous cut-to-black ending to ''TheSopranos'', but the episode ends before he finishes his statement.

* Peter makes his own "American" version of ''LooneyTunes'' character Speedy Gonzales called "Rapid Dave".

* Peter refers to Michael as "[=McCutie=]", a reference to the nickname "[=McDreamy=]" from ''GreysAnatomy''.

* [=McBurgertown=] is an obvious jab at McDonalds restaurants.
* Stewie and Brian watch ''OneTreeHill''.
* The BobDylan song "Hurricane" plays as Stewie struts around naked at the school.

* Peter poses as James Woods and appears on ''The Late Show with DavidLetterman''.

* The title is based on the much paraphrased line "Play it again, Sam" from ''{{Casablanca}}''. In addition, Seth [=MacFarlane=] sings "As Time Goes By".
** During that scene, Lois and Brian are caricatured as [[TheJetsons Jane Jetson]] and [[{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]].
* Stewie and Herbert play Scattegories, which Herbert says he's missing ''BoyMeetsWorld'' for.
* When Lois and Brian decides to rent a movie, Brian suggests ''VanillaSky'', bit Lois calls it an "abortion". They end up renting ''RomanHoliday''.

* Peter's line "Was he bigger than me?" is a direct quote from ''AnimalHouse''.
* The scene during Peter and Brian's fight where Brian kicks Peter in the nuts while he has a beer keg over his head is a nod to ''IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''.

* The title of based on the film ''LifeOfBrian''

* Peter attempts to dive into a vault full of gold coins like ScroogeMcDuck, but RealityEnsues and he horrifically injures himself.

* Dr. Hartman says "You know, we're all lucky to be alive on such a beautiful day", which is a quote from ''GraveOfTheFireflies''.
* Jeff's line "I'm not done drawing you yet!" is a nod to ''AsGoodAsItGets''.
* Jeff beats Brenda for switching from ''TheTonightShow with Jay Leno'' to ''The Late Show with DavidLetterman''.

* The title is based on ''BackToTheFuture''.

* The credits are based on the credits to ''NationalLampoonsVacation''.

* The title and plot are based on the film ''CoolHandLuke''.

* Babs says that Stewie can call TomAndJerry when they get home.
* Peter pulls off an old person's face as if he was a ScoobyDoo villain.

** Peter's words to the kisnappers over the phone are based on LiamNeeson's character's line from the film as well.

** "Rockin' Robin" plays when Peter is turning everyone into RobinWilliams.
** Many of the Williams clones Peter creates include references to Williams' roles in ''MrsDoubtfire'', ''PatchAdams'', ''MorkAndMindy'' and ''DeadPoetsSociety''.
** The Williams clones shout "Run, Forrest, run!' from ''ForrestGump''.

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

* The title is a mix of the BillyJoel song "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) and the film ''Film/BriansSong''.
* Brian and Jillian are watching the {{Lifetime}} network watching the original movie ''Men Are Terrible and Will Hurt You Because This is Lifetime'' starring Valerie Bertinelli.

* In an alternate timeline, Brian is the author of the ''HarryPotter'' books.

* Dr. Hartman says "We're all lucky to be alive on a beautiful day", which is a quote from ''GraveOfTheFireflies''.

* Once again, the Kool-Aid man bursts through the wall ion court shouting "Oh yeah!".

** During that scene, Lois and Brian are caricatured as [[TheJetsons Jane Jetson]] and [[{{Panuts}} Snoopy]].

* Stewie is scared of the cover of the {{Music/Queen}}'' album ''News of the World''.

* Mr, Quint from ''{{Film/Jaws}}'' can be seen in the crowd during the final song.

* The guys sing "The Babbit and the Bromide" from ''Ziegfeld Follies'' while on the chain gang.

* The title is based on ''TuckerTheManAndHisDream''.

* The guys sing "The Babbit and the Bromide" from ''ZiegfeldFollies'' while on the chain gang.

* Stewie and Brian watch ''OneTreeHill'.

* The cow's line about his "beloved wife" parodies ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKahn''. Doubles as an ActorAllusion.

* Peter refers to Michael as "[=McCutie=]", a reference to the nickname "[=McDreamy=}" from ''GreysAnatomy''.

* The title is a mix of the BillyJoel song "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) and the film ''BriansSong''.

* The episode opens with the family watching an episode of ''Seires/TheBradyBunch''.