* Carter says, "I'm having a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack! You oughta know by now!" This is a reference to the Billy Joel song "Movin' Out ".
* Peter references the recasting of Meg by saying, "Does the name Lacey Chabert mean anything to you?"
* The Swamp Monster chase scene is a parody of the chase scenes in Scooby-Doo.
* The German bedtime story Peter refers to is "Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher" from the German children's book Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann.http://germanstories.vcu.edu/struwwel/struwwel.html
* Peter's line, "Gentlemen, you're all fired! Now that I have your attention...You're all fired" is a reference to Alec Baldwin's character in the film Glengarry Glen Ross.