"New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles.
- Chandler

The title is a spoof on the phrase "while the cat's away [the mice will play]."
- Chandler

"The life of the party" is an idiomatic phrase referring to someone who is the center of attention.
- Chandler

"Lights Out" is the name of an old horror radio show turned TV series.
- Chandler

The story that Whit told was adapted from a story by William Sidney Porter (alias O. Henry) called "The Gift of the Magi."
- Chandler

Madge's friend Ethel seems to be a spoof on Ethel Mertz from "I Love Lucy."
- Chandler

Although not referenced directly in the episode, this episode was intended as an homage to the radio comedian Stan Freberg and the cartoon "Rocky and Bullwinkle."
- noname

The title is a spoof of the phrase " 'twas the night before Christmas."
- Chandler

On top of that, the poem Chris reads at the beginning was borrowed from the 'twas the night before Christmas poem (with the words changed).
- Jonathan

Bob mentions the Soviet Union in this show.
- Chandler

The title is a reference to Matthew 7:12.
- Chandler

The title is taken from the couplet by Sir Walter Scott: "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
- Chandler

The title is a spoof of Bobbie Valentine, former executive producer for the Focus on the Family radio program.
- Chandler

The title is a reference to Maxwell Smart's famous catch prase, "Missed it by THAT much."
- Anonymous

The title is a reference to Genesis 4:9.
- Chandler

The show title is a modification of the phrase "might makes right."
- Chandler

The title of this episode is an allusion to a line in Shakespeare's play "The Verchant of Venice."
- noname

The title is a modification of the phrase "a change of heart."
- Chandler

The title is a reference to Exodus 20:12.
- Chandler

Duuuhhh.
- Christian A

If you listen to carefully when George accidentally turns on the radio, you can hear the announcer say that Focus on the Family is coming up and the station's call letters are KFOF.
- Chandler

The Barclays' first names are a reference to Frank Capra's film "It's a Wonderful Life." The character of George Bailey was played by Jimmy Stewart, and Mary Bailey was played by Donna Reed - thus, George, Jimmy, Mary, and Donna.
- noname

Several famous historical quotes are inserted into the dialogue, although not necessarily in their original context.

"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." —Nathan Hale

"We must indeed all hang together or most assuredly we [shall] all hang separately." —Benjamin Franklin

"I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?" —Benjamin Franklin

"Before God, I believe the hour has come... live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declaration. It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment. Independence now, (and) Independence forever." —John Adams
- Chandler

"The idle dreams of youth" is a phrase from the Sir Walter Scott novel Waverly.
- Chandler

In this episode, Irwin travels back in time by getting conked on the head - a story device borrowed from Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."
- noname

The kids mention Star Wars and quote a couple lines from the movie.
- Chandler

The story of this episode largely parallels the book "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever."
- noname

Near the end of the show, Whit alludes to starting a radio program, only what he's describing is Adventures in Odyssey! The ironic part - the radio man he describes it to thinks the idea is rediculous!
- JesusFreak777

Brad says that Leonard requested for them to play the theme song from "Texas Chainsaw Mass Attack" which is a parody of the hit horror movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
- AIOdude

Odyssey is probably east of the Missippi which means the call letters should start with a W not a K. It can be argued that there are a few rare exceptions like KDKA in Pittsburgh. But nearly all radio stations in the eastern part of the country begin with W.
- David

Many of the situations in this episode are similar to those in the Alfred Hitchcock movie "North By Northwest."
- noname

The skit with Chris at the beginning is a spoof of the very popular film, "The Godfather".
- Jonathan

When the town comes to help the Barclays after they've been robbed, George says, "I've never seen anything like this before!" Jimmy remarks, "I saw something like this in a movie one time." This is a reference to the movie, It's a Wonderful Life.
- Waluigi Freak 99

The two characters who help Chris with her tree in the opening skit are named Fred and Barney, and sound like the characters from the Flintstones with the same names.
- Jonathan

"Auld Lang Syne" is a phrase from a Scottish poem about remembering "old long ago."
- Chandler

The Pre-Antediluvian Civil Liberties Association is a spoof of the ACLU.
- Chandler

The Society for the Protection of Cruel Animals is a spoof of the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
- Chandler

The permit man says "Ignorance of the law is no excuse." This is a reference to David Harley.
- Jonathan

This episode contains some references to "Tom Sawyer" through the use of names like Tom, Becky, and Sawyer.
- J

The financial plan George and Mary Barclay implemented for their kids was based on a plan devised by Ron Blue in his book "Money Matters for Parents and Their Kids."
- noname

Carter Braxton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- Chandler

The key for the secret computer room in Whit's bookshelf is hidden in C.S. Lewis's "The Last Battle," the last book in The Chronicles of Narnia. While looking for the key, Connie mentions "Dawn Treader" and "Magician's Nephew," other books in the series.
- noname

A line in this episode "We can do anything the boys can do, even better" is a reference to the song with pretty much the same title.
- Jonathan

Dick Beals (Nicholas Adamsworth) also played (in his 40's) the part of Davey in the still popular Christian TV show: Davey and Goliath!
- Christian A.

Mrs. Millicuty was the name of the teacher on the Little Rascals.
- Daniel

Jack and Isaac do a report on the life of C.S. Lewis.
- noname

Coach Stubbs calls Curt and Oscar the "Woodstein and Bernard of the next generation". This is a reference to the real life reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
- Jonathan

In this episode Curt talks about Lucy's litter campaign. This comment referred Lucy's project from ep 103, and one we didn't hear much about.
- Jonathan

This episode is loosely based on the movie "Rashomon," a classic by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. In that movie, four people involved in a crime tell varying accounts of what happened.
- noname

The climactic scene on the train trestle is a reference to a similar scene in the Rob Reiner film "Stand By Me."
- noname

This episode is based on the "Andy Griffith Show" episode "The Rumor" where Barney sees Andy giving a ring to a girl and immediately thinks Andy is getting hitched.
- Michael

This episode has a character named Morty Mousekawitz. Hal Smith (Whit) and Will Ryan (Eugene) both appeared in "An American Tale," which featured main characters with the last name Mousekawitz.
- noname

The title of this episode is an allusion to an Elvis Presley song by the same name.
- noname

It is possible that this episode is an allusion to the Andy Griffith episode The Great Filling Station Robbery. In that episode, a character sets up a trap on the cash register which shocks anyone who tampers with it.
- Eugene

Connie and Whit discuss the plot of "It's a Wonderful Life," and Whit says its a great movie.
- noname

Like noname said, Whit and Connie disscuss the plot of "its a wonderful life" Its to bad the Barclay family isn't in this episode!
- Audrey

The Miss Beautiful America Pageant from Robyn's dreams is a play on the name of the Miss America Pageant.
- Jonathan

The title of this episode comes from the popular phrase "Thanks for the Memories."
- noname

In this episode, Isaac dreams that Rodney never existed. This may be a vague reference to George Bailey's wish to never have been born in "It's a Wonderful Life."
- noname

The name of this episode is a reference to the real-life game "Dungeons and Dragons."
- noname

In this episode, Whit gets a headache and drops a glass when the powers of evil are near. This may be a reference to "Star Wars: A New Hope," in which Obi-Wan Kenobi feels a disturbance in the Force when the planet Alderaan is destroyed.
- noname

The name of this episode is a reference to the real-life game "Dungeons and Dragons."
- noname

This episode's title is based on a popular phrase originally coined by Shakespeare: "All's well that ends well."
- noname

In keeping with the Barclay family's "It's a Wonderful Life" allusions, Donna wishes her brother had never been born and ends up getting her wish. This is similar to the plot of IAWL.
- noname

In this episode we hear about a show called "Three's in Charge". Which is probably a take on the show "Three's Company".
- Jonathan

The security guard named Edmund is a possible reference to the character of the same name from "The Chronicles of Narnia."
- noname

The character of Judah is a reference to Acts 5:37.
- "Bubba"

Connie mentions a cartoon character when she says, "Your telling me? I'm going to have arms like Popeye by the time this is over", in which Eugene replies, "Who? Oh, that little mariner fellow. Popeye being Popeye the Sailor Man!
- Tim

During the introduction to this album, Chris reads a book that is published by Phlollar Press, a reference to writer Phil Lollar.
- noname

The music played during the introduction of "Young Guns Bonanza" bears a strong resemblance to the theme of "The Magnificent Seven."
- noname

When Jimmy and Nagle are in the space ship, Jimmy asks if his enemy is "Grimmulin", which sounds like "Rommulin" from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Also Nagle uses "phasers" — Star Trek weapons.
- noname

The villain "Grim" in the final fight in space sounds a lot like Darth Vader (a lot of holding the "s" sound in sentences) and shares some of his lines like "It is useless to resist," and "...face your destiny." The entire scene sounds very similar to the final confrontation in The Empire Strikes Back.
- noname

The title of this episode is a reference to a George Gershwin song by the same name.
- noname

It's possible that the second scene with Nagle was inspired by the James Bond movies.
- Jonathan

The title of this episode comes from the first part of the popular phrase, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
- noname

This episode's title comes from the popular phrase "Home is where the heart is."
- noname

Oops... I listened to this episode again, and Whit isn't around, just Tom. Sorry!
- Audrey

The title of this episode is a reference to Jesus' words in Luke 13:30.
- noname

Curt's speech toward the end of the episode is a reference to the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
- noname

The villian in the first AIO movie, "The Knight Travellers," was named Faustus, after the legendary Dr. Faustus who sold his soul to the devil. In Goethe's version of the story, the demon who dealt with Faustus was named [Mephisto]pheles, thus providing the name for the villainous Dr. Mephisto.
- Chandler

The move "Terminal Exterminator", starring someone named Arnold, is a reference to The Terminator movies starring Arnold Swarrezeneger (or however that's spelled).
- Jonathan

The name of director Marty Scoresburg is a portmanteau of the famous real-life directors Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
- Ben

Near the end of this episode, Rodney says, "I don't know, I was just handing out these flyers when Mr. Joe Friday here, clamped down on me", referring to Officer O'Ryan. This is an illusion to the Dragnet Series where the main detective on the show had the same name. ("My name's Friday")
- Tim

Bart says that the Electric Palace will be offering
"every conceivable electronic device for every conceivable need." Dr. Blackgaard says that very same line in "Waylaid in the Windy City."
- Michael

Hank Murray asks Connie about "an autographed picture of Andy Griffith." Connie says that Whit is "a big fan." This refers to Hal Smith's role as Otis Campbell on "The Andy Griffith Show."
- noname

The cop identifies himself over the radio as "1 Adam 3", a reference to the 70's cop show, Adam 12.
- Jonathan

Eugene said that Mr. Whittaker never had money in the safe but in "suspicious Minds" Whit says he was going to put the res of the money in the safe
- Cukesandwalker

Much of the story elements of this episode are derived from the "Indiana Jones" movies: a search for a religious relic, a villain who is also after the same relic, a woman who finds herself involved in the situation, etc.
- noname

At the beginning of the movie, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," young Indiana fights some robbers trying to recover the "Cross of Coronado" and finally recovers it some years later. Coronado and Cortes were both Spanish Conquistadores.
- Jim

Much of the story elements of this episode are derived from the "Indiana Jones" movies: a search for a religious relic, a villain who is also after the same relic, a woman who finds herself involved in the situation, etc.
- noname

This episode is based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
- noname

Terrence, the name of the one ghost who visits Eugene, might be a reference to Clarence, the angel who visited George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life."
- noname

David Arley may be a sly reference to David Harley, a dim-witted police officer who was removed from the show after parents complained.
- Waluigi Freak 99

It was Jacob Arley.
- Jared DeWhite

Isaac in order to be pure tries to throw out his dad's NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
- Christian A

At the beginning of the episode we hear the last sentence of a story by a student. It sounds very much like Goldilocks.
- Jonathan

This episode was written as a tribute to the classic Gary Cooper movie "High Noon."
- noname

Parts of this movie (such as the bully) mimic the Back to the Future movies when Marty is in the year 1955.
- Jonathan

Many plot elements from this episode and the next come from the movie The Ten Commandments.
- Jonathan

The title of this episode is an allusion to the James Bond film "A License to Kill," which was released around the same time as this show.
- noname

Harlow Doyle's last name is a reference to Hoyle playing cards.
- noname

Actually, his last name is a reference to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the original Sherlock Holmes stories.
- Ben

Edwin Blackgaard and his aide Shakespeare are loosely modeled after Edwin Blackadder and his aide Baldrick from British television.
- noname

At the beginning of this episode, Whit says, "I feel like Christopher Robin just left Pooh Corner." This may be a reference to the fact that Hal Smith played Winnie the Pooh.
- noname

When Jimmy is babysitting Lawrence, the TV in the background is playing "Escape from Stalag 5," a reference to the movie "Stalag 17."
- noname

Jimmy says he is agent THX-1138. This refers to George Lucas's movie, THX-1138. Additionally, Lawrence says he is agent NCC-1701, which refers to the serial number of the Enterprise from the original "Star Trek" series.
- noname

It's possible that the title of this show is borrowed from the TV show "Candid Camera", popular in the 90's.
- Jonathan

The name Andy Dumas, one of the THREE contenders for the Bible Bowl, is named after Alexander Dumas, author of the book The Three Musketeers.
- iloveaio

While Charles and Mrs. Bavaqua are talking, there is a brief reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, when Bavaqua talks about teenage reptiles in the sewer, and Charles says they were ninjas.
- Jonathan

While speaking to Columbus, Lawrence says the entire "slogan" of Star Trek: The Original Series: "To discover strange new lands and new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before!"
- noname

The episode title "Mortal Coil" may refer to Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech in which he says, "When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause." The mortal coil is referring to life, and by "shuffling it off" refers to death, so it is applicable to this episode.
- Hilary

There is an allusion to It's a Wonderful Life when Eric says he got beat up in answer to a prayer. "It's a line from an old movie," he said.
- K

The fad of "Jordo tennis shoes" was probably based (and aimed at in this ep) on another fad happening at the time this ep aired: Air Jordan tennis shoes.
- Jonathan

When Benny says 'it takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' he references the timex watch commercials.
- Tim

One of Lawrence's "imaginary ride" sequences in the episode resembles the movie "Fantasic Voyage." He goes into the body of an important person in a mini-submarine to get rid of some sort of tumor planted by terrorists. He goes through the heart (which is too loud) and is eventually surrounded by a white blood cell at the end.
- noname

In this episode, the "wise man" (who said that our spiritual walk is much like a play where the actors on stage know only the scene they are in) that Whit talked about is C. S. Lewis.
- noname

Pete says that he asked his catcher if he saw the latest "Star Quest" episode. As revealed in AIO video #5, "Star Quest" is a parody of Star Trek.
- noname

It's a possibility that the plot element of Danny meeting his younger sibling (after she died) was probably taken from the Frank Peretti story Tilly.
- Jonathan

Rosencrantz Guildenstern's name combines the names of two minor characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
- Ben

This episode's title is a reference to the classic Broadway musical "My Fair Lady."
- Ben

This entire episode is a reference to the radio drama of "War of the Worlds" and listeners' real life reactions to its original airing.
- "Bubba"

Courtney mentions watching the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" to get into the Christmas spirit.
- noname

Lawrence yells out, "Call 911! Get Captain Kirk on the phone! This is a reference to William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on "Star Trek" and hosted the television show "Rescue 911."
- noname

The title of this episode is a reference to the story title "The Boy who Cried Wolf!--which makes sense, as both stories have very similar lessons.
- Jonathan

To noname: It was "rescue 119"NOT 911
- Jared DeWhite

@ Jared, William Shatner did in fact host a show called "Rescue 911". It showcased re-enactments of real 911 emergency calls. I remember because I used to watch the show frequently.
The AIO segment of "Rescue 119" was based on this show.
- BroadwayPrincess

When Lawrence asks, "Do you think we'll see Steve McFarell here?" Donna says, "who?" and Jimmy answers, "You know, Hawaii Five Aloha?" This is a direct reference to the popular police show Hawaii Five-O
- Charlene

In this episode, Captain Quidd makes a reference to "Gilligan's Island".
- "Bubba"

This may be an allusion, or just a conincidence.

The open air market Mary and Doris visit may be a reference to the International Marketplace, an open air market about a block off Wakiki Beach. At the Marketplace most vendors don't have any prices, and it is standard practice to barter there.
- Jonathan

The title of this ep is a play off the title of the story War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
- Jonathan

Katrina mentions C.S. Lewis as she goes through books in Whit's library.
- noname

Jacob and Esau's lines during the sale of the latter's birthright sound very similar to Ursula's deal in "The Little Mermaid."
- noname

This episode is (perhaps loosely) based on the movie It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. The car crash, the old man, the hunt for wealth all comes from the plot from that film.
- Jonathan

According to the Complete Guide, this episode was a tribute to not only the film already mentioned, but also to the silent film "Greed".
- Jonathan

Bart's response, "Only my hairdresser knows for sure," was taken from the popular 1950's Clairol hair-coloring ads.
- Chandler

Tom's fuss over makeup for the televised debate may have been a sly reference to the 1960 Presidential debate, where Nixon didn't wear makeup, much to his detriment.
- Jonathan

Stuart Reed was named for James Stewart and Donna Reed. Of course, Jimmy was named for James and Donna was name for Donna.
- Golg

The character of Victoria references famous actress Talulah Bankhead and her trademark way of calling everybody "darling."
- Michael

Sheriff Randy and Deputy Arney are spoofs of the characters from "The Andy Griffith Show", where the Sheriff is Andy and the Deputy is Barney.
- Shadowpaw

The episode's parody TV shows include references to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barney and Friends, and Transformers.
- Waluigi Freak 99

Malt bisby's the lien thing. Is a spoof walt disney's the lion king.
- Jared DeWhite

I think the allusion to the transforming tv show was actually the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- Michelle

A video game is mentioned here called "Hyper Malaria Brothers", a very humorous take on the name of the popular video game franchise "Super Mario Brothers".
- Jonathan

Rodney - "I'll even be Ricky Ricardo if you'd like"
- Michael

The precedent Jason's lawyer mentioned is a mention of a real case, (which also likely inspired this episode), where someone sued McDonald's after spilling hot coffee on herself while driving--and won big.
- Jonathan

Jason's lawyer, Bailey F. Lee, is a play off of O.J. Simpson's lawyer from his famous murder trial, F. Lee Bailey.
- Jonathan

Part of the Electric Palace’s address, 1313 Mockingbird Road, came from the TV series "The Munsters."
- noname

"Star Trip" is a parody of "Star Trek." (i.g. Crock is Spock and William Shatter is William Shatner.)
- AIOdude

This episode also has parodies of Lassie (here called Laffy the Wonder Dog) and Rescue 911 and it's host (here called Rescue 119).
- Jonathan

The movie the Bones are watching in this episode is a spoof of the Rocky films.
- Jonathan

Dr. Blackgaard's line to Glossman about using small words so that he (Glossman) could understand is a reference to a similar line in the Rob Reiner film "The Princess Bride."
- noname

The motel in Odyssey that Ellis stays in, the Simple 6, is probably a play of a chain of motels, Super 8.
- Jonathan

The RFD part of the title is probably a reference to the show "Mayberry RFD", a short lived spin-off of the Andy Griffith Show.
- Jonathan

I think the spoof on the Siple 6 would be Motel 6 not Super 8.
- David

I ment to first say Bedford Falls in my post above.
- David

The elder Barry Lionel is based off of Mr. Potter in IAWL--his name comes from the actor who played Potter, Lionel Barrymore.
- Jonathan

This episode has countless references to the play Hamlet, including plot points, fun jabs at the play, and even lines taken directly from the play.
- Jonathan

At the end when everyone is talking at once you can hear Doris say 'pork rinds'. Perhaps this is a reference to Aloha Oy!
- Jonathan

The name of Dan Perdue (the announcer on the game show "Who's Got Compassion?") is a reference to Don Pardo, longtime TV announcer.
- Ben

The name Dale Martwinkle (host of the "Who's Got Compassion?" game show) is an anagram of famous real-life game show host Wink Martindale.
- Ben

Bernard's story in this episode is based on the short story "Martin the Cobbler" by Leo Tolstoy.
- Ben

The title of this episode is a reference to a Beatles song by the same name.
- noname

Rodlyn Serly is an allusion to the Twilight Zone's host Rod Serling.
- Anonymous

This episode's entire plot is taken from the excellent play '12 Angry Men', which also has at least two film adaptations.
- Jonathan

The groups which are following Whit, "First Things" and "The Symposium" are references to real religious groups. Both are considered radical to opposite ends of the spectrum. First Things is the actual name of the group, while "The Symposium" refers to The Jesus Seminar.
- Rebecca

The title is an allusion to Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
- darcy

The title of this episode was referenced from the 1994 movie Four Weddings and a Funeral.
- Jonathan

It may be possible that the title of this episode is an allusion to how the TV show Friends named their episodes--every single one started with "The One About" or "The One With" etc.
- Jonathan

The entire plot of this show is based on the movie "It's a Wonderful Life", with George Bailey as George Barclay and Clarence as Eugene.
- "Bubba"

Reference to the actor Henry Fonda.
- Aduro430

The scene in which Jeb Eckhart talks about discovering oil on his land is a reference to the "Beverly Hillbillies" theme song.
- noname

A common misconception is that this title is based on the title of an Austin Power's movie, "The Spy Who Shagged Me". Actually, the title is based on the title of the James Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (which is what the Austin Power's film spoofed).
- Jonathan

This was the weirdest AIO story that I ever heard and I still don't really get it.
- Christian A.

In this episode, during the pep talk for Dwayne, Jared says "Climb every mountain! Ford ever stream!", a reference to The Sound of Music.
- Jonathan

While viewing Moses and the bush, Kevin says "Hey, this is better then the movie" The movie he means is most likely The Ten Commandments.
- Jonathan

There is a 1967 movie by the same title.
- Chandler

In the Bubba Surbanty segment, while Bubba is trying to get the money out of the other servant he yells "Show me the dinari, show me the dinari!"...this can be a reference to the movie "Jerry Maguire" when Tom Cruise said "Show me the money!"
- blipadouzi

"Guilt Trip Jeopardy" is a parody of "Jeopardy", "20/200" is a spoof of "20/20", and the Slimy Awards is a parody of the Academy Awards.
- Waluigi Freak 99

One of the bad guys says "Resistance is Futile"- in Star Trek: Next Generation the 'Borg' who are the bad guys- use that phrase.
- Lady Simbelmyne

The title of this episode is a reference to the board game "Trivial Pursuit"
- Jonathan

Marty Winkdale's name is an anagram of Wink Martindale, the real-life (and highly prolific) game show host.
- Ben

Duh, Jonathan
- Christian A.

The title of this episode is a play off of US President Harry Truman's famous slogan, "The buck stops here."
- Applesauce

In the mud war the kids are fighting against kids from third street. This is probably a reference to the show Recess, which takes place at third street elementary school and which Blake Ewing (who plays Nathaniel Graham)acted on.
- Jonathan

Calvin Clone is a spoof on the brand Calvin Klein.
- Chandler

This episode is based on the film "Groundhog Day" where the main character (Bill Murray) relives Feb 2nd in Puxatoney again, and again, and again....
- Jonathan

The whole episode is an allusion to the Y2k crisis that everyone feared would occur in the new millennium.
- K

While at the Electric Palace, Aubrey and Lisa look at a CD of the "Backward Boys", and described as "cute". This, of course, is referencing the Backstreet Boys, and has some fun with their name.
- Jonathan

Aubrey's imaginary butler, Jeeves, could be a spoof of the Internet Search Engine Character on Ask Jeeves. His pictures show him as a butler.
- Tim

Emma Douglas wasn't the only one to work at Whit's End before Connie, in the early episodes before Connie even comes, Whit has a fellow by the name of Jimmy working for him. Wonder what happened to him?
- Tim

The title of the episode is a reference to the film "Sunset Boulevard."
- noname

Crackers' line, "It was summertime and the living was easy," is a reference to the song, "Summertime."
- H Tide

Cracker's line, "Mandy...you came and you gave without taking" is a reference to the song, "Mandy."
- H Tide

But it doesn't make sence that David would be so annoyed, if they already had a cat.
- Matt

When Jacob auctions off his land, a subtle allusion is made that the people of the parable are all Jewish....sold to the man in the long beard and black coat.
- science/linguisticsgeek

The TV show that Edwin Blackgaard refers to in this episode is most likely an episode from "I Love Lucy" titled "Job Switching." On the show, Lucy and Ethel get a job working at a chocolate factory after making a deal with their husbands to switch places for a while.
- Applesauce

The new invention that Whit talks about is the StrataFlyer in the AIO videos. He also make a reference to the AIO video "A Fine Feathered Frenzy" when he says "Oh yeah, well you'll be sorry the next time someone falls off a clock tower.
- Tim

Nathaniel makes an allusion to CompUSA when he refers a customer to CompuCity.
- science/liquisticsgeek

Actually, it's possible that "Compucity" is a portmanteau of "CompUSA" and "Circuit City".
- BroadwayPrincess

The book title "Dare to Let Go" is a reference to Dr. Dobson's book "Dare to Discipline".
- Jonathan

The magic mirror\'s voice and behavior is baced on the HAL 9000 computer from Arthur C. Clarke\'s Space Odyssey saga.
- chicken

The magic mirror's voice and behavior is baced on the HAL 9000 computer from Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey saga.
- chicken 327

The whole episode is a parody of 'The Wizard of Oz." (e.g. Dotty is Dorthy, Nono is Toto, Little Land is Munchkin Land, etc.)
- AIOdude

The whole episode is a parody of "The Wizard of Oz." (e.g. Dotty is Dorthy, Nono is Toto, Littleland is Munchkinland, etc.)
- AIOdude

Arthur Dent (who makes his debut in this episode) is also the name of the main character in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
- blipadouzi

The tower Novacom builds on Tom Riley's farm ends up being a decoy. It doesn't actually transmit anything.
- SonjaS

I believe that "Pat Philgis" is a reference to [Pat] Sajak and Re[gis] [Phil]bin.
- Chandler

"Is That Your Final Answer" comes from the Millionaire game show which was once hosted by Regis Philbin.
- Chandler

Apparently, Whit doesn't think much of his own advice that he gave in "By Any Other Name" when someone else wants to change Whit's End.
- Script Doctor

I don't think Whit actually contradicts himself with what he believed in By Any Other Name. Then it wasn't about changing Whit's End it was only about changing names. The moral was changing names doesn't mean you change what it is. Here Whit is actually changing Whit's End around so no I don't believe there is a contradiction here.
- David

Monica Stone couldn't have been Duncan's sister because they have seperate last names. And from what we can tell Monica was not married. The only possible explanation for this is if she was divorced.
- David

It's not a goof. Monica Stone could have been Duncan Mathis' sister. They could have different fathers or Monica's last name isn't really stone. She is a shady character after all and could have a fake last name.
- mommalisa

I thought about that, too. But there is at least one possibility:
Duncan and Monica may be half-siblings, via the same mother from 2 different fathers. Half-siblings don't usually run around saying "This is my half-sister." If they've grown up together, which, in all likelihood they have since Monica blames herself for Duncan's condition, it is extremely likely that they are half-siblings who simply see each other as brother and sister.
- BroadwayPrincess

Whit tells Tom to type in "Applesauce" which is a referance to "A Bite of Applesauce."
- ApPlEsAuCe

The popular girls' names are spoofs of actors:

Brenda Frazier = Brendan Fraser
Melanie Gibson = Mel Gibson
Tanya Cruz = Tom Cruise
Christine O'Donnell = Chris O'Donnell

- Chandler

The dialogue Wooton reads during his audition is from Shakespeare's pastoral comedy "As You Like It."
- noname

In this episode, the war in "Rakistan" is a reference to the real-life war in Afghanistan which began in 2001. In "A Lamb's Tale" the war in "Rakistan" is also a reference to the Iraq war which began in 2003. "Rakistan" is a name used by Odyssey writers as a reference to certain middle eastern countries. It was first used in "A Name, Not a Number" in 1994.
- "Bubba"

The name "Malcolm Lear" is taken from the names of two famous Shakespearean characters: Malcolm from "Macbeth", and the title character (and tragic hero) of "King Lear."
- Ben

The title is a spoof on the play by Eugene O'Neill titled "The Iceman Cometh."
- Chandler

Hallie, the computer, has a cupholder. This may be a reference to an urban legend in which a woman called a tech support company, complaining that her cupholder had broken off when she tried to place a cup in it. The "cupholder" turned out to be the CD-ROM drive.
- Waluigi Freak 99

Hallie is similar to the berserk computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey, named, incidentally, Hal.
- iloveaio

The "Cup Holder" thing is no urban legend. My husband who works for Microsoft Tech support actually got that call! Some guy had been using the tray to hold his coffee mug and wanted to know if it was still under warranty. Obviously, it wasn't.
- BroadwayPrincess

the removing of the papier-mache toilet in the bathroom in order to tunnel out is an allusion reference to the movie "escape from alcatraz" where Clint Eastwoods character made vents in his jail cell out of papier mache.
- changedfields1290

One of the first lines, the one about the statue of Lincoln not being good for conversation, could be a reference to the episode A Single Vote, where Chris talks to the statue.
- Jonathan

The character of Sydney Sellica is a reference to Sydney Bristow, a similar character played by Jennifer Garner on the television show "Alias."
- noname

Sydney Sellica's quote about smoking is a reference to a similar quote by real-life actress Brooke Shields.
- noname

The title of Sydney Sellica's TV show, "Most People Love Sydney," is a reference to the real-life sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond."
- Ben

The Title of this episode is probably a reference to a line from the song "Juke Box Hero"

'He's a juke box hero/ got stars in his eyes'
- The Programmer

This entire episode is an allusion to the movie "This is Spinal Tap," a documentary about a rock band.
- Billy the Cat

Trent DeWhite's imaginary friends are allusions to the TV characters Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Cosby, and Columbo.
- noname

Trent suggests to Arnold Schwartzenbanger that he should get involved in politics. This is a reference to the real-life Arnold Schwartzenegger becoming the governor of California.
- noname

The title of this show is taken from the popular book "Tuesdays with Morrie."
- Chandler

“America Sings” is modeled after the reality TV show “American Idol.”
- Itaque

To add to what Itaque said, they probably choose to have Dern as a judge to make the allusion even more noticeable, as American Idol also has an obnoxious judge.
- Jonathan

The Dean at the beginning of the show is named Dean Martin.
- L. Will

The writers decieded to link the 2 Jenkins together but now regret it. Yes the definatly didn't think that Bill Jenkins was already a granfather over 10 years a go and now has a teeenage daughter. Although it is possible somebody could have a child really late it's not likely.
- David

Reference to a Honda Prelude
- Aduro430

(Majorly cool!) Alfonso Freeman (who plays Mr. Sherman in this episode) is the son of Morgan Freeman! Credits include: Evan Almighty, Bruce Almighty, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight,March of the Penguins etc.
- Christian A.

The title of this episode is an Allusion to Dr. James Dobson's book Bringing Up Boys.
- king shasta

This story shares themes with the story "The Sneeze" by Neil Simon. Both are about over apologizing.
- Anonymous

The cliche Mr. Washington makes about money growing on trees is a reference to Mr. Barclay's same statement in A Good and Faithful Servant.
- science/linguisticsgeeks

Bernard calls Max a "Cyrano de Bergerac Jr." obviously referring to the book, "Cyrano de Bergerac."
- H Tide

The title for this episode is similar to the saying like father, like son (a title for another AIO episode)
- Audrey

In the closing wrapup, Chris calls this episode "An Undeniable Truth." It's possible that the AIO writers originally intended for the title to be a reference to Al Gore's recent documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
- noname

This episode is a play on the popular radio documentaries/shows under the title: "This American Life"
- Christian A

The old television show, "The Three Stooges" was referenced three times in this show.
- Christian A.

IN THIS EPISODE, TASHA IS PLAYED BY NEW ACTOR:Mandy Streckelberg.
- Christian A.

Duncan Banquo's name combines those of two characters in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." (Additionally, this recalls the name of Rosencrantz Guildenstern in "My Fair Bernard.")
- Ben