Cultural References
The live-action sequence in the episode is a reference to an episode of the CBS soap opera Dallas with both Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal, who starred in the series appearing in the episode. Randy Newman appears singing everything he sees in a musical moment. The plot includes references to Y2K bug. Peter takes away Trix from the rabbit, which is a reference to commercials for Trix cereal. Chris tells E.T. to run when he thinks Peter is the government coming for him. When travelling to find food they are stopped and there's a reference to Family Feud. Stewie's line, "Game over man! Game over!" is a nod to the science fiction film Aliens. Arriving at the Twinkie factory, Peter uses the same words to describe what he sees that Dr. Arroway used in Contact when witnessing a celestial event in a foreign galaxy.
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