Olivia and Stewie fighting while balancing on the fern leaves is a nod to the famous fighting scene in a bamboo forest from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).
During Stewie's first acting class with Olivia, she critiques his performance by saying, "You ARE the Weakest Link", in reference to the original game show. Coincidentally, episode guest star Jane Lynch is currently the host of the reboot of "The Weakest Link".
At the beginning of the show, Brian and Lois go to Mark Hentemann's One Man Show. Mark Hentemann is one of the show's producers.