As Fry asks Jrrr to call home, Jrrr is at his desk. On the desk there is a fishbowl with a 3 eyed goldfish. This is a reference to Matt Groening's other show the Simpsons.
Jrrr, the son of Lrrr, who befriends Fry in this episode, is the same Jrrr that begged Lrrr not to eat Leela at the end of another Futurama episode, "The Trouble With Popplers."
The photo that Bender looks at while seated on his bed is a nod to Muhammad Ali knocking out Sonny Liston in 1965.
When Bender is on the couch reading Cigar Jerk magazine, the face on the cover lines up perfectly with his face.
The plot of this episode, including the title, are a parody/homage of the film E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial.
In the scene where Fry is hiding in Jrrr's closet and is soon discovered by Lrrr, there are several skulls shown. One very closely resembles the alien from the movie E.T.
In the scene where Fry is hiding in Jrrr's closet and is soon discovered by Lrrr, there are several skulls shown. One very closely resembles the alien from the movie E.T.