In the opening skit's spoof of The Power And The Passion, the parody lyrics describe Port Adelaide as "worse then Ben Elton Live". The poster shown as these lyrics are sung includes the text "3 shows only", a reference to the number of episodes that aired before the show was axed.
In the opening skit, Richard Wilkins does a mock report that Meat Loaf could be in doubt for the following weekend's AFL Grand Final, in a self-parody of his regular segment from Today.