The Chinese characters that Steve and Roger pass by, 中國市場, say Zhongguo Shichang or Chinese Market.
Cultural References
Visual: Haley ripping the book Superfudge in half.
“Superfudge” is a book by Judy Blume(1938-) first published in 1980.
It is a direct sequel to her book “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing”.
Visual: Haley climbing the model Empire State Building.
This is a reference to the classic 1933 movie (& 2005 remake), “King Kong”, complete with the biplanes and a small doll representing the character “Ann Darrow”(played by Fay Wray (1907-2004) in the '33 version & Naomi Watts (1968-) in the '05 version).
Steve: “...Here's a Katie, and this must be Tom. You're crazy! Let her have a cell phone!”
This is a reference to Katie Holmes(1978-) & Tom Cruise(1962-) and their 2006 marriage.
It's a running joke in comedy circles he's very controlling and doesn't let Katie have any freedoms.