This episode drew 7,404,000 viewers & was FOX's #9 show for the week

Recurring characters Herbert, Opie, Seamus, James William Bottomtooth & Evil Monkey all appear during the “Bag of Weed” musical number.

This episode appears to have concluded the story arc involving Brian's novel, “Faster Than the Speed of Love”.
Carter prints 2 million copies and none of them sell.

Glen: “Oh oh, here it comes James. Here comes the part I was telling you about.”

The real life logo for MTM Enterprises INC is featured in this episode. It was an independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her former husband Grant Tinker to produce “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (1970-1977).
MTM Enterprises INC was purchased by 20th Century Fox Television in 1988.

The meowing kitten as well as is a parody of the roaring lion from the MGM movie studio logo.

Peter: “That's a great idea, let's do it! Let's shave the cat! Boy, I usually only get this excited when they say the title of a movie in the movie”

The 1994 CIA thriller “Clear & Present Danger”, the 1997 comedy “As Good As It Gets” & the worst film of the Superman series, 1987's “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace”.

The joke is revisited later in the episode when the cop says he's a “Family Guy” when arresting Brian for his small amount of pot.

After Meg's line to Brian when he's released from jail, there's a parody of the hand drawn anti-pot commercials from abovetheinfluence.com

Stewie: “No what's sick is the plot of the movie Baby Mama”

The 2008 comedy “Baby Mama” starring Tina Fey & Amy Poehler is featured in this episode

Stewie: “You can't just drone on like Ben Stein”

Ben Stein is mentioned in this episode. He is known for having a rather monotonous voice.

Stewie: “You got to have a little more showmanship. Here...”

The musical number “A Bag of Weed” is a take off of the song “Me Ole Bam-Boo” from the 1968 musical film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”

The 1991 adventure film “The Rocketeer” starring Billy Campbell & Jennifer Connelly is mentioned in the “Bag of Weed” musical number

Music icon Michael Jackson (1958-2009) appears during the “Bag of Weed” musical number

American author, political activist and lecturer Helen Keller (1880-1968) make another Family Guy appearance during the “Bag of Weed” musical number

A real photo of actor Woody Harrelson appears during the “Bag of Weed” musical number.
Harrelson is a supporter and an activist for the legalization of marijuana and hemp.
On June 1, 1996, he was arrested in Lee County, Kentucky after he symbolically planted four hemp seeds to challenge the state law which did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana.
Harrelson won the case

Famous American comedic actor & member of the famous Marx Brothers, Groucho Marx (1890-1977) appears in the “Bag of Weed” musical number holding a joint instead of his trademark cigar

Brian: “...and ratings for Doctor Who are through the roof”

The British scifi show Doctor Who (1963-Present) is mentioned in this episode.

Lois: “Yeah but Peter's been so baked lately can't even set up a cutaway”
Peter: “Man this is even better then... uh... no wait, this is worse then... better then... I don't know. Here's a list of celebrities I don't like.”

Actor Stephen Dorff,
Singer Justin Timberlake,
Comedian Dane Cook,
Actor Chris O'Donnell,
English author & poet Geoffrey Chaucer,
Comedian Kathy Griffin,
from Saturday Night Live Andy Samberg,
from the View, Elisabeth Hasselbeck,
Actor Andrew McCarthy,
Singer Rita Coolidge,
Actor David Arguette,
Comedian Carlos Mencia,
Singer Amy Winehouse,
every rapper,
Actor Ethan Hawke,
Actor Dax Shepard,
Country singer Toby Keith,
Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis,
Princess Diana,
Musician Chris Martin,
Chris Martin again,
Chris Martin's parents,
Actress Eve Plumb,
Actress Bonnie Franklin,
Actress Kate Beckinsale,
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr.,
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes' kid, Suri Cruise,
that forehead guy from “The Office”,
show creator and actor Garry Marshall,
former U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas &
Chris Martin's ancestors

Carter: “I had to sell all me Bangles records. I was still working on memorizing all the words.”

The song Carter is trying to sing along to is The Bangles' 1986 song “Walk Like an Egyptian”

Peter: “Hi I'm Peter. You know me from the movie 'Harold, Kumar & Peter go to White Castle'”
“You know Neil Patrick Harris got the job on 'How I Met Your Mother' because of that movie”

Peter mentions the 2004 stoner comedy “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle” starring John Cho & Kal Penn w/ a cameo by Neil Patrick Harris

Peter also mentions Neil's starring role in the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” (2005-Present)

Peter: “Are you kidding? I can be very persuasive. That's how I used to lure wayward sailors to their deaths with my siren song.”

Peter's siren song is actually the theme song for “The Rockford Files” (1974-1980)