Rochelle says "damn damn damn" when her father dies. It is a reference to Good Times when James died. The actor playing Gene was a main character on Good Times
When Chris is sitting with the other family the song that is playing from the TV is a song written and recorded by Tichina Arnold that she submitted as a possible theme song for the series. Producers wound up choosing a different song but kept the hook that plays whenever the show goes to commercial and at the end of every episode.