This episode was written in order to get rid of the character of Loretta, Cleveland's wife. Actress Alex Borstein - who voices Lois Griffin, Loretta, and many of the other female characters on the show - was tired of doing the voice, having thought that Loretta would be a one time character when she was first introduced.
The end of this episode is a parody the end of Rocky 3
When Joe falls in the water and is crying for help, Peter thinks he is trying to be Natalie Wood. The real-life Natalie Wood died by drowning.
Bruce is revealed to have cats when he mentions that he will take the rest of the Oreos home to them.
Bruce says that he will take the Oreos home to his cats however Oreos contain chocolate which are toxic to cats and could potentially kill them so Bruce's cats would have died had he fed them the Oreos.