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References 

Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Jonny Quest (1964) (TV Series)
Rex calls John "Jonny Quest"
The Muppet Show (1976) (TV Series)
Ted says he'd like to do a "Dirty Fozzie" to Tammy Lynn
Star Wars (1977)
a kid gets a big pack of action figures for Christmas; John has an R2-D2 on his shelf in his childhood bedroom
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (TV Series)
Ted mentions the show
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
John has "The Imperial March" for Lori's calls to his cellphone
Airplane! (1980)
Magumba Bar scene recreated.
Flash Gordon (1980)
John and Ted idolize Flash and in particular Sam Jones, it is their favourite movie, Ted and John can be seen watching it
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The use of Indiana Jones-music is a reference to this film
Mommie Dearest (1981)
John say someone had to "go Joan Crawford" on Robert after punching him.
T.J. Hooker (1982) (TV Series)
Ted mentions T.J. Hooker in chase scene between john Lori and donny "Just like T.J. Hooker
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
picture of young John and Ted imitating E. T. in the basket of the bike
Knight Rider (1982) (TV Series)
John has its theme music for Ted's calls on his cellphone
Cheers (1982) (TV Series)
The Boston set movie makes several references to Cheers and members of the cast
The Outsiders (1983)
Sam Jones (Flash Gordon) quotes "Stay Gold Ponyboy" from The Outsiders to John on a comedown from cocaine.
Octopussy (1983)
John and Lori watched it on their first date; theme song is later sung by John
Duck Hunt (1984) (Video Game)
A kid gets the Nintendo Entertainment System Action Set for Christmas and the game is briefly visible on the box as part of the package
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The poster is visible in John's room. Ted uses wooden blocks on his feet to help him drive John's car
Super Mario Bros. (1985) (Video Game)
A kid gets the Nintendo Entertainment System Action Set for Christmas and the game is briefly visible on the box as part of the package
Top Gun (1986)
John mentions it when his boss says he knows Tom Skerritt
Aliens (1986)
In the scene at Fenway Park's Green Monster, Ted references the "artificial person" Bishop at the end of "Aliens". Ted also reenacts Bishop's knife trick at his party.
ALF (1986) (TV Series)
Ted mentions the show
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Ted grabs his ear in the same way Indy grabs his hat (to the music from Indiana Jones)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The poster is visible in John's room; it's later shown to be available on OnDemand.
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Family Guy (1999) (TV Series)
Ted insists he doesn't sound like Peter Griffin
The Mummy (1999)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
John and Ted stand in line to see it dressed as Darth Maul and Yoda respectively
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Jurassic Park III is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002)
Ted refers to Ryan Reynold's character as "the Van Wilder looking guy"
The Notebook (2004)
John jokes that his Star Wars ringtone is music from this film
United 93 (2006)
United 93 is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Superman Returns (2006)
alluded to by the narrator when he says Brandon Routh is Sam Jones' roommate, and shows a picture of Brandon as Superman
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Dead Silence (2007)
Dead Silence is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Firehouse Dog (2007)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Anaconda III (2008) (TV Movie)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Iron Man 2 (2010)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Devil (2010)
Devil is shown to be available on OnDemand.
Paul (2011)
movie is shown to be available OnDemand
Jack and Jill (2011)
Ted makes fun of Jack and Jill after watching it.
American Reunion (2012)
American Reunion is shown to be available on OnDemand.

Referenced in 

Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap (2010) (Video)
Seth's movie mentioned in opening crawl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Episode #10.16 (2011) (TV Episode)
Seth MacFarlane is interviewed and mentions 'Ted'.
Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.89 (2012) (TV Episode)
Giovanni Ribisi starring in the movie is mentioned.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.168 (2012) (TV Episode)
Jay mentions that Mila Kunis from the film will be on tomorrow
Saturday Night Live: Seth MacFarlane/Frank Ocean (2012) (TV Episode)
Referenced in Seth MacFarlane's opening monologue
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.7 (2012) (TV Episode)
Jay mentions that Seth MacFarlane directed the film
South Park: A Nightmare on Facetime (2012) (TV Episode)
Randy watches this movie
A Haunted House (2013)
The teddy bear Malcolm uses for his stimulation looks like Ted.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.90 (2013) (TV Episode)
Jay mentions that Seth MacFarlane is the writer and director of the film
The 85th Oscars (2013) (TV Special)
Ted appears to present an award. Also, Seth laments that he made this film while others are being commended for their films.
Saturday Night Live: Kevin Hart/Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013) (TV Episode)
Referenced by Kim Jong Un (Bobby Moynihan) on Weekend Update
Scary MoVie (2013)
Near the end, Jody lures Lily with a teddy bear which looks like Ted.

Features 

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) (TV Series)
Ted appears on The Tonight Show in a clip.
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) (TV Series)
John and Ted watches "Procastination" on this television
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
After the break-up, Ted says that Lori should be watching the film while eating ice cream (we see it in the next scene). Later, Norah Jones plays a song which is actually in the soundtrack of Bridget Jones's
SpongeBob SquarePants: Procrastination/I'm with Stupid (2001) (TV Episode)
Ted and John are watching "Procrastination" on TV.

Featured in 

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.164 (2012) (TV Episode)
Seth MacFarlane introduces a clip from his film
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.169 (2012) (TV Episode)
Mila Kunis introduces a clip from her film
Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.119 (2012) (TV Episode)
A clip of the movie featuring guest Norah Jones is shown.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.74 (2013) (TV Episode)
Clip included in montage of Mark Wahlberg films

Spoofs 

Saturday Night Fever (1977)
John dances in a flashback to Staying Alive, this in turn is an 'homage' to Airplane! which has a similar flashback.
Octopussy (1983)
Referenced a few times and John attempts to sing the opening theme song from that film.

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