George Bush's choking on a Hot Pocket parodies a real-life incident where he choked on a pretzel.
When President Bush is discovered drunk he says that his wife would run him over is a reference to an incident where Laura Bush was in a car accident where a friend was killed.
Newspaper Headline: "It's 2007... still no flying cars"
The scene with Steve waking up, disoriented, in an ice-filled bathtub, with Roger about to harvest one of his kidneys for profit is a reference to the urban legend where travelers are drugged and one of their kidneys is harvested.
When Stan sends the e-mail, the computer sings "let the e-mail soar". This is a play on John Ashcroft's song "Let the Eagle Soar".