Connections

Scenes from the previous movie are shown

Steve refers to Tangina as "the magic Munchkin."

Carol Ann's late grandmother (and later, contacts her through her toy phone)

Steve suggests that Taylor could be a native American escapee from the asylum. Taylor is played by Will Sampson who starred as Chief Bromden in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - an Indian who breaks out of an asylum.

Film poster on the wall in the kids' bedroom.