Jennifer Love Hewitt tells Peter some of the films in which she has starred. One of the films listed is "The Devil and Daniel Webster", which was made in 2001 but wasn't released until July 2007, under the title Shortcut to Happiness (2003).
Peter Griffin using a staff and a sunlight to find his notebook in the attic, is the reference to the Staff of Ra scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
The name Ross Fishman is a reference to Friends character Ross Gellar, whose real life name is David Schwimmer, whose character Ross was always very jealous of Rachel and every guy she talked to besides Joey and Chandler.
Lois says that she watched Jennifer Love Hewitt in "Heartbreakers" on a plane.
Seth Green (Chris Griffin) and Jennifer Love Hewitt previously appeared together in the comedy "Can't Hardly Wait" (1998).