Family Guy

Tron The futuristic bike race is an allusion to the race sequence in the movie 'Tron'.

Time-Life books 70s ad The scene in which Joe pulls out a copy of Time-Life Book of Quohog Killers is a parody of an ad that Time Life Books ran in the 70s/80s for their book The Gunfighters. Quagmire's and Peter's lines are direct from the ad, and the ad was famous for mentioning John Wesley Hardin - a man so mean he once shot a man just for snoring.

Fosse When the boys are in jail practicing their dance for the prison talent show, the movements, hats and music are a nod to the Broadway show "Fosse", based on the choreography of dancer/actor/director Bob Fosse.

My Fair Lady The entire Stewie story is based on the play "My Fair Lady," in which two affluent British gentlemen make a wager that one can pass off a common flower girl as a princess. The songs are parodies of those in the musical My Fair Lady, which is based on play. In both the play and this episode, the girl's name is Eliza.

Escape From Alcatraz Peter is digging the side of the cell wall with a spoon trying to escape
This is from the movie Escape from Alcatraz, where to escape from Alcatraz they used various devices to dig out parts of the wall, one of them being a spoon.

One If By Clam, Two If By Sea
The title of the episode is based on the phrase "One if by land, two if by sea." This phrase originated from a poem called "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The literal meaning of the phrase is that Paul Revere is instructing a friend to hang one lantern from a church tower to signify the British are attacking by land and hang two lanterns to signify the British are attacking by sea.

Stewie: Psst - you, Dogbert. Down here, get a front row seat for this one.
Stewie calls Brian "Dogbert," which is the name of Dilbert's dog from the Scott Adams comic strip Dilbert.

Peter: I've never been defeated...except once.
The skit/flashback following this line is a parody of the 1982 Disney film Tron.

Cleveland, Joe, Quagmire, Peter: Yep. Yep. Yep. Mmm-hmm.
When they have no bar to go to, Cleveland, Joe, Quagmire, and Peter all stand by the curb drinking cans of beer and speak the above quotes, just like Hank Hill and his friends on King of the Hill.

Jail guy: I like the fat one. More cushion for the pushin'!
When Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe are walking into jail, two of the jail guys are taking bets on them, and one of them bets on "the fat one. More cushion for the pushin'." This sequence is also used in "The Shawshank Redemption."