Laforge's VISOR from Star Trek: THe Next Generation is seen, despite the fact Levar Burton stopped wearing it in 1994.
Mike: You have to break up with him. Lauren: OK. Relax. You want an oral break up, hand break up, girl on girl break up. Mike: No. Just a regular break up. Lauren: That'll be two grand. Mike: You don't understand. The idiot has fallen in love with you. Lauren: Did you get a hair cut? Mike: No, I had my head in a vice. Look the bottom line is, I'm outta money. Lauren: Bottom line. Unless I get the cash, if he calls, I tell him I'm a pro. Mike: No no no no. Don't do that, you'll break his heart and he'll hate my guts forever. Look you gotta help me out here. I need a favor. Lauren: Oral favor, hand favor, girl on girl favor.. Mike: No no no, an actual real favor. Lauren: I'm not in the favor business!
(close up of Card Counting for Meatheads, as Mike reads) Mike: When counting cards, remain inconspicuous. (pulls out to see Mike sitting at a black jack table obviously reading from the book Dealer: Sir, sir, would you like to place a bet.
This episode contains two sets of Siegfreid & Roy impersonators and three mauling (two by lion one by kitten). This is two years prior to Roy Horn's tragic mauling by a white tiger during a performance.
The wanted posters featured real pictures of people instead of claymation ones.
Star Trek: The Experience Gary and his "date" Lauren check out the Star Trek Hotel and Casino. This is a reference to Star Trek: The Experience, which is an attraction at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Casino There is a reference to the Martin Scorsese's Casino. This happens when Mike is threatened by having his head squeezed in a vice for card counting.
Apocalypse Now While in the bathroom trying to get over his nervousness, Gary imitates the famous opening scene of Apocalypse Now, complete with mirror stares and "kung fu" moves.
... For Dummys At the begining of the episode, Mike has a book called Card Counting for Meatheads. Later in the episode Lauren the hooker is reading Advanced Hooking for Meatheads These are parodies of the For Dummys series of books.
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