Joey Season 1 Episode 16

When Joey is talking about his Halloween story, he says that he was dressed as the Grinch and a girl was dressed as Catwoman.

The Grinch is referring to the title character from Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. It is a beloved story about a Grinch who hates Christmas and tries to ruin it for the Who's of Whoville. Through a series of events he finds his heart growing and he helps to make Christmas come back alive for the Who's. It was also made into a live action movie in 2000 starring Jim Carrey.

Catwoman is a property of DC Comics and one of their most popular comic characters. She is one of Batman's villains and a sometimes lover. She has been featured in various television shows and movies and her character was made into a solo feature film starring Halle Berry.

Joey says that the only thing bigger than being on The Tonight Show would be making his Oscar speech.

The is a reference to the Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars. The awards celebrate excellence in all walks of the film community and have been given each year since 1929. It is arguably the most important film achievement, and the awards ceremony always draws Hollywood's elite. Winners will commonly give a thank you speech once they have come up to the stage to receive their award.

Joey references Johnny Carson several times throughout the episode.

Johnny Carson was the original host of The Tonight Show for 30 years before he retired and Jay Leno took over.

The officer on the motorcycle thinks Joey is Tony Danza.

Tony Danza is an Italian American actor most famous for his role on the hit sitcom Who's The Boss.

The guy in the El Camino asks Gina if she knows Whitesnake (her favorite band). Gina then says that she just got the Japanese release of Slip of the Tongue.

Whitesnake is a popular heavy metal band famous for such hits like Here I Go Again and Slide It In. They have been working on a comeback since 2006.
Slip of the Tongue from 1989 was one of their best selling albums. Incidentally, there was no Japanese release of the album. It was released in many other countries, but it was only available as an import in Japan.