Pinky and the Brain

Brain: I Have No Clone! This is a twist on the phrase "I Have No Son".

Romy: ...that's why we're taking a year off to follow the Grateful Dead. Brain: (to Pinky) Do you want to tell him or shall I? The Grateful Dead were a rock band started in the 1960s whose hits included "Truckin'" and "Uncle John's Band." They were known for their extended jam sessions and loyal fanbase, some of whom followed the band on tour, attending all the shows. What Brain was debating telling Romy was that, this being 1997, the Grateful Dead didn't exist anymore; the band dissolved in 1995 after the death of guitarist Jerry Garcia, although the surviving members of the band went on to form The Other Ones (who were later simply known as The Dead) in 1998.

Pinky: Oh...this is so "Savannah." Savannah was a prime time drama that aired on the WB around the same time as Pinky and the Brain.

Romy: Well well, look who's here. My two dads. Saget and Coulier. Pinky: Oh, pleeease tell me he's Saget. A double reference to two separate 80s/90s sitcoms. My Two Dads was a series about two best friends who split up over dating the same woman, only to both be appointed legal guardians of the woman's daughter after her untimely passing twelve years later. The "Saget and Coulier" line is a reference to Full House, starring Bob Saget as a widower who raises his three daughters with the help of his standup comic best friend (played by Dave Coulier) and his musician brother-in-law (played by John Stamos).

Romy: Hey, Don McLean...the levy is dry. A reference to musician Don McLean and his song "American Pie," specifically the line "Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry."