This is the first episode to use the "five o'clock world" opening but is the only one of two episodes to feature the full routine, including Drew yawning as he wakes up and the sexy dancing with Lisa. The full routine is also shown in the Season 4 episode Drew's Dance Party Special.
Kate's comment about Denzel Washington as the sexiest man alive is in reference to his having attained the title a few weeks earlier.
The last scene is a direct reference to the Mission Impossible movie that topped the summer blockbuster list summer of 1996.