The character Sam that exchanges a bit of dialogue with Conway during "Operation Frodo" was voiced and drawn to look like the artist and actor Sam Ellis.
First occurrence of the repeated "Danger Zone" gag.
Quadroon is a racial slur meaning 1/4 black 3/4 White.
"Charles Whitman sampler" is a dual reference. Firstly, to Charles Whitman, a former U.S Marine and engineering student who engaged in a shooting spree using a sniper rifle at the University of Texas at Austin campus in 1966. Secondly, to the Whitman's sampler, a popular assortment of boxed chocolates.
In the opening scene, Malory's memo reads, "ISIS wet bar changing gin brands to save money."