Stewie's fear of the News of the World cover was inspired by series creator Seth MacFarlane's own fear of the cover as a child.
Lois' brother Patrick is voiced by producer Danny Smith. In his previous appearance in "Fat Guy Strangler (2005)", he was voiced by Robert Downey Jr.
The scene where Peter cries about the fried chicken being a baby is a reference to the series finale of M*A*S*H, when Cpt. Pierce suffers from a psychotic break after accidentally causing a woman to suffocate her baby when telling her to keep it quiet. To protect itself, his mind turned the baby into a chicken.
Steve's friend Barry (Eddie Kaye Thomas) from "American Dad" makes a cameo appearance in this episode.
One of the kids at the fat camp is Barry, Steve's friend from American Dad, another Seth MacFarlane show.