Jack tells his mother, Colleen, that he is trying to produce a Christmas Special that will make 'It's A Wonderful Life' look like 'Pulp Fiction'.

Ted is outside a movie theater showing It's a Wonderful Life, waiting for the rest of the gang and carrying a gingerbread house as their Christmas themed movie snack.

Arthur says he's never seen the film 'Casablanca', so he rents it from the video store. He tells Carrie that while he was there, he picked up a holiday film, called 'It's a Wonderful Life'.

Marge wants to take the family photo for the Christmas card, but no one else seems interested. Homer asks if they're done yet because 'It's A Wonderful Life' is about to come on TV.

The scene where everyone rallies around to support the Simpsons is reminiscent of the last scene of the classic holiday movie It's a Wonderful Life. The film is further spoofed when Homer tells Lisa to stop playing the piano which parodies a similar scene involving George Bailey.

Doug and Carrie are sitting on the couch, watching the movie and Doug is irritated that Carrie is mouthing the dialogue.

Rick Springfield refers to Hank as "George Bailey" because Hank doesn't like to rough up strippers.

Barney starts to make fun of Marshall wearing a nightshirt by naming him after the characters in nightshirt from famous movies. He says, "And if Clarence the angel says it's true, it must be true.", referring to the 2nd class angel Clarence Odbody in It's a Wonderful Life.

Mary Bailey shares her name with George Bailey's wife in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

Boris makes a reference to the classic movie, "It's A Wonderful Life".