Laurie tells Jules she had a dream about her. She says she (Laurie) was in need of a makeover, and Jules was like Edward Scissorhands, except instead of scissors, her hands were lipstick tubes.

The title of this episode is a parody of the film 'Edward Scissorhands'. The main plot of Homer, who calls himself "Homer Fingerhands", being an artistic hair-stylist is very much modeled after the film as well.

In Jimmy's alternate life, without Hope, he is shown waking up in his van with two empty 40 oz. beer bottles taped to his hands: a drinking game called 'Edward Fortyhands'.

Abed says that Jesus is a combination of Edward Scissorhands, E.T. and Marty McFly.

Jay reviews the (fake) movie Edward Plungerhands

The guys are reminiscing about their party days when they were younger. Someone asks if they remember "Edward Forty-Hands", when the guys duct-taped 40 oz. bottles of beer to their hands to mimick the title character from the film 'Edward Scissorhands'. At the end of the episode, after a night of wild partying and drinking, Julia wakes up in bed to discover one of her hands has a "40" taped to it.

The scene where Barney cuts Marshall's pants is a reference to Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton, when Edward is clipping bushes (or cutting hair).

Returning home with groceries, Joy tells Eddie, "Hey Edward Scissornuts, wanna give me a hand?" when Eddie is sidetracked with trimming the hedges instead of helping her carry bags inside the house.

Charlie and Todd talk about people they've each interviewed. Charlie tells a story about a man who didn't have any hands, just a hook on one arm and a garden weasel on the other. He likens the interviewee to 'Edward Scissorhands'.

There is a fire in the office, so while everyone is outside waiting for the fire department to arrive, Jim suggests they all play "Desert Island". It's Pam's turn to list the 5 movies she'd want with her if she were stranded on a desert island, and "Edward Scissorhands" is one of her picks.

Marshall's friend from college plays a game called 'Edward 40hands' a parody of the film 'Edward Scissorhands' where instead of having scissor hands, 40-ounce bottles of beer are taped to each hand, and the bottles can't be removed until the beer is gone.

Edward is shown clipping the hedges with his scissor hands in a clip during the ad.