Mia and Casey name their stray cat Mr. Meow-gi, a pun on the name of the character Mr. Miyagi in the film 'The Karate Kid'.

Barney could be seen wearing a costume of a member of the Cobra Kai Dojo from The Karate Kid, Johnny Lawrence. Barney mentions being a fan of him in "The Stinsons".

Ted illustrates to Robin about the dangers of overselling oneself by describing the end of The Karate Kid.

Parts of this episode are also based on the 1984 film The Karate Kid,[3] including the way Bart practices for the miniature golf tournament by balancing on a trash can in a "crane position".

Barney says to Marshall, "I thought that was a Mr. Miyagi kind of thing.".

The classroom scene between Barney and Ted, references the films Dead Poet's Society and The Karate Kid.

Bart states that blonde boys are not dumb, but "evil like in The Karate Kid or World War II".

The clip of the guy doing martial arts while standing on a post in the sand at the beach is from the original Karate Kid movie.