Robin mentions to Ted that the girl she is setting him up with looks like Robert de Niro did in the movie Cape Fear.

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

When Barney initially refuses to tell the gang of his problems, Robin brings up the Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch to fill up the conversation.

Barney had always believed that Bob Barker, the former host of The Price Is Right was his father. James mentions that at different times his mother told him that his father was Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, and Meadowlark Lemon.

James, Barney and Sam sing this song.