This episode is the first time the show has ever directly acknowledged Adam West's role as Batman. Mayor West appears in his Batman costume in one scene.
This is the fifth time the theme song was interrupted, other times being: Whistle While Your Wife Works (2006), Lottery Fever (2011), He's Bla-ack! (2014), A Lot Going on Upstairs (2016), V is for Mystery (2018).
When Joe is listing David Spade's credits for Cleveland, he fails to mention 'The Emperor's New Groove' which also featured Patrick Warburton, the voice of Joe.
When Peter moves into his new apartment, he comments "someone named Brooks was here." This is a reference to the film 'The Shawshank Redemption.'