Returning home with the tank, Peter decides to surprise his wife, Lois, with his new purchase. Once Lois opens her eyes, she exclaims the phrase "Bocce balls!", which was originally from the 1984 comedy film "Splash". Coming to accept the tank, Lois and Peter decide to take it to a drive-in theater, where they are shown watching a film entitled "The Even Couple", by screenwriter Neil Simon, and starring actors Jeff Daniels and Bill Pullman. The next day, after the tank is impounded by Joe, the family is shown watching the CBS television drama "Ghost Whisperer", with Jennifer Love Hewitt then appearing on screen. Meg then interrupts, and expresses her anger at her father for allowing the tank to be impounded. Her father then responds by stating that it is "not the worst thing" he has ever done, with a cutaway of Peter murdering Yogi Bear then being shown.