"Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow" also parodies the 2004 film "The Day After Tomorrow", and general responses to global warming. For instance, the scene where Stan calls his father on the phone while the water level rises is a reference to a similar scene in "The Day After Tomorrow" where Sam calls his father while trying to outlast the fatal coldness. Several other scenes from the film are parodied in the episode. The final scene where everyone says "I broke the dam" is a reference to the 1960 film "Spartacus" where the title character comes forward as Spartacus, and the slave-crowd all claim to be Spartacus in an effort to protect him.