Deep Throats/References

• In the opening scene, Brian is watching an episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King, but instead of Bruce Boxleitner’s character, secret agent Lee “Scarecrow” Stetson, Kate Jackson’s Amanda King is paired with the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. In the scene, Scarecrow has been attacked by drug dealers, who have disassembled him just as the flying monkeys did in the film, and Scarecrow uses the same reaction lines from the film: “They took my chest out, and they threw it over there! Then they tore my legs off, and they threw them over there!”
• Brian watches a VH1 special on Gwen Stefani and makes a reference to her song Hollaback Girl: “I don’t know what a Hollaback Girl is—all I know is that I want her dead.”
• While Peter is riding in the back of Brian’s cab, he insists on calling Brian “Bitterman,” a reference to the 1981 movie Arthur, starring Dudley Moore. “Bitterman” is the name of the chauffer to Arthur Bach, Dudley Moore’s character.
• A claymation cutaway is shown, parodying the clay cars Morty and Chuck from the Chevron commercials.
• When Lois mentions Peter’s part-time jobs, the cutaway shows Peter in his Burger King uniform singing the infamous “Burger King Christmas Carol,” an Internet meme. Peter stands straight while singing, and the placements of the advertisements and menu are the same as in the Flash animation.
• Stewie aggressively sings the Mr. Belvedere theme song to drown out the speaking of others as he tries to watch the show.
• Brian preferring to pick up the milk at the grocery store before he forgets rather than picking up Cleveland is a reference to the well-known belief that black men who attempt to hail a cab are often ignored due to racism.
• When Cleveland smashes Brian’s taxicab for revenge, he is caught and morphs into a black panther and flees. In the DVD commentary, this is confirmed as a reference to Michael Jackson’s music video for “Black or White.”
• When Brian is looking for dirt on Mayor West, he meets a shadowy informant who turns out to be Kermit the Frog of The Muppets fame. When Brian discovers Kermit’s identity, Kermit flees in a panic with his characteristic “YAAAAAAAY!!” from The Muppet Show.
• When Peter is singing his song idea without his inspiration, his lyrics are describing the transportation in New New York in the former FOX show Futurama.
• During the 1980s, Domino’s Pizza had an advertising campaign where a small man dressed in a tight suit known as “The Noid” always attempted to ruin Domino’s pizzas but never succeeded.
• One of the cartoons Mayor West loves is the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, as its theme song is heard inside Mayor West’s motel room. Another is the 1980s cartoon Jem about a band whose lead singer is also the president of their recording company, who use holograms to disguise themselves in the public eye.
• The title “Deep Throats” refers to W. Mark Felt, who until very recently was an anonymous source for Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and leaked information about the involvement of U.S. President Richard Nixon’s administration in various misdeeds under the pseudonym Deep Throat, which soon led to the Watergate scandal. Famously he encouraged their investigation by suggesting they "follow the money". In this episode Kermit the Frog also goes by the pseudonym Deep Throat when contacting Brian to hand out dirt on Mayor West. The meeting with "Deep Throat" (trying to remain anonymous but obviously - from his outline, voice and trademark gestures - Kermit the Frog) in a multi-storey car-park, where he will not step out of the shadows to talk, is a reference to the film "All the Presidents Men" starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively, released in 1976.
• The title may also allude to the subplot of Peter and Lois singing in the talent show. The title could also be a reference to Agent Fox Mulder’s first informant in the X-Files series, known as “Deep Throat” who first appeared in an episode of the same name. Deep Throat is also the name of a famous early pornographic movie, starring the late Linda Lovelace.
• The cutaway with Stewie Cruise on Oprah is a parody of Tom Cruise’s interview with Oprah Winfrey on May 23, 2005 in which he screamed about how much he loved Katie Holmes and jumped on the couch.
• When Peter and Lois talk before sleeping, Peter mentions his “sounds of the rainforest CD.” The sounds on the CD are deforestation.
• The relationship between West and Meg could be seen as a parody of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, when former president Bill Clinton had an affair with the White House intern.
• While Brian and Stewie are in disguise staking out Mayor West and Meg, Stewie is in drag with his wig worn in a style that covers his right eye. This is a style made famous by 1940s glamour queen Veronica Lake.

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