Fry's sports-obsessed mother notes the day Fry disappeared as the day "Wisconsin won the Rose Bowl 17-9." This was indeed the outcome of the real 86th Rose Bowl game held in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2000: the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Stanford Cardinal by a score of 17-9.
Bender reveals that his full name is Bender Bending Rodriguez.
Fry's father is reading a magazine named Cold Warrior while Fry is being born. Cold Warriors (2011) focuses on Fry and his father bonding over ice fishing.
While indulging in some mild mischief while exploring Old New York, Fry yells, "Howard Stern is overrated." Billy West was a cast member on The Howard Stern Show (1990) from 1988-1995.
First appearance of Fry's family.