Bruce Campbell says to a girl "Gimme some sugar, baby." He says the same line in Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness (1992).
Iolaus does not appear in this episode. Instead, Michael Hurst reprises his role of Widow Twankey from ...And Fancy Free (1997).
At 21:03 Widow Twanky asks "And who do we think we are today - Xena and Gabrielle?"
The character Cupcake channels Marilyn Monroe in her first musical performance which quite obviously is lip-synced to another singer.
This plot is an homage to Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon.