Principal Lewis and Steve's failed attempt of jumping the canyon is a direct nod to an episode of The Simpsons where Homer attempts to jump the Springfield Gorge. He even rips off the famous Simpsons line "I think we're going to make it"
Roger saying "Goodnight you Prince of New England, you Tom's of Maine" upends the quote from John Irving's novel The Cider House Rules using an iconic New England pasta brand and personal care company.
The title is a play on the phrase "award show".
Hayley does not appear.