Dick tells Stan that he is on actor Martin Mull in his attempt to watch every movie ever made, in alphabetical order by actor's last name. Martin Mull actually voices the character Father Donovan.
The beanie, suit, and submarine that Francine has are all tributes to the Bill Murray movie "Life Aquatic."
Francine is trying to discover a colossal squid. The colossal squid was first filmed for real in 2012 by a team working near Japan.