Gordo mentions how the new kid (Matt) was in a Spielberg movie despite being younger than him. This is a reference to Matt's actor Jake Thomas, who worked with Spielberg in "A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)" right before starting work on "Lizzie McGuire".
Matt mentions the "upcoming" Harry Potter movie (show is set in 2001) and explains that he was the one who presented the idea to adapt them from books into movies