When the Goldberg's are opening their presents for "Super Haunukkah" Adam is wearing a "Star Wars - Revenge of the Jedi" T-Shirt. This movie title was changed by George Lucas to "Return Of The Jedi" during post production because he decided that revenge was not the way of the Jedi.
Pops, played by George Segal, serenades the Goldbergs on the banjo. George Segal often was a guest on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and would play the banjo.
The Jon Lovitz character of Hanukkah Harry is mentioned. This character was debuted in 1989 when Andre MacDowell hosted Saturday Night Live.
This episode is an homage to the Peter Billingsley Classic a Christmas Story.
Murray said the Phillies are trading Ryne Sandberg for Larry Bowa when actually, Larry Bowa was traded to the Cubs for Ivan DeJesus and Sandberg was just thrown in as a bonus.