Connections

Clip shown of Lister teaching Kryten how to lie (K: Kryten).

Clips are shown

Footage from this episode is used in Rimmer's campaign advert: Kryten saying "Smeeee heeee".

"When Steve McQueen met The Blob, he tried to kill it. It probably never crossed his mind to try and take it out to a restaurant."

Lister says he's watching "Tales of the Riverbank: The Next Generation", Cat says that it's not as good as the original and they talk about Hammy Hamster being a "diva" and "the rodent equivalent of Marlon Brando".

Cat calls Kryten "Eraserhead".

Lister says he's not a qualified surgeon but he has seen every episode of this.

Lister says he's watching "Tales of the Riverbank: The Next Generation"

The final scene is a parody of the final scene of this film. Lister also mentions it earlier as an example of justifiable lying ("Or like Humphrey Bogart, at the end of Casablanca, when he lies to Victor Lazslo to protect the guy's feelings").

The final scene where Camille is being packed onto her spaceship

Episode is a parody of this episode of Star Trek, using the same concept of an alien being who appears to individual people as their perfect romantic partner.