When watching one of Abed's films, Troy asks if his character is crying after listening to "Come Sail Away" again. Professor Whitman urges Jeff to participate in the debate instead of watching the E! channel, an apparent reference to Joel McHale's job as host of "The Soup". Jeff initially tries to get the crowd into the debate by singing "Evil Woman". During the debate, Jeff and Annie support their argument by citing Abu Ghraib and the Stanford prison experiment, while Simmons references "Apu from "The Simpsons"". Jeff also quotes from the Bible during the debate, saying, "There is none righteous. No, not one."