"Nostalgia Critic" Top 11 Coolest Cliches (TV Episode 2010)
Clips from this movie are shown."The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #18.95 (TV Episode 2010)
A clip from the film starring Eva Mendes is shown."Late Show with David Letterman" Michael Keaton/The Flaming Lips (TV Episode 2010)
Promotional excerpt showed during interview with Michael Keaton - Captain Gene Mauch replaces Allen Gamble's police issued gun with a dummy gun.- A clip is shown during the next episode preview.
"Late Show with David Letterman" Will Ferrell/Nas and Damian Marley (TV Episode 2010)
Promotional excerpt showed during interview with Will Ferrell - Terry Hoitz throws coffee on Allen Gamble after arguing about who would win a fight between a lion and tuna fish.
Solitaire (Video Game 1981)
seen on computer in police station10 Items or Less (TV Series 2006–2009)
Sheila's family is watching the show when Alan is attempting to communicate covertly with Sheila.
- Referenced after the recap.
"Film Junk Podcast" Episode 282: The Other Guys (Podcast Episode 2010)
Reviewed"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #19.1 (TV Episode 2010)
A photo of a theater marquee says "Vampires Suck - The Other Guys - Cats and Dogs"."Conan" One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Dead Fish (TV Episode 2010)
Mentioned by Conan O'Brien while introducing Eva Mendes"Jeopardy!" Episode #27.68 (TV Episode 2010)
referenced in clue in "One Fact Among the False Gossip" category
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
newspaper article titled "Viva Las Vegas"I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series 1965–1970)
Will Ferrell's character hums the theme song.S.W.A.T. (TV Series 1975–1976)
Gamble hums the theme songFrontline (TV Series 1983)
mentioned in dialogue- Gamble compares the explosion in this movie to the one he experienced.
Nathan Downer gets confronted by Mike Tyson (TV Special 2015)
This movie is a spoof of try hards who try to act gangsta as was common in the late 2000s and early 2010s, as is this special.
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series 1975–1979)
Terry and Allen use a red Ford GT as their police car in the endHill Street Blues (TV Series 1981–1987)
The Captain ends his briefing at Bed Bath and Beyond with, "Let's be careful out there", just like Sgt Esterhaus in Hill Street Blues.The Crow (1994)
Terry slides on a table (with counterfeit money) while shooting with two gunsBad Boys (1995)
Danson and Highsmith are representing Marcus Burnett and Mike LoweryOriginal Gangstas (1996)
Ice-T's narraration also is a spoof of Ron O'Neal's opening narration.