The opening title shot of the interstate interchange comes from this fillm. The Griswolds' green and brown Ford Crown Victoria (Wagon Queen Family Truckster) station wagon can be seen.
The ghosts are a reference to The Simpsons as well as the Bundies from Married ...with Children since they look like the Simpsons but sound and act like and are named after the Bundy family.
The Bundys and the Rhodeses being named for the pro wrestlers King Kong Bundy and Dusty Rhodes is a parody of how the Seavers and their neighbor Koosman were named for the baseball players Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman
