For each episode, we’ll list all the references and cutaway jokes contained in the show. Sometimes the references will have short explanations and sometimes they won’t, but if we get anything wrong or leave anything out, just send us a friendly reminder and we’ll change or add it.
“Birth of a Salesman” Cutaway Jokes / Gags
- Cleveland as an old grizzled cop two days from retirement
- “Flea Market Rap” starring Cleveland
- Bear AIDS research
- Robert Redford getting skin replaced with fried chicken
“Birth of a Salesman” Pop Culture References
- Herbie Hancock
- “Rockit” – 1983 hit song by Herbie Hancock
- ESPY Awards
- Folger’s Crystals
- Ike Turner’s Classic Movies – reference to Turner Classic Movies
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- E.T.’s finger & catch phrase “phone home”
- “Ride or Die Bitch” – term coined by Ruff Ryders (hip-hop crew)
- Don Rickels
- Roast of Cleveland Jr. – roasts are popular events where a celebrity is mocked or lampooned
- Rickey Henderson – Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
- Shelley Winters – American actress
- KFC

Related posts:
- Cleveland’s Cutaways & Rallo’s References: Episode 3
- Cleveland’s Cutaways & Rallo’s References: Episode 1
- Cleveland’s Cutaways & Rallo’s References: Episode 6
- Cleveland’s Cutaways & Rallo’s References: Episode 2
- Cleveland’s Cutaways & Rallo’s References: Episode 5
