House impersonates Ernst Blofeld by strokes the cat, pretending to smoke a cigar, and states, "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." Thirteen later says, "Blofeld never smoked a cigar."
At the end of the ramp is a miniature shark that the car jumps over before Cuddy catches it. This is a tongue-in-cheek reference to "Jumping the Shark", a term that originated from an episode of 'Happy Days' where Fonzie waterskis over a shark.