Trivia: In the beginning when Roddy is waking up, a glass Alex the Lion (from "Madagascar") cookie jar is visible on the window sill. When Roddy is looking for something to wear, one of the outfits he holds up is Wallace's sweater vest from "Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit".
Trivia: If you look closely at the button on Whitey's jacket, you'll see it is identical to the stylized "V" on Viktor's tomb in "Underworld." (Bill Nighy was in both.).
Trivia: When Roddy is deciding what movie to watch, look at some of the titles of the DVDs on the right hand side of the shelf and you can see other Dreamworks titles: Shrek 1 and 2 and Shark Tale, Over the Hedge, etc.
Trivia: During the scene where Rita and Roddy are about to get frozen, keep an eye on the already frozen characters. There is one wearing black pants, white shirt, black vest and an empty holster. A dead ringer for Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back.
Trivia: When Roddy is going through his closet for something to wear, he pulls out the Yellow spandex uniform of Wolverine from Marvels X-Men. Hugh Jackman played Wolverine in the movie X-Men.
Answer: Because he wanted the master cable.