| Annie |    | The servants sing a song for the Griffins, like the servants do in "Annie". |
| Austin Powers - Dr Evil | | At the auction, when Peter makes his final bid, he holds his finger to his mouth in the way that Dr Evil does in the Austin Powers films. His bid is also ridiculously high, just as Dr Evil's ransoms were. |
| Bob Crane | | Peter references to the way Bob Crane is killed by his friend (when Brian is first starting to teach him to be a gentleman) |
| Casablanca | | Lois is dressed in a coat near the end of the episode similar to that which the lead female character from the classic Casablanca film wore at the end of the film. |
| Coca-Cola | | See "Mean Joe Green" reference. |
| De Beers | | A spoof of the popular De Beers diamonds commercials features in this episode. See the Censored section for more information. |
| Dirty Dancing | | |
| Ender's Game | | Peter greets Brian with "Hey, Bean". This is how characters in "Ender's Game" greeted each other. Bean is a character from the book. |
| Fraggle Rock | | Peter mentions this 1980's children's puppet show. |
| Frasier | | Brian uses a video of the American sitcom Frasier to try and improve Peter's behaviour. However, if Peter looks at Rikki Lake he gets an electric shock. |
| Jehova Witnesses | | During the song the Jehova Witnesses are mentioned. |
| Jesus | | Peter scratches "Jesus was here 2/15/57 BC" onto the wall of Cherrywood to make the house look valuable. |
| Jon Bon Jovi | | Peter mistakenly says "Bon Jovi" instead of the French word "Bonjour" (=hello). |
| Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous | | This 1980's show would present wealthy people and their homes to the viewing public. It was narrated by Robin Leach, who provided his voice for this episode. It is parodied in the will scene. |
| Marisa Tomei | | Marisa Tomei won an Oscar in 1992 for best supporting actress in "My Cousin Vinnie", her winning this award was considered a miracle at the time. |
| Mean Joe Green | | Parody of the old Coca-Cola commercials where a young boy would offer Mean Joe a bottle of Coke, and in return would get Mean Joe's jersey. |
| O'Jays - For the Love of Money | | Brian is seen singing "For the Love of Money" whilst drunk in the bar |
| President Abraham Lincoln | | Photos of Abraham Lincoln with prostitutes are found at Cherrywood. |
| Press Your Luck | | Reference is made to the game show Press Your Luck at the will hearing when Peter says "C'mon what da we get, what we get, big money...no whammies...STOP!!!" |
| Rikki Lake | | See "Frasier" reference. |
| Star Wars | | When Brian is trying to get Peter to realize his mistakes he uses Peter's Star Wars glass as a demonstration. Earlier in the episode Peter mentioned his Star Wars collectors glasses. |
| Stephen Hawking | | During the song, the servants inform Chris that they've got Stephen Hawking's to help with his homework. Stephen Hawking's is a top theoretical physicist at Cambridge University, UK. |
| Swiss Bank Accounts | | Peter claims to have a Swiss Bank Account. |
| Ted Turner | | |
| The Cosby Show | | On the television. |
| The Shining | | Stewie encounters Grady's twin daughters, who beckon him on "come play"; and Stewie quotes Jack Torrance's famous line: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." |
