When Glenn Close mentions that dinner will be boiled rabbit, this is in reference to the film Fatal Attraction (1987) that she starred in with Michael Douglas.
Lois' driver license states restriction A, which in Rhode Island is a restriction of glasses.
Lois' drivers license ends in A113, a number also referenced in almost every Pixar movie. This number references a classroom several animators from Pixar have attended.
The episode title, "A Lot Going on Upstairs", is a metaphor for mentally inductive tasks.