When Abed pretends to flirt with Annie, he impersonates the character Don Draper from Mad Men (2007). Alison Brie, who plays Annie, also appears as a regular on Mad Men.
When Jeff knocks over the bagels, Abed says 13, instantly counting the bagels, similar to Raymond in Rain Man (1988). This scene and several comments throughout the episode, as well as the group's subplot, furthers implies Abed is on the Autism Spectrum.
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon playing during the pool sequence is a direct nod to the film The Color of Money (1986) where the song plays during one of the billiards competitions as well, keeping with the theme of 80s pop-culture references.
When the pool teacher shows a poster to Jeff of ancient Greek people playing pool, the inscription is in Greek and it directly translates to "BRIDGE BOY".