"WatchMojo" Top 10 Family Guy Movie Parodies (TV Episode 2018)
The parody of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) in "Petergeist" is #9."WatchMojo" Top 20 Worst Things Ever Done to Meg from Family Guy (TV Episode 2019)
Used by a Poltergeist is #11."WatchMojo" Top 10 Times Family Guy Made Fun of Celebs (TV Episode 2019)
John Travolta is #8."WatchMojo" Top 10 Best Mayor Adam West Moments on Family Guy (TV Episode 2021)
Beware of Dog gets an honorable mention."WatchMojo" Top 10 Funniest Peter Griffin Cutaways (TV Episode 2023)
Hunting with Dick Cheney is #7.
"The Philip DeFranco Show" Top 5 Reasons I Love Asians (Asian Sized) (TV Episode 2007)
Stewie says that Jesus was asian as does Phil in this episode"Family Guy" Throw It Away (TV Episode 2019)
Chief Diamond Philips is visible in Peter's storage unit
McDonaldland (TV Series 1963–2015)
Ronald McDonald appears replacing the clown doll from Poltergeist.The Muppet Show (TV Series 1976–1981)
Peter and Lois watch Lost with Statler & WaldorfRocky (1976)
Rocky VI is playing at Joe's housePoltergeist (1982)
title referenceGhostbusters (1984)
Tom Tucker asks who the Griffins are going to call to deal with their ghost problem. Diane responds Ghostbusters.
The Flintstones (TV Series 1960–1966)
Lois pushes the TV out the front door, Peter takes it back inside and replaces it with MegThe Amityville Horror (1979)
The debate on whether or not to return to the house to save Meg is a parody of a scene late in the Amityville Horror were the family decide to return to the house to save the family dog.Poltergeist (1982)
large portions of movie are re-enacted/spoofedJAG (TV Series 1995–2005)
A scene is spoofed on the television.King of the Hill (TV Series 1997–2010)
When Peter tears his face off in the bathroom mirror ('Poltergeist'), he suddenly becomes Hank Hill with Peter's voice