The two Jethro's is a reference to 'The Beverly Hillbillies' character of the same name. * 2 Jethro's: This is the name given to the Malloy brothers, Turk and Virgil. The team use a S.W.A.T van which is remote-control and therefore being driven not by them. 'Driving Miss Daisy' is a movie about a woman who gets chauffeured around. * A Miss Daisy: This refers to the S.W.A.T van used as the getaway vehicle. The fight between the characters is called a 'Jim Brown' in a reference to the confrontations in football. Named after the famous American football player, 'Jim Brown, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players ever.
* A Jim Brown: The fight between Frank Catton and Linus, staged to distract Terry Benedict so that Linus is able to pickpocket the security codes to the casino's vault. The con here is about a wealthy roller who has insider information. This is a reference to Ivan Boesky, a big-time trader on Wall Street who got caught committing securities fraud.
Lyman Zerga is the whale who asks to put his jewels in the casino vault. * A Boesky: This is the character of Saul playing Lyman Zerga.