In the original airing and reruns, Mr. Roboto by Styx plays during the strip club scene. Due to rights issues, the song is replaced with generic music on the DVD releases. However, the song was restored in the episode for the Hulu streaming platform.
Robin says to Ted, "I'm Canadian, remember?". This is the first mention of Robin's nationality, which becomes a major plot point going forward.
Bill Fagerbakke who plays Marshall's father is best known as Dobber on "Coach" and the voice of Patrick Star in the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants
It's mentioned in this episode that Marshall is 6'4". Jason Segel is actually 6'4".
In the strip club Robin says "Thanksgiving in November, weird isn't it?". That is because Canadians celebrate thanksgiving in October.