Actor Jet Jurgensmeyer plays the boy that Austin sits next to on the plane later would co-star in the Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting (1987), with Sofia Carson and Sabrina Carpenter who would both have roles in later in Austin & Ally (2011).
Alternate title; "Big Dreams & Big Apples."
After Austin, Ally, Trish, and Dez arrive in New York City, their taxi driver kicks them out because they don't have enough money to pay for their ride. However, this also mirrors how Jessie, from "Jessie," ended up with her nanny position--as Austin and his friends also crossover into an episode of "Jessie."