The snail Sheila, played by Drew Barrymore, eats was a real "working snail" that even had a name and was not harmed. A chocolate snail was used in its place for her to eat.
Though Rite Aid is mentioned several times in the show, Joel (Timothy Olyphant) is seen shopping at Saugus Drugs & Hallmark, a real pharmacy on Bouquet Canyon Road in Santa Clarita.
Teenager Abby (Liv Hewson) pesters her parents for a car, but she is never seen driving as Hewson has never learned how.
Sheila's (Drew Barrymore) license plate, 2GAT123, is also used by Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).
Abby (Liv Hewson) tells Eric (Skyler Gisondo) that she sits behind him in psych (psychology) class. Skyler Gisondo portrayed young Shawn Spencer in Psych (2006).