Dee Dee Rescher appeared in this episode as a student in Hal's motivational speaking class. She also was on the King of Queens as the Heffernan's annoying neighbor Dorothy. Her husband was Tim who was played by Bryan Cranston who plays Hal on Malcolm in the Middle.
Franc Ross, the pawn shop owner, offers to sell a gun to Dewey. He would go on to play a recurring role in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul as Ira, a professional burglar.
The name of all the dogs in the episode include Toffee, Rusty, Lucky,Spike, Jonesy, Duke, Chewy, Scout, and Angel.