Ted Nugent is playing a Gibson Byrdland guitar, designed by Nashville guitarists Billy Byrd and Hank Garland.
Gabriella Pollino (Hairstylist), Cindy Costello (Hairstylist), and Terrie Velasquez (Hairstylist) were nominated for an Emmy in the category of "Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series" for their work in this episode.
Ted Nugent, during his interview, plays the beginning riff from his Amboy Dukes' hit "The Great White Buffalo" .
The janitor that listens to Eric complain is Leslie David Baker, who went on to play Stanley in "The Office" (2005).
In a previous episode, Red wears a Chief Boatswain's Mate (BMC) uniform. In this episode, in a flashback, he is wearing a Machinist's Mate Second Class (MM2) insignia. Boatswain's Mate and Machinist's Mate are two entirely different fields in two entirely different departments (BM belongs to Deck Department and MM to Engineering Department).