The Washington's wear the same hat in their family photo that Paper Boi wears in Season 3, Episode 8: New Jazz.
"Atlanta" is produced by FX Productions. On March 20, 2019 Walt Disney acquired all the media properties of Twenty First Century Fox including FX productions. Since Goofy character is also a Disney property, the show is having a joke at the expense of their corporate overlords.
This episode "The Goof Who Sat by the Door" is a play on the title of a book by a similar name known as "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" by Sam Greenlee. Both share similar themes of isolation, manipulation, and subversion regarding African Americans.
Actors who appear in other Disney Properties:
- Donald Glover - Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (Star Wars franchise which Disney owns through Lucas Films)
- Brian Tyree Henry - Eternals (2021) (Marvel Cinematic Universe which Disney owns through Marvel)
- Zazie Beetz - Deadpool 2 (2018) (Marvel Cinematic Universe which Disney owns through Marvel)