House says, "This is like the Mod Squad: nothing can stop them," referring to Mod Squad (1968), a TV series about three kids in trouble with the law who get recruited by a police captain to infiltrate the counter-culture and use their knowledge and appearance to get into groups that regular officers couldn't. Omar Epps (Foreman) played Linc in a feature film The Mod Squad (1999) based on the series.
The car Dr. Taub's wife buys him is a 997 generation Porsche 911 Carrera. The body style and general drivetrain debuted in 2004 as a 2005 model.