In this episode, Dave compares himself to Zach Braff. Eliza Coupe co-starred on "Scrubs" with Zach Braff for two seasons.
During one of the scenes with Penny and Alex at the cooking class, the background music is "Loaded (Team Xtreme)" by Zack Tempest. The song is better known as the theme song for the WWE tag team the Hardy Boyz.