Though they don't appear in any scene together, Ryan Kwanten (Oliver) and Lizzy Caplan (Julia) both guest star in this episode. Ryan Kwanten and Lizzy Caplan were in True Blood together in which their characters were in a relationship.
Schmidt mentions the first season of The Vampire Diaries, Stephen Amell was in the second season of The Vampire Diaries as a werewolf called Brady
In this episode, Ryan Kwanten's character is named Oliver. Stephen Amell guest stars in this episode as Kyle. Stephen Amell is the star of the CW show Arrow where he plays the DC character Oliver Queen. Ryan Kwanten and Stephen Amell appear in the same scene in this episode.
Jake Johnson appeared in Clark Duke's series Clark and Micheal as an audition director.