"The Whizzer" is a real superhero from Marvel comics. His name in the comics is Robert Frank, not Coleman, and his fascination with mongooses is based on the fact that the original character was given a transfusion of mongoose blood to save his life after being bitten by a cobra, a procedure which, somehow, gave him super speed.
All episodes of season 2 are directed by women.
In the comics, the origin of the Whizzer begins when he is bitten by a cobra and receives a transfusion of mongoose blood. While this Whizzer got his powers through some kind of experiment, he mentions his "pet mongoose" named Emil - an obvious tribute to the original character.
The American flag on the lid of Jessica's pizza box is shown upside down. A flag flown upside down is an international distress signal.
Guest stars Maury Ginsberg and Anthony Robert Grasso are both educators at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.