Amber Fredrickson, the manager of the venue Sam and Ruth visit, is portrayed by Brooke Hogan, daughter of the world famous wrestler Hulk Hogan and regular in several WrestleMania and wrestling related shows.
The theatre with the Mayan theme they needed the $9000 for hosts Lucha Vavoom. Luchador wrestling mixed with burlesque shows.
Despite Sam's "everyone hates Roger Moore as Jame Bond" quip, in truth, Roger Moore was an extremely popular Bond during his reign that lasted over ten years (two decades) and included seven blockbuster movies (all major hits). It was later, around the time this series was written, where the Moore hatred had long seeped into pop culture.
Alison Brie (Ruth Wilder) & Rich Sommer (Mark Eagan) also worked together on Mad Men (2007) as Trudy Campbell & Harry Crane respectively.
The song 'Car Wash' plays at the roller rink; a previous episode was directed by one of that ensemble film's stars, Melanie Mayron.