Series creator Matt Hubbard's wife did in fact read an article in Real Simple magazine that stated that tines should be placed upwards in a dishwasher.
The accusation of "blow-drying your pubes" actually happened to a family member of one of the writers.
The "baked poached' eggs were invented by Prop Master Gay Perello.
The "Reggie!" bar was introduced in 1978 when the Yankees played against the Chicago White Sox. In 1976, Reggie Jackson was playing for Baltimore, and famously said, "If I played in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me."
Peter Weller's character is never named in the episode but was referred to as "The Traveler" in the scripts.