When Maeby tells George-Michael that Lucille 2 is investing in Fakeblock, he tells her "I never met the woman." In all the previous episodes of Arrested Development, the two characters never directly interact and are never seen on camera at the same time. However, there are two small crossovers:
- In Pier Pressure (2004), Buster asks George-Michael to purchase some marijuana to help with Lucille 2's vertigo. George-Michael responds, "She's your girlfriend? Dad said you were her nurse."
- In Marta Complex (2004), George-Michael and Lucille 2 attend the same Valentine's Day party.
George Michael (Michael Cera)'s name is a reference to George Maharis, the star of the 1960s series Route 66 (1960), who was once arrested for having homosexual sex with a hairdresser named Perfecto Telles in a gas station bathroom.
Cops don't actually use tape or chalk to outline a body; they use little numbered yellow cards and photograph everything, as seen in shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). The tape or chalk would actually tamper with the evidence. The notion of outlines for dead bodies is entirely made up for television and movies as a visual hint for the audience...or in this case, as a humorous reference.
The Narrator (Ron Howard) notes that the only bigger honor than receiving an Opie would be having an award like that named after you, "I guess." Ron Howard played Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show (1960).
A scene from episode 1.8, My Mother the Car (2003), is marked with the Showstealer Pro Trial Version watermark, with an additional message: "Warning - you have only 1 use left before free trial expires".