Trivia: While reading the Anhkana, Ed compares its gruesome contents to writing by Bret Easton Ellis. Ellis is famous for having written the graphically violent novels on which American Psycho and its sequel The Rules of Attraction are based.
Trivia: Zoe Perry, who plays Sheldon's mother Mary, is the daughter of Laurie Metcalf, who plays Mary on The Big Bang Theory.
Trivia: Jason Ralph, who plays TV producer Mike Carr, is Rachel Brosnahan's (Midge) real-life husband.
Trivia: At the comic book store, when Eric and Abby are talking, there is a "Plants vs Zombie" comic on the rack in front of them.
Trivia: The song playing when Jack is shopping online for a popcorn maker is "Pop Corn", a 1969 synth-pop instrumental song by Gershon Kingsley.