Tracy asks Kenneth, "What's the frequency, Ken?" as a greeting. "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" was a question asked repeatedly of Dan Rather. The CBS news anchor was walking down a street in Manhattan in 1986 when a man attacked him from behind. After throwing him to the ground, the man--while kicking Rather--kept asking him, "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" This bizarre crime was a much talked-about event, and was interpreted as a song by R.E.M..
First episode to show Tracy Jordan's wife, but she is played by a different actress than is shown later in the series and has no speaking lines.
Frank's three trucker hats read "Ninja Expert", "Arcade Champ", and "Bigfoot Expert".
Kenneth is carrying a lionfish in a plastic bag as he rides his bike. A lionfish has deadly poison in its barbs.
"There's No Business Like Show Business" was written by Irving Berlin. It first appeared in the 1946 musical "Annie Get Your Gun" and was also featured in the 1954 film of the same name. In this episode, it is sung by Kenneth; it is often associated with Ethel Merman after she sang it in the 1954 film.