A little yellow Mini vehicle is a significant character in the movie. It's appearance in the film is a homage and reference to the yellow mini featured in the earlier classic Kiwi comedy 'Goodbye Pork Pie' (1980). Director Paul Murphy is the son of Geoff Murphy who was the director of 'Goodbye Pork Pie'.
Sign says ''Garage Sale of the Century'' with the word ''Garage'' written on top of the show's title logo which appears with the same font and lettering.