In this episode (S2E7), Red (James Spader) mentions the 9th step in AA "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible..." to a minor character. James Spader also appeared in the 9th episode in the 9th season of "Seinfeld" as a character practicing the same 9th step, The Apology (1997).
The director of this episode Andrew McCarthy and James Spader played opposite each other in Pretty in Pink (1986) and Mannequin (1987).
This episode was directed by Andrew McCarthy, who starred with James Spader in the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink (1986) as well as Less Than Zero (1987).