The footage of the imploding stadium is Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, demolished on February 11, 2001.
When Veronica says "shocker" to Weevil, he points out that she's making the "Scout's Honor" sign of the middle three fingers. The Shocker, a much less wholesome gesture, is actually index, middle, and pinkie.
When Jackie tells Wallace "Banner freakin' day in the Cook household," this is a reference to The Breakfast Club (1985) in which John Bender says that getting a carton of cigarettes for Christmas was a "Banner f***ing year at the old Bender family."
When it's announced that Logan (Jason Dohring) won the essay contest, he folds over the newspaper he's reading and says "Did someone say my name?" This is identical to Max Fischer's first appearance in Rushmore (1998).
In this episode Beverly (Furonda Brasfield) who is the mayors assistant won her role from competing in an acting challenge in America's Next Top Model cycle 6