In the fake "Enormé" advert that Jenna stars in when she gains weight, the soundtrack (also played over the end credits) is whispered Italian words for "very fat woman", "female pig", and "whale".
When the PI asks Jack if his family has any skeletons, among the items Jack lists is that "his cousin Tim fixes NBA games." In August 2007, real life former NBA referee Tim Donaghy plead guilty to charges related to betting on and fixing NBA games, for which he received 15 months in federal prison.
Steve Buscemi was nominated for an Emmy for his role.
When Angie enlists Grizz and Dotcom's help writing material for Tracy, Dotcom begins describing the plot to the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a science fiction series about a Civil War soldier transported to Mars, which was made into the movie "John Carter".