List Trivia:
Introduced in this episode: #7 Slept with SJ's GF (SJ = Sweet Johnny, GF = girlfriend)
This episode marks the first time Earl has circled something on his list to keep instead of crossing it off.
When Earl says "I feel like I caught that French disease that makes things happen to you twice," he is talking about the concept of Déjà vu.
The story of Sweet Johnny is similar to premise of 50 first dates, where Drew Barrymore had a brain injury that cause her to lose her memories after sleeping. Drew Barrymore and David Arquette starred together in Never Been Kissed.