This isn't the first time Jeffrey Tambor appeared on screen with Sofia Vassilieva, as he co-starred with her in Eloise at the Plaza (2003).
The title of the episode is likely a reference Michael Jackson's song "Man in The Mirror" and the eye-catch at the beginning features a reference to the lyrics of another of his songs "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" (The repeated line "You're a vegetable!").
Jeffrey Tambor and Jake Weber were both in Meet Joe Black