When Jade went to turn on the music, she accidentally slipped but was able to stay in character. Both the goof and Tori's reaction were kept in the actual episode.
When Andre wants to hear Tori play her french horn he says "Play that funky music, white girl!" Those are the lyrics to Wild Cherry's song "Play That Funky Music" (Except Wild Cherry's lyrics say 'White Boy', instead of 'Girl'.)
It is revealed that Tori is half Latina
At lunch, Cat wonders if mirrors can work in outer space. In reality, mirrors cannot work in outer space so her prediction is wrong.
Elizabeth Gillies and Robert Christopher Riley would go on to star together in the CW/Netflix hit drama series Dynasty (2017)