Molly Ephraim, who plays Mandy Baxter, says the prankster has the look of "Little Red Ridinghood". Molly played Little Red on The Broadway Revival of Into the Woods. Mike later calls him Little Red Running Hood.
Just one year prior to this episode, Uriah Shelton (Ben Milbauer) made an appearance on the FX Show Justified. Kaitlyn Dever (Eve Baxter) had a recurring role as Loretta McCready from season 2 until the final episode.