In the scene where Leslie and Ben visit the park in Eagleton, the German national anthem is playing in the background.
When the Eagletonians bring over the fake park model making fun of Pawnee, a doll of John Travolta's character in Hairspray (2007) can be seen on the model.
When Leslie is being shown the prank park design, a doll can be seen drinking from a "Lil' Swallow," Paunch Burgers' comically small drink size.
The episode's show-opening spoof of public radio (featuring The Simpsons (1989) star Dan Castellaneta as radio host Derry Murbles) references two actual NPR personalities, "Fresh Air" critics David Bianculli and Ken Tucker.
As the gang helps Tom set up his Rent-a-Swag storefront, Tom doles out what Ann calls "genuine praise" to the team regarding their work. He says, "It's a tip I picked up from Lee Iacocca's autobiography." This autobiography was recommended to Michael Scott on The Office (2005) after he mentioned he was writing his own book on management. The book was co-written by William Novak, B.J. Novak's father.