The opening scene that tracks across the US-Mexico border is a single shot that lasts for 4 minutes 22 seconds. It was inspired by the opening shot to Orson Welles's Touch of Evil (1958).
The scene where the truck driver retrieves the hidden gun was filmed on the same stretch of road that both Los Pollos Hermanos truck attacks ("Bullet Points" and "Cornered") were filmed on.
Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim (Rhea Seehorn) are eating hot dogs at the "Dog House", the place where Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) used to sell meth before meeting Walter White (Bryan Cranston).
FIFI is a surviving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and as of March 2016, the only one currently flying. It is owned by the Commemorative Air Force, currently based at the Vintage Flying Museum located at Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, Texas. FIFI tours the U.S. and Canada, taking part in air shows and offering flight experiences.
Chuck (Michael McKean) compares Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) to Svengali in his influence over Kim (Rhea Seehorn). The term refers to a person who, with evil intent, dominates, manipulates, and controls another person.