Dixon's mother is watching "Don't Look Now" at home and we can hear some dialogue from that film. She describes it as the Donald Sutherland movie where his little girl dies.
Sam Rockwell's character shouts of "mao!", which is a reference to the Russian roulette scene. The bandanna Mildred also wears is an homage to the film.
Sam Rockwell and dialect coach Elizabeth Himelstein interviewed the Chief of Police after watching an episode that took place in Springfield, Missouri.
The beer Dixon and his mom are drinking is called Napoleon Complex (green label), made by Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. Mama Dixon, played by Sandy Martin, was the grandma in the film.
