On Halloween night Jake passes a child in the Frank the rabbit costume from Donnie Darko. Keeping in line with the references to time travel movies.
When Arliss asks Jake about the unit in which he served, he answers "MASH 4077th", a reference to the 1972 TV series M*A*S*H (1972).
At the 41 minute mark of this episode Jake Epping (James Franco) is in a drugstore owned by Norbert Keene who is the same Norbert Keene from Stephen kings IT as the first few pages in 11.22.63 take place in Derry Maine
Annette O'Toole, who plays Edna Price in this episode, also appeared in the Stephen King miniseries It (1990) as Beverly Marsh. This character also makes an appearance in the novel "11/22/63", briefly speaking to Jake Epping in Derry, Maine.
Towards the beginning of the episode, various classic DC comic books can be seen on sale at the diner. These include The Brave and the Bold #28 (March 1960), Detective Comics #277 (March 1960), The Flash #111 (March 1960), Adventure Comics #271 (April 1960), Batman #131 (April 1960), Detective Comics #278 (April 1960), The Flash #112 (May 1960), Superman #137 (May 1960), Adventure Comics #273 (June 1960), Wonder Woman #117 (October 1960) and Adventure Comics #280 (January 1961). Furthermore, the young Harry Dunning is reading the Dell Comics publication The Rifleman #5 (October-December 1960), which was based on the ABC television series The Rifleman (1958).