During its original airing, "The Payback" by James Brown is plays in the fantasy where JD and Turk walk into the hospital as pimps. Due to rights issues, the song is not used on syndicated airings.
This is the first time we see J.D. drinking his signature drink: an appletini.
In the episode, Ted's group sing a jingle to Elliot from Paul Flowers, it goes, "the best part of waking up is Elliot in your cup". Donald Faison's first TV appearance was on a Folgers Coffee advert which featured the same jingle but with the word 'Folgers' in place of 'Elliot'.
When Dr. Cox adds the plate to Dr. Kelso's portrait, his birth year reads 1947. In actuality, Ken Jenkins (who plays Dr. Kelso) was born in 1940.