When sitting around the fire talking about their favorite sports teams, Mouth says his favorite movie is Coach Carter. Antwon Tanner, who plays Antwon "Skills" Taylor In OTH, plays Worm in the film Coach Carter (2005) .
The scene of Sara coming out of the pool and telling Clay how cute she always found him is a reference to the infamous pool fantasy from the 1982 comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
The episode is titled after a 1986 power ballad by the British rock band Cutting Crew.
At one point, Brooke calls Julian "Eddie Bauer", which is a clothing company known for its outdoors-oriented products.