When Tory introduces herself as "Tory.... with a Y", this is a callback to the Karate Kid, where Alli introduces herself as "Alli... with an I."
In the spirit of the 1980s nostalgia, Facts of Life icon Kim Fields (playing a member of the beach club) has a cameo.
The title of this episode in Portuguese, "A Hora da Verdade", is the sub-title of the first Karate Kid movie in Brazil: "Karatê Kid - A Hora da Verdade".
The french title of the 3rd movie of the series is "Karate Kid : Le moment de vérité", which translates to "The moment of truth', the title of this episode.