When Nathan is recalling his class with August Kellerman to Clay at around 3 minutes, Kellerman supposedly says, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." This line is a direct reference to National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) which was one of the first major roles for Peter Riegert (Kellerman).
In this episode, Alex Dupree (Jana Kramer) says she wants to record a song for her next movie. This is a true statement as she sings/records the song "I Won't Give Up," and it is a song on the soundtrack for her movie Heart of the Country.
Julian mentions the movie Kick Ass. Evan Peters who previously played Sam's friend Jack Daniels in season 6 was in the movie Kick Ass.
This episode is named after a song from Footloose, interpreted by Bonnie Tyler
Opening theme song performed by SO&SO