Wilson makes reference to the book "The Naked Ape". The previous episode guest-starred Victoria Principal who starred in a movie called The Naked Ape.
The hot rod almost always faces out of the garage. This episode opens with the hot rod facing INTO the garage.
Tim attempts to recover from his flub about forgiving Jill for "letting herself go" by saying "with good pitching, the Tigers could win the pennant this year". The Tigers would not win the pennant; no team would as the 1994 Major League Baseball season was cut short and the playoffs canceled as a result of the players' strike that began in August.