A pivotal plot point involves the name of the publisher of Balki's history textbook. The publisher turns out to be the Warren Weber Publishing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which just happens to be the real name and hometown of Potsie on Happy Days (1974).
This episode revolves around Larry insisting that Balki to graduate at the top of his class, as valedictorian. In real life, Bronson Pinchot was valedictorian of his graduating class in high school and received a full scholarship to Yale because of this.