First episode directed by Colin Ferguson, who plays Sheriff Jack Carter. As with other series stars who have directed an episode, Ferguson's onscreen role is greatly diminished in terms of screen time to allow him to focus on directing the episode.
Fargo at one point tells Zane that he took a semester of Shotokan, a style of Karate, in fact Neil Grayston has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
The scene where Jo is singing in Cafe Diem at the virtual Karaoke is a homage to the 1989 film 'The Fabulous Baker Boys' where Michelle Pfeiffer sings 'Making Whoopee' to Jeff Bridges. Both Michelle Pfeiffer and Erica Cerra wear a red dresses and lay seductively on a piano when they are singing.
Jo's ringtone is the first six notes of The National Anthem (US)
The episode contains the series-recurrent 1970s song "Car Wash" - this time sung by Larry.