Near the beginning of the episode, Jess does a impression of Dr. Frasier Crane from "Frasier" (1993). Zooey Deschanel once made a guest appearance on that show during its tenth season.
In the opening scene Schmidt (Max Greenfield) says he "crushed it" at work. One of the 20-something neighbors, Chaz (Charlie Saxton), that the gang meets later in the episode played the "Crushing Applicant" in Silicon Valley season 2, episode 4, "The Lady." Coincidentally, this "New Girl" episode is also season 2, episode 4 of the series.