In the scene at the captain's house a bottle of Glen McKenna 35 year can be seen on the counter.
As in "Romeward Bound" (#8.21) Marshall says one line in Italian " Non Mastroianni tutti i funyuns " meant to be the translation for " don't Bogart all the funyuns ". He substitutes the name Bogart with the name of a famous Italian actor ( Mastroianni ) but the line doesn't work in Italian.
The episode won an Emmy-Award in the category of 'Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-camera Series.'