The title card of the episode mentions recycling and a recurring theme of the episode is recycled jokes.
To spoof the title which no longer matches the content of the series, in the second season the producers started adding self-deprecating jokes to the show's title card. The one for this episode read: welcome to "Cougar Town" Always be sure to recycle.
Jules walks around with a headset, as she's organizing Tom's date with Mary. In the Friends (1994) episode, The One with Phoebe's Wedding (2004), also starring Courteney Cox, she does the same thing, as she's organizing Phoebe's wedding.