This episode and the next episode are the only two with all the main cast members of the second season.
The magazine cover of Malcolm and Trish has a sidebar featuring the story "Hedy Wolfe Clashes With Gal Pal!" In the comics, Hedy Wolfe was Patricia Walker's best friend. Patsy and Hedy was a successful Marvel comic book featuring them both.
In this episode, J. R. Ramirez (Oscar) and Victoria Cartagena (Sonia) play a formerly married couple. The pair later goes on to play a married couple in the TV show, Manifest.
Victor Pagan, who plays a homeless character, has had similar roles in Orange Is the New Black (2013) and Veep (2012).