While in the basement sitting on the tricycle after the earthquake, the song that Will sings is similar to "Darling Nikki" by Prince. The hair piece, that he has on his face, is also meant to mimic Prince's hair.
First appearance of the new kitchen and living room. They make jokes that Uncle Phil keeps putting gadgets in to cover the fact that the whole set has changed.
Aunt Vivian even compares herself to Lieutenant Uhura from Star Trek when talking about the new kitchen gadgets, in several subsequent episodes the advanced technology of the new setting becomes a common joke, especially comparing it to the technologies used on the starship Enterprise. An earlier reference to the science fiction series was made when Carlton presented his grandmother with a vinyl of Leonard Nimoy songs.
Both Will Smith and Tisha Campbell later costar with actor and comedian Martin Lawrence. A year after this aired Tisha Campbell costarred with Lawrence on Martin (1992), she portrayed Gina Waters who was his girlfriend and later wife. Will Smith starred in the film Bad Boys (1995) opposite Martin Lawrence.