When Crowley says out loud to Pepper, ('When faced with a situation like this) the best thing to do is just relax and enjoy it', he's paraphrasing a statement said shortly before this series, which was in the news due to it's controversial content. In New York City, WABC-TV's weatherman, Tex Antoine, was well-known as a member of their news' 'happy-talk'; joking banter between the on-air news persons.After a report on an attempted rape of a young girl, the focus immediately segued to Tex, and he said,' With rape so predominant in the news lately, it is well to remember the words of Confucius: 'If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it'.
In the scene where Crowley and Pepper are in the factory building, a radio - playing a live (Dodgers/Giants) game's heard, with legendary announcer Vin Scully calling the play-by-play.