Episode title spoken by Alan, to Charlie.
Jake's teacher, Miss Pasternak, wears a sweater with roses on it, similar to the clothing Rose usually wears. Conversely, Rose (Charlie's usual "stalker", who gives Charlie advice about the teacher) is seen wearing a top with a watermelon motif.
Angus T. Jones and Missi Pyle previously co-starred in "Bringing Down the House" (2003).
Jake's teacher has the same surname as the author of the novel, "Doctor Zhivago": Boris Pasternak.