Tim Stack tells the reporter he turned down the role of Indiana Jones to play a bank teller on Laverne & Shirley. Tim Stack actually did play a bank teller on the 6th episode of season 8 of Laverne & Shirley.
Seth Green and Mindy Sterling has previously acted together in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and "Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me". Mindy Sterling plays Seth Greens mother in My Name is Earl as well.
Darnell's painting is a re-imagining of "American Gothic" by Grant Wood.
Buddy (Seth Green) asks Earl if he'd ever seen a movie that didn't star Burt Reynolds. Burt Reynolds played "Chubby" in an earlier season of My Name Is Earl.
This episode has a special thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation.