Damon: (to Anna) Today's been a no-good, very bad day.
This is a reference to the 1972 children's story Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, written by Judith Viorst.
The line "so, he's a Liar and a thief." is a reference to the Nirvana single 'Pennyroyal Tea': "I'm so tired I can't sleep, I'm a liar and a thief"
This episode is one of the first mentions of the Whitmores-a Whitmore is escort to one of the contestants.
At 18:14, Damon says "Nostalgia's a bitch." This line would later become the title of season 8, episode 14.
All but one of the girls competing in the pageant are descendants of the original town founders. Ex: the Gilbert's, the Fell's, the Forbes, the Lockwood's