The Phil's-osophy book for Haley is based on a real-life coffee table book that a father compiled for his college-bound son, entitled Life's Little Instruction Book.
Both Michaela Watkins and Wendi McLendon-Covey who played the lesbian couple would work together again on two episodes of The Goldbergs
Michaela Watkins appears as a guest star only in this episode, named "Schooled", and in only one episode of Schooled (2019).