The lady that brings Holden (Jonathan Groff) his coffee near the start of the episode is named for David Fincher's long time assistant, and now producer Andrea McKee.
Debbie, played by Hannah Gross, owns the same kind of car that serial killer Ted Bundy did - a beige Volkswagen Beetle.
The main characters have several connections with cars (the vehicle or the band): Holden & Ford are car brands, Wendy "Carr", Detective Ocasek (surname of lead singer of the band the Cars), and Mit-"Ford".
Although as only the pilot episode, this is also the lowest rated episode of the series.
The detective is called Holden Ford. In Australia. Holden was the biggest car sales for GMH [ General Motors Holden]. Ford is the Ford Motor Company.