When Big Tony waltzes into Farrell's, singing, to meet with TJ for lunch, a large banner is seen on a wall of the bar for the Farrell's bowling league- a set up for the next episode, which takes place during a bowling tournament.
In the episode as the cops are looking for evidence in an apartment, first finding porn films the female cop looks down and sees a box for "Dawson's Creek" season 8 and 9. She says there were only 5 seasons claiming not to question her knowledge of the series. There were six seasons of the series.
Glenn Fitzgerald who plays a priest in this episode also played a priest in the show Dirty, Sexy, Money.
When Tony is looking for his phone, they have to break into a taxi dispatch office. Tony Danza played Tony Banta in the TV show Taxi from 1978-1983.