Diane interviews "Laika, the first woman in space" on her podcast. The real-life Laika was a Soviet space dog who was the first animal to orbit the Earth. Unfortunately, Laika died in orbit and never made it back to Earth.
Cordovia's timezone is 5h 22m behind New York time.
Gina, played by Stephanie Beatriz, says she always dreamed of singing on Broadway. Beatriz went on to sing and play Mirabel on Encanto (2021).
Near the beginning of the episode, Mr. Peanutbutter says to Pickles "As Courtney Cox said when she discovered a rotting corpse in the woods near the Cougar Town set, 'Good god, I hope you're not Busy.' That one's a thinker, you'll get it later." In this scenario, Courteney Cox is referring to Busy Philipps, one of the stars of the TV show Cougar Town (2009).
While Yolanda is fighting her sister Mindy, she tears Mindy's arms off, and Mindy instantly grows back a new pair of arms and starts to throttle Yolanda. This is a joke about the fact that axolotls can regenerate severed limbs.