William Shatner received his first-ever Emmy nomination as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance as The Big Giant Head.
Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad makes an appearance.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Tommy) and Larisa Oleynik (Alissa) portray high school love interests who attend the prom together. They also portrayed high school love interests who attend the prom together in "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999).