A new single from the Beastie Boys, "Ch-Check It Out", premiered in this episode, well before the band's new album was to be released.
Seth's alias on his fake I.D. is a great in-joke. "C.B. Cebulski" is an editor at Marvel Comics; he has also translated manga into English for a few companies. Ryan's alias, "Marty Navis", is a screenwriter ("Planet Claire").