In addition to being a reference to "The Toy", Troy's Spider-Man pajamas are also an inside joke about actor Donald Glover's 2010 online campaign to be cast as Spider-Man.
The scene of Troy (Donald Glover) waking up in Spider-Man pajamas was used in the movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). Glover also appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
Abed's explanation of why he likes TV is a common reason why many on the Autism Spectrum prefer fantasy and scripting cinema to conversations with people.
Dean Pelton's name can be seen on Professor Bauer's blackboard listed in the "Knuckle Walking" group of "Locomotor Types". Monkeys are the only other member of this group.
The folded paper fortune teller used in the credits has added numbers on the outside surfaces beginning in this episode for the rest of the series run.