First appearance of Mac (Tina Majorino) who got in touch with Rob Thomas through e-mail at the age of 13 to talk about one of his books. They decided that they needed to work together one day, hence Mac's debut appearance.
A sticker of a banana on a black background is shown on Veronica's (Kristen Bell) locker. This picture is the cover of The Dandy Warhols single, "We Used To Be Friends." This is the same song for the show's opening credits.
This episode marks the introduction of the character Meg Manning, played by Alona Tal. She appeared in 10 episodes in total.
This episode marks the first appearance of Wallace's (Percy Daggs III) mother, played by Erica Gimpel, and his younger brother Darrell (Reuben D'Anthony) for the first time.
In episode 1.1, Pilot (2004), the news report on the TV screen shows an evidence bag with Lilly's (Amanda Seyfried) shoes. They are sandals, but in this episode the crime scene photos and the news report show Lilly's Pep Squad sneakers.