This is the first of eight episodes in the series where the character of Marie Spatafore is played by Elizabeth Bracco, the younger sister of original cast member Lorraine Bracco (Dr. Melfi).
When confronted over his attempted purchase of a gun and told that he cannot get to his Uncle Junior anyway because he is in police custody, AJ says it's "difficult, not impossible." These same words are spoken by Rocco Lampone in The Godfather, Part II (1974), in reference to assassinating Hyman Roth.
Silvio asks Bobby and Vito if they speak Norwegian. Steven Van Zandt, who plays Silvio, spoke Norwegian in his next series Lilyhammer (2012).
Vito greets Finn, who flew over from California, as "Phineas Fogg." Fogg is the protagonist in the 1873 Jules Verne novel "Around the World in Eighty Days."
Paulie Gualtieri refers to Carmela as the "Princess of Little Italy." This is a reference to Steven Van Zandt and his band Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul, who recorded a song by the same name.