Shortly after the show debuted, a still from this episode showing Dahmer (Evan Peters) standing in front of the TV went viral as a meme. The meme template became known as "I Told You We Are Going to Watch X and Then You Can Leave" with the television screen photoshopped (frequently quite poorly) to show something else.
The events take place in July 1991. Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested on the night of July 22.