In the cold open, Michael meets David Brent (Ricky Gervais), the boss on the original UK version of The Office (2001) and the basis for the character of Michael Scott. Gervais was the creator of the original series.
The sales chart Andy glances at shows that Jim is the top salesman now, followed by Dwight, Phyllis, and Stanley, Madge, Glenn, and Hidetoshi (who all work in the warehouse), and lastly, Andy. Pam does not appear on the list as she "promoted" herself to Office Administrator earlier in the season.
When Oscar is handing the cell phone back to Erin, he teases keeping it. Actor Oscar's character, Ramone, pulls the same prank on Sandra Bullock's Character, Margaret, in "The Proposal"(2009).