The set of the fictitious show takes place on the old "Everybody Loves Raymond" set.
The music cue used to emphasize jokes and to transition scenes is the same music as in That Mitchell and Webb Look's sketches known as "Get Me Hennimore!!"
This episode is a parody of sitcom series that are filmed in front of audiences. Mac and Frank even mention that "their laugh tells me when should I laugh."
Heads getting stuck in stair railings also happens in the episode "Misadventures in Babysitting" on Full House.
Glen Howerton (Dennis), was the voice for the "Old Lady House" theme song