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* Sydney Huffman is based on Glenn Miller from the 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story, as portrayed by Jimmy Stewart. A poster for which hangs in Sydney's apartment.
* Roger's woman in a green dress persona is based on Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind.
* Roger identifies his revenge persona as Charles Bronson, but appears specifically as he did in The Mechanic.
* Judy's comment about pizza after Roger claims to only look out for "numeral uno" is a reference to the Chicago pizza chain of Uno Pizzeria & Grill, commonly known as Unos.
*Judy bears similarities to Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors. Audrey was a blond shop girl who shared Judy's distinctive mannerisms and hairstyle and was escaping the clutches of a ridiculous and abusive boyfriend for a bespectacled nice guy.