The inside of the bank is laid out exactly the same way as the bank in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), from which the episode takes its name.
Gary Cole, who voiced Sergeant Bosco, the lead detective in charge of hostage negotiations, also appeared on the Psych (2006) episode Gus Walks Into a Bank (2008) where he portrayed SWAT Commander Cameron Lutz who was also in charge of hostage negotiations for a bank robbery.
Burger of the Day: Chard to a crisp Burger
Store next door - "Hannibal's Dead Animals Taxidermy"
Exterminator van title - "The Pest Pesterer"