Franklin's shirt reads "George Bush doesn't care about black puppets." This is a reference to Ye's comment, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
This episode was the first of the four final FOX episodes that played on Friday, February 10 in a two-hour block.
The line "Why do there have to be puppets like Frank?" is referencing the line "Why do there have to be people like Frank?" in Blue Velvet (1986).
When Michael (Jason Bateman) is talking to Wayne Jarvis (John Michael Higgins) inside the stair car, a sign reading "No Red Prawn Parking" is seen outside Michael's window.