Someone mentions Emilio Estevez in The Breakfast Club (1985) and Pacey ('Joshua Jackson' ) says, "He was in those Duck movies. Those were classic! So funny!" Joshua Jackson was one of the main characters in the Mighty Ducks movies (The Mighty Ducks (1992).
Kevin Williamson created the character Mrs. Tringle based on an English teacher whom he'd had in real life who had a very negative impact on him. She was the basis for his villainous character in the movie Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), in which Katie Holmes also starred.
Dawson and Joey's first kiss takes place in this episode.
The show Mrs. Tingle is watching is Days of our Lives.
Season 1 episodes originally had movie related titles. This one first aired as "The Breakfast Club."