Although the event is never mentioned, it is implied that the Banks family is helping clean up after the L.A. riots sparked by the Rodney King trial.
In the flashback scene, young Will looks at the camera and says "Parents just don't understand." Parents Just Don't Understand was also the name of a Grammy-winning rap single by Will Smith as The Fresh Prince.
The apartment that they are shown cleaning up, is the same set used to portray Jazz's apartment in Compton in the episode 72 hours.
Geoffrey arrives at the Banks' house in the morning singing the musical number Good Morning, known to audiences from the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain.
Hector says, " Aren't you from Family Matters ?" By a coincidence or intentional mention, Noah played "Weasel" on ABC's Family Matters, which also aired during the same 92 - 93 television season.