Dr. Turner, who gets teamed up with Hooch for surgery, is played by Tom Hanks's brother Jim Hanks - presumably a reference to the Tom Hanks film Turner & Hooch (1989)
Dr Cox mentions that the NHL is still on strike. At the time of the episode's airing the NHL was locked out which cancelled the entire 2004-05 NHL season.
The name "Mildred W." can be seen at the top of the white board. Mildred W. is the grandmother of writer David Feinberg.
The song "Closer to Spring" is written by and performed by Michael Zambrelli. Numerous sites incorrectly credit the song to a group, "Bang."
Turk and Carla's couple's therapist is played by James Michael Tyler, who is most known for his role as Gunther on Friends (1994-2004)