In this episode, Beth and Space Beth speak French fluently to each other. In reality, Sarah Chalke is fluent in French (as well as English and German).
The Street Fighter game Rick and Summer are playing has a character named "Kickpuncher". That's the same name of the main character in a RoboCop (1987) ripoff movie that Troy and Abed enjoy watching in Community (2009), another show created by Dan Harmon.
As with the other episodes this season, this episode was dedicated to J. Michael Mendel. Joel Michael "Mike" Mendel (September 24, 1964 - September 22, 2019) was an American television producer. He was a five-time Emmy Award winner for his work on The Simpsons (1989) and this show.
The only episode in the series (to date) without a musical score.
Episode title is a play-on to the film "Basic Instinct"