Penny demonstrates her acting skills for the second time, the first being a hemorrhoid commercial in Season 5's The Skank Reflex Analysis (2011).
When Sheldon is filming his "Fun with Flags" segment, behind him to his right is the flag of the United States of America. On the other side of the white board is Sheldon and Leonard's apartment flag - Lion rampant on field of azure, as described in Season 3's The Staircase Implementation (2010).
The title references Raj trying to isolate his own monster, or social problem, to find love.
Both Raj and his sister Priya attended Cambridge University.
Penny is the guest on Sheldon's "Fun with Flags" with a show honoring the state flag of Nebraska.