Mitchell Hurwitz guest stars on this episode as Koogler. Mitchell Hurwitz is best known for creating Arrested Development (2003). Dan Harmon, creator of Community, guest stars on an episode of Netflix's new season of Arrested Development.
The MeowMeowBeenz app featured in this episode closely resembles the way the people live in Nosedive (2016), a season three episode of Black Mirror (2011), where people rate each other based on their interactions. "Nosedive" aired two years after this episode.
Joel McHale (Jeff) performs stand-up comedy in this episode. Outside of acting, he is a successful stand-up comedian.
The end credits feature a spoof of an R-rated 1980s teen college film style trailer for a movie called "Koogler".