Although this episode was intended to be a crossover with Liv and Maddie (2013) with a "Hey Jessie" and "Better in Stereo" duet, much like how the show crossed over with Good Luck Charlie (2010) and Austin & Ally (2011) respectively in the previous two years. However, Disney wouldn't allow Jessie (2011) to do such a thing for three years in a row, leading to both parts being in the Jessie (2011) with only Liv and Maddie's brothers Joey and Parker appearing, which also allowed Liv and Maddie (2013) to have its own Christmas episode in 2014 ("New-Years-Eve-A-Rooney") and Cameron Boyce made a guest appearance on that show as a different character.
Actress Maia Mitchell's role in the DCOM Teen Beach Movie (2013) is referenced as one of Shaylee's previous films, "Teen Beach Zombie Hunters."