"The 88" are a real band from Los Angeles. Their songs are featured in the soundtrack of some How I Met Your Mother (2005) episodes, such as Belly Full of Turkey (2005) and Something Blue (2007). Also, they wrote and perform the theme song from Community (2009).
Lily's high school boyfriend Scooter is played by David Burtka. In the real world, Burtka is Neil Patrick Harris' husband.
In this episode young Lily says she might want to try a lesbian relationship. Previously Alyson Hannigan played a lesbian on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.