When interviewed by "The Funny Indian" Podcast and "Tea Talkies" for Bibi Magazine, Reshma Shetty said her favorite movie is ''Coming to America''. Guest star John Amos played Cleo McDowell in ''Coming to America'' and reprised his role in the sequel ''Coming 2 America'', while Shetty's husband Deep Katdare was in "The Cookout" (2004) with Frankie Faison, who played the landlord in "Coming to America".