Jules (Courteney Cox) and Sam (Matthew Perry) co-stared as husband and wife in the hit TV show Friends (1994).
The marriage proposal in this episode is inspired by one of the Producer's (Danny Rose) real life marriage proposal.
To spoof the title which no longer matches the content of the series, in the second season the producers started adding self-deprecating jokes to the show's title card. The one for this episode reads: welcome to "Cougar Town" Now with more Friends.
Andy is wearing a winter hat with friends on it, referring to Matthew Perry and Courtney Cox