Mike (Dax Shepherd) and Rio (Lake Bell) travel from New York to Nebraska and pass through Iowa. When they arrive at the Nebraska state line, they should cross over the Missouri River, which runs along the entire Iowa/Nebraska border. Instead they cross the state line on land and see a sign that says "Nebraska. The Good Life."
The baseball hat Mike (Dax Shepherd) wears at the farm has a red front and bill with a white "N", which represents support for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, especially the football team.
The establishing shot on the main street shows the United States Post Office, zip code 68623, which is the zip code for the actual town of Belgrade, Nebraska (population 126). Belgrade is in Nance County (pop 3,800) in central Nebraska.
The word "Nebraska" is stated 5 times, all in the first 5 minutes.
Constance (Pam Grier) as the sheriff wears a six point star badge. By Nebraska state statute (Nebraska Revised Statute 23-1719) , all Nebraska sheriffs and deputies wear a seven point star badge.