Manny is upset that he did not get the part of Tevye, and looks to his turtle, Shel Turtlestein for comfort.

Manny's turtle, Shel Turtlestein, is named after Shel Silverstein.

Cam and Mitchell attempt to recreate a "Faux Pas" after Mitchell thinks his boss may have overheard him speaking badly about him while sitting in traffic. Cam asks Mitchell how loud he was speaking, and Mitchell says there was traffic so he may have had to shout. Cam says "a little bit louder now" with Mitchell replying "shout!". This goes back and forth a few times before Cam sings "Hey, hey, hey, hey", another part of the Isley Brothers song.

When Phil's ex-girlfriend comes by the house to meet the family, she mentions that back in the day, she drove Phil to a Star Search audition. He was hoping to be part of the show with his breakdancing skills.