In Episode 6, Aaliyah complains about her mom pinching pennies, saying "Oh, my God, we live on 'Good Times'!" Kim Fields' mother, Chip Fields, appeared on the show "Good Times." Kim also appeared in the last season of "Good Times," playing a little girl named Kim who rode the school bus Florida drove.
Kim Fields's character is called Regina Upshaw; her name is similar to Fields' character's name on the show Living Single (1993): Regine Hunter, one of the main characters.