Melissa Fumero was actually shocked in the scene where Amy watches Jake fall off a ladder after his failed attempt to use it to dunk a basketball.
The episode begins with a football game of which Sgt. Jeffords is the star player. In real life, Terry Crews was a football player before becoming an actor.
Fred Armisen reprises his role from the pilot episode.
The hotel security person is called Angela D'Beverly. This is obviously a tribute to the actress Beverly D'Angelo, who starred in several National Lampoon movies.