- The title references the film and novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.
- Matt Weitzman credits the 1978 horror film Magic as the inspiration for this episode.[1]
- Hayley suggests "Don't you know we're local?" as a slogan, punning on the line "Don't you know I'm loco?" from Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain".
- The person dressed as a clown shooing the Morse Code demonstration offstage with a broom is based on Howard "Sandman" Sims' Executioner, his similarly dressed character who would escort failed acts off the stage at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater.
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| #01 | Father's Daze | #09 | The Witches of Langley | #16 | The Bitchin' Race | |||
| #02 | Fight and Flight | #10 | A Nice Night For a Drive | #17 | Family Plan | |||
| #03 | The Enlightenment of Ragi-Baba | #11 | Casino Normale | #18 | The Long Bomb | |||
| #04 | Portrait of Francine's Genitals | #12 | Bazooka Steve | #19 | Kloger | |||
| #05 | Bahama Mama | #13 | Camp Campawanda | #20 | Garbage Stan | |||
| #06 | Roger's Baby | #14 | Julia Rogerts | #21 | The Talented Mr. Dingleberry | |||
| #07 | Ninety North, Zero West | #15 | The Life and Times of Stan Smith | #22 | West to Mexico | |||
| #08 | Whole Slotta Love |
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