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 herself appeared in the show's last season, playing a little girl named Kim who rode the school bus Florida drove.
Kim Fields's character's name, Regina Upshaw, is similar to Fields' character's name on the show Living Single (1993): Regine Hunter, one of the main characters.
Indianapolis, Indiana is Mike Epps' real-life hometown.