The book the teenage victim has is Jay McInerney's 1984 novel "Bright Lights, Big City". In 1988, it was made into a movie starring Michael J. Fox, also called Bright Lights, Big City (1988).
A sign for the Bubba Gump Restaurant can be seen during the cold open. The restaurant is inspired by the film Forrest Gump (1994) starring Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan Taylor.