Shawn's 1967 gangster alter-ego tells Gus's 1967 alter-ego, the singer Miles, "you are lucky, my friend. Lucky that my woman loves the way that you bring in the noise, the way that you bring in the funk." Dulé Hill was a member of the original cast of "Bring in Da' Noise, Bring In Da' Funk" on Broadway.
Spot the Pineapple: there is a pineapple on a straw in a drink.
The 1967 coroner says the dead body is FUBAR. This is a military slang acronym that means "f*cked up beyond all recognition"Or "f*cked up beyond all repair"
Makes several references to famous songs that came out in the late 1960's such as "Light My Fire" by The Doors and "Aquarius" by The 5th Dimension.
While entering the Limelighter Lounge Lassiter asks Juliet for information by saying "Alright, sock it to me, partner. What did you find?" "Sock it to me!" was a phrase popular in the late 1960's because it was a running bit on many episodes of the show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) often simply called "Laugh In".