Maggie mentions Beau's fondness for the CBS television drama Blue Bloods, which stars Tom Selleck. Sam Elliott co-starred with Selleck in the 1979 mini-series The Sacketts and the 1982 movie The Shadow Riders.
Colt is wearing a Barnstormers shirt. The Barnstormers are an arena football team in Des Moines, IA. Ashton Kutcher is from Iowa.
Colt and Abby's Broncos tickets are shown as paper tickets in an envelope. The Denver Broncos only accept tickets on a mobile device.