Troy's costume in this episode is a clear homage to the character of Bart in the Mel Brook's western-comedy classic Blazing Saddles (1974).
When the group is eating in the cafeteria, they are positioned at the table in same way they are usually arranged in the study room, the only exception being that Pierce and Jeff have switched spots because in this scene, Pierce is in charge
Troy is introduced into this episode when he comes out of a bin. This is a call back to the original paintball episode, Modern Warfare (2010), in which Annie is hiding in the bin.
Abed refers to the Black Rider (Josh Holloway) as "network TV good-looking." Josh Holloway starred on the network television series Lost (2004) prior to the filming of this episode.
Second time the chatterbox/fortune teller was not featured in the opening titles.