In this episode, the show correctly predicts one of the contestants of Super Bowl XXX. In a scene where Sam asks Al where he has been, Al says that he was watching Super Bowl XXX and the Steelers were down by 3. This episode originally aired in January of 1990. Super Bowl XXX was played six years later on January 28, 1996. The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Dallas Cowboys 27-17. The Steelers were down by 3 twice in that game.
The two street views of the after game party are from La Bamba (1987). In each scene, Esai Morales' character is riding a motorcycle.
The final scene depicts Sam leaping into Jesse Tyler from The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955 (1989).
This is the 3rd time in the series that this next episode teaser is used.
This is the first episode where Sam learns he speaks Spanish.
Al mentions watching Super Bowl XXX while Sam is playing for the city championship. A rarity in the series, the date where Al is is firmly established: January 28, 1996.