In one scene Jesse Keys (Desmond Harrington) is reading 'The World According to Garp' by John Irving. This 1978 novel is about a nurse who begins a relationship with a military airman who suffered brain trauma during combat, which blends details from the lives of both Jesse and his father. This 1978 novel was made into a movie in 1982, two years after this episode takes place.
This episode takes place from June 5, 1970 to November 8, 1980.
Charlie Keys was born in 1971.
Lisa Clarke was born in 1972.