The actress who plays the waitress at the Vietnamese restaurant is Aubrey Anderson-Emmons' mother in real life.
In this episode Claire states she has a heart condition. In real life, Julie Bowen suffers from bradycardia as a result, she has worn a pacemaker since her early twenties.
In the episode "The Future Dunphys" the future Hailey is played by Justine Bateman, who played an almost identical character on the equally famous family sitcom Family Ties (1982). Both characters were pretty and popular, both were not very smart, both had smarter younger sisters, and both dated greasy dropout types for long periods of time on their shows.
The location used for the school Manny goes to visit on this episode is the same one used through The O.C series.
The actress who plays "future" Haley Dunphy is Justine Bateman, best known for her role as Mallory Keaton on Family Ties (1982). Ed O'Neill auditioned for the role of Steven Keaton, but it went to Michael Gross instead.