References are made to actors from the TV show Dawson's Creek. Katie Holmes is referenced along with real-life husband Tom Cruise in the movie 'A Crazy Little Thing Called Love' based on Hank's book. James Van Der Beek is referenced on a wedding invitation card that reveals Karen's last name to be 'Van Der Beek'. Writers/Executive Producers Tom Kapinos and Gina Fattore both worked on Dawson's Creek.
The names of Hank Moody's books ('South of Heaven', 'Seasons in the Abyss', and 'God Hates Us All') are all names of albums by the metal band Slayer.
"Californication" is a portmanteau of 'California' and 'fornication'. Its origin is bumper stickers in Oregon in the late 1970s and early 1980s that read "Don't Californicate Oregon". Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1999 album "Californication" sold over 15 million copies, and as of 2009 is their most successful record.
Creator Tom Kapinos claims that the inspiration for the show came from his personal frustration because he worked for 4 years writing on Dawson's Creek when he didn't feel what he was writing.
David Duchovny didn't want to work on TV anymore, exhausted after his experience on The X-Files. He said he agreed to this show because he liked Hank's relationship with Becca.
The poem, printed on a poster, one can see in the intro is from Chinese poet Li Po (Li Bai): Facing Wine Never refuse wine. I'm telling you, people come smiling in spring winds: peach and plum like old friends, their open blossoms scattering toward me, singing orioles in jade-green trees, and moonlight probing gold winejars. Yesterday we were flush with youth, and today, white hair's an onslaught. Bramble's overgrown Shih-hu Temple, and deer roam Ku-su Terrace ruins: it's always been like this, yellow dust choking even imperial gates closed in the end. If you don't drink wine, where are those ancient people now?
In 1969, the rock band The Doors had publicity photos taken outside Hank's Venice apartment, for their Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe album.
Duchovny's character was based on modern LA writer Charles Bukowski.
According to David Duchovny, ever since the show moved from being aired in the fall to being aired in the spring, creator Tom Kapinos has written every season finale as a possible series finale. This is because the shooting schedule hasn't changed that much, so when the show premieres in January, the season has been shot for months.
Seven advertisers, including Burger King, Finish Dishwashing Liquid, CRC, Cadbury, Flight Center, Ferrit, and the Ministry Of Economic Development all pulled their advertising from the show after this pilot aired in New Zealand.
When Hank is sleeping and his daughter puts the blanket over him, the newscast that can be heard about a bombing in Iraq and the man who went berserk, is the same newscast heard during the beginning of Chamillionaire's song "Morning News".
The names of Hank Moody's books ('South of Heaven', 'Seasons in the Abyss', and 'God Hates Us All') are all names of albums by the metal band Slayer.
When Hank comes home from the vasectomy, Becca is trying to play Slayer's "Raining Blood" in the Guitar Hero video game. In season 1, all the books Hank had written were named after albums by Slayer.
The character Zed the big biker guy in the jail, is clearly a reference to Black Label Society guitarist/singer Zakk Wylde. They have the exact same outfit and signature hair/beard.
The closing scene is a reference to a Rolling Stones magazine cover picture of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
The title references "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Season two is a modern play-out of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, 'The Great Gatsby'.
"In Utero" is the title of a album by Nirvana.
The title is taken from the 1988 album of the same name by the band Ministry.
Jackie's stage name, Ashley Madison, is the name of a website for married people seeking to have adulterous affairs.
Episode was leaked to the Internet over 2 weeks before air date.
Episode was leaked to the Internet over 2 weeks before air date.
Hank Moody refers to Ben, the character played by Michael Ealy, as "Lenny Kravitz". Ben's daughter in the series is Pearl, who is played by Zoë Kravitz, the real-life daughter of Lenny Kravitz.
At the end of the episode, Tommy Lee is playing Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home" with some bar patrons singing along.
The name tag on Sasha Bingham's police uniform costume reads Kapinos, an obvious reference to show creator and executive producer Tom Kapinos.
Sasha Bingham is filming a sequel to "Slowly We Rot", which just happens to be the Floridan death metal legends Obituary's debut album's name, just as Hank Moody's books share names with various Slayer albums.
When Sacha Bingham climbs on top of Hank after they go to her trailer to have her 'dialogue polished' to fool around at the beginning of the episode, her name tag on her shirt says 'Kapinos'. Which is an obvious tie-in to Executive Producer Tom Kapinos.
This episode's title is actually the name of Metallica's 1988 album, just like the titles of Hank Moody's books are names of Slayer albums.
In this episode Hank is smoking Morley cigarettes. Morley is a fictional brand of cigarettes that has appeared in various TV-shows and films. The X-Files, in which David Duchovny played Mulder, Mulder's antagonist the Cigarette Smoking Man smokes Morley cigarettes.
Ophelia Robins is named after Robin Quivers whose middle name is Ophelia.
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