When Tyler admits to using Drew's phone to make long distance calls, Drew begins to ask if he had bothered to dial 10-10-987, but then stops himself. Drew was referring to the Dial 10-10-XXX service of the era hosted by long distance carriers to allow customers without phones or long distance plans to place and pay for long distance calls. 10-10-987 was hosted through MCI WorldCom.
The second of two episodes airing back-to-back on Wednesday, July 28, 2004. Episode 9.17 was the first half of the one-hour block.