Chandler mentions that the only true famous Joey is Joey Buttafuco, who had had an affair with an underage girl 18 years younger than him named Amy Fisher, who ended up shooting his wife in the face. Which is why Joey says, "Yea, he really hurt us". The scandal was a tabloid sensation about 5 years before this originally aired.
Monica only appears in two scenes in this episode.
Matthew Perry's dad, John Bennett Perry plays Joshua's dad. Matthew Perry and John Bennett Perry play father and son in Fools Rush In (1997).
Joey tells Chandler that his name is barely a word. In fact a "chandler" is a dealer in supplies and equipment for boats.