When a delusional Monk believes that Alice Cooper is the killer, he states that Cooper's motive was to steal an antique chair because "rock-and-roll stars love to collect antiques." Cooper does indeed collect antique timepieces.
Jayden Lund and Lonnie Colón reprise their roles as garbage collectors, Morris and Ronnie. Both appeared in Season 2 - Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife (2004)
This is the only episode with a guest star, Alice Cooper, that Monk doesn't have a interaction with on camera.
Captain Stottlemeyer plays with the green yo-yo that he got from his anger management group leader in the season 4 episode Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage (2006).
When accusing Alice Cooper of the crime, Monk says he doubts that 'Alice Cooper' is even his real name. Alice Cooper's birth name is in fact Vincent Damon Furnier.