During Caitlin and Charlie's flashback of a 1988 college Democratic Party campaign fundraiser for Michael Dukakis, "Bust a Move" by Young M.C. is played. The album "Stone Cold Rhymin'" was not released until the following year, well after the November 1988 elections. The single "Bust a Move" was not released until May 1989 and did not hit the Billboard Top 40 until August.