House says, "Thank you all for coming to Tribal Council," mimicking the line said very often by Jeff Probst, host of the TV show Survivor (2000). Survivor pits people against each other in strange locations and votes the people off in tribal councils.
Stark's dog is said to be an English Shepherd in the episode.
Actor Brian Klugman guest stars as the patient in this episode, with Olivia Wilde as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley. He later wrote and directed The Words (2012), which stars Olivia Wilde. He also later wrote the story for Tron: Legacy (2010), which also stars Olivia Wilde.
Brian Klugman is the fifth actor who played one of the "squints" on Bones to guest star on House.