Renee opens up her first pair of pointe shoes from when she started dancing. In real life Renee wouldn't have started pointe until she was over the age of 12.
The book that Renee opens is from the fictional series "My First Reader". In real life there is an "I Can Read" series.
This was the first time that Kids Incorporated covered "Time After Time". When Renee sings the song several real life pictures of Renee Sands as a baby and toddler are displayed. Kids Incorporated would cover "Time After Time" again in 1987. During Season 4 Stacy sings "Time After Time" in the episode "You've Got The Wrong Date".