Though they never ran a screenwriting contest, the production teams of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995) allowed amateur writers in the general public to submit episode scripts for consideration, some of which were used in their series while they were on the air.
The mountain ranges in the background of Wendy's dream sequences are the Vasquez Rocks located in Agua Dulce, California. This has been a popular movie location for Star Trek movies and series, most notably seen in the episode Arena (1967).
The suits worn in Wendy's fantasy sequences of Captain Kirk and Spock walking through the desert are similar to suits worn by Captain Kirk and Spock in the episode The Tholian Web (1968).
The name tags of Wendy's "Geek Squad" friends at the mall use the same font as the opening titles of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Though spelled differently, Toni Collette's character is named Scottie. In the original Star Trek series, the character Scotty is the miracle worker on the USS Enterprise. Collette is the miracle worker for Wendy helping her find a way to work through the challenges of autism.