All of the names of the characters are from the movie Ghostbusters (1984), the producers' favorite comedy.
John B. Nugent's character, Pete, has a broken hand throughout the movie. John actually broke his hand during filming and scenes had to be re-shot and dialogue re-worked to fit this in.
The party scene is actually not much of a party. The producers had planned to have over 60 people show up to the event to film it. Unfortunately the turn out was poor and people were crowded together in one corner to make it seem like the party was more fun and crowded than it was.
The shirt that "Pete" wears throughout the movie actually belongs to the owner of Lily Flanagans. Apparently, when John B. Nugent showed up for the scene he had left his wardrobe back at his house. The owner offered his shirt so the film could stick to schedule.
Dean holds a "Neelix" action figure. "Neelix" is a character from Star Trek: Voyager (1995). 'Ethan Phillips' who portrayed Neelix in the series is Matthew W. Bryan's uncle.