A headline in the opening credits reads 'Local Sleuth Hired to Find Rocker's Famed Guitar.' Later, Rock Slyde (Patrick Warburton) bumps into his former client who complains Slyde didn't find the guitar. This is Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains. In 2001 a guitar given to him by Eddie Van Halen was stolen. In 2018 two fans tracked down the guitar, retrieved it, and returned it to Cantrell.
Patrick Warburton told Family Circle magazine that his favorite ride at Disneyland is the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
Sara Lee (Rena Sofer) offers to bake Rock Slyde a cake when she hires him. 'Sara Lee' is a brand of ready-made desserts dating back to 1939.
Andy Dick's (Bart) body double was his son, Lucas Dick.
The homeless man outside Wonder Burger is actually Jason Manns, one of the film's producers.