This movie takes place in a town called Bucktussle, Alabama. There isn't a Bucktussle, but there is a town called Bug Tussle that is within a decent proximity to Jasper, Alabama; the city where Sheldon Construction Company built the dam.
Tyler Perry stated on the featurette that some material could not be in the final cut because it would have been rated NC-17.
After Madea mentions Eileen's heartburn, Buddy suggests she take Prilosec OTC. Larry the Cable Guy appeared in a series of Prilosec OTC commercials.
When Kim teases her husband Buddy about being a wannabe comedian she whispers, "He's no Jeff Foxworthy," which was a not so subtle recognition of Larry the Cable Guy's time with Foxworthy on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.