CCH Pounder and Scott Bakula have appeared together before. CCH Pounder was also in Quantum Leap with Bakula. 25 years ago (9 November, 1990) in the episode Black on White on Fire, August 11, 1965 she appeared with him.
Lucas Black's character Chris LaSalle says the quote "It's on like Donkey Kong" repeatedly in the show, which is a reference to Black's role in Tokyo Drift when he thought DK stood for Donkey Kong.