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|url=http://www.officetally.com/parks-and-recreation-set-visit/2 |access-date=February 24, 2010}}</ref> Rob Huebel, a comedian best known for the [[MTV]] sketch comedy series ''[[Human Giant]]'', guest starred as Holly's boyfriend, A.J.<ref name="AVClub2" /> Amy Ryan, who played Holly Flax in previous episodes, did not appear in either "Lecture Circuit" episode, although the decision by Michael and Pam to visit Holly at the end of the first episode led to speculation about whether she would appear in the second.<ref name="Sepinwall1" /><ref name="NyMag1" /><ref name="NyMag2" />
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Michael handing out candy bars during his lectures is a reference to the [[The Office (U.S. season 3)|third season]] episode, "[[Business School (The Office)|Business School]]", in which Michael passed out chocolate bars during his speech to a business school classroom.<ref name="Sepinwall1" /> Michael expresses regret for insulting [[List of characters from The Office (US TV series)#Tony Gardner|Tony Gardner]], the heavyset man who briefly transferred from the Stamford branch of Dunder Mifflin to the Scranton branch, who Michael drives to quit by trying to lift onto a table for an orientation demonstration in the third season episode, "[[The Merger (The Office)|The Merger]]".<ref name="ScrantonTimes2" /> Among the Dunder Mifflin branches Michael visits is [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], where Holly works,<ref name="NyMag1">{{Cite news |last=Leitch |first=Will |author-link=Will Leitch |title=''The Office'': Sets Up Amy Ryan's Return! |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=February 6, 2009 |url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/02/the_office_sets_up_amy_ryans_r.html |access-date=February 24, 2010}}</ref> and [[Utica, New York]], where Karen works. Michael said he can only prepare for his lectures by listening to "silence or [[Sam Kinison]]", an American stand-up comedian known for his extreme and vulgar sense of humor.<ref name="Sepinwall1" /> Michael said he learned the [[Pledge of Allegiance (United States)|Pledge of Allegiance]], the lyrical oath of loyalty to the [[Flag of the United States|United States flag]], by setting the lyrics to the rhythm of "[[Old McDonald Had a Farm]]", a children's song about the various animals on a farm.<ref name="EWeekly1">{{Cite news |last=Pastorek |first=Whitney |title="The Office" Recap: On the Road |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 6, 2009 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20257378,00.html |access-date=February 24, 2010}}</ref> During one lecture, Michael and Pam both do impressions of the protagonist from ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', the 1994 film starring [[Tom Hanks]] as a mentally handicapped man.<ref name="Sepinwall2">{{Cite news |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |title=The Office, "Lecture Circuit, Part Two": She'll be back |work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date=February 12, 2009 |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/02/the_office_lecture_circuit_par_1.html |access-date=February 24, 2010}}</ref> Michael also uses the title from the films ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]'' (at his Nashua lecture by saying "Good morning, Vietna...shua!")<ref name="ScrantonTimes2">{{Cite news |last=McAuliffe |first=Josh |title="Lecture Circuit, Part II" Recap |work=[[The Times-Tribune (Scranton)|The Times-Tribune]] |date=February 13, 2009}}</ref> ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' and ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' in his lectures.<ref name="EWeekly2">{{Cite news|last=Pastorek |first=Whitney |title="The Office" Recap: It's a celebration |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 13, 2009 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20258960,00.html |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214163424/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20258960%2C00.html |archive-date=February 14, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Holly's computer has a [[screensaver]] with images of [[Ed Grimley]], the nerdy character with a cowlick played by comedian [[Martin Short]] in the comedy shows ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="AVClub2">{{Cite news |last= Rabin |first=Nathan |title=The Office: Season 5: Episode 15: "Lecture Circuit Part 2" |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=February 12, 2009 |url=http://tv.avclub.com/the-office-lecture-circuit-part-2-1798205799 |access-date=February 24, 2010}}</ref>
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