The title is based on a line for William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice:' "For I am much ashamed of my exchange, but love is blind and lovers cannot see." The phrase also appeared in the plays 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' and 'Henry V'.
The scene where Gary saves the janitor from the explosion is used again in Season three, episode three "A Horse is a Horse."
A year after this episode airs Tara Lipinski wins the Gold medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics at Nagano, Japan.