Geri Jewell's contract ended in 1984. Not only was Jewell fired from The Facts of Life, but her then-manager was also arrested for embezzlement and securities fraud. Jewell was left broke and without professional representation after this episode. Years later, the sitcom offered her one episode during the fifth season, and her new manager, Richard Lippin, who was trying to fix all the previous manager's mistakes, turned it down. He felt that after everything that Geri done for Facts, it was a slap in the face that they would only offer her one show.