The episode "Brian and Sylvia" (Ep. #2.16) was a pilot for a proposed spin-off starring Richard Dean Anderson and Rosanne Katon as Tootie's uncle and aunt. The show did not materialize.
Actress Ja'net Dubois, who guest-stars Sylvia's mother, says, "You're moving on up." Ja'net Dubois sang the iconic theme song to The Jeffersons, "Moving on Up."