The title is based on the Depression era song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" written in 1931 by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney for the 1932 musical New Americana.
The $10,000 lottery winnings in 1988 is equal in spending power to just over $24,300 in 2022.
Kenny from the homeless shelter played one of the friends David brings home S1, E6 "On Golden Girls".
Teddy Wilson also played a character in season two, the cook at the restaurant in "T'was the night before Christmas " so rose would have known him..
Director Terry Hughes received a 1989 Emmy nomination for his work on this episode.