This episode was slated to be shown during season 3. But the producers could not come to an agreement with the network censors and decided to pull the episode rather than change the script. The episode did air worldwide but not in the U.S. It came to be known as "The Lost Episode" among fans and in the press. The episode was finally shown in the U.S. on the FX network on June 18, 2002.
The house that was the outside of the Bundys' house is 641 Castlewood Lane, Deerfield, Illinois. The inside of the house was on a stage.
This episode marks the first of 12 tv and film appearances of Lillian Lehman portraying a Judge.
This episode was taped on January 6, 1989.
Lora Zane (who guest started in this episode as Ms. Wiegel) would later appear as Georgina in the sex comedy film Live Nude Girls (1995)