The title comes from the musical/movie Funny Girl with book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill based on the life of comedienne Fanny Brice. The original Broadway production of "Funny Girl" opened at the Winter Garden Theater on March 26, 1964, ran for 1348 performances and was nominated for the 1964 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score.
Murphy says that if she wanted to be ridiculed publicly she would have run for Vice President. The Vice President at the time, Dan Quayle was being ridiculed in the press for his verbal gaffes.
The credits list Peter Chew for drawings, which means he drew the cartoons that are credited to O'Shea. Peter Chew would go on to play recurring character Bobby.
The Take 6 song "Like the Whole World's Watching" was released on the soundtrack "The Sounds of Murphy Brown" and it is the only song on the LP written for specifically on the show. It is also a rare foray into secular music for the Gospel group.
Fawn Hall was a secretary for Col. Oliver North and became infamous for helping shred vital documents during the Iran-Contra Affair.