The title is from the 1927 song "Me and My Shadow" officially written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, and Dave Dreyer and became a standard for both Fanny Brice and Ted Lewis.
Richard Schaal, who played Michelangelo Rezo, was married to Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", and then went on to star in her own show "Rhoda".