Ed mentions that Dan's mother was eight months pregnant when Dan was three, meaning he has at least one sibling. A sister was referenced in one of the earlier episodes but never talked about again. The reference may have been cut out when the series went into syndication.
Ned Beatty (Ed), who plays John Goodman's (Dan) father in this episode. In reality Beatty is not quite 15 years older than Goodman
Although credited, Laurie Metcalf (Jackie) does not appear in this episode. This is the first episode where a main cast member is absent in Roseanne.
Dan goes to shake his dad's hand then his dad says he didn't come all the way out there for a handshake. He asks Dan "How about a google?" In this episode the term google referenced a bear hug that Dan's father, Ed, gave him. This term was used well before the internet search engine Google was founded in 1998.
Corn Spotting: Decorative corn can be seen on the wall.