In the years following the initial broadcast, some motorists actually have submitted applications to the Motor Vehicle Bureau to have ASSMAN registered as a vanity plate slogan. The applications for ASSMAN vanity plates are often rejected as a result of the slogan's sexual and vulgar connotations. Since 1995, ASSMAN ranks among the top vanity plate slogan rejections worldwide.
This episode had two working titles before "The Fusilli Jerry" was settled on. Both "The Move" and "The Assman" were considered, with the latter being specifically rejected by NBC.
In this episode, there's a character name Alec Berg. In reality, Alec Berg was one of the consultants of the show. He is now a well-known producer whose work includes Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), Silicon Valley (2014) and Barry (2018).
Proctologists are now called Gastroenterologists.