The title is from the song "Up on the Roof" written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded (and hit the charts) in 1962 by The Drifters.
Features two of Bea Arthur's TV husbands. Bill Macy played her husband on Maude. Herb Edelman played her ex husband on Golden Girls. As a bonus, Harold Gould also appears and played Rose's (Betty White) boyfriend on Golden Girls as well.