The first episode written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for the American version of the series.
During the Office Ladies podcast, Angela Kinsey asked Jenna Fischer why Michael had Pam in the meeting where the Accounting department learns there is a convict. Fischer replied that Michael sees Pam as his personal assistant rather than the receptionist.
Andy is used as a conduit by Jim and Pam to flirt with each other throughout the episode. The end scene initially only had Pam and Andy but the director decided to call back John Krasinski so that the episode would end with Jim serenading Pam through Andy.
In the script and some deleted scenes, Pam is just as involved with pranking Andy by using Jim's tactic against him by suggesting Andy do things to get Jim to like him that Jim hates.
Two sets of twins were on set to play the child of Hannah Smotridge-Barr.