It was decided early on that they'd shoot "We Tapped That Ass" in old-style movie-musical fashion (long-shots and extended takes) to properly highlight the dancing talents of Santino Fontana and Vincent Rodriguez III.
For her makeover scene, Rachel Bloom actually dyed her hair blonde and intended to keep it that way for the rest of the season, but it was such a drastic change that she quickly opted to return to a more natural color.
In the first season, CW wouldn't allow them to bleep songs, so they shot two versions of several songs and Rachel Bloom posted the uncensored versions on her You Tube account. The network finally relented with this episode and let them bleep the ballad "It Was a Shit Show."
The childhood photos of Heather that are plastered all over her parents' house are actual pictures of Vella Lovell.
The episode's director Paul Briganti also directed some of the early YouTube videos that [lnik=nm3417385] starred in and co-wrote.