Donald Glover plays Teddy. It is said that he remained in character during the entire filming process. Many on set found it creepy and others had little to no clue it was in fact Donald Glover; he was even addressed as "Teddy" by the director and crew.
Collider said that the decision to run the episode commercial-free aided the episode's message of "being trapped" as the viewer is never given a break.
Hiro Murai was nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series category for Teddy Perkins (2018), but lost to Amy Sherman-Palladino for Pilot (2017).
The episode won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation & Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).