In their offscreen lives, Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke have been married to each other since 1989. Tim Reid, who also stars in this episode with the couple, was both a costar of McRaney on the show "Simon and Simon" and a guest at the Burke/McRaney wedding. Reid was quoted in the June 12, 1989, People Magazine cover story about their wedding: "Who needs royalty? We've got Mac and Delta. . . . If they aren't soul mates, then they're the closest thing to it."
Timothy Busfield, who directs this episode, also stars in the later episode "Sugar Hill."
In 2009, Delta Burke was a guest star on Brooke Elliott's show "Drop Dead Diva" in an episode that also included guest stars Rosie O'Donnell and Liza Minnelli.