The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming - All I Do Is Win.
Zoey's father, Mitch, suffers from progressive supernuclear palsy which causes him to lose his muscular faculties. This is inspired by the condition of showrunner Austin Winsberg's own father.
With 2.66 million viewers, this was the most watched episode in Season 1 (not counting DVR numbers).