Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. When season six began taping, Struthers went on strike to try for a salary increase. The first four episodes taped were done without her (this was the fourth), but she was ordered to report to work for the next one at her normal rate of pay or she would be fired and replaced by another actress.
James Hong plays a waiter in this episode. In Seinfeld he also played a waiter in a Chinese restaurant in episode 2.11, The Chinese Restaurant (1991).
In this episode James Hong plays a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. He also made an uncredited appearance as a doctor in episode 1.4, Archie Gives Blood (1971).