Chris Williams, who plays one of the paramedics, is the real-life younger brother of Vanessa Williams.
Vanessa Williams appears in this episode as a pregnant character. Williams was, in fact, pregnant at the time.
The title is a take on the title of the Stephen Sondheim musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum."
Vanessa Williams and James Avery previously acted together in Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989).