According to Golden Girls Forever, two days before the Friday night taping of this episode, Bea Arthur's mother, Rebecca Frankel, died. Near the end of this episode, Sophia (Estelle Getty) tells Dorothy (Bea) "You're a good daughter, Dorothy." Bea replies with "Ma, I'm overwhelmed," and starts to get emotional.
Jeannette Nolan was only 10 years older than Betty White when this episode was filmed.