Guest star Kent Zbornak allowed producers of "The Golden Girls" to use his last name for the character Bea Arthur plays Dorothy Zbornak.
James T. Callahan, who played Dorothy's 11th-grade English teacher, Mr. Gordon, was actually 8 years younger than Bea Arthur (who played Dorothy).
James Callahan costarred with fellow guest star Jack Bannon's wife Ellen Travolta for years on Charles In Charge.
Rose's nameplate bears the name "Harold Goldstein" which is the real name of Harold Gould who guest starred as Miles on the series.