Sylvia Fine has officially started her diet, and so did Renee Taylor, upon doctor's orders. She is seen abstaining from chocolate cake, in favor of rice cakes, raw carrot and other diet foods. By the end of the series, Taylor had lost 50 lbs.
Niles, here again, impersonates a character from a Tom Cruise movie, Jerry Maguire. He had previously impersonated Cruise's dance bit in Risky Business.
Telma Hopkins plays Fran's possible long lost mother in this episode. In reality, Telma is only 9 years older than Fran.
According to Sylvia, Fran was born on the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah