When this episode aired, Nicholle Tom's sister Heather Tom was a regular cast member on 'The Young and the Restless (1973)' playing 'Victoria Newman'. Nichole's twin brother David Tom would subsequently also play a regular role in the same soap opera, as 'Billy Abbott'.
Dorothy Lyman, who was involved with the series throughout its run, and produced the final season, had previously played Opal Gardner on All My Children (1970). Both Opal and Fran Fine were gaudy, flashy women who "approached the upper class from the lower side."
Fran and Val run into Jeanne Cooper. Cooper's son, Corbin Bernsen played a love interest to Fran in season 2, Stock Tip.