This is the first episode written by writer and actor Mindy Kaling, who plays Kelly Kapoor.
The building and parking lot are different in season one of The Office, which had only six episodes. After the show was picked up for a full season, a custom set was built for the show, but is slightly different. This is never mentioned and is not part of the story line.
First of three appearances in the series by Amy Adams. The episode was made before the release of Junebug (2005), the first of Adams' numerous Oscar nominations.
When Michael introduces Katie to Toby, they find they both went to Bishop O'Hara High School, which is a Catholic high school on E. Drinker St. in neighboring Dunmore, PA. Though as of January 2007, it is named Holy Cross High School.
With 4.80 million viewers, this was the lowest rated episode of Season 1.