Katherine Heigl won the 59th Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for this episode.
Two West Wing actors appear in this episode: Melissa Fitzgerald (the social worker), who played CJ Cregg's assistant Carol, and Roger Rees, who played Lord John Marbury.
Every episode of the show is named after a famous song. "Time After Time" is a song by Cyndi Lauper.