Gina Torres who plays Simon Elders ex would later work with Peter Krause in the TV show The Catch. He played a con man who got caught and she played the FBI agent who catches him.
Simons son Elon shares a name with Tesla CEO and multimillionaire Elon Musk.
Patrick Darlings book Dreams from my mother is a take on the real life book Dreams from my father written by then President Barack Obama.
Initially scheduled to be released on November 26, 2008, this episode was preempted in favor over the Barbara Walters interview with Barack Obama.