During the filming of this episode, Melissa Fumero was in the late stages of her pregnancy. She hides her belly under a large coat, or behind a throw pillow she clutches while sitting on the couch.
During the cold open, Jake inherits one million shares of Blockbuster stock, which has been rendered virtually worthless by the company's collapse. Melissa Fumero, who plays his love interest, Amy, later starred in Blockbuster (2022), a sitcom about the last remaining Blockbuster location, in which she played the main character's love interest.