The third appearance of the "Carlton" and the first episode to feature the dance performed to Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual".
The title is a reference to the phrase "ashes to ashes".
Barbara Montgomery appears as Judge Robertson's (Sherman Hemsley) mistress at the funeral. She had previously starred in Amen along side Hemsley.
Although Judge Robertson dies, Sherman Hemsley would reappear in 2 later episodes rephrasing his role from The Jeffersons.