First appearance of Kevin James real-life brother Gary Valentine as Doug's cousin Danny.
Doug says he'd settle for the woman who does Carrie's nails. The actress who plays her, is Kevin James' real-life wife Stephanie de la Cruz. Equally, Leah Remini's husband Angelo Pagan makes his first of many appearances on the show as one of Arthur's customers.
First "appearance," of Mookie Barker in the series. Mookie plays the doctor at the end of the episode and his face isn't seen by the audience. Mr. Barker went on to make several appearances in The King of Queens playing a variety of characters.