In court, Detective Monique Jeffries (Michelle Hurd) states that a 13-year-old boy accused of rape is being raised in an atmosphere that condones rape. As evidence, the prosecutor introduces a Japanese comic book called "Rape Man", about a high school boy who by night becomes a masked "super hero" who rapes women who wronged him. This is a reference to the 1985 Japanese manga "The Rapeman", by author Shintarô Miyawaki (also credited by pen-name Keiko Aisaki ), about Keisuke Uwasaki, a high school teacher who by night works as some kind of alternative "hitman", but instead of killing, he rapes. The original Japanese manga was aimed to adult males, mixing violence, erotica, and dark comedy.
Jerry Orbach and his son Chris Orbach guest star, playing detectives Lennie and Ken Briscoe, who are uncle and nephew. When they run into each other in the station, Lennie asks Ken to keep quiet that he is his uncle and the relationship is never mentioned again.
The title is taken from "Be a Model...Or Just Look Like One!", a slogan of the Barbizon Modeling School.
Benzedrine was the brand name for an amphetamine-class stimulant that was comprised of 50% levoamphetamine and 50% dextroamphetamine. When it was first released in 1933, it could be purchased without a prescription and was used for a number of things, including as a nasal decongestant (a capsule with a strip soaked in Benzedrine rolled inside was used as a type of inhaler). It was also used to treat narcolepsy, obesity, hypotension, low libido, and chronic pain. It was also used by soldiers in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam who were on night missions to help them remain awake and alert. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, doctors started seeing more and more cases of amphetamines being abused and people becoming addicted to them. As a result, Benzedrine and all amphetamines were made prescription-only drugs in 1959. Illicit Benzedrine used continued well into the 1990s until the drug was discontinued since other drugs that were safer and had no narcotic effect were discovered to treat many of the conditions that Benzedrine was used for. In modern medicine, amphetamines are strictly regulated; they are Schedule II controlled substances (the most strictly regulated class of medications that are controlled substances), meaning you need the original hard-copy of the prescription (can't be called or faxed in) and the prescription can't have any refills. Since amphetamines became controlled substances in the 1970s, they have usually only been prescribed to treat ADHD, severe obesity where surgery and diet don't work, and narcolepsy.
This episode marks actress Bebe Neuwirth's first appearance in the Law & Order universe. She is best known for playing ADA Tracey Kibre, who is the main character of Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005). She also reprises her role as ADA Kibre in Night (2005).