When Jerry Seinfeld went to Mexico on vacation, a photographer offered to take his photo for five dollars. Something went wrong with the photo and it required fixing. When the photographer showed Jerry the 'fixed' photo, Jerry's image was replaced with a cartoon version someone had drawn on top of it. This was the inspiration behind this episode.
The character of Mr Kruger, played by Daniel von Bargen, was initially only meant to appear in one episode but late in the production of this episode, it was decided to make him a recurring character. He appeared in four episodes in total.
Kramer's (Michael Richards) alias of Dr. Von Nostrand appears in this episode. The alter-ego also appears in episodes 3.9, The Nose Job (1991), and 8.5, The Package (1996).
Before Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is woken up by her neighbor's alarm, she was dreaming she was in bed with Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), Kramer (Michael Richards) and George (Jason Alexander). This scene was cut from the syndicated version.