Jane Leeves auditioned for the role of Rava. She later won the role of Marla and appeared in a number of episodes.
This is the first time the coffee shop hangout is called "Monk's."
The episode contained numerous references to Dragnet (1951). The writer of this episode, Larry Charles, was a fan of the 1950s crime series.
This is the first time in the series that Kramer is seen outside their apartment building. The original plan was to have Kramer be a more slacker-type character who never went out, but the writers soon realized this would make it very difficult to include him in stories, so the idea was dropped.
In early drafts of this episode's script, George (Jason Alexander) broke the statue while singing "There Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues."