First appearance of Lenny and Helen Lovejoy.
The credits are short (no chalkboard or couch gag) because, according to the DVD commentary, the episode ran long due to Albert Brooks' ad-libs.
The restaurant that Jacques and Marge attend is called "Shorty's"; it was originally intended that a chef's hat would be shown moving around in the background, implying that the owner was short, but the concept was dropped as it seemed to be too much of a silly idea.
Before it was retitled "Life on the Fast Lane" this episode was called "Jacques to be Wild". Although this title doesn't seem to make any sense, it was a revised title based on the very first iteration of the story. In the original story, Marge didn't take bowling lessons; she took tennis lessons from a handsome tennis pro named Bjorn. Of course, the original title was "Bjorn to be Wild".