Susan Gibney (Dr. Leah Brahms) auditioned for the roles of Counselor Deanna Troi and Lt. Tasha Yar before Marina Sirtis and Denise Crosby were cast respectively. She was later a front runner for Captain Kathryn Janeway and Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) but Kate Mulgrew, Jeri Ryan and Alice Krige were cast in these roles.
This episode marked the first appearance of the final version of the Starfleet uniforms used in the series. The seams running down the sides of the chest were removed, the shoulder pads were made smaller, and an elastic waistband was added to the bottom of the uniform top. Captain Picard and Cmdr. Riker are the only two wearing the updated uniform in this episode.
This is the second of only three occasions Picard is at the helm of the Enterprise during the series. The other times were in 11001001 (1988) and Conundrum (1992).
In the opening scene where Geordi La Forge enjoys a Holodeck date with Christy, the violinist performs the piece Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms. No doubt this was the inspiration for the name of the character Dr. Leah Brahms. The same composer has been used as a Macguffin in a number of other Star Trek productions.
In New Ground (1992), Alexander Rozhenko gives his birth date as "Stardate 43205," which is around the time that Booby Trap takes place.