Virginia says of child actors "They could star in a Spielberg movie and still end up playing the nutty mom on some sitcom". Martha Plimpton, who plays Virginia, was a child actor who starred in The Goonies (1985) written by Steven Spielberg.
The set of Yo Zappa Do is the same set used as the living room in Last Man Standing.
Cloris Leachman (Maw Maw) and Emily Rutherfurd (Kelly) protrayed mother and daughter in The Ellen Show.
Jimmy says that at least he got to play a doctor on TV, in 2019 he does play a doctor on Carol's Second Act.