First of 2 back-to-back episodes to feature ex-Second City TV alumni (Catherine O'Hara in this one, Andrea Martin in the next).
Luke, Manny and Lily are all absent in this one.
Jay mentions that he's feeling joy that the Steelers are winning. In 1969 Ed O'Neill was drafted by the Steelers but was cut in training camp.
Joe only appears at the end and has no dialogue.
Catherine O'Hara has starred in Home Alone (1990). John Heard, who starred in the episode 'The Feud', played her on-screen husband.