In seasons 1-5 there was a distinctive, frog-like sculpture on a pedestal next to Frasier's fireplace, which the set decorator named "Froggy." At the beginning of Season 6 it was replaced by a Chihuly glass sculpture. When Frasier returns to private practice in this episode Froggy is visible on the bookshelf behind Niles when he and Martin visit Frasier's new office.
Final appearance of Millicent Martin as Daphne's mother, Gertrude Moon.
Guest star Dan Castellaneta is best known for voicing Homer Simpson. Kelsey Grammer's other recurring role on television is also on The Simpsons (1989), on which he plays Sideshow Bob. As a joke reference to this series, Sideshow Bob also has a brother voiced by David Hyde Pierce and a father voiced by John Mahoney.
Valerie Mahaffey who played Peggy in this episode, also appeared with Kelsey Grammer in Cheers. She played Valerie Hill, the daughter of Mr. Hill who owns the restaurant above Cheers.
Valerie Mahaffey, who plays Frasier's temp, played David Hyde Pierce's screen wife in the series The Powers That Be (1992).