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Story was inspired by the 2010 BBC documentary The Young Ones, which took aging celebrities and put them in a house redecorated like a throwback to the 1970s.
This episode's soundtrack is somewhat unique in that it was ultimately released on all four listening platforms: CD, digital, vinyl and cassette (the latter two being an obvious nod to the main time period in which the episode is set).
When Yorkie is choosing clothing for her second night in San Junipero, she plays "Don't You Forget About Me" from The Breakfast Club and changes into an outfit almost identical to the one Ally Sheedy wears in The Breakfast Club when Molly Ringwald's character makes her over. She even bites her lip just like Ally's character does when she sees Emilio Estevez for the first time after getting the makeover.
This won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special & Outstanding Television Movie.
This episode was critically acclaimed by critics, many considering it to be the best of the third series. It also won numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards.