While Janine Turner does not appear in this episode as broadcast, she did record a couple of scenes which are included in the bonus section of the DVD.
In real life Cynthia Geary is only 10 and 1/2 years younger than Wendy Schaal, who plays her mother.
Wendy Schaal, who guest stars as Shelly's mother, played a ditzy waitress herself for 6 seasons in "Its a Living" (1980-1986).
Ed's movie reference: Three Men & A Baby (1987).
Shelly's earrings: Hawaiian dolls (with grass skirts) (Tammy: You wouldn't believe what a doll Kenny is), tropical fish, globes.