Vanessa Morgan, who plays, Toni Topaz, was pregnant in real life, so they wrote her pregnancy into Toni's story.
This episode would have served as the season 5 premiere, but the last three episodes of the previous season were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The name Lynette "Squeaky" Fields seems inspired by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson family who tried to assassinate President Ford in 1975.
Although vehicles and clothes frequently point to the show being placed more along the '60s or '70s, Veronica does say that this is 2021 at one point in the show.
Chad Gekko (Veronica's husband) is likely a reference to Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas' character in "Wall Street" (1987).