The title of this episode is a parody of Lenny Bruce's autobiography "How to Talk Dirty and Influence People," which in turn was a parody of Dale Carnegie's 1936 self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People."
Ned Eisenberg (1957-2022) (Lou Rabinowitz) died of bile duct (in the liver and pancreas) and ocular (eye) cancer on 27 Feb 2022, five days before this episode aired.
Television debut of Josh A. Dawson (Harry Belafonte)
Both Alex Borstein [Susie Myerson] and Scott Cohen [Solomon Melamid] appeared on creator Amy Sherman-Palladino other series Gilmore Girls.