First appearance of Kat's late father.
This episode marks Ted Wass' first on screen appearance since Blossom (1990). He remained active in show business following that sitcom, but solely behind the camera as a director and producer.
In the auction scene, Nicole, played by Laura Bell Bundy, shouts out "175!" This is the same number she shouted out in Legally Blonde on Broadway when she found out she got the score needed on her test to get into Harvard.