Peter's "Canada sucks" comment at the end of the episode sparked Canadians to write angry letters to the show. The writer of this episode, Ricky Blitt, is Canadian.
We first learn that Chris is a talented artist during this episode, but this isn't brought up again until the Season Two episode "A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks," during which Chris becomes a famous artist.
While in the parking lot,Peter tries to come up with way to get car back after Lois loses it gambling. He replies"Now I just gotta find a high roller willing to pay a million dollars to sleep with my wife, comes from the movie Indecent Proposal.
Alex Borstein - who voices Lois - also contributed to the script making her the first female to be involved in writing a screenplay for the series.