Elliott Gould had agreed to host this episode assuming he would be working with the old cast. However, he was shocked when he reported to the studio and said it was a different group of performers. Apparently, Gould was not aware the original producer and cast left after the previous season.
Because of poor reception for this season, NBC had vowed never to air repeats from this period, with the exception of a few select ones that were rebroadcast that season as a one time only thing. The Comedy Network in Canada reran the entire season uncut in 1998, but this episode was the only one not included in the 60-minute U.S. syndication package that ran on Comedy Central and when the channel aired it in 1995 as part of a marathon, it was the original 90-minute version.
Appearing as an extra during the Saturday Night Sports segment is a young Wendie Malick with a brunette hairdo.
Coati Mundi, the bald guy playing the xylophone during the musical performances, was actually the master of ceremonies at Charles Rocket's funeral in 2005.
Many believe that the new season got off to a rocky start by the doomed hope by the network executives, but it was actually due to a writer's strike.