This is one of only three TNG episodes not to feature the Enterprise-D bridge, the others being Family (1990) and Dark Page (1993).
In a cut scene, Byleth awoke Worf at 0500 for a tour of the arboretum. This was included as a deleted scene in the Blu-ray release.
The first time Worf, Troi and Dr. Crusher are all seen in dress uniforms.
Director Cliff Bole was disappointed with this episode. He blamed it on the constant rewrites the script had to go through.
Eric Pierpoint (Voval) read for the role of William T. Riker, as well as for the lead roles on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995).