Shannen Doherty (JD's mom) played Heather Duke in the original 'Heathers'
This episode was originally conceived as a half-hour comedy for TV Land. After the Paramount Network decided to green light the series, it was decided to change the runtime to 60 minutes, meaning new footage and additional subplots had to be written to pad out the runtime.
A reimagining of the 1980s dark comedy film "Heathers."