Edward forbids his daughters from going to the circus because of its disreputable nature and implicitly compares female acrobats to prostitutes. Toby Huss, who plays Edward, previously starred in the show Carnivale, about a traveling circus during the Great Depression. Ironically, given Edward's concern for his daughter's morals, Huss' character on Carnivale ran a peep show/prostitution ring which featured his daughters as performers.