Trivia / Son of a Critch

• Aluminum Christmas Trees: VOCM is a real radio station in St. John's, whose unusual callsign comes from having been licensed to the Dominion of Newfoundland prior to confederation with Canada
• Fake Nationality: British actors Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Malcolm McDowell play Newfoundlanders Mark and Pop Critch. Another episode features South-African actress Alice Krige as a Newfie widow.
• Descended Creator: Series co-creator Mark Critch plays a version of his father, Mike.
• In Memoriam: "Cucumber Slumber" ends with a tribute to Newfoundland's failed cucumber-growing initiative - "Rest in Pickles".
• Playing Against Type: Malcolm McDowell chose the role because he felt he'd played too many "scums of society" and wanted a more comedic role for once.
• Serendipity Writes the Plot: After Benjamin Evan Ainsworth underwent a growth spurt between seasons two and three, the show decided to have Mark undergo a similar transformation.