- Actor Allusion: Dana is telling Isaac about how much she loved The Lion King on Broadway, and describes the opening, when Rafiki calls the animals- "And they come!" Isaac is amused- possibly because he's played by Robert Guillaume (who voiced Rafiki in the movie).
- Executive Meddling: ABC thought this show should have a laugh track. If you've ever seen or heard anything by Aaron Sorkin you should immediately recognize what a terrible, terrible idea this is.
- Life Imitates Art: The episode "Shane" features Casey interviewing a baseball player unhappy with being traded to New York. A few weeks later, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker's 2000 Sports Illustrated interview, where he managed to offend just about every ethnic/racial/lifestyle group imaginable when describing New York. Interestingly, Casey defends the fictional baseball player (whose comments seem mostly to be generic gripes about urban sprawl, with the worst being about the town's multilingualism), but mocks John Rocker in a later episode.
- Written-In Infirmity: When Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke, Isaac was written as having one as well; he later recovered and returned.
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