As Cliff and Claire talk to Denise about the difference in accountability between high school and college, the phrase 'it's a different world' appears, becoming the spin-off's name featuring Denise's character, "A Different World" (1987).
At the same time as Season 3, Phylicia Rashad (Claire Huxtable) was pregnant, and like in many episodes, hid her pregnancy. However, in this episode, which aired in November 1986, her character was bed-ridden due to a pinched nerve, while in reality, she was pregnant. Her daughter was born in December 1986.