On his father's headstone it says he passed away on August 3, 1984. Though in a flashback during season 7, Steven finds out his father died while he and Alex are watching the end of the World Series, the Tigers winning it, which would have been in middle October.
The title is from the autobiographical novel "In Search of Lost Time" or "Remembrance of Things Past" by Marcel Proust.
This episode is different in that it starts with a scene before the theme song, unlike other episodes. It is also a double episode. Part 1 & 2 (Episode 24).
Steven's brother Rob would follow suit from this 2 part episode and appear only in 2 part episodes in seasons 5 and 6.