This is the only Teddy award Mary would win.
In a 1995 interview with Larry King, Mary Tyler Moore stated that this episode is her favorite of the series.
The closing credits for this episode, is one of the very few which doesn't end with the MTM cat, (named 'Mimsy') meowing. Instead, Mary's face fills in Mimsy's usual spot in the MTM logo's circle, and '(stammering, a la Porky Pig, of Looney Tunes cartoons) says; 'that's all folks,'
Steve Franken makes his second and final appearance as Jonas Lasser. Jonas is the only one of Rhoda's boyfriends to appear in more than one episode.
This is the second appearance of the Teddy Awards, each appearance of which included problems for Mary and/or the news crew.