Although it would not garner the attention of later such episodes, this was the first example of a "lesbian kiss episode," a sub-genre of American broadcast television episodes in which a lesbian- or bisexual-identified character kisses a straight-identified character, only for the lesbian character never to appear again. Media sources including The New York Times examined the lesbian kiss episode phenomenon and concluded that such episodes were a ploy on the part of series' creative teams to generate ratings through controversy. Lesbian kiss episodes tended to appear at a frequency of about one per year, usually coinciding with a "sweeps" period in which television ratings were used to help determine advertising rates.
Fuller shaves off his trademark beard in this episode
Despite being credited, Peter DeLuise does not appear. Johnny Depp and Dustin Nguyen only appear in the beginning.
The bar which Hoffs is visiting uses the same music from the earlier episode 'Eternal Flame'
For unexplained reasons, the song "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul is replaced by an instrumental club music when Hoffs is visiting a lesbian bar.