The character of Lisa Lorraine/Mighty Mom is clearly modeled after Roseanne Barr. At the time this show aired, she was appearing as an unconventional sitcom mother in her own series Roseanne (1988).
This is the second episode of the series to contain a reference to a song from Singin' in the Rain (1952), the first being the season one episode Be a Clown (1992), an alternate song that replaces Donald O'Connor's classic from the film, "Make 'Em Laugh", in the Broadway cast recording.
Features four actors know for comedies and comedic roles. Grant Shaud was known for his long stint on Murphy Brown (1988). Stuart Pankin was a cast member of Not Necessarily the News (1982). Andrea Martin was involved with SCTV (1976). Finally, Richard Jeni was well known as a stand-up comedian with televised specials such as Platypus Man (1995).
The story's premise, in which comedians have alternate personalities that feature assorted costumes, is very familiar to the casting of Michael Keaton in Batman (1989), who, before taking the role in the 1989 movie, was criticized for being only a comic actor in films such as Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983) and Johnny Dangerously (1984).