Will says, "You Zsa-Zsaed a meter maid." This is a reference to the 1989 incident where Zsa Zsa Gabor slapped a police officer trying to give her a ticket.
This is the first episode aired after the show moved to the Thursday 8:30 slot after Friends.
Jack makes a joke when Grace says "Bye, Jack." saying "Dad? Is that You?" In real life, Sean Hayes' dad left when he was a kid. He makes many joking references to this on his Smartless podcast.
With 19.08 million viewers, this was the most watched episode of Season 1.
The episode's original title was "Baby It's Cold Outside".