Adam Schlesinger wrote the lyrics for "His Status is Preferred" and handed them over to series co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna before he had a melody. McKenna marched into the writer's room and read the lyrics aloud as a poem, which wowed everyone, so no further changes were necessary.
When Valencia is presented with a dining room table that Josh and his friends assembled, Hector declares, "And I helped!" This is an allusion to a popular, long-defunct ad campaign for Shake 'n Bake breading in which children helped their mothers prepare dinner.
Originally Rachel Bloom intended to croon "I'm in a Sexy French Depression" entirely in French, but someone pointed out that people watch the music video clips on their phones, which would make the subtitles difficult to read.
Dr. Phil appeared as himself, but he felt the scripted dialogue was an unnatural fit, so he was allowed to improvise.
Originally Rachel Bloom was excited about a Lana Del Rey inspired song she'd conceived called "I'm So Sexy Sad," but in the time it took for series co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna to visit the ladies room, Bloom had scrapped that tune and was developing "I'm In a Sexy French Depression." Later in the season, Bloom revisited her initial idea in "Group Hang," which features the line, "It makes me so sexy sad!"