In contrast to Max, who likes to drink and do drugs (namely marijuana), Kat Dennings actually does not smoke, drink, or do drugs, and does not like to be around those who do.
Had the show lasted another season, there were reports the show's producers would offer Cher a guest-starring spot as Max's mother.
Despite their characters having accents and being from other countries, Jonathan Kite, Jennifer Coolidge, and Matthew Moy were all born and raised in America and speak with American accents; Moy, though portrayed as Korean, is actually of Chinese descent.
Many items and signs decorating the girls' apartment were also used in The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) decorating the living room of Julia Louis-Dreyfus.