Paxton Whitehead plays the head master of a private school for the gifted. He also plays the head master of a private school for the gifted in Season 4, Episode 7 of "Frasier: A Lilith Thanksgiving," which aired 16 days after this 3rd Rock episode aired.
Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin were part of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players on "Saturday Night Live."
In this episode, Tommy and Dick both speak--in addition to English--Russian, Greek, and Cantonese.
Sally: I just want to be all that I can be.
Reference to the slogan Be All You Can Be, which is used in the recruitment campaign of the U.S. Army.
When Dick enrolls Tommy in a school for the gifted, he begins to dress pompously in a blazer and penny-loafers and to smoke a pipe. In one scene he is in his office, dressed "preppy," reading a serious-looking green book. The book he's holding is "Modern Federal Practice Digest," a law book.