This episode was dedicated to Stephen Kolzak, who died September 19, 1990. He was a Casting Director for Cheers in 1982.
During the basketball game, Kevin McHale is wearing a pair of Converse Weapon sneakers. These were made famous in the NBA in 1987.
This is the first episode since Sam lost the bar that the brass ship's wheel is missing from the back wall. Also missing is the thermostat, which had vanished temporarily during season six. They have been replaced by sports award plaques.
In an earlier episode Carla revealed that she knew how to retrieve letters from a post office drop box. In the cold opening of this episode she shares the contents of a letter that she stole from a post office drop box.