In the premiere of the sixth season, the show took over the time slot previously occupied by Seinfeld (1989). It opens with Frasier auditioning for a TV show after being fired from his radio show, and his opening speech is a reference to the acquisition of the "Seinfeld" slot: "Before we begin, I'd like to say how honored I am to be taking over this slot. Obviously, I have some rather big shoes to fill - my predecessor here was much beloved. But I have never been one to shrink from a challenge and I'm sure we'll enjoy many happy years here together in my new home."
During the picnic, Gil Chesterton announces that he has gotten a new job. Actually, Edward Hibbert was leaving the series to become Harry the concierge on the short-lived ABC "Fantasy Island" series revival, which debuted on September 26th, 1998, two days after this episode aired.
When the TV announcer introduces the feature on Frasier's fan club holding a rally, he says, "Now on the lighter side, did you ever ask yourself 'What if they held a rally and nobody came?'." This is a reference to an American antiwar slogan from the hippie subculture during the Vietnam War era, popularized by Charlotte E. Keyes in her 1966 article for McCall's magazine entitled "Suppose They Gave a War and No One Came."
'I have some big shoes to fill' was also a line used by Sideshow Bob, a character in "The Simpsons (1989)" who is voiced by Kelsey Grammer.
The five stages of grief model was first introduced by Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in 1969 and goes as followed: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.