Actor Alex Ball, seen in the background throughout the 10 seasons of Friends (1994), finally gets one line, as he says goodbye to co-worker, Rachel, who doesn't even know his name.
Courteney Cox Arquette is pregnant in this episode.
Actor Alex Ball, who only has one line in this episode, also has a small role in spin-off series "Joey".
Courteney Cox's character is credited as "Monica Geller-Bing." But Monica reveals in this episode that she never changed her name to include "Bing."
The clerk Phoebe talks to when she changes her name, Craig Robinson, plays Lisa Kudrow's husband in the movie Table 19.