When Ross is struggling to pull his leather pants up, his hand slips and hits him in the face. This was unscripted and left in the episode.
In the uncut DVD version of the episode, when the gang are making their resolutions, Monica says that she wants to obsess less about things being neat and clean. Rachel then throws some food from the party on the floor, and Monica screams in protest. Monica then changes her resolution to taking more photographs, which she does in the deleted scenes.
When Phoebe is arguing with Joey about learning to play guitar, she mentions him annoying everyone with "Bad Bad Leroy Brown". In The One with the Chicken Pox (1996), Richard says he will be singing this song in the shower and asks Monica for clarification on the lyrics.
Sarah Peterson (Elizabeth) wears the same dress as Shannen Doherty on Charmed (1998). Peterson appeared in Season 1 Episode 7 on Charmed (1998) with Doherty.
This episode is included on the 2001 DVD release The Best of Friends Volume 4.