Dominic Chianese, who plays Junior Soprano, sings near the end of the episode. Chianese is an accomplished tenor and musician, having released a CD titled Hits in 2000, on which he sings American and Italian songs. He performed Salvatore Cardillo's sentimental classic "Core 'ngrato" ("Ungrateful Heart").
Michael Kenneth Williams appears in this episode in a small role shortly before landing a much more prominent role as Omar in The Wire, which also aired on HBO.
Final episode to feature the twin World Trade Center towers in the intro. From Season 4 on, the intro has the buildings edited out and replaced with more industrial sites when crediting Lorraine Bracco. They were edited out due to the 9/11/2001 tragedy that caused their destruction.
When Tony, Carmela, and AJ visit the military academy, Major Zwingli makes 3 references to sayings often overheard at Alcoholics Anonymous: 1.) He says to AJ: "That's what we call..'stinking thinking'." 2.) Also to AJ: "We have an expression around here; 'Keep it simple'." 3.) The last thing he says to Tony and Carmela: "One day at a time."
Apparently Uncle Junior doesn't take his own advice that he gave to Pussy in the season one episode "Nobody Knows Anything." In that episode Junior scolds Pussy for trying to run away from the F.B.I. In this episode Junior runs away from the cemetery when he sees Silvio and Christopher being arrested by the cops; comically almost leaving Baccala in his wake.