Actor Tom Amandes revealed at the ATX Festival that Warner Bros. head Peter Roth sent this episode to CW President Dawn Ostroff as an example of why the show should be renewed following the WB-UPN merger to become the CW. After viewing it, Ostroff reportedly replied, "Why would you send something that skews this old?" and the series was ultimately not picked up.
Actor Tom Amandes who played Harold Abbott said he thought this show exemplified the best writing of the series.
The book Andy mentions is called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Riding.