Cliff and Norm bump into Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert Kennedy Sr.; her son Michael LeMoyne Kennedy; and his wife Victoria "Vicky" Gifford. Several years after this episode, Michael died in a skiing accident.
Robert Prosky had earlier been considered for the part of Coach during the show's development.
Norm states that he was in the Coast Guard. In Season 8 Episode 12, he also states that he previously was a Coast Guardsman.