Kristy McNichol quit the series during the show's fifth season (only appearing in the first 5 episodes) after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She returned in the final episode of the show.
According to Rue McClanahan, Park Overall would spend her breaks rollerskating in the parking lot of the production building.
Aired in a programming block with sister shows The Golden Girls (1985) and Nurses (1991). All three shows were created by Susan Harris and took place in Miami, Florida. On several occasions the shows featured interwoven story lines (such as a hurricane), in which characters from all three shows would interact.
Empty Nests (1987) was the pilot for this show. The only actor from the pilot to continue in the series was David Leisure, but his character's name changed from Oliver to Charley Dietz.
According to Park Overall, she refused to say lines that she felt were easy jokes about Southerners and fought with the writers to make sure that Laverne was not a stereotype.