The theme song for "Sydney" was "Finish What Ya Started" by Van Halen from their album "OU812." Valerie was married to guitarist Eddie Van Halen at the time.
Valerie Bertinelli and Craig Bierko would work together again years later on Hot in Cleveland (2010).
Matthew Perry revealed in his autobiography that he and Valerie Bertinelli had a (very brief) dalliance during filming.