David Paymer (Mr. Bickle) was originally cast as Wayne Fiscus in Pilot (1982). However, he was replaced by Howie Mandel after several days and all of his scenes were reshot.
Helen's roommate is reading her journal entry out loud; "Woke up, fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head." These are the first lines of the Beatles song 'A Day In The Life' from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The title comes from THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT, the autobiography of Gay icon Quentin Crisp, who in the 1930's was a nude model for a UK national arts council.