Merry Thanksgiving

Denise Richards was pregnant with Sami Sheen during the filming of this episode. Denise Richards would later appear in Yes, Monsignor (2004) as an ex-girlfriend that had a baby. The baby was played by Sam Sheen.

In Season 1, Judith's parents are called Sheldon and Lenore. However, in the seventh season, Lenore refers to Judith's father as Fred.

Chuck Lorre Vanity Card at the end of every episode, this is this episodes vanity card: "When I was in the shower this morning, I thought; if we assume a Big Bang beginning of the universe then every molecule, every atom, every proton, every electron, every quark, every wavelength, every vibration, every multi-dimensonal string, every everything that makes up everything else shares an ineffable property of pre-Bang Oneness. Assuming that, then every everything is always moving in one or two directions; either away from the primordial state, or returning towards it. We feel these quantum movements. Moving away is experienced as lonliness, fear, anger and dispair. Returning is experienced as one or more of the infinite variations and gradations of what we call love. Now, while some might say that equating the miracle of human feelings as the meandering of sub-atomic bric-a-brac robs them of their mystery, the truth is quite the opposite. Connecting our fundamental experience of life to the great mystery of existence ties us to the eternal within our every waking moment. We are not separate. We are made of the same stuff that existed at the beginning and will exist at the end. Therefore, the question we must ask ourselves is simple; 'In what direction am I moving today - towards oneness or away from it?' When I was done reflecting on this, I stepped out of the shower, toweled off, and, while glancing at the mirror, pondered a new thought: 'I have a pretty nice ass for a guy my age."

References Family Guy (1999)