Trivia: The man who is homeless in "our" world, and is running for the U.S. Senator in the parallel universe, is the episode's director, Andy Tennant, making a memorable cameo appearance.
Suggested correction: The homeless man (Crazy Kenny) was played by Frank C. Turner, not Andy Tennant.
Trivia: In this episode, it is said Joycelyn Elders is president. In real life, she was Surgeon General of the US from 1993-1994. She was a big proponent of sex education and practising safe sex. The main focus on this episode was population control, and using contraceptives is a good way to help that. In the episode, she was at the dedication of the re-opening of the "Thomas Malthus Center for Sexual Ethics and Education."
Trivia: In this episode, Geoff Edwards, who is credited as playing himself, host the lottery. In real life, Edwards was the host of several game shows, including "Jackpot." He also hosted "The Big Spin", which was the California Lottery's first television show.
Trivia: After the assassination attempt, Wade remarks "of course it was a man, when did you ever hear of a female assassin?" While she was being snarky, as a point of trivia, at the time (1995) of the last 3 presidential assassination attempts, 2 were by women. In 1975, Sara Jane Moore shot at President Gerald Ford while he was in San Fransisco (which incidentally is where the show was set). "Squeaky" Fromme also attempted to assassinate President Ford in 1975, but her gun never fired.
Trivia: During the scan of Quinn's room, we see a surfboard leaning against the wall. Jerry O'Connell is a surfing enthusiast in real life.
Trivia: Cleavant Derricks actually did sing the national anthem at Candlestick Park. The footage was meant to be used as a daydream sequence he would have while in jail, but for budget and other reasons it was not included in the show. (Producers say that the heavily-embellished version he sang was a big hit with the crowd).
