The part of Chicken-in-the-Hat Assistant Manager Jeff Thornton is played by Joey Lawrence, on 'loan' from his regular series, which actually is mentioned in this show's dialogue. Molly (Brittany Murphy) tells him that he looks like that guy on Blossom (1990). As the in-studio audience goes crazy, Jeff asks, "Do you really think so? I mean, that guy's sorta good-looking."