The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
First of two appearances by actress Barbara Colby as Sherry, a call girl who shared a jail cell with Mary and later came to her for help getting legitimate employment. Barbara was later cast in the MTM spin-off "Phyllis" as the title character's boss, but she was shot to death on the streets of Los Angeles after filming only three episodes. Barbara's role was recast with actress Liz Torres. Barbara's colleague-boyfriend James Kiernan was wounded in the same attack, could not identify the assailants, and died the same day as Barbara, on 24 July 1975. The case remains unsolved.