Filmed in secret by Jørgen Pedersen, it was created as a birthday present for the writer Libby Pedersen.
Kevin Pollak appears on the box of a pregnancy test as a spokesperson. It even makes reference to his film The Whole Nine Yards (2000).
Multiple pregnancy tests litter the bathroom floor. One brand, YPF, references the film YPF (2007). While Fruitful Endeavour is the pregnancy test from Batman: Arkham City (2011).
The short was originally written as a sketch.