This episode pokes fun at a real-life legal battle James Belushi had with Julie Newmar back in 2004. They play neighbors in this episode and were neighbors in reality too.
Andy comments that he could never picture Julie with a dog, saying "She seems more like a cat woman." Julie Newmar played Catwoman in the 1966 Batman TV series.
Julie's pen name on the show is C.W. Semple, undoubtedly a nod to both her character of Catwoman on the Batman TV series and its creator, Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
Julie Newmar previously guest-starred on an episode of Melrose Place (1992), which also starred Courtney Thorne-Smith.