The lowest rated "Non-flashback" episode of the entire series.
Kim Harris plays the overpriced wedding dress store owner in "The one with the cheap wedding dress", one of the casting directors in "The one where Joey loses his Insurance" and the cologne spritzer in this episode.
Though this episode was released in 2003, you can see a quick glimpse of the twin towers right after Ross finishes his talk to be the keynote speaker towards the end.
The stage Friends was filmed on was the same stage Full House was filmed. Friends started filming on the stage shortly after Full House ended in 1995.
John Stamos (Zack) guest stars in this episode while his wife at the time, Rebecca Romijn, guest starred on S4 E6.