The first boy of the two throwing spoons and spitballs when Roseanne begins her new job at Rodbell's Diner is Roseanne's actual son, Jake Pentland, her fourth child, third child with first husband Bill Pentland.
Alyson Hannigan plays one of Becky's friends when they're at Rodbells. Alicia Goranson had previously auditioned for her role in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988).
Roseanne asks how long the girls had been fighting. Dan then says Darlene is almost 14 now. In the episode just before this one, Dan says Darlene is 14 years old (just after Jackie & Gary leave)
The start of Roseanne's 7th job in the series: Rodbells's diner