The show is a spin-off of The Fast Show (1994). Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and Simon Day appears as their characters from that show.
The show's title "Jumpers for Goalposts" is Ron Manager's regular catchphrase.
The show had the same premise as the BBC comedy panel game Shooting Stars (1993). Fast Show performer, writer and co-creator Charlie Higson was an associate producer on that show and Fast Show performers Charlie Higson, Paul Whitehouse, Caroline Aherne, Mark Williams John Thomson and Rhys Thomas appeared on the show.
The show was discontinued after 1 season.
The name of Simon Day's character in the Ron Manager sketches in The Fast Show (1994) was never revealed. In this show, it is revealed as Clive Graham.