Although it is widely believed that Blanche's exact age was never revealed, in this episode it is revealed in a flashback that she was 17 in 1949. That would make her 53 years old when the series began in 1985 and 60 when it ended in 1992.
Lynnie Green who played a young Dorothy in the flashback scene has said in interviews that she was overjoyed to play a young Dorothy as she was a huge fan of Bea Arthur's. Green watched episodes of the show to mimic some of Arthur's mannerisms. Nevertheless, according to Green, the filming of her scene did not go over smoothly. Green said Arthur was not happy to be made up to play Dorothy's old grandmother. To compound problems both Estelle Getty, who was famously known for her stage fright which hampered her ability to memorize lines, and Sid Melton kept flubbing their lines causing many retakes. Each time they messed up a line Arthur would get more annoyed saying loudly "It's not gonna get any better." Green said, however, that the audience found the many retakes, and Arthur's increased annoyance, hysterical which eased the tension. Luckily for Green the one bright spot was Arthur was impressed by her portrayal of a younger Dorothy and thus Green would end up having a recurring role on the show for flashback episodes that showed a younger Dorothy.
This episode reveals that Rose also has a son, Charlie Jr. As the girls are waiting for their respective children to call, Rose gets hers from him.
Bea Arthur also plays Sophia's late mother, Eleanor Grisanti, in the flashback scene of 1950s Brooklyn.
In the flashback of Sophia's apartment in Brooklyn, one of the pictures on her wall is the same one used as the wedding portrait of Blanche's parents in "Wham, Bam, Thank You Mammy".