At the beginning of the episode, Mike was listening to Spin Doctors on his walk-man, and he cued the into music which was also composed by the Spin Doctors.
The end credits comes with a dedication to Rags Rudell. The ailing Rags' appearance in Spin City was inspired by the family dog of writer Kirk J. Rudell. However the caption reads: Dedicated to Rags Rudell 1846-1998. The real Rags was played by a canine named Wes (Wesley).