This episode is fully dedicated to late actor Luke Perry who passed away due to complications with a stroke on March 4th 2019.
Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa asked Shannen Doherty to be part of this episode as she was very good friends with Luke Perry. She called Perry's family and close friends to get their blessings. Luke Perry had been trying to get Shannen to appear on the show since it began.
Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa says this episode would be "very much a standalone episode." So much so that they removed the standard "Previously on" recap that precedes every episode after the series premier, as the producers said they wanted a little bit of extra time to "let the episode breathe a little."
The episode aired one day before what would have been Luke Perry's 53rd birthday.
Shannen Doherty starred in this episode as the lady who Fred had helped with car troubles. She also starred alongside Luke Perry in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).