David Ogden Stiers is famous for his role in "M*A*S*H".
	Peter Allen Fields was hired as a staff writer because of this episode for Season 5.
	Michelle Forbes' role as Dara in this episode eventually won her the part of Ensign Ro in Season 5.
	Rigel IV, where Lwaxana claims to have persuaded a young astronomer to name a star after her, is a tip of the hat to classic Trek's "Wolf in the Fold".
	Oskoid leaves were first mentioned in season three's "Menage a Troi".

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