Amy Linker had to wear fake braces and a fat suit for her role as Lauren Hutchinson.
Creator Anne Beatts, a former writer for _"NBC's Saturday Night Live" (1975)_, based the sitcom on her own personal experiences.
On the locker in the opening credits you will see a wedding invitation of Daytime's ultimate supercouple: Luke & Laura Spencer.
Sarah Jessica Parker originally wasn't going to get the part of Patty because the producers thought she was too pretty. Luckily, the casting director was wearing sunglasses that day and the producers took out the lenses, asked Sarah to put them on, and gave her the part.