When Lorelai shares the contents of her baby box with Sookie, she says her Walkman still contains a mix tape she'd made with "99 Luftballoons, some R.E.M., and some Thompson Twins." In fact, in episode 3.13 "Dear Emily and Richard," during a flashback sequence young Lorelai listens to Nena's "99 Luftballoons" on her Walkman while she waits to brought up to a delivery room.
This episode features the character Gil played by Sebastian Bach, the original lead singer for the band Skid Row.
The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic).
When Lorelai is panicking over appearing on stage during the art pageant, Rory tells her to "Close your eyes and think of England".
That often-quoted line is purportedly the advice that some British mothers gave their daughters on their wedding night.
Lane (Keiko Agena) and band members audition Gil (Sebastian Bach) for the guitarist slot. Given the obvious age difference they were not going to hire him. In real life Keiko is only 5 years younger than Sebastian.