Kieran Culkin submitted this episode to support his nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Stephen Carter, the production designer for the show, originally considered the "Tern Haven" mansion as a shooting location for the Roys' summer home, but it ultimately fit better for the "...New England, Hyannis Port-style vibe" the production team sought for the Pierce family.
"The Electric Circus" by Timothy Lipton is, not surprisingly, a book that doesn't really exist. However, a Google search for it yields a few results, usually repeating Roman's synopsis verbatim.
When the Pierces first greet the Roys, Nan Pierce quotes from the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.