The Solomons live at 417 Pensdale Road, Rutherford, Ohio.
Physicist Brian Greene wrote some dialogue for John Lithgow's character.
During its five-year run on primetime, the show underwent more than 15 time-slot changes.
The three main male characters' names are Tom, Dick and Harry. "Tom, Dick and Harry" is a phrase used as a synonym for "everyone" or when referring to "a set of nobodies; a persons of no note" (from "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable"). "Tom, Dick or Harry" is no specific person but could be any random person.
In the episode where they go to New York to start a different life, Harry gets a job as the President of NBC. As president he arranges a new schedule for the spoof of Will & Grace. (Will & Grace is produced by NBC).
The character Dick Solomon was ranked #24 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends" (1 August 2004 issue).
Out of 139 episodes, 109 have a title playing on the word "Dick".
A lot of the sets are used more than once, hence the similar designs in some places. (eg. The classroom used for Harry's night school is in fact Mary's classroom.)
Cancelled on 8 April 2001 due to falling viewing figures in its final season.
When William Shatner first appears as The Big Giant Head, he says he saw something on the wing of the plane. John Lithgow replies, "The same thing happened to me!" Shatner's character from "The Twilight Zone" (1959) {Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (#5.3)} saw a strange creature on the wing of the plane. 20 years later, Lithgow reprised Shatner's role in Twilight Zone: The Movie and saw the same thing.
John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston and French Stewart are the only cast members to appear in all 139 episodes of the series.
In scene breaks there often is an image of earth spinning, as seen from space. Just before the final credits it appears again--only now it's spinning backwards.
In quite a few episodes including this one, whenever there is a close up of food packaging the name of the certain food item is partially obscured by a sticker reading "SALE".
While Dick attempts to draw a still life of an apple on the chalkboard, he places the apple on a book entitled "The Calculus." Sir Isaac Newton was the developer of calculus and according to legend, was supposed to have been inspired to describe gravity by having an apple fall on his head.
Looking out of the plane window, John Lithgow shouts, "There's something on the wing!" This is a reference to his part in _Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)_ reprising William Shatner's famous _"The Twilight Zone" (1963) {Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (#5.3)}_. They'll make reference to this again when Shatner appears as the Big Giant Head later in the series.
When sitting on the roof Dick wears a robe. Towards the end you can see stitched initials "JL" on it. Dr. Dick Solomon is played by the actor John Lithgow.
At the end, the song "Mama He's Crazy" by The Judds plays in the background. Francis Randall (Kevin's mother) is played by Naomi Judd.
At the end, the song "Mama He's Crazy" by The Judds plays in the background. Francis Randall (Kevin's mother) is played by Naomi Judd.
When Mary and Dick enter the science-fiction convention, you can see two people dressed as Coneheads leaving. Jane Curtin (Mary Albright) played a Conehead in Saturday Night Live and in Coneheads.
The episode's title is a reference to William Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing"
While pulling names out of a fishbowl to determine his Secret Santa, Dick mentions "Professor Flansburgh" and "Professor Linnell." This is a reference to the group They Might Be Giants whose members are John Flansburgh and John Linnell.
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